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 […]
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 […]
Work is a huge part of our lives, but it is often not thought and talked about in public. What does work mean to each of us? What are our dreams and worries about work now and in the future? Drawn from research and interviews with people from different walks of life, hello, is this […]
We are the builders of the land, shaping our own destiny. In the pulse of the earth, we seek grace, striving to find our place. Surrounded by rules and expectations, survival alone is not enough. A rising fall, a lifting struggle—what is our song? In the end, we are the deciders of our fate. KAKOKI, […]
Animal Farm (variation), presented by The Finger Players, is a site-specific performance adapted from an excerpt of George Orwell’s Animal Farm. This 30-minute presentation invites audience members to get up close with life-sized puppets, while immersing themselves in the dramatic tension shaped by speech, music, and movement.
More Than Ever, we seek dialogue. In 2025, Singapore marks its 60th year of independence. How has our cultural identity evolved, and what can we learn from the evolutions of other cultural narratives and strategies? This conversation series reflects on these questions through the lens of SIFA. How do we take the measure of the […]
An old theatre on its last night. Two actors, A and O, find themselves sharing the stage. They bicker, they compete, they create, they wonder, and they wait… and wait, and wait. “We exist because they exist.” “Every play has a beginning / And an end / Life is the same.” But will the audience […]
