 |
| |
 Resized.jpg) |
The virtuoso haute couture designer Christian Lacroix, who is known for defining the look of the 1980s with its bright colours and extravagant embellishments, presents his splendid costume design work of 20 years for the ballet, theatre and opera in this exclusive exhibition.
In Asia for the very first time, 80 spectacular costumes and 60 sketches from the collection of the Centre National du Costume de Scène (National Costume Centre, Moulins, France) and from Lacroix himself, will take stage at the National Museum of Singapore from March to June 2009.
Lacroix's inspiration for productions such as Carmen, Gaîte Parisienne, Othello, Cosi Fan Tutte and Phedre are eclectic, drawing from a wide variety of sources, and are at once historical and yet modern. A knowledgeable and mischievous storyteller, the splendid costumes tells of tales of love and hate, and the dramas of comedy and tragedies.
www.nationalmuseum.sg
Venue: National Museum of Singapore, 93 Stamford Road
Time: 10.30 a.m. - 7.30 p.m. daily
Ticket Prices: $8.00, Free admission for students with a valid student pass
Ticket Bookings : Purchase tickets with National Museum of Singapore, Stamford Services Counter or www.nationalmuseum.sg. General Enquiries: 6332 3659 / 6332 5642.
Presenter: National Museum of Singapore, French Embassy |
| |
 |
 |
Experience the brand new Executive Set Lunch at Raffles Grill where you decide the menu. Create your own three-course menu from selections that change weekly.
The "From the Garden" three-course menu highlights the freshest, seasonal fruit and vegetables when they are first available on the market, such as French white asparagus in Spring, peach and apricot in Summer, as well as a wide array of mushrooms and white truffle in the cooler months.
Set amidst pristine silver service and a refined ambience, Chef de Cuisine Denis Groison accents classic French cuisine with a modern touch. Relish his new à la carte menu that invites you to return with new dishes at the turn of each season.
www.raffleshotel.com
Venue: Raffles Grill, Raffles Hotel, 1 Beach Road
Time: 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. (Lunch – Monday to Friday), 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. (Dinner – Monday to Saturday)
Ticket Prices: $ 65++ (Executive Set Lunch), $ 85++ ("From The Garden" menu). A la Carte Menu available at lunch and dinner.
Ticket Bookings : For reservations, please call 6412 1816 or email dining@raffles.com
Presenter: Raffles Grill, Raffles Hotel |
| |
|
 |
BEERFEST ASIA 2009 appeals to both exhibitors and the many beer lovers in
Singapore and around the region. Enjoy over 100 different beers from all over the
world at affordable prices as low as $3 under a marquee that sits 1,500 people
German beer cellar style.
Double platinum selling band Vertical Horizon makes their only stop in Asia at Beerfest on 2 May 2009 n support of their forthcoming new album “Burning the
Days”. Highlights of the new album include “The Lucky One”, “Afterglow” and “Save
Me From Myself” – do not miss the chance to catch them perform their new
materials and past hits "Everything You Want", "You're a God" and “Best I Ever Had
(Grey Sky Morning)" live.
World famous all female AC/DC tribute band Hell’s Belles (endorsed by Angus Young himself!) also makes their appearance at the festival.
Further complementing the experience is the outdoor bazaar with a delectable range of food and games. Jam-packed with live performances and classic festival activities, there is something for everyone at Beerfest Asia.
B-Yond VIP Club Night Mayfair
Host of more than 45 A-list parties here, B-Yond’s extraordinary themed club nights surpass all expectations and the imagination of the party elite. Mega VIP Club Night Mayfair features DJs Dan Paris and Esa from the United Kingdom playing funky and soulful Balearic house from 10pm till late accompanied by Budi (Wicked Aura) on percussions and professional dancers on podiums. Beerfest Asia’s main marquee gets transformed into a mind-blowing clubbing spectacle with state-of-the-art sound and lighting system.
www.beerfestasia.com
www.b-yond.com.sg
Venue: Singapore Flyer (on the F1-track facing Marina Barrage & City), 30 Raffles Avenue
Time: 3 p.m. – 1 a.m. (Friday 1 May – Public Holiday), 3 p.m. – 1 a.m. (Saturday 2 May), 3 p.m. – 11 p.m. (Sunday 3 May)
Ticket Prices: All Festival days except 2 May $37 (at the door 1 day pass), $13 0 (hospitality ticket 1 day pass for min booking of 8 tickets includes a Singapore Flyer ride, beer runner service, $20 F&B voucher & a reserved seat with the main marquee - $70 for Sunday), 2 May 2009 / Vertical Horizon Concert $67 (at the door 1 day pass), $128 (hospitality ticket 1 day pass for min booking of 8 tickets includes a Singapore Flyer ride, beer runner service, $20 F&B voucher & a reserved seat with the main marquee). At-the-door tickets comes with 1 free beer and a festival programme
Ticket Bookings : Bytes Ticketing hotline – 6332 6919, fax – 6339 9695, website – www.bytes.sg , Box Office – The Arts House, 1 Old Parliament Lane
Presenter: Beerfest Pte Ltd |
| |
|
 |
Starring Jamel Debbouze and Rie Rasmussen
Directed by Luc Besson
Heavily in debt, Andre (Debbouze) is a down-on-his-luck scam artist who meets the mysterious
Angel-A (Rasmussen). After he saves her from committing suicide, she offers to help him get his life back in order. Although skeptical, he recruits her to help him figure out how to repay his debts. Andre soon discovers that meeting Angel-A was no accident, and that they both need saving – not just from death, but also from themselves.
