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Unequal Partnership
Are double bills the fashion nowadays? Directed by up-and-coming 20-year old director Goh Fung Shuan,…
No Higher Love
Spending a Friday night out with two unmarried, middle-aged Englishmen who still live with their…
The Pied Piper of Penang
The first question Janet Pillai asks me when she sees me is: “Have you finished…
Not In The Mood
I have nothing against the Chinese. After all, I myself am half chink. But every…
The Merlion Spouts
Recently, I attended the Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) as an invited writer. Objectivity is very…
Waiting for Kok Man
Written in 1952, at a time when Europe was intellectually paralysed by World War Two,…
Rocket Men Pt. 2
This article is a continuation of a series of emails exchanged between singer-songwriters Shanon Shah…
Rocket Men Pt. 1
We invited Shanon Shah, winner of the Kakiseni Most Promising Young Artist Award 2003, and…
Empire Writes Back
Dear Mumsy, You wouldn’t believe some of the things I’ve seen here in the big…
Feeding Art to Orphans
As many local arts practitioners know extremely well, funding for the arts is a big…
20 Years of Uncertainty
Five Arts’ humble beginning in 1984 was a dismal time. According to co-founder and veteran…
A Jakarta Romance
It was meant to be a holiday. When local theatre/film producer Lorna Tee, Options journalist…
Island Fever
You know what? I’m sick of reviewing. So, instead of a review, I’ve decided to…
Where’s the Jazz??
The late jazz trumpeter Miles Davis said that writing about music is like dancing about…
The Long Road to Chow Kit
In the April issue of Klue magazine hype surrounding the Chow Kit Arts Fest earned…
Drum Drama!
While it was no surprise that Hands Percussion would attract a full house on the…
Drumming Up a Storm
For most Malaysians, including myself, Chinese drums are inextricably linked to Chinese New Year celebrations.…
Joe Kidd: Unclogging the Underground
For much of the past decade, the Terengganu-born 37-year-old Joe Kidd has dedicated himself to…