Pesta Raya – Malay Festival of Arts 2023

18 – 21 May 2023

Celebrate the icons and treasures of the Malay community in its diversity and richness through the best in theatre, dance, and music from the Nusantara (Malay Archipelago).

Music

Dayang Nurfaizah: Belagu

20 May 2023

Esplanade Concert Hall

Malaysia’s acclaimed R&B songstress Dayang Nurfaizah returns to Esplanade to serenade audiences with an array of classic Malay hits.

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Music

Efek Rumah Kaca

21 May 2023

Esplanade Concert Hall

Beloved Indonesian alt rock band Efek Rumah Kaca make their long-awaited return to Singapore for another blistering and transformative live experience.

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Music

Simfoni Keroncong Nusantara

Orkestra Melayu Singapura
Featuring: Emilia Contessa, Dato Yusni Hamid, Eddy Ali, Suryana Norddin, Jamilah Abu Bakar, Liliek Jasqee & Andre Michiels
Hosts: Rudy Djoe and Marina Yusoff
(Singapura, Malaysia, Indonesia)

19 May 2023

Esplanade Concert Hall

Celebrate the origins and contemporary development of of a uniquely Nusantara music genre: keroncong!

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Theatre

Potong

An Esplanade Commission

Teater Ekamatra (Singapore)
Written by Johnny Jon Jon and directed by Mohd Fared Jainal

18 – 21 May 2023

Esplanade Theatre Studio

A young man who has lived abroad his whole life struggles with filial piety, identity, and culture as he returns to Singapore for national service and to reconnect with his family.

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