Singaporeâs beloved drag queen Kumar will be making the House Of Glamour stage his own this Singapore Night Festival. With two decades of entertainment and an impressive resume of film, television and theatre credits, youâll be sure to laugh till your sides ache â I certainly had quite a few good laughs over this video of Kumar, the Drag Queen.
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Kumarâs jokes centre around race and sexuality, so stay clear if youâre easily offended. A word to the wise though: donât make ANY form of eye contact with Kumar, donât stand too close to the stage, and be sure to duck as low as you can when you see Kumar scanning the room for his next target. You have been warned!
Date: 21 Aug & 22 Aug, 28 Aug & 29 Aug
Time: 10.00 pm to 10.45 pm
Venue: House of Glamour, Cathay Green
Admission: $15 | For 18 years & above
Update: Weâve been informed that tickets to Kumarâs House Of Glamour have all sold out! As such, weâd like to recommend RIOT! by Becca DâBus. Itâs a lilâ trashy, a lilâ flashy, and a guilty pleasure for all. Itâs hosted by Becca DâBus â sheâs been called a revolutioniser of the world when she was really just turning on the spot. As such, itâs no surprise that you have to be at least 18 to enter. You know what they say â donât be a drag, just be a queen.Â
Date: 29 Aug & 30 Aug
Time: 1.00 AM to 1.45 AM
Venue: House of Glamour, Cathay Green
Admission: $15 | For 18 years & above
Note: To reserve tickets, email your name, date of birth, contact number, programme title/date and number of tickets to [email protected] // Â
Thereâs nothing quite like lighting up the night with a dazzling display of fire and light. Starlight Alchemy are Singaporeâs premier fire and light performance group, presenting flaming extravaganzas and dancing lights. Theyâll be performing a journey of reconciliation between Apollo, from the world of Ethereal Light, and Nuri, from the world of Eternal Flame. This team of local and international artists are sure to fire up the crowd for the whole night.Â
For a taste of what to expect, check out the video below!
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Date: 21 Aug & 22 Aug
Time: 8pm, 9.30pm & 11pm (25 mins each)
Venue: Singapore Art Museum , Front Lawn. Admission is free.Â
Iâve always been jealous of people who can make puppets talk. And when they have comedy and magic backing them up, itâs an irresistible combination. Joseph Then, professional ventriloquist, and Shawn Chua, magician and ventriloquist, will be combining to bring you an evening of laughter and entertainment with their puppets Harry the Horse and The Sensational Stefano. Admission is free too, so you really have no reason to be missing this. Remember to email early to reserve your tickets.
Date: 21 Aug & 22 Aug
Time: 7.00 pm to 7.45 pm
Venue: House of Glamour, Cathay Green
Note: email [email protected] // Â
At CREATIONS Workshops, youâll take part in exciting activities and show off your art to your friends. One of the workshops, Bend And Break with Cedric Le Borgne, will teach you how to bend wires to make your own sculptures.Â
Another workshop that caught my eye is Find Your Flow! by Starlight Alchemy, where participants can experience Maori poi spinning, hula hooping and staff manipulation. Be careful not to swing fire-laced sticks around at home though â the SCDF wonât be amused.
Sat, 22 Aug
Bend and Break with Cedric Le Borgne | 10am â 12pm
Be a Director with Stephanie Ronzon and Fred Multier | 3pm â 5.30pmÂ
Wed & Thu, 26 & 27 Aug
Catch the Light with Bryan van der Beek | 8pm â 9.30pm
Thu, 27 Aug
Find Your Flow with Starlight Alchemy | 7.30pm â 9pmÂ
Sat, 29 Aug
Hula Hoop Flow with Starlight Alchemy | 5pm â 6.30pmÂ
CREATIONS tickets range from $25 to $38, with concessions available. Tickets available from SISTIC.Â
Busking is where many musicians cut their teeth overseas, practicing and honing their craft while getting little to no pay for it. In Singapore, buskers are a little different, needing to demonstrate to the National Arts Council that theyâre good enough to get a permit to busk proper.Â
For these local buskers, itâs the opportunity of a lifetime to play their hearts out to the crowds on the big Festival Village Stage â show up and let them know their music is getting heard! Performers include Amanda Tee, Jaime Wong and Awi Rafael.
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Date: 21 Aug & 22 Aug, 28 Aug & 29 Aug
Time: 7.00 pm to 2.00 am
Venue: SMU, Campus Green. Admission is free.
