11 Dec 2012: Agostino Bonalumi’s retrospective exhibition at Gillman Barracks displays he’s made in in the past 50 years – Gwen Pew takes notes on the most important things you need to know about the Italian master. Agostino Bonalumi was born in 1935 in Vimercate, a city near Milan, Italy. His works were first exhibited when he was … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Agostino Bonalumi
10 Dec 2012: As the Christmas spirits start to take hold of our Little Red Dot, Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT) ushers in the season with another production of the beloved classic fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty, which the SDT showcased back in 2010. Set to a famous score by Peter Tchaikovsky and featuring over 150 roles – … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Heidi Zolker
4 Dec 2012: IKEA, ABBA and meatballs aside, Yrjö Edelmann is one of the next best things to come out of Sweden. Born in 1941, he moved from Helsinki in Finland to Sweden with his family at the age of 10, and has since adopted the country as his home. His passion for art started early, … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Yrjö Edelmann
4 Dec 2012: British inventor Rob Higgs, who currently resides with his family in a wooden fishing boat that’s moored on a creek in the quiet seaside town of Cornwall, England, likes to build things with his hands. In 2009, the 37-year-old made the world’s largest corkscrew – it can open and pour wine bottles. That … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Rob Higgs
29 Nov 2012: ‘I like to photograph things that people don’t generally photograph in places that they don’t generally go to,’ says Andrew Gurnett about his debut exhibition at Artistry Gallery this month. Born and raised in the UK, the part-time photographer has had a camera for as long as he can remember, but credits his … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: Andrew Gurnett
22 Oct 2012: In New Jersey, shares guitarist Tommy DeVito at the start of the musicalJersey Boys, there were three things you could do: join the Army, get mobbed, or become a star. ‘It could happen. It did happen,’ he muses. DeVito – along with three other male members including frontman Frankie Valli – comprised … Continue reading Time Out Singapore: ‘Jersey Boys’ Review
This festive season, Singapore Dance Theatre will enchant audiences with Sleeping Beauty, one of the classical repertoire’s most famous ballets. Set in an enchanted world of castles, curses, forests and fairies, Sleeping Beauty is an age-old tale of a beautiful princess, enchantment of sleep and a handsome prince. First performed in 1890 at the Mariinsky … Continue reading The Muse: Enchanted by Design with Tracy Grant Lord (Interview)
Back for the fifth year, Crazy Christmas is this tropical island’s way of announcing that the festive season is here once again, with the theme this time being ‘Silver Screen Meets Silver Bells’. As someone who has only been in Singapore for a few months and never witnessed the magic of the show before, however, I must … Continue reading The Muse: ‘Crazy Christmas 2012’ Review
10 questions with 37-year-old actress, DJ, and singer. 1. You act, you DJ, you sing – and you even find time to sew. How do you balance everything in your life? It’s not so much balance, as JUGGLE! And to be honest, sometimes I drop the balls! I try not to sweat the small stuff, … Continue reading The Muse: Denise Tan (Interview)
Looking at actor extraordinaire Adrian Pang, 46, sitting across from me in casual clothes and a pair of black plastic slippers, all smiles as he leans against the wall with one leg carelessly flung across the other knee, he seems like the friendliest man in the world. And yet he declares that he’s a Grinch when … Continue reading The Muse: Crazy About Adrian Pang This Christmas (Interview)
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