The three-day festival will present five curated plays, each of 20 minutes’ duration, short films from Singapore and India and filmmaking workshops, among other activities. The upcoming edition is conceptualised and executed by WeCanDoIt — A Singapore-based theatre company, set up in 2009 by Shalaka — and Vadodara-based Page to Stage and 3 Peepul Productions. Founded in October 2013 by Suchitra Parikh and Neena Arora, Page to Stage is a theatre company. 3 Peepul Productions is a film production company set up in February 2021 by Arora, Parikh, and Priya Krishnaswamy.
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Singapore has an “openness” that is special for performing arts, says Bharatanatyam dancer Mythili Prakash
Dancer Mythili Prakash comes to Singapore in November to participate in Kalaa Utsavam 2024 — as one of the artistes in GIGENIS – the generation of the Earth, directed by Akram Khan; and to conduct a masterclass in choreography in Bharatanatyam.
“Train to Pakistan tells us that societies are fragile and stability can’t be taken for granted”
Ahead of the play’s premiere at Kalaa Utsavam on November 20, Daisy Irani (executive producer and director) and Subin Subaiah (playwright, dramatist, and researcher) talk about why this India-Pakistan Partition story resonates with Singapore and with the wider 21st century world.
EXCLUSIVE: Singapore’s wunderkind Preihan makes live TV anchoring debut at Mediacorp’s Deepavali show
Preihan first came into national prominence as a three-year-old, after his mother send a home video to Mediacorp and the latter accepted it and cast him in a show.
Living Ancestor is heavily influenced by my relationship with Mahavidya goddess Matangi, says Singapore poet-performer ArunDitha
A unique show in Kalaa Utsavam 2024 in Singapore is Living Ancestor நம்முள் வாழும் முன்ேனார் by ArunDitha, SISTRUM & Beatroot Ensemble featuring Mohamed Noor and Munir Alsagoff.
EXCLUSIVE: Talented four to serenade Singaporean audiences with Rhythms of Chennai at Kalaa Utsavam 2024
Ahead of their performance, Connected to India caught up with four artistes from ROC. Sam Vishal, Priyanka NK, Sivaangi Krishnakumar, K. J. Iyenar spoke about their collaboration and musical journey in a fun-filled interview with Himanshu Verma.
“I’m seduced by these dancers and musicians,” says Akram Khan, on his return to stage with GIGENIS
GIGENIS is the highlight show of this year’s Kalaa Utsavam (November 15-24, 2024), the annual Indian festival of performing arts in Singapore, presented by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay.
Rajasthan economy can grow even faster than India, says Col Rajyavardhan Rathore at Singapore investor meet
In the run-up to this investor meet in Singapore, Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) worth about INR 12.5 trillion (about USD 148.9 billion/ SGD 195 billion) were signed between Rajasthan and companies within and outside India.
EXCLUSIVE: Something sparked when Dev Anand, Vijay Anand came together, says ‘Hum Dono The Dev and Goldie Story’ author Tanuja Chaturvedi
Asked how the book came about, Tanuja says it started six years ago. This, too, was by chance. Tanuja, who taught at a film school, says she was appalled to see the lack of knowledge amongst students about renowned film makers like Guru Dutt. She took it upon herself to educate her pupils about Indian cinema.
Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan urges “return to basics” for UN system amid “deficit of global leadership”
Balakrishnan delivered Singapore’s national statement at the General Debate of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York on 28 September 2024. In this speech, he reiterated several times that Singapore was a “small state” and, as such, saw a rules-based world as an absolute necessity, not an optional luxury.
