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CultureApril 17, 2013January 21, 2016

The VOX Experiment: Turning classical music on its head with a boom!

Think classical music is boring, stuffy and tedious? Well if you put yourself in that school of thought, pay attention! Because classical music as we …

Art & DesignApril 17, 2013March 27, 2016

Wat Mahathat

Wat Mahathat is the headquarter of Thailand's largest monastic order and Vipassana Meditation centre. Originally built to house a relic of the Buddha,…

CultureApril 17, 2013July 25, 2024

Come follow us down the Rabbit Hole

It's not easy to give a neat synopsis of 'Rabbit Hole' David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer winning play, which is the opening production of Pangdemonium's 2013 season. In a sentence, 'Rabbit Hole ' is…

Art & DesignApril 15, 2013January 21, 2016

Culture Square: Finally! Some truly affordable, original art

The art world can be pretty intimidating at times - big ticket works whose asking prices have more zeros jostling for space than you can imagine, or n…

CultureApril 15, 2013July 25, 2024

Edges The Musical – totally unexpected and lots of fun!

I went to see Edges expecting to see a mini-musical and I was pleasantly surprised. There was no spoken dialogue, just songs, which were presented as …

CultureApril 11, 2013July 25, 2024

How to save money at the theatre – a quick guide

Have you always wanted to go and see a play at the theatre, but then been put off by the ticket price? Perhaps you've never given the theatre a shot, because in your view, you find it too expensive. E…

CultureApril 9, 2013July 25, 2024

Have your say – tell us what savings you want to see on the Nomad Card!

If you've been following our writings on the Nomad Card here and here since its launch last month, you will know that things have got off to a crackin…

CultureApril 9, 2013July 25, 2024

Shakespeare in the Park returns with Othello

It's time to bring out your picnic baskets and mats – it's time for Shakespeare in the Park! The Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT) will be presenting …

CultureApril 5, 2013January 21, 2016

SPEAK: The new poetry space in Singapore

To SPEAK is to convey meaning. To SPEAK is to pass a message with both words and the spaces between words. To SPEAK is to portray not only ideas, but also and especially, emotion, conviction and…

Art & DesignApril 4, 2013May 9, 2018

LASALLE College of the Arts

With the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) (and it's 7 galleries!) and Singapore Airlines Theatre onsite, it's only natural for LASALLE to be consi…

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