Singapore’s pinnacle annual performing arts festival, Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA), returns from 16 May to 1 June 2025, guided by the overarching theme More Than Ever. Organised by Arts House Limited (AHL) and commissioned by the National Arts Council (NAC), SIFA 2025 celebrates Singapore’s unique cultural identity and the evolution of its artistic […]
Imagined as a transient arts space charged with multidisciplinary artistic expression and public engagement, the SIFA Pavilion lends a powerful new dimension to the Festival’s relationship with the shared public environ; the common space where our plural narratives co-exist. A colossal installation, titled Beneath Tide, Running Water, by visual artist Wang Ruobing doubles as a […]
In the second chapter of his trilogy on love, Lebanese choreographer Ali Chahrour draws from his own family history and in torn-up Lebanon to weave a tapestry of poignant stories. At the heart of it, a mother, Leila, clings to her child Abbas, striving to shield him from the fate of martyrdom. A little further […]
The Sea and the Neighbourhood is a multidisciplinary work encompassing Bedok's costal heritage, neighbourhood charm and the modernity of its inhabitants. Populated by musicians and dancers, musical instruments and choreography, The Sea and the Neighbourhood captures notions of momentum and renewal, like the ebb and flow of the sea that shapes Singapore, and the pulse […]
Man. Father. Fool. In this dark and claustrophobic world, Lear is the all-powerful patriarch, but he is also his own fool. Being a fool is one thing. Having power and being a fool is quite another. What happens when the power we hold is taken away? “Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage, blow!” This […]
A vandalised artwork. An enigmatic painter forced to create wartime propaganda. A desperate act of love. As Emma, an art conservation student restores a portrait of a Japanese woman, Mizuki, she finds herself transported deep into the heart of Syonan-to—Japanese-occupied Singapore. There, Emma stitches together the lives of Mizuki, the artist, Huang Wei and the […]
Vampyr is a mockumentary about stubborn shapeshifting creatures—half-dead, half- alive, half-animal, half-human, half-earth—that refuse to obey the mandate of the nature/culture divide. Living in unregulated wind turbine parks in Chile, these indeterminate beings exist sometimes as disoriented bats, and sometimes as exhausted night-shift workers. A piece about energy and exhaustion, work and rest, Vampyr is […]
What are the arts critic’s old habits and new practices? How might the critic move between print tradition and digital disruption? What are the tensions between the roles of critical interlocutor and content creator? In this cozy sharing, Corrie Tan, one of the recipients of Sing Lit Station’s 2025 Jalan Besar Fellowship, will reflect on 15 […]
Dive into the fascinating life and practice of Wifredo Lam, with insights from Eskil Lam and Dorata Dolega-Ritter from the Wifredo Lam Estate, and Phoebe Scott, lead curator of City of Others: Asian Artists in Paris, 1920s-1940s at National Gallery Singapore. This panel discussion is moderated by writer, editor, curator, and cultural and content strategist […]
Create one-of-a-kind badges, inspired by Wifredo Lam’s use of bold, expressive lines! Experiment with mark-making by impressing lines into foam printing plates, then use them as stamps to create your masterpiece. Transform your handiwork into badges and wear them out proudly. This drop-in session is a fun introduction to printmaking, which is suited for the […]
Vampyr is a mockumentary about stubborn shapeshifting creatures—half-dead, half- alive, half-animal, half-human, half-earth—that refuse to obey the mandate of the nature/culture divide. Living in unregulated wind turbine parks in Chile, these indeterminate beings exist sometimes as disoriented bats, and sometimes as exhausted night-shift workers. A piece about energy and exhaustion, work and rest, Vampyr is […]
On stage, a house appears from nothing. It goes up fast, choreographed like time-lapse photography. Residents move in, move out, get evicted, burn it down, loot it, rent it, remodel it, get married and divorced in it, grow up in it, die in it, haunt it. And all the while, they leave and live among […]