Local roots, global waves. Made in Singapore 2021 is a two-week-long free virtual event series showcasing pioneers and dreamers reinventing the way we live, work, and play. From August 10 to 20, global technology education company General Assembly is bringing the best of Singapore together for fun, collaborative, and interactive sessions that uncover and celebrate…
Set in a cosy living room and hosted by a pair of best-friend illusionists, Darren Tien and Jerryl Tan, Playing the Hand is a humorous virtual magic show that will have you engaged from start to end, all from the comfort of your home. Playing the Hand invites audiences to tune out the world and…
Written out of a yearning for connection, “Cyril and Michael” explores the rich histories which intersect upon a chance encounter between two strangers. Over the course of one night as souls struggle to find ways to meaningfully connect, stories of their pasts are swapped, vulnerabilities laid bare, and secrets unveiled. As they spar about race,…
What makes a dream, a dream? A hope. A dark play. A library of distortion. A go at solving. A pursuit of tempo. A transformative portal. A unicorn, honestly. In no particular order: A chance collision of 7 artists unfurling their dreamscapes. Reveries Meeting / Khayalan Bersua is the first activation of M/MPI, an investigation…
Southeast Asian Arts Forum 2021: Schoolhouse Mavericks offers us ways of thinking back to smaller hothousing, finding new ways to both communicate and consume ideas through art and the limiting accesses for conventional arts such as technology. Are tangible cultural and artistic products still relevant in this day and age? What roles do tangible experiences…
A millennial mother and her Gen Z daughter grapple with their disintegrating relationship. A doula finds herself trapped in a cycle she can’t seem to break. A little girl walks alone. In between, stories of women across time, space, and reality emerge from Kinder Eggs. What does it mean to be a mother? Or to…
Fifty Years of Singapore Design chronicles the development of the Singapore design scene from its early years in the 1960s, through maturity, into the vibrant industry that we see today. This permanent exhibition has been gone through a revamp, and reopens on 13 July 2019. The collection presents iconic, popular and pivotal designs that have shaped…
Turn down the lights! Clear your Search History! And don’t bring the kids! For one exclusive weekend, we’ll be very – VERY – naughty with our improv. Join us as we (intentionally) trace our fingers within the outer rim of the local classification code. Expect violence, vulgarities, and penetrations into topics that people might not…
By Design is a performance-centred art experience where graphic design, media art and performance meet in playful collaboration. Conceived and directed by CAKE, graphic design artists Vanessa Ban and Amber Vittoria, and media artist Zach Lieberman are invited to create new pieces in collaboration with live performers. Experience the intersection of art, design and performance…
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