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Wild Rice’s ‘Accidental Death of an Activist’ adapts an Italian classic, but can it survive its Singapore-nisation?

by Elaine Tan The word of the day, he said it out loud,Is Artsfluffing, my dear, shout it out to the crowd.How the Arts can inspire, or shame, or collude;For life, for fun, or just to be rude. So I did what he said and went around town,With sometimes a smile and sometimes a frown.Be…

By Moon Rohaizan. As I pondered my next career steps, I received an unexpected offer to co-curate the 4th Jeju Biennale in Jeju, South Korea, set for November 26th to February 16th, 2025. I was, quite literally, “shocketh” in my PJs. Curating has always drawn me in. There’s something magical about weaving multiple narratives from…

by DARREN TIO For the first two parts of the play, I thought “The Sisters Soong” felt very confused and struggled with its own identity. It tackled the real history of the Soong sisters with a certain irreverence, opening with elaborate dance numbers, a Chinese-influenced jazz orchestra, and a charming fourth-wall-breaking narrator, played wonderfully by…