COPPELIA
Coppelia is a light-hearted, whimsical ballet that involves a love story between a life-sized mechanical doll, created by mysterious inventor Dr Coppelius, and a village youth.
The two-hour ballet kicks off the season for Singapore Dance Theatre.
WHERE: Esplanade Theatre, 1 Esplanade Drive MRT: Esplanade
WHEN: Thursday to March 19 ADMISSION: $35 to $75 (go to www.sistic.com.sg or call 6348-5555) INFO: www.facebook.com/singaporedancetheatre
THE BROWN DABBLE
Illustrator Muhammad Izdi's first solo visual arts show centres on the strangely amusing figure of a mysterious bogeyman. Comprising animation, sculpture and prints, the exhibition at Chan + Hori Contemporary art gallery also features emblems of power, savagery and sexual energy, such as a tiger (above) and a severed pig's head.
WHERE: Chan + Hori Contemporary, 02-09 Gillman Barracks, 6 Lock Road MRT: Labrador Park WHEN: Till April 2, 11am to 7pm (Tuesdays to Sundays), closed on Mondays ADMISSION: Free INFO: www.chanhori.com
CONSTELLATIONS
String theory meets love story in Constellations, a play written by award-winning British playwright Nick Payne. Staged by the Singapore Repertory Theatre, the two-hander stars London-based actors Stephanie Street and Edward Harrison (both above) as star-crossed lovers Marianne, a theoretical physicist, and Roland, a beekeeper.
WHERE: KC Arts Centre - Home of SRT, 20 Merbau Road MRT: Clarke Quay WHEN: Till March 25, 8pm ADMISSION: $45 to $60 INFO: www.facebook.com/singaporerepertorytheatre
destination: INK
This monthly event, organised by visual-textual collective spacer.gif, is a literary playground for artists dabbling in spoken word experiments, some of which incorporate music, photography and multimedia.
Each participant has a five- to seven-minute slot to test out original material, followed by an open jam at the end. For those over 18 only.
WHERE: Blu Jaz Cafe, Level 3, 11 Bