Pulau Ujong, or “Island at the End”, is one of the oldest recorded names for Singapore. But what was it like at the beginning, before humans started transforming the landscape? What lifeforms once filled its rainforests and rivers, and which ones are now extinct? With temperatures soaring twice as fast as the rest of the…
Mother-daughter relationships are always complex. Their echoes spread across generations. How does time bring a new perspective to the way we relate to our parents? A vivid, affecting portrait of the ties between mothers and daughters, Recalling Mother: Her Lines, My Lines invites you to re-examine this special connection with tenderness, compassion, and empathy. Immensely…
Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival with The TENG Ensemble as they return to VivoCity this September! Supported by Mapletree, The TENG Ensemble presents an exciting night of music, featuring tunes from K-POP sensation BTS and K-Drama cultural phenomenon Crash Landing On You. The ensemble will also be premiering The New Legendary Swordsman based on the theme from…
In this episode from the well-loved Chinese epic adventure, Journey to the West, Master Tang San Zang and his disciples encounter the White Bone Fiend in their travels. Intent on dining on Tang San Zang, the demoness tricks him into expelling Sun Wu Kong, the Monkey God from the group. Will she succeed or will…
One of the most successful Singaporean shows of all-time, The LKY Musical, returns this September. Presented by Aiwei and Singapore Repertory Theatre, this will be the first large-scale musical to take place here in over two years! Watched by over 50,000 people during its first run in 2015, this home-grown musical tells Lee Kuan Yew’s…
Bulan Bahasa (Malay Language Month), organised by Majlis Bahasa Melayu Singapura (MBMS or the Malay Language Council, Singapore), is an annual celebration focused on encouraging the community to embrace and use the Malay language in their daily lives. It also aims to instil a deeper appreciation for the Malay culture, and promote the preservation of…
ViaRT Award, a Children’s Upcycled Art Competition is back for its third edition! This year, ViaRT is proud to present to you the annual art competition, titled “Before Semakau Landfill in 2035”, in support of the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) “Say YES to Waste Less” campaign. As some of you may know, our current rate…
Resound Collective presents Sir Stephen Hough in his first appearance in Singapore since being knighted in the Queen’s birthday honours of 2022. He will play a solo recital with the theme of Nightscapes, featuring varying musical evocations of nocturnal wonderings and wanderings by composers such as Scriabin, Debussy and Liszt; as well as a concert…
Soak in the charm and the richness of our ethnic arts and enjoy two delightful evenings of interactive traditional arts programmes, with a contemporary twist! Catch performances featuring the unique soundscape of Singapore by Nanyang Collective, modern multi-ethnic music by SwaRhythm Ensemble, and performance art about Malay dance gestures by P7:1SMA. Try your hands at…
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