“[Director] Luc Besson returns to his roots in this delightful, funny and stylish fantasy.”
– Ted Fry, Seattle Times Encore airdates: May 2, 12, 2
Venue: STAR MOVIES
Time: 9.00pm
Presenter: STAR MOVIES |
| |
|
 |
Inspired by exceptional men and women, by the world’s great iconic figures, and
the imagery of poets and dreamers, Jean Pierre Blanchard combines this greatness
with a seemingly random spot of colour, with the indescribable IT that is everywhere,
in nature, in the street, and in the smallest of stones. His sources of inspiration are
not just the well known and extraordinaire but the not famous too.
His art is continuous poetic research. “For the artist”, he says, “All thoughts, all
matter, all techniques are a pretext for this creative research.The truth is in the
passion that one puts there.”
Twenty-five paintings of Jean-Pierre Blanchard will be exhibited at the newly
renovated tcc 51 Circular Road “The Gallery” from May to August 2009. This will
be his first exhibition in Asia.
www.thecoffeeconnoisseur.com
Venue: tcc – the coffee connoisseur “The Gallery” 51 Circular Road
Time: 11a.m. – midnight (Sunday – Thursday & Public Holidays), 11a.m. – 2 a.m. (Friday, Saturday & Eve of Public Holidays)
Ticket Prices: Free Admission
Ticket Bookings : info@art-management.com (+65) 6479 2445
Presenter: tcc – the coffee connoisseur |
| |
|
 |
Rating : NC16 – some intimate scenes
In French with English Subtitles
France, 2004, Colour, 110 mins
Director : Olivier Marchal
Cast : Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu, André Dussollier, Roschdy Zem
For several months, an unusually violent criminal gang has been operating in Paris with complete impunity. Federal police boss, Robert Mancini, has made it clear to his two captains, Leo Vrinks and Denis Klein, both chiefs of rival organized crime squads, that whoever brings down the gang is direct in line to replace him as top brass at Paris’s police headquarters, 36, quai des Orfèvres. It’s open season between the two top cops who were once friends, but whom now everything separates: their lives, their approach to the job, their squads, and a woman, Camille Vrinks.
www.alliancefrancaise.org.sg
Venue: Alliance Française Theatre, Level 1, Alliance Française, 1 Sarkies Road
Time: 8 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $5.10 (members) & $7.20 (non-members) inclusive of GST but excluding SISTIC fee per ticket
Presenter: Alliance Française de Singapour in association with Festive Films |
| |
|
 |
A man finds himself in the middle of a desert, mysteriously provided with tools that are taken away as soon as they become useful - how will he cope? Two men, one blind, the other lame, find each other in an abandoned landscape in the middle of winter. By helping each other, they just might make life a little more bearable. Given their options, and the tendencies of human nature, will it end in friendship or violence? These and other scenarios are the subject of World-in-Theatre’s Precious Little: Brief Encounters with Beckett.
Hailed as one of the most important writers of the 20th Century, Samuel Beckett’s major works, such as Waiting for Godot and Endgame have been performed in theatres all over the world. However, his shorter works, though widely acclaimed, are performed far less frequently. Brief and intense, the plays throw the human condition into sharp relief and create a stripped down theatricality that asks a great deal from its actors.
The origin of the title “Precious Little” comes from one of the last interviews Beckett gave before his death in 1989. When asked if he had found any part of his life’s journey worthwhile, he replied, “Precious little.”
World-in-Theatre’s Precious Little: Brief Encounters with Beckett offers Singapore audiences a rare opportunity to familiarise themselves with some of these lesser-known works and to examine the world through the eyes of this Nobel Prize -winning writer.
www.world-in-theatre.org
Venue: The Arts House, Play Den, 1 Old Parliament Lane
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $25 (full price), $19 (concessions for students, NS men, senior citizens & groups of 5 or more
Ticket Bookings : Arts House Box Office @ 6332 6919
Presenter: World – in – Theatre |
| |
|
 |
Christian Lacroix is a man firmly entrenched in his era, who views the past with tenderness and admiration, fully devours the present and imagines the future with a kaleidoscopic spirit. Highly influenced by contemporary art, today Christian Lacroix designs his creations using a more graphic and pure style.