For a list of all performing artists, click here.Â
If you liked the Little Nyonya, youâll love the Peranakan Museum Variety Show. For a taste of Peranakan culture, the Peranakan Musuem Variety Show stands unrivalled. With classic baba-nyonya tunes and sing-along performances in the dondang sayang tradition, this party in Armenian Street will deliver a Peranakan experience like no other.
Date: 21 Aug & 22 Aug
Time: 8.00 pm to 9.00 pm
Venue: Armenian Street. Admission is free.
As someone who takes a long while to think before he speaks, I find improv comedy downright distressing. Itâs probably best to leave it to the professionals â professionals like The Improv Company, who will present a night of comedy theatre thatâs made up right there and then on the spot.Â
Audience members get to make suggestions, inspiring witty punchlines and stories, so if youâve got a great idea but canât quite think how to make it funny, be there and help make The Improv Companyâs life a little tougher â theyâll thank you for it!
Date: 21 Aug & 22 Aug
Time: 11.30 pm to 12.15 am
Venue: House of Glamour, Cathay Green
Admission: $15 | For 18 years & above
Note: To reserve tickets, email your name, date of birth, contact number, programme title/date and number of tickets to [email protected] // Â
In PERSPECTIVES talks, youâll get to meet the performers, artists, and people who make the Singapore Night Festival a success â in short, a perspective from the production side that will illuminate the show in a new light. This yearâs talks feature David Passegand & Moetu Batlle, creators of the Anookis, as well as Ralf Westerhof, who makes 3D line drawings out of hand-bent wires.Â
While itâs $12 for a ticket, they come bundled with a $10 drink coupon which you can use at the Festival Village. For insights into how the performers prepare themselves before their acts, you really have no reason to attend at least one of these talks.
Sat, 22 Aug
1.00 pm | Meet the Anookis by David Passegand & Moetu Batlle
2.30 pm | Ride the Magic Carpet by Miguel Chevalier, Carolyn Kan and Depression
4.00 pm | Drawn in Light by Ralf Westerhof
Wed, 26 Aug
7.30 pm | Dream Weavers by Brandon Tay & Stephanie Ronzon
Sat, 29 Aug
2.00 pm | Fire Starters by Starlight Alchemy
Each artist talk is 60 minutes long.
PERSPECTIVES tickets are $12 (inclusive of a $10 drink coupon) each, concessions available. Tickets available from SISTIC.
HDB flats are a common experience for many of us, myself included. Choreographer Dapheny Chen, a founding member of local dance company Re:Dance Theatre, recreates this experience through the medium of contemporary dance, telling stories of community spirit, relationships, personal growth, and life.Â
These encounters were inspired by Chenâs own recollections of common spaces, and promise to strike a chord with many Singaporeans.Â
Date: 21 Aug & 22 Aug, 28 Aug & 29 Aug
Time: 8.00 pm, 9:00 pm, 10:00 pm
Venue: Waterloo Centre, ARTSPLACE @ Waterloo Centre (along Queen Street)
The food has always been an integral part of the Singapore Night Festival. This yearâs mouth-watering line-up includes the unmissable Soi 55, a Thai beverage stall with Thai milk tea, green milk tea slushies, and Scrumptious At The Turf, a Turf City restaurant which brings beef burgers, creamy chicken and beef meatball pasta to the table.Â
There are over 20 food stalls, so you can be assured to be spoilt for choice. Also making an appearance are Hoshana, an artisanal jewellery shop, and Ourheartbeads, which sells quirky and ethnic accessories.Â
Date: 21 Aug & 22 Aug, 28 Aug & 29 Aug
Time: 6.00 pm to 2.00 am
Venue: SMU, Campus Green
With so much to do, thereâs no excuse to miss out on it! These are only 10 of the best events to look out for, but if youâre generally looking for new things to do, just walk around the entire festival and youâre sure to find new things to capture your interest.Â
The Singapore Night Festival is the most happening festival in Singapore for the next couple of weeks and most of the programmes are free. Book your tickets early to avoid disappointment!
What: Singapore Night Festival 2015
Where: Bras Basah and Bugis area
When:21 Aug & 22 Aug, 28 Aug & 29 Aug, 6pm till late
Weâll be giving away 2 x pairs of tickets of Find Your Flow (Thursday, 27 August) and Hula Hoop Flow (Saturday, 29 August) by Starlight Alchemy. To win tickets, all you need to do is:
Step 1: Like TheSmartLocal and âJoinâ the Singapore Night Festival 2015 event on Facebook.
Step 2: Share this post on Facebook.Â
Step 3:Â Leave a comment below that post and tell us which tickets youâd want to win, and why!Â
Results will be announced on 24 August 2015. Good luck!
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