Thoughts
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Reconnecting with our seniors with vernacular radios during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
3 Sep 2020 How does a nation revive a language? How does a nation retrieve its lost narratives? How does a nation socially integrate its ageing population? -
非必要艺术散记:呼吸之光@逗号空间
23 Aug 2020 当我们走进去的时候,除了墙上投射的光圈,以及房间角落微明的灯箱之外,是完全的黑暗。水滴从空中落下,通过手电筒和地面的反射,动态地投射在墙上。在我们找地方坐下后,艺术家很随意的谈了... -
Fighting COVID-19: Support from + for Artists
8 Apr 2020 We're experiencing an unprecedented global crisis, probably the biggest of our time. As I sit at home, sinking into thoughts of existentialism, pondering on the state of the arts and... -
[Review] 4.48 Psychosis - Harrowing, Haunting, Unshakeable
18 Mar 2020 In another successful theatre adaptation, the Intercultural Theatre Institute brings Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis to the Singaporean stage. Kane’s play, first performed in... -
[Review] The Son - Predictable Plot, Powerful Execution
7 Mar 2020 The Son is a play that fully embraces its difficult subject matter. It doesn’t shy away from the pain and... -
[Review] Fika & Fishy - Forthrightly Millennial
26 Feb 2020 Fika & Fishy by Patch and Punnet is a performance featuring the unlikely friendship between adorable, innocent Fika the Dog... -
[Review] A Fiend’s Diary - A Futile Estrangement from the Implacable Machinery of the Absurd Society
16 Nov 2019 The exploration of the mind is not unlike the exploration of (outer) space. The mind, like the deep space, evokes... -
【剧评】独角戏 · 在这个世界里你是否独自一人?
13 Nov 2019 我第一次看这部戏的时候是在排练室里。排练室的空调没有剧场里的那样强劲,所以排练一开始,这部戏的唯一演员钟达成躺在床上的时候,他是没有像正式演出那样盖上被子的。我可以清楚看到他光着上半身的身体,他的肌肉和骨骼的形状。 -
[Review] Lie With Me - a powerful exploration of the longing for intimacy
12 Nov 2019 The diversity of these relationships is impressive. We even get to witness the delightfully surprising connection that springs up between a self-involved upper-class woman and the prostitute she hires... -
【剧评】把握不住的 Tanah Air
21 Oct 2019 今晚坐在这里的观众,又有多少人知道曾经有多少生命走过脚下这片土地?我们是否在乎过这片土地的前世今生?《土》试图呈现历史的部分面貌。时间是距离当下大概两百年前,但我们没有像“体验式”的活动那样“走入”历史,而是看着身穿白色服装的说书人走上台,冷静地对着我们以华语叙述一段类似传说的故事。 -
【剧评】喜欢数字的孩子:玻璃缸与田径跑道
11 Jul 2019 《喜欢数字的孩子》的这些故事,应该可以比场刊里所说的“牵动观众的内心”或“回忆起那些与数字相关的故事与感动”做得更多。而这取决于如何观看、从哪个角度观看、看到后采取什么行动... -
[Review] Four Four Eight - A Review is an Open Letter
25 Mar 2019 Dear L and Xiaoyi, This is your most accessible show to date. I like it more than Einstein or the Carpark.... -
[Review] A Disappearing Number - When More Is Less
24 Mar 2019 Even before the play starts, the audience are already grappling with the maths of finding their seats, amidst the rows... -
[Review] Off Centre overwhelmed by nostalgia
20 Feb 2019 My first encounter with Off Centre is in 2015, during Esplanade’s The Studios: fifty, directed by Oliver Chong. Then, I... -
[Review] Oliver Chong's Off Centre balances reality with surreality
19 Feb 2019 Just last week, Faith Ng’s play, Normal, made its curtain calls to optimistic reception. Normal, directed by Claire Wong, discussed... -
[Review] You Can Reach The Sky - Never too young to be a director
11 Jan 2019 The performers use familiar items which can be easily found in most household. You will be surprised at how your babies, who may be unable to focus on an activity at home, are able to follow this 30-minute long play...
