By Malcolm Tay Minutes before opening night of a special all-Choo-San Goh program on December 10, 2021, Singapore Dance Theatre made a major announcement: it would now be known as Singapore Ballet. To veteran spectators familiar with the company’s development, this was likely a welcome move that had been a long time coming. Discussions with
By Malcolm Tay As the spread of COVID-19 worsened in March, the Singapore government ordered the deferment of events with 250 or more participants and restricted travel into the nation. These measures, exacerbated by a partial lockdown (termed a “circuit breaker”) that began in April, forced arts companies and festivals to cancel most or all
By Malcolm Tay Subtlety was sorely missing from the program presented in August by Dance Ensemble Singapore, which was founded in 1988 to feature Chinese dance but has since branched out into contemporary work. Lately, the company has also been pursuing a style that artistic director Yan Choong Lian calls “Nanyang” — a sinocentric term