[Review] Backstage Protocol — Visible Labour, Invisible Lessons: The Stage as Self-Reflection Negotiating the Cycle of Expressing, Experiencing, Portraying, Reflection and Making Thoughts

[Review] Backstage Protocol — Visible Labour, Invisible Lessons: The Stage as Self-Reflection Negotiating the Cycle of Expressing, Experiencing, Portraying, Reflection and Making

10 May 2026 The grad show peels back the curtain to reveal backstage labour. It peels back theatrical training itself, making students examine how they learned to perform and make theatre. The show becomes theatre reflecting on theatre — a loop, mirror, recursion, self-exposure.

Interview: Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah on Privacy Settings — Crafting a Musical that Holds Emotional Contradictions

4 May 2025 In this candid conversation, emerging musical theatre writers Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah reflect on their evolving creative process behind Privacy Settings. Over two years of development, their approach and musical voice have shifted significantly. Early drafts — especially...

[Review] Thus Have I Heard — Holding on to the Unbearable: A Contemporary Lens on Nanyin’s Ancient Dis/Resonance

3 Nov 2024 It is what we cannot bear to let go of that defines us, than what we cannot do without. This sentiment resonates deeply with me throughout Siong Leng Musical Association's latest production, Thus Have I Heard, the inaugural part of The Silence of All Things trilogy. Directed...

Interview with Shai — About Tampines, Home, and Beyond

8 Sep 2023 Shaifulbahri Mohamad (Shai) is my good friend in the arts scene. He has encouraged and inspired me a lot in my work — providing me with ideas and connecting me with good people who have supplied me with resources to...

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    Talk/Workshop 6 - 27 Jun 2026 Discover the timeless art of black and white photography in this immersive workshop at Objectifs – Centre for Photography and...
    Objectifs - Centre for Photography and FilmObjectifs - Centre for Photography and Film
  • Common Room

    Theatre 16 Jul - 2 Aug 2026 When two young adults get the rare opportunity to share a living space of their own in Singapore, it's all...
    Drama Centre Black Box, Level 5, National Library BuildingDrama Centre Black Box, Level 5, National Library Building
  • Last Rites

    Theatre 22, 23 May 2026 Bringing together five venerable performance artists from diverse Asian cultures, Last Rites is a brand new, cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary theatrical...
    School of the Arts (SOTA) Studio TheatreSchool of the Arts (SOTA) Studio Theatre
  • Tempo

    Theatre, Dance 15 - 17 May 2026 Tempo is a captivating exploration of time: its acceleration, deceleration and moments when it seems to stand still. At its...
    Drama Centre Theatre, 100 Victoria Street, National Library, Singapore 188064Drama Centre Theatre, 100 Victoria Street, National Library, Singapore 188064

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