No Christmas season is complete without the beloved ballet, The Nutcracker. This year, Singapore Dance Theatre will be putting on a version that is set in pre-WWI Shanghai. Gwen Pew speaks to artistic director Janek Schergen to find out more. 26 Nov 2013: Tell us a bit more about this set-in-Shanghai production of The Nutcracker – how … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘The Nutcracker’ Preview
Born and based in Jakarta, Indonesia, Irwan Ahmett and Tita Salina tell Gwen Pew why it’s so important that people do not forget how to have fun even as they grow up. Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Tita Salina and Irwan Ahmett
Literally meaning ‘Big Ballet’ in Russian, the Moscow-based Bolshoi Ballet is one of the world’s oldest dance companies – although its reputation has been tarnished by a string of recent scandals. Gwen Pew reports. 13 Nov 2013: Literally meaning ‘Big Ballet’ in Russian, the Moscow-based Bolshoi Ballet is one of the world’s oldest dance companies. First established in … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Bolshoi Ballet’s ‘Swan Lake’ Preview
Founded in the UK in the 1920s to bring art, theatre and food together, the Edible Art Movement makes its first overseas debut here in Singapore at the Affordable Art Fair this month. Gwen Pew speaks to Nicola Anthony (Co-Founder and Chef d’arte), Jane Shishido (Chief Matchmaker and Ingredient Sourcer) and Grace Astari (Identity Mixologist) to find … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Edible Art Movement
As its name suggests, the Affordable Art Fair (AAF) offers buyers a whole range of art that won’t break the bank. Nearly 100 galleries will be participating in the fourth edition of the event this year, with all works on sale for under $10,000. Here, Gwen Pew speaks to the directors/managers of three local galleries that suit … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Affordable Art Fair 2013
As Andrew Lloyd Webber’s popular rock musical about a child’s dream of trains hits Singapore this month, Gwen Pew gets three of the star engines to introduce themselves. 5 Nov 2013: Greaseball (played by Jamie Capewell) The look ‘I’m an Elvis lookalike with a massive dark quiff, shoulder pads like an American footballer, and very bulky in … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘Starlight Express’ Preview
The fourth edition of the Singapore Biennale – one of the largest events on the local arts calendar – has officially opened. In this first of nine video interviews with artists from various artistic and cultural backgrounds, Gwen Pew delves into the brain of multi-disciplinary artist Guo Yixiu and find out who the man in … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Guo Yixiu
Pangdemonium! Productions stages Rajiv Joseph’s Pulitzer-nominated play Gruesome Playground Injuries as their third and final show of the year. Gwen Pew speaks to Seong Hui Xuan to find out more about her character, Kayleen. 30 Oct 2013: Tell us a little bit about your character, Kaylene. Kaylene is someone who shies away from people and finds herself … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’ Preview (Seong Hui Xuan)
Back for the 16th edition, Singapore’s largest literary festival returns this month with a host of talks, workshops and events to inspire the country’s love for the written – and spoken – word. Gwen Pew speaks to the Singapore Writers Festival’s programme director, Paul Tan. 25 Oct 2013: Back for the 16th edition, Singapore’s largest literary festival returns … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘Singapore Writers Festival 2013’ Preview
Born in the UK, comedian-hypnotist Alan Bates has been in the business for more than 20 years. He first became interested in the art when he watched a hypnotist do a show on board a cruise ship he was working on in the Caribbean back in the 1980s, and was instantly spellbound. As he returns … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Alan Bates
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