Workshop
Footwork: Parents & Kids
17 Jun – 24 Sep 2017

Fall in love with dance as you bond with your kids ages 7–10 years old in these dance workshops for parents and children.
Theatre
The Magic Paintbrush
29 Sep – 1 Oct 2017

Catch the exquisite traditional hand puppetry performance of a classic Chinese folktale that teaches...
Theatre
Promotion of Judge Xu
29 Sep 2017

A classic Peking Opera starring top comedic actor Zhu Shihui in a witty and entertaining courtroom...
Dance
Stuttgart Ballet in John Cranko's Romeo & Juliet
12 – 14 Oct 2017

Shakespeare’s greatest love ballad of two star-crossed lovers.
Theatre
NINAGAWA Macbeth
23 – 25 Nov 2017

Watch the iconic samurai classic, with breath-taking stage sets rich in symbolism, that brought late...
Theatre
Main²
20 – 23 Jul 2017

A warts-and-all portrayal of the Malay community and its social strata, framed by the concept of main, literally meaning “the games we play".
Music
Payung Teduh
22 Jul 2017

Indonesia's rising indie-alternative outfit Payung Teduh blend folk, keroncong, pop and jazz with a touch of the ’60s in this concert.
Music
FLOW – The Story of KoFlow
30 Jun 2017

This is the story, a hip hop theatrical experience, of a boy who grew up to become the Singapore...
Activity
Backstage Tour: Behind the Scenes of a Street Opera Stage
30 & 1 Oct 2017

Go behind the curtains into the colourful world of Chinese street opera.
Workshop
Footwork: Adults & Youth
17 Jun – 24 Sep 2017

Fall in love with dance at da:ns festival’s Footwork workshops, conducted by professional...
Music
SSO: MENDELSSOHN VIOLIN CONCERTO • BRAHMS SYMPHONIES
22 Sep 2017

Incomparable Strength
Workshop
Footwork: Happy Feet
17 Jun – 23 Sep 2017

Discover the joy of movement and fall in love with dance at these basic workshops designed for adults aged 55 years old and above!
Workshop
Footwork: Twinkle Toes
17 Jun – 24 Sep 2017

Discover the joy of movement at these dance-play workshops specially for little tots and their parents!
Dance
Soulful Steps – An Ethnic Dance & Music Recital
29 & 30 Sep 2017

Adore the mystic beauty of Dai, Kazakh, Mongol and Tibetan dances, performed by award-winning solo...
Workshop
Lantern-Making Workshop
30 & 1 Oct 2017

Complete your Mid-Autumn Festival experience and make your very own rocking rooster lantern!
Music
The Philharmonic Youth Winds presents Songs Our Parents Love 3
24 Sep 2017

The Philharmonic Youth Winds presents a musical journey through time filled with evergreen classics...
Music
Silk Road Extravaganza
23 Sep 2017

Three world-famous Chinese vocalists, Baritone Liao Changyong, Soprano Huang Ying and Tenor Zhang...
Workshop
Parent-Child Workshop: DIY Dough Figurine
30 Sep 2017

Together, learn the vanishing art of dough figurine making and create a mooncake-tea set and a cute jade rabbit.
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Activity
Craft Activity: MASKquerade
19 Sep – 4 Oct 2017

Create your own Chinese Opera character mask!
Music
South Indian Classical Music
6 – 22 Sep 2017

Join the SIFAS alumni as they bring to you a selection of instrumental Carnatic music.
Music
SINGA DRUM GAIA Concert
22 – 24 Sep 2017

SINGA DRUM GAIA - a gathering that is set to be the biggest annual drumming fiesta.
Visual Arts
Bengal Divided
14 Jul – 8 Oct 2017

Taking the struggles for independence as the starting point, this exhibition features works of...
Visual Arts
Abode of Dignity
14 Jul – 15 Oct 2017

Arin Rungjang presents a new video, photographic and painting installation around the life stories...
Visual Arts
Table for 2 is 4... after the Big Bang
14 Jul – 8 Oct 2017

Vertical Submarine’s sculptural installation expands the dining table in scale, fragmenting and flipping the pieces.
Visual Arts
Voyager
9 Aug – 15 Oct 2017

The artists draw upon elements of each other’s work to create new forms using diverse media such as drawing, painting, printing, sound and moving images.
Music
Minyo: Japanese Folk Song and Music
23 Sep 2017

HIBIKIYA and Jun’nosuke Uehara bring you the sounds of traditional rural Japan.
Music
Sari-Sari Philippine Kulintang Ensemble
24 Sep 2017

Join Sari-Sari Kulintang Ensemble as they present different kulintang styles from the Mindanao...
Music
Irish Traditional Music
5 – 25 Sep 2017

Ger Mythen and friends bring you an evening of traditional Irish tunes and songs.
Music
#OudTalk Revisited
26 Sep 2017

Join Alhafiz Jamat and Nizar Fauzie Azrin Abdullah as they present exotic and seldom-heard Middle...
Music
Music from the Appalachian Mountains
27 Sep 2017

Catherine Hermann presents the music of her home, the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia.
Music
Songs from the Latin Americas
21 – 28 Sep 2017

IreSon Latin Band and Josse Manuel perform various ballads and dance tunes from the larger Latin American tradition.
Exhibition
Exhibition: Evolution of the Traditional Chinese Dress
29 Sep – 4 Oct 2017

Find out how the traditional Chinese dress evolved over the various dynasties.
Activity
An Aquatic Adventure
29 Sep – 30 Oct 2017

Have a swimmingly good time this October and make origami octopuses, fishes and ships!
Theatre
Moonfest Chinese Opera Stage
29 Sep – 1 Oct 2017

Bask in the cool waterfront breeze and experience traditional street opera performances, all fully...
Visual Arts
Commoners
5 Apr – 6 Aug 2017

This work examines how the game of “the survival of the fittest” is being played in our daily lives...
Activity
The Shadow Adventures of Bayang-Bayang Boy and Cahaya Girl
20 Jun – 23 Jul 2017

Celebrate Pesta Raya with shadow puppetry, an ancient form of storytelling that cuts across many cultural traditions. In the Malay culture, shadow puppetry is also more commonly known as wayang...
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