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
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