With his background in historical costume and clothing, Lacroix made headlines with his opulent, fantasy creations, including the short puffball skirt (“le pouf”), rose prints, and low décolleté necklines. He quoted widely from other styles—from fashion history (the corset and the crinoline), from folklore, and from many parts of the world—and he mixed his quotations in a topsy-turvy manner.
Christian Lacroix’s costume designs for the opera, theatre, dance and music can be seen at the exhibition “Christian Lacroix Costumier” at the National Museum of Singapore from March to June 2009.
www.audifashionfestival.com
Venue: Tent @ Orchard, Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza
Time: 7 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $500, $400
Ticket Bookings : Now until 6th May
Presenter: Mercury Marketing & Communications |
| |
|
 |
Dive into the heart of Van Gogh’s paintings. For the first time, discover in IMAX the fantastic colors and passionate brushwork of a great genius as they take on a new life before our eyes.
Relive Vincent’s life journey through his letters, see the places that inspired him, and the paintings.
We will meet Vincent. During this journey he will join us, reacting to the pictures, telling us what his is opinion today. He will be looking at Peter Knapp, a man who is working today on a documentary about Van Gogh’s techniques, and at Ellen, a researcher in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. She is studying his notebooks and letters. They give evidence of the fire and passion of a man who painted as he loved, who loved as he painted. And Vincent, as if he were seated next to us, will tell us the truth about his works and life. This is a chance to discover a Van Gogh we’ve never seen before: serene and radiating with love of life.
This passionate voyage, this new closeness to Van Gogh – the masterpieces and the man – open up a world of unexpected, intense emotions on the giant screen. The film offers us the unique joy of seeing and getting to know, with ever increasing admiration, the man whose energy and freedom are intrinsically bound to the great beauty of his work.
www.omnitheatre.com.sg
Venue: Omni Theatre, 21 Jurong Town Hall Road
Time: Log on to www.omnitheatre.com.sg for show time
Ticket Prices: $8 (adult), $5 (child 3-12) Info line: 6425 2500
Presenter: Omni-Theatre |
| |
|
 |
The Festival features 19 films, representing the diversity of culture, people and landscape in Europe.
The films showcased in this Festival may belong to a specific country, but they are all representative of Europe’s common cultural heritage. This year is a special year for the EU Film Festival as 2009 is designated as the “European Year of Creativity and Innovation. www.euff.com
Venue: GV Vivocity
Time: Log onto www.euff.sg or gv.com.sg for screeningschedule.
Ticket Prices: $10. $9 for SFS, GV Movie Club and IKEA Friends members upon presentation of valid memebership card.
Ticket Bookings : At GV VivoCity boxoffice. Online at gv.com.sg and AXS stations islandwide.
Presenter: European Union Cultural Committee & Singapore Film Society |
| |
|
 |
Alliance Francaise Theatre will play host to diabolical rhythms of gypsy music – the pompe manouche, the waltz’s whirl, the tango, and the nostalgia of the Ballads from Eastern Europe – brought to life by Beltuner from France.
Part of two concerts in May @ Alliance Francaise de Singapour. For more information, visit
www.alliancefrancaise.org.sg
Venue: Alliance Francaise de Singapour Theatre, 1 Sarkies Road
Time: 8 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $55 (for 2 shows – general public), $45 (for 2 shows – AF members), $35 (for 1 show – general public), $25 (for 1 show – AF members)
Ticket Bookings : SISTIC 6348 5555 or www.sistic.com.sg
Presenter: Alliance Francaise de Singapour |
| |
|
 |
Love, laughter, conspiracy and drama. ‘Shakespeare in the Park’ returns this May with a sumptuous, contemporary take on one of the greatest comedies of all time.
Witness witty and hilarious courtship, bickering and evil plotting right under the stars-experience Shakespeare like you’ve never had before! Over 20,000 audiences came to 2007’s landmark production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Fort Canning Park and this year’s Much Ado About Nothing promises to be even more spectacular, engaging and twice as much fun.
Bring a picnic basket and blanket and lie under the stars as the park comes to life like you have never seen before. Whether you want to enjoy a wonderful romantic comedy, be part of a historic event, or just have a picnic, this will be a spectacular evening for young and old.
Venue: Fort Canning Park
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $43 / $48 (Standard Ticket), $33 / $38 (Advanced Booking), $78 / $83 (VIP Package), $25 (Student Ticket)
Ticket Bookings : www.sistic.com.sg hotline: 6348 5555
Presenter: Singapore Repertory Theatre |
| |
|
 |
Design, combined with the manufacturing and technological abilities in the Italian
industries, has produced a great number of products that are famous around the
world.
This exhibition, conceived for the Turin World Design Capital 2008, consists
of a series of photographs of design made in Italy in various forms such as
interior design, accessories, fashion, enogastronomy and automotive products,
representing the renowned Italian taste.
The exhibition is put together with a showcase of Italian products, as a part of the
Italian Festival 2009- Love Italy
Venue: Takashimaya Department Store, Ngee Ann City
Time: 10 a.m. – 9.30 p.m.
Ticket Prices: Free Admission
Presenter: The Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Trade Commission |
| |
|
 |
Starring Gerard Depardieu, Cecile De France and Christine Citti
Directed by Xavier Giannoli
Oscar nominee Gerard Depardieu stars as Alain Moreau, an ageing singer who fronts a cheesy lounge band. Although considered a local celebrity, he is aware that his days under the spotlight are limited. When he meets Marion (De France), a much younger, attractive single mother, he's instantly smitten. Complicating matters further Alain discovers that Marion works at a real estate company owned by his friend, Bruno (Mathieu Amalric), who also has eyes for the young beauty.
"The Singer hits all its emotional grace notes with spot-on pitch." - Derek Elley, Variety
Encore airdates: May 9, 19, 27
Venue: Star Movies
Time: 9.00pm
Presenter: Star Movies |
| |
|
 |
Rating : NC16 – disturbing scene
In French with English Subtitles
France, 2005, Colour, 114 mins
Director : Michael Haneke
Cast : Daniel Auteuil, Juliette Binoche, Maurice Bénichou, Annie Girardot
George, host of a television show focusing on literature, receives videos shot on the sly that feature his family, along with disturbing drawings that are difficult to interpret. He has no idea who has made and sent him the videos. Progressively, the contents of the videos become more personal, indicating that the sender has known George for a long time. George feels that he and his family are being threatened, but because the threat is not explicitly stated, the police refuse to get involved. Clues gradually begin to accumulate indicating that the videos come from a person upon whom George clearly inflicted a terrible injustice during his childhood. What happened back then? Just what does the person behind the videos want? As George confronts his own past, his tidy, cosy life comes into question. www.alliancefrancaise.org.sg
Venue: Alliance Française Theatre, Level 1, Alliance Française, 1 Sarkies Road
Time: 8 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $5.10 (members) & $7.20 (non-members) inclusive of GST but excluding SISTIC fee per ticket
Presenter: Alliance Française de Singapour in association with Festive Films |
| |
|
 |
Thierry Grégoire, French counter-tenor and conductor, will be performing the best of baroque music live at AF Theatre. He will be accompanied by Ronaldo Correla de Lima Lopes on the theorba.
Air de Cour was a popular type of secular vocal music in France in the very late Renaissance and early Baroque period, from about 1570 until around 1650
www.alliancefrancaise.org.sg
Venue: Alliance Francaise de Singapour Theatre, 1 Sarkies Road
Time: 8 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $55 (for 2 shows – general public), $45 (for 2 shows – AF members), $35 (for 1 show – general public), $25 (for 1 show – AF members)
Ticket Bookings : SISTIC 6348 5555 or www.sistic.com.sg
Presenter: Alliance Francaise de Singapour |
| |
|
 |
Revenge! Greed! Fratricide! Forbidden Love!
These are the staples of the operatic narrative.
The films in this series engage in a heightened, melodramatic quasi-realism that is typical of opera. The visual strategies employed, combined with the musical score, produce a spatial and temporal experience which can only be found in the Cinema. Luchino Visconti and Sergio Leone are the two leading exponent of this approach, self-consciously foregrounding the operatic sensibilities to the greatest degree, both in terms of content and style. The programme includes a triptych of Visconti’s celebrated masterpieces – Senso, The Damned, and L’innocente; and Leone’s celebrated “Dollars” trilogy – A Fistful of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, and The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.
Friday 15 May 2009
7.30pm SENSO
Saturday 16 May 2009
2pm THE DAMNED
7.30pm L’INNOCENTE
Sunday 17 May 2009
1.30pm A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS
4pm FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE
7.30pm THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
www.nationalmuseum.sg
Venue: Gallery Theatre, Basement, National Museum of Singapore, 91 Stamford Road
Ticket Prices: $8 / $6.40 concession for each film
Ticket Bookings : 6332 3659 / 6332 3642 (general enquiries), www.nationalmuseum.sg (online booking), 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. (counter sales – Stamford visitor services counter)
Presenter: National Museum of Singapore, supported by the Italian Cultural Institute, held in conjunction with Christian Lacroix the costumier |
| |
|
 |
Starring Jamel Debbouze and Rie Rasmussen
Directed by Luc Besson
Heavily in debt, Andre (Debbouze) is a down-on his-luck scam artist who meets the mysterious Angel-A (Rasmussen). After he saves her from committing suicide, she offers to help him get his life back in order. Although skeptical, he recruits her to help him figure out how to repay his debts. Andre soon discovers that meeting Angel-A was no accident, and that they both need saving – not just from death, but also from themselves.
