5 Things to Do in Singapore This Week: 12th October to 18th October 2020
PUBLISHED October 11th, 2020 05:00 am | UPDATED October 18th, 2020 10:08 pm
The arts are alive in the form of music, theatre, dance and exhibitions this week. Halloween arrives early with a collection of spine-chilling films at the ArtScience Museum whilst the faint-hearted can opt for a thought-provoking Zoom play or step back in time with musical memories from the past. And this year, two festivals of art and dance go virtual for enjoyment in the comforts of home.
Enter A Wonderland Of Art Forms Like #NEVERBEFORESG
Covid-19 has given us a lot to think about – and artists plenty to draw inspiration from. The National Museum of Singapore’s online showcase #NEVERBEFORESG sees a celebration of art forms featuring 140 works by 91 Singapore-based creators and guest-curated by fashion design veteran Yang Derong. Spanning across nine chapters, from lyrical verse and visual arts to fashion and games, each piece is a soul-searching reflection and reimagination of life during this pandemic, created to inspire solidarity and provide solace. Look forward to a mix of established and up-and-coming artists such as Wykidd Song, Yafiq Yusman and Adia Tay.
#NEVERBEFORESG is happening online from now till 31 Jan 2021. For more information on individual exhibitions, visit their website.
Scare Yourselves Silly At The ArtScience Museum
Spooky season is upon us and what better way to set a chilling mood than with the very first horror flick ever made? ArtScience on Screen: Horror, Expressionism and The Moving Image is celebrating The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’s 100th anniversary with free limited screenings at the Expression Gallery. Setting the stage for cult films and arthouse cinema, this silent horror film will leave goosebumps on your skin with talks of disquieting prophecies and plausible mind control. To keep the nightmare going, step into a world of unnerving surrealism with The Short Films of David Lynch filled with blood-curdling traumas and fractured realities.
ArtScience on Scream: Celebrating 100 Years of Horror will run till 06 Nov 2020 at the ArtScience Museum, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018974. Open daily from 10am-7pm.
Go Virtual With Pangdemonium’s Latest Play
Now this Pangdemonium is something we can definitely get behind. In light of the restrictions surrounding live theatre performances, quirky non-profit Singaporean troupe Pangdemonium decided to bring a thought-provoking and humorous Zoom-inspired experience to our screens instead. Starring local actors Mina Kaye, Neo Swee Lin, Petrina Kow, Adrian Pang, Gavin Yap, Keagan Kang, and Zachary Pang, Waiting For The Host was directed remotely by Tracie Pang and sheds light on the “new normal” we’re all facing through this refreshing piece of virtual theatre.
Waiting For The Host is screening online from now till 01 Nov 2020. Bookings to be made online via their website here.
Get Your Groove On At da:ns festival 2020
Put on your dancing shoes as da:ns festival 2020 takes to the online stage by gathering respected dance artists from across the globe to partake in performances and workshops. Catch the final rehearsal of 38 dancers from 14 African countries in Dancing at Dusk – A Moment with Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring on a beach in Senegal, slow dance like no one’s watching in The Intervention of Loneliness (Lockdown Edition) with Ming Poon or swoon over the dapper Japanese street dance quartet s**t kingz in The Escape Game. You can also get your body moving to mesmerising choreography in Living Archive – A creative workshop with Studio Wayne McGregor.
da:ns festival 2020 will run from 12-31 Oct 2020. For more information on their programmes, visit their website.
Appreciate The Music of Nostalgia at Song-Ming Ang’s Exhibition
First shown at the 58th edition of prestigious international contemporary art platform Venice Biennale, Song-Ming Ang’s exhibition Music For Everyone: Variations on a Theme references a series of concerts organised by the then Singapore’s Ministry of Culture from 1971 to 1985. Reproducing this historical context to provide an alternative encounter with music, Singaporeans can rediscover the art of the recorder through film installation Recorder Rewrite, featuring a group of Singaporean children performing their very own unique composition.
Music For Everyone: Variations on a Theme will run till 08 Nov 2020 at the National Museum of Singapore, 93 Stamford Road, Singapore 178897. Open daily from 10am-7pm.
