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 The easing of pandemic restrictions from March spelled good news for live shows, even if sitting shoulder to shoulder with still-masked strangers felt shocking at first. In May, viewers entered the Esplanade Annexe Studio for The Wrong Geng 2.0 suddenly free to claim any spot among the folding chairs surrounding three cylindrical
By Malcolm Tay When PheNoumenon premiered in December 2019, T.H.E Dance Company tore down the usual border between performers and spectators. Within the Esplanade Theatre Studio’s performance space, viewers could wander amid the action or sit on the floor undisturbed in islets outlined by tape. Punctuating the space were craggy heaps of orange cloth, from