28 Dec 2015: Artist Donna Ong’s latest exhibition, ‘My Forest has no Name’, invites visitors to look at tropical rainforests from a different light Stepping through the door, we immediately find ourselves surrounded by lush layers of leaves. A few parrots peer at us curiously, while a tiger and a leopard snuggle together on the far … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘My Forest has no Name’
17 Dec 2015: Beauties and beasts roam the stages of this year’s M1 Singapore Fringe Festival, which returns with the theme of ‘art and the animal’. We pick out four productions that’ll unleash your wild side The Shape of a Bird Enter a wondrous world of birds and cicadas in this new work by local playwright … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2016
10 Dec 2015: Gwen Pew cha-cha-chas her way through the beaded curtains to delve into the sleazy ‘Beauty World’ ★★★★☆ As one of the first locally produced English-language musicals, there’s no denying that Dick Lee and Michael Chiang’s Beauty World holds a special place in Singapore’s theatrical canon. Twenty-seven years and five stagings later, it’s still … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘Beauty World’ Review
8 Dec 2015: There’s nothing like winding down at the end of a big, action-packed year with a big, action-packed pantomime. And who else can we count on delivering that but Wild Rice? This time, the company took on Hans Christian Andersen’s short story, The Emperor’s New Clothes, and turned it into a full-fledged song-and-dance show. … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ Review
25 Nov 2015: We round up the top highlights of this year’s cultural calendar Best theatre festival Singapore International Festival of Arts Helmed by festival director Ong Keng Sen, the Singapore International Festival of Arts returned this year with a theme of ‘Post-Empires’, a decidedly local flavour and an ambitious mini dance festival on top of … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Best of 2015 – Arts
10 Nov 2015: It started, as many great things do, with a child’s tantrum. Juno Tay was six and bored at home – her mum, Pepper See, had been sleeping – when she acted up. But she wasn’t banished to the dunce corner. Instead, See gave her paint and a canvas: ‘I tasked her to surprise … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘Pepper and Juno in a TV-less World’
17 Nov 2015: Established in 2005, BooksActually has become something of an institution for book lovers in Singapore, giving local writers, artists, designers, independent publishers – and three super cute cats – a place to call home. Things haven’t always been easy for founder Kenny Leck and his dedicated team, but as the bookstore celebrates its tenth … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: BooksActually Turns Ten
26 Oct 2015: The wait is over, folks – the National Gallery Singapore has finally opened, promising loads of artsy activities in a beautifully restored space. We find out more about the new jewel in the Lion City’s crown Sixty-four thousand square metres, spread across two monumental buildings, with thousands of pieces of art on its … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: National Gallery Singapore
14 Sep 2015: The Singapore Repertory Theatre stages its very first rom-com, but the bland production fails to arouse any sort of warm, fuzzy feelings in us ★★☆☆☆ The Singapore Repertory Theatre is known for staging some pretty hard-hitting stuff, but for the first time in its 22-year history, the company decided to delve into a … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘Hello Goodbye’ Review
24 Aug 2015: Yes, Sukki Singapora is the Lion City’s first professional burlesque artist. No, that’s got nothing to do with stripping Luscious waves of electric blue and purple hair, a chic vintage dress, sky-high designer heels and a perfect, lipsticked smile that lights up the café we met in one rainy afternoon – you simply can’t miss Sukki Singapora. She looks every … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Sukki Singapora
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