“[Director] Luc Besson returns to his roots in this delightful, funny and stylish fantasy.”
– Ted Fry, Seattle Times
Encore airdates: May 2, 12, 25
Venue: Star Movies
Time: 9.00pm
Presenter: Star Movies |
| |
|
 |
“…if the line between audience and performer seems blurred, Etiquette…erases it entirely.” - The International Herald Tribune
'A hyper reality... By creating an entirely private space in the public setting of a cafe, something extraordinary happens.' - The Guardian
Be the stars of the performance! This is a play where you and another are the only actors and audience. Guided by headphones, two participants perform a half-hour drama at a table in a public café amidst patrons oblivious to the performance taking place!
Venue: Dôme Marina Square #02-100
Time: Mon to Thu: 12 p.m – 2 p.m, 6 p.m – 9 p.m/ Fri to Sat: 11 a.m – 10 p.m/ Sun: 11 a.m – 8 p.m
Ticket Prices: $20
Ticket Bookings : www.sisitic.com.sg hotline: 6358 5555
Presenter: Singapore Arts Festival |
| |
|
 |
Direct from Italy, this world acclaimed exhibition produced by Grande Exhibitions, the Il Genio de Leonardo da Vinci Museo and Pascal Cotte brings to life Leonardo's genius as an inventor, artist, scientist, anatomist, engineer and architect. Displaying interactive and life-size machines crafted by Italian Artisans from his codices; studies of his most famous renaissance art; anatomical sketches as well as 3D animations of The Last Supper, Vitruvian Man, and Mona Lisa, this last of which now includes new and revealing secrets behind the famous painting. Da Vinci - The Genius is the most comprehensive exhibition ever assembled on the greatest mind that ever lived - an amazing experience and inspiration for the whole family.
For more information visit the website at www.davincithegenius.com
Venue: Science Centre Singapore, The Annexe 15 Science Centre Rd Singapore 609081
Time: Operating hours 10 am to 6pm ( closed on Mondays except school and public holidays)
Ticket Prices: $10 child( 3-16 yrs old ), $15 adult
Ticket Bookings : Infoline: 6425 2500
Presenter: Science Centre, Max Entertainment & Mediacorp VizPro. Supported by the Italian Cultural Institute |
| |
|
 |
Follow a circus acrobat in pursuit of his phantasmagorical creatures that have somehow managed to escape! Be enchanted by the dream-like parade, as the tamer goes about herding these ethereal, fantastical creatures into a fabulous glittering sideshow.
www.singaporeartsfest.com
Venue: Orchard Road
Time: 1 p.m. & 6 p.m.
Ticket Prices: Free
Presenter: Singapore Arts Festival |
| |
|
 |
ACE! Festival presents The Gingerbread Man - This classic folktale about a mischievous and cheeky cookie has been carefully crafted, and cooked to perfection! Succulently served with a selection of wonderfully catchy songs, and a colourful collection of crazy characters, and seasoned with some valuable lessons to learn, this tasty tale – the one you know so well – is dramatized especially for the younger audience with loads of interaction and fun.
Run; Run, as fast as you can! Can ANYONE catch the Gingerbread Man?
Will it be the Little Old Lady and her husband? Will it be the Chicken? Or maybe the Fox? Or any of the other crazy creatures?
You’ll just have to wait and see!
Venue: Alliance Francaise Theatre, 1 Sarkies Road
Time: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. (Mon to Fri), 10 a.m. & 12 p.m. (Sat & Sun)
Ticket Prices: $17.50 (Early bird price), $20 (Regular price)
Ticket Bookings : www.sistic.com.sg hotline: 6348 5555
Presenter: I Theatre Singapore |
| |
|
 |
Script by Philip Ridley (UK, England)
With Permission from The Rod Hall Agency
ACE! Festival presents Fairytaleheart – Two lonely teenagers find refuge from their stressed and unhappy family lives in a deserted community centre in the East End of London. Neither realizes they share the same refuge, until one fateful evening… From their first tentative and defensive meeting, a friendship begins to bloom. Through the paintings of Gideon, and out of their imagination, a magical kingdom is created, and both begin to develop a new and precious friendship. A breathtaking production with a lot to say to young people, teens, and adults – about looking for beauty and thinking beyond the five C’s – about breaking out of the mould and finding out what is truly valuable.
Venue: Alliance Francaise Theatre, 1 Sarkies Road
Time: 3 p.m. & 7.30 p.m. (Tues to Sat), 5 p.m. (Sun)
Ticket Prices: $17.50 (Early bird price), $20 (Regular price)
Ticket Bookings : www.sistic.com.sg hotline: 6348 5555
Presenter: I Theatre Singapore |
| |
|
 |
Rating : R21 – sexual content
In French with English Subtitles
France, 2004, Colour, 90 mins
Date: Tuesday, 19 May 2009 – 8pm
Director: François Ozon
Cast: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Stéphane Freiss, Françoise Fabian, Michael Lonsdale
How do you live as a couple? “5X2” tells the story of a young couple, Gilles and Marion in their 30’s, filmed in five crucial moments of their life – the meeting, the marriage, the birth, the arguments, the divorce, but told in reverse order. 5 moments separated by a languorous Italian song with evocative lyrics, leaving us with a pessimistic life lesson about the difficulties of living as a couple.
www.alliancefrancaise.org.sg
Venue: Alliance Française Theatre, Level 1, Alliance Française, 1 Sarkies Road
Time: 8 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $5.10 (members) & $7.20 (non-members) inclusive of GST but excluding SISTIC fee per ticket
Presenter: Alliance Française de Singapour in association with Festive Films |
| |
|
 |
The Agency is a dynamic and explosive visual performance hybrid incorporating precision briefcase ballet, corporeal mime, acrobalance, comedy, tragedy, acrobatics, tumbling, contemporary dance, grotowski theory and various forms of music, theatre and film.
www.singaporeartsfest.com
Venue: Orchard Road
Time: 3 p.m. & 6 p.m.
Ticket Prices: Free
Presenter: Singapore Arts Festival |
| |
|
 |
The photographer’s intention is to create a series of photography books called “Up Close”. Many of us get caught up in the ‘busy-ness’ of life and seldom have time to stop, look and appreciate what is right in front of us. In “Up Close – The Venice Carnival”, the first book of the series, Fey is using the Venice Carnival with all of its vitality, its expressions of brilliance, as a medium to remind us of the beauty of life up close. In this book and exhibition, she invites us to take a walk with her and see the Venice Carnival up close. As a photographer Fey has viewed, and appreciated, the Carnival and its true beauty with her heart and soul. Through this book and exhibition, she hopes that we now do the same with ours. www.fey.sg
Venue: BISTRO Senso @ Singapore Flyer, 30 Raffles Avenue, #01-03
Time: 10.30 a.m. – 10.30 p.m. (Monday – Sunday)
Ticket Prices: Free Admission
Presenter: Carpediem Consultants |
| |
|
 |
“This unique, profoundly imagined work takes the concept of cultural exchange to a new level.” - The Guardian
A dazzling alliance of martial arts and dance inspired by the skill, strength and spirituality of Shaolin Buddhist monks. Sutra unites world-acclaimed Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, British sculptor Antony Gormley and seventeen extraordinary Shaolin monks in a sensitive search for universality that everyone can relate to.
Venue: Esplanade Theatre
Time: 8 p.m
Ticket Prices: $100, $80, $60, $40, $30, $20
Ticket Bookings : www.sistic.com.sg hotline: 6358 5555
Presenter: Singapore Arts Festival |
| |
|
 |
World Premiere
New York-based Singapore playwright Chay Yew collaborates with Italian director Giorgio Barberio Corsetti in a cross-cultural foray featuring a mixed Italian and Asian cast from Singapore, China and America.
Inspired by Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities describing conversations on real and imagined cities between Macro Polo and Kublai Khan, Visible Cities is a modern tale that contemplates different cultural journeys, their historical and contemporary realities, and their common interest : trade.
A co-commission and co-production by the Singapore Arts Festival and the Napoli Teatro
Festival Italia. In co-production with Fattore K.
Venue: Drama Centre Theatre
Time: 8 p.m
Ticket Prices: $50, $40, $30, $20
Ticket Bookings : www.sisitic.com.sg hotline: 6358 5555
Presenter: Singapore Arts Festival |
| |
|
 |
Starring François Cluzet, Marie-Josée Croze, André Dussollier, and Kristin Scott Thomas Directed by Guillaume Canet
Pediatrician Alex Beck (Cluzet) still mourns the death of his wife, Margot (Croze), the victim of a serial killer eight years earlier. At the time of the murder, Alex was the prime suspect. When two bodies are found near the scene of the original crime, he is once again under investigation. As he tries to clear his name, he receives an anonymous e-mail with a link to a video clip that suggests Margot is still alive. Now Alex must stay out of jail long enough to meet with the woman he believes is his wife.
