The Commission: Why do these three meet again? | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Crispian Chan June 28, 2021 By Eugene Tan (1,503 words, 5-minute read) As has become customary for every review of a Singapore International Festival of the Arts (SIFA) 2021 show (or as the festival programme now calls them, “content”), we should applaud the fact that these shows are happening at all...
The Sound Inside: Duet of life and loss | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints April 9, 2021 By Leia Devadason (772 words, 3-minute read) Filled to the brim at 25% capacity, Singapore Repertory Theatre’s Robertson Quay theatre was cold...
Cakap-Cakap: Interview with Serene Chen and Krish Natarajan | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles March 25, 2021 In the latest of our Cakap-Cakap series, ArtsEquator chats with Serene Chen and Krish Natarajan who star in Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT)’s new play, The Sound Inside , written by by award-winning playwright Adam Rapp...
Coronalogues, pandemic spectatorship (and the critic) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints June 5, 2020 By Nabilah Said and Corrie Tan (5,950 words, 20-minute read) Spoiler Alert: This text contains spoilers for The Coronologues: Silver Linings by The Singapore Repertory Theatre and Long Distance Affair by Juggerknot Theatre Company and PopUP Theatrics...
Caught: Goodbye Lin Bo, we hardly knew ye | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Singapore Repertory Theatre November 17, 2019 By Nabilah Said and Eugene Tan (2,500 words, 10-minute read) Spoiler Alert: This review contains major spoilers for the show Caught...
Uncovering the Enigma of Lin Bo: “Caught” by SRT | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Courtesy of Singapore Repertory Theatre...
“Guards at the Taj”: The Bloody Brushstrokes of Beauty | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Photo: Singapore Repertory Theatre November 27, 2018 By Naeem Kapadia (885 words, four-minute read) First there’s its scale – with its magnificent marble dome, soaring pillars and lush surrounding gardens...