The UrbanWire

The Singapore Hit Awards 2008 had less star power and attracted a smaller crowd at the National Indoor Stadium: Only 2,500 people were present at the event. Nevertheless, those who were there were treated to the energetic performances of local and overseas artistes.

Gloria Kho Yzelman, guest writer for UrbanWire brings you the highlights of this event.

The usual hot favourites like Fahrenheit, S.H.E and Jay Chou were missing. Even local songbird, Stefanie Sun, snubbed at the nominations stage for Best Local Artiste, was too busy to attend the Oct 25 event. Unlike last year, the Singapore Hit Awards was not broadcast live.

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“If anyone wants out, this is your last chance.”

You sit trapped in helplessness, drowning in turmoil as you silently watch the dehumanisation of the characters in front of you. Powerless to retaliate from your seat in the audience, yet too captivated to turn away. (Read more)

Do you really know yourself? This November, Blank Space Productions, part of Escape Theatre, makes you reflect on this, as it brings you face to face to the evil that lurks just under the surface of ordinary people, with its staging of Das Experiment: Black Box.

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Halloween’s round the corner, and the pallid vampires, bloody mummies and soulless zombies have risen from their graves to join the restless (and alive) nocturnal animals in the Singapore Night Safari for 4 weeks of senseless mayhem. Expect the unexpected, as natural and supernatural inhabitants of the night collide.
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Great indie-electric music. Cheap, chilled booze. Kick-ass bargains. You’d probably be grinning as widely as a Cheshire Cat if you were offered just 1 of the 3. But all 3? Your brows raise in suspicion, you frown in doubt. You mustn’t have heard of Flea.Fly.Flo.Fun. (Read more)

While most military personnel are eager to sign out from camp on Fridays to enjoy their weekends, a group of 130 individuals were quite ready to kick off their long weekend by booking themselves in. (Read more)

The Xbox Fan Nite, featuring exclusive previews of the most highly anticipated titles of 2008 was the highlight of the first day of X08.

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Attention Platoon!

Golden Village Grand is organising a Tropic Thunder Ambush Party this Friday. Mission commences at 1900 and a screening of Tropic Thunder will follow at 2100. Mess tins are not required but expect great tasting chow to be served. Come dressed in your military best, and stand a chance to win a pair of GV movie tickets.

So Troopers, synchronise your watches and we will see you there at the party fall in.

Dismissed!

The Tropic Thunder Ambush Party will be held exclusively at GV Grand this Friday on Oct 24 from 7pm to 9pm. The screening of Tropic Thunder starts at 9pm. Tickets are priced at $28 and are available online from Golden Village’s website.

“Do monsters dream of success?”, “Can monsters be gay?”, “Do monsters fall in love?” So many questions, so little time. But if they made you pause and say, “What? Monsters falling in love? Sounds interesting!” Then you’ll be in for a real treat as The Singapore Repertory Theatre presents its latest production: Avenue Q.

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The dreams, fantasies and burdens that one often experiences are redoubled when you question the past and doubt the future. Reality versus the surreal, what exactly drives you between the waking world and everything surreal? Maybe it’s questioning about the essence of life, or maybe it’s making a new beginning for yourself by defeating the odds.

In Redoubled presented by the Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT), the work of SDT’s Resident Choreographer, Jeffrey Tan, and guest choreographer, Kuik Swee Boon, make you experience the redoubling of your personal questions about life.
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“Checkmate”

The winner places his piece neatly on the chessboard, arresting his opponent’s king in defeat. The loser’s face collapses in resignation; cold sweat dots his forehead.

The worst is over. The anger will come later.

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da:ns Festival

To a dancer, dance is more than just swaying your body to the beats of the music; dance is about style, technique, posture, footwork and more importantly, making the audience feel the dance by touching their souls, which is the very essence of da:ns Festival 2008. (Read more)

Aunt Elly sat resplendently in her mauve silk dress and black feather boa, her favourite pet nestled in her arms, as she disdainfully regarded her admirers milling around. “The things I have to put up with,” her eyes seemed to impatiently say, while the captive crowd exclaimed loudly over her beauty. (Read more)

Nokia Remix 2008: Singapore was in town to amp up the night at the Red Dot Design Museum on Oct 3 with the best in international and local music. Boasting a full house, great food and plenty of drinks to go around, the Nokia Remix Party was really the wish-I-were-there place for the night.

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Moments of these worlds, as seen and captured through the DSLR, lomo and consumer camera lenses of young photographers will be brought to public eyes at the Arts House this weekend by the student teams from Ngee Ann Polytechnic who had embarked on media production trips to Chiangmai and Beijing this year. (Read more)