“Hot-blooded, haunting and packed with the pleasures of the unexpected”
– Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Encore airdates: May 23, 28, 29
Venue: Star Movies
Time: 9:00pm
Presenter: Star Movies |
| |
|
 |
Asian Premiere
“one of the most original, haunting and troubling productions I have encountered in 20 years of Edinburgh Festival visits” - Daily Telegraph
A spellbinding theatre event where a recital of beautiful Schubert songs is interrupted by people who wish to talk about their voluntary enlistment in the SS in 1940. Based on real interviews with Nazi collaborators during the Second World War. This serves as a reminder that evil is never far away.
Venue: The Salon, National Museum of Singapore
Time: 8 p.m
Ticket Prices: $36
Ticket Bookings : www.sisitic.com.sg hotline: 6358 5555
Presenter: Singapore Arts Festival |
| |
|
 |
Watch this little stubborn circus monkey’s life-like antics as he rides his bike, plays the organ, screeches and squeaks, eliciting wondrous laughter from everyone and then some! Mono can get you to do anything when he looks you in the eyes, but remember: this is one cheeky monkey!
Supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands.
www.singaporeartsfest.com
Venue: Orchard Road
Time: 3 p.m. & 6 p.m.
Ticket Prices: Free
Presenter: Singapore Arts Festival |
| |
|
 |
Rating : PG
In French with English Subtitles
France/Italy, 2002, Colour, 111 mins
Director: François Ozon
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Béart, Fanny Ardant, Virginie Ledoyen, Ludivine Sagnier, Danielle Darrieux, Firmine Richard
An isolated mansion in the snowy countryside of 1950s France. A family is gathered for the holiday season...But there will be no celebration - their beloved patriarch has been murdered !
The killer can only be one of the eight women closest to the man of the house. Was it his powerful wife? His spinster sister-in-law? His miserly mother-in-law? Maybe the insolent maid or the loyal housekeeper? Or could it possibly have been one of his two pretty young daughters?
A surprise visit from the victim's glamorous sister turns the investigation into a day of hysterics, rivalries and even musical interludes. Comic situations are spiced with dark family secrets. Seduction dances with betrayal. The mystery of the female psyche is revealed. Eight women. All of them suspects. Each has a motive. Each has a secret. Eight women. Beautiful, tempestuous, mysterious, intelligent, sensual and dangerous...One of them is guilty. Which one is it?
www.alliancefrancaise.org.sg
Venue: Alliance Française Theatre, Level 1, Alliance Française, 1 Sarkies Road
Time: 8 p.m.
Ticket Prices: $5.10 (members) & $7.20 (non-members) inclusive of GST but excluding SISTIC fee per ticket
Presenter: Alliance Française de Singapour in association with Festive Films |
| |
|
 |
Enter the fantastic world of iVi, which is filled with vibrant colours and painted wonders. Follow this curious and playful character as he explores and interacts with the changing world around him. Through the clever use of everyday objects and projection on a large screen. This performance features an amazing “dual” stage effect that transforms the lovable iVi into a shadow and back again, in person, in the blink of an eye. A delightfully fun show that will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Compagnie Médiane is an innovative object theatre company from France that uses projection techniques and paintings created on the spot, plus electro acoustic music, to create humorous and highly stimulating theatrical productions.
www.nationalmuseum.sg
Venue: Gallery Theatre, Basement, National Museum Singapore, 93 Stamford Road
Time: 10 a.m., 2 p.m. (28 & 29 May) , 2 p.m., 5 p.m. (30 & 31 May)
Ticket Prices: $20 per child or adult (excluding $1 SISTIC fee)
Ticket Bookings : SISTIC 6348 5555 or www.sistic.com.sg
Presenter: National Museum of Singapore |
| |
|
 |
ACE! Festival presents How the Giraffe Got Its Neck by Tall Stories (UK) - An evolutionary entertainment inspired by the stories of Rudyard Kipling and the discoveries of Charles Darwin
Have you ever wondered how the giraffe got its long neck, how the leopard got its spots or how the elephant got its trunk? Find out in this brand new show from TALL STORIES, the company who brought you THE GRUFFALO, THE SNOW DRAGON and MONSTER HITS. Join two intrepid explorers on a fantastic ADVENTURE across the open seas and DISCOVER how the elephant, leopards and other animals came to be... Imagine the creatures that might have existed if
things had been just a little bit different…And finally, find out the SECRET behind the giraffe’s neck…
Stories, science and a splash of silliness combine in this exciting new show for everyone!
How the Giraffe got its Neck is part of Darwin200, a national programme celebrating Charles Darwin's life, his ideas and their impact around his two hundredth anniversary.
www.darwin200.org
Venue: Drama Centre Black Box
Time: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. (Tues to Fri), 10.30 a.m. & 2 p.m. (Sat & Sun), 2.30 p.m. (on 29 May & 2 June)
Ticket Prices: $17.50 (Early bird price), $20 (Regular price)
Ticket Bookings : www.sistic.com.sg hotline: 6348 5555
Presenter: I Theatre Singapore |
| |
|
 |
Like most people, Veronica Gonzales has 2 feet...but her feet are special as they amazingly turn into characters of their own, performing to the rhythm of music and stories that are filled with fantasy, love, poetry and humour. Little Feet Theatre has taken audience by storm in Europe, Brazil, Korea and more... and it will certainly intrigue you all!
Little Feet has been specially created for an audience of age 5 and above.
Venue: The Balcony, National Museum of Singapore
Time: 28-29 May 10am & 2pm, 30-31 May 11.30am & 3pm (Duration approx. 60 min)
Ticket Prices: $15
Ticket Bookings : www.sistic.com.sg
Presenter: National Museum of Singapore in collaboration with ArsMedia and Istituto Italiano di Cultura |
| |
|
_Sakari Viika.jpg) |
Asian Premiere Benois de la Danse Award for Choreography 2005 Tolstoy’s emotional drama of love and sacrifice spectacularly performed by one of Scandinavia’s oldest cultural institutions, in an award-winning choreography by Russian choreographer Alexei Ratmansky with a breath-taking design. Set to the evocative music of Schredrin performed by the Singapore Festival Orchestra.
“an action-packed and visually transporting dance drama” - Hufvudstadsbladet
Venue: Esplanade Theatre
Time: 8 p.m
Ticket Prices: $120, $100, $80, $60, $45, $35, $20
Ticket Bookings : www.sisitic.com.sg hotline: 6358 5555
Presenter: Singapore Arts Festival |
| |
|
 |
Watch the gigantic Diamond come to life. Unfurling like a transparent giant orchid, it achieves full bloom at a height of 11 metres. Be mesmerised as the solo aerial dancer within moves and twirls to the crescendos of music and colourful, dancing lights, suspended on what seems to be nothing but a column of light. After dark, the lights reflect and refract in crystalline formations, creating ghostly images that mirror the hypnotic beauty of the dancer.
www.singaporeartsfest.com
Venue: Merlion Park
Time: 7 p.m, 8 p.m. & 9 p.m.
Ticket Prices: Free
Presenter: Singapore Arts Festival |
| |
|
 |
Meet the delightfully adorable Hodman Dodmanott and Sally Forth, the pair of wee, wonderful, and world-famous wanderers from the proud country of Oblivia. Watch and interact with the oblivious duo as they attempt to fathom the strange new and baffling world around them, as children on parents' shoulders are made out to be jockeys riding slow-witted beasts of burden, whilst camera-toting people become powerful sorcerers bent on capturing their souls.
www.singaporeartsfest.com
Venue: Toa Payoh HDB Hub
Time: 11.45 a.m. – 12.15 p.m.
Ticket Prices: Free
Presenter: Singapore Arts Festival |
| |
|
 |
Watch as the stage becomes a "live" hairdressing salon, accompanied by live DJ music. Audience members are transformed into fantasy characters with outlandish hairstyles that are just out of this world! Together, the trio fuse colour, music and fantasy to produce an array of fantastical creations, in an unforgettable show that has taken street theatre festivals across Europe by storm.
Supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain.
www.singaporeartsfest.com
Venue: Toa Payoh HDB Hub
Time: 2.15 p.m. – 5.15 p.m.
Ticket Prices: Free
Presenter: Singapore Arts Festival |
| |
|
 |
Starring José Garcia and Marion Cotillard
Directed by Richard Berry
After a car accident, Arthur Seligman (Garcia) awakens in a hospital suffering amnesia. His attending nurse, Isabelle (Cotillard), tries to help him jog his memory by giving him the notes she took of his incoherent ramblings while he was unconscious. Plagued with disturbing and violent flashbacks, he uses drugs and psychiatric treatment to help piece together his fragmented memory. As Arthur slowly loses grasp of reality and buried childhood secrets are revealed, he discovers the shocking truth about himself and his brother’s death.
“The Black Box overflows with intense representations of the unfiltered subconscious.”
– Lisa Nesselson, Variety
Encore airdates: May 30
Venue: Star Movies
Time: 9:00pm
Presenter: Star Movies |
| |
|
 |
Two young Americans spend a summer in Spain and meet a flamboyant artist (Javier Bardem) and his beautiful but insane ex-wife (Penelope Cruz). Vicky (Rebecca Hall) is straight-laced and about to be married. Cristina (Scarlett Johansson) is a sexually adventurous free spirit. When they all become amorously entangled, the results are both hilarious and harrowing !
M18
Venue: Screening Room, 12 Ann Siang Road
Time: 9:15 PM
Ticket Prices: $20 nett standard
Ticket Bookings : info@screeningroom.com.sg hotline: 6221 1694
Presenter: Screening Room |
| |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
