SIDES BY FRONTIER DANCELAND
Singapore dance company Frontier Danceland presents Sides, its annual mid-year production, with works by three choreographers - Singaporean Lee Mun Wai, Israeli Shahar Biniamini and German Sita Ostheimer.
A photo exhibition is also being held at the venue to mark the company's 25th anniversary this year.
WHERE: School of the Arts Studio Theatre, 1 Zubir Said Drive
MRT: Dhoby Ghaut
WHEN: Today, 8pm and tomorrow, 3 and 8pm
ADMISSION: $30 for 8pm shows, $25 for 3pm show (go to www.sistic.com.sg or call 6348-5555)
INFO: www.frontierdanceland.com
DRUMS
Two Asian directors - Singapore's Chong Tze Chien and Japan's Shigeki Nakano (above) - reinterpret The Damask Drum, a classic Japanese noh play written by Yukio Mishima.
Their takes on the play will be staged one after the other as part of The Esplanade's Super Japan - Japanese Festival of Arts 2016, which runs till May 22.
WHERE: Esplanade Recital Studio, 1 Esplanade Drive
MRT: Esplanade
WHEN: Tomorrow, 3 and 8pm; Sunday, 3pm
ADMISSION: $35 from Sistic
INFO: www.esplanade.com/superjapan
COFFEE & CONVERSATIONS WITH ARTIST ALFREDO JAAR
Multidisciplinary Chilean artist, architect and film-maker Alfredo Jaar, who tackles socio-political issues such as social inequality and environmental degradation in his oeuvre, will share the concepts behind his recent works at a talk at the STPI, where he is the artist-in-residence this month.
WHERE: STPI, 41 Robertson Quay
MRT: Clarke Quay
WHEN: Tomorrow, 2.30 to 3.30pm
ADMISSION: Free
INFO: www.stpi.com.sg
MIND YOUR (INTER)CULTURE
Arts group The Select Centre, which promotes intercultural conversation and understanding, organises the monthly Mind Your (Inter)Culture book club, hosted by civil society activist Constance Singam.
This month's featured book is Get Lucky: An Anthology Of Philippine And Singapore Writings, which explores the lives of Filipinos in Singapore.
Join fellow bookworms and writers Migs Bravo-Dutt, Felix Cheong, Desmond Kon and Eric Tinsay Valles for an afternoon of reading and discussion.
WHERE: Grassroots Book Room, 25 Bukit Pasoh Road
MRT: Outram Park
WHEN: Tomorrow, 3pm
ADMISSION: Free, registration required
INFO: Register at peatix.com/event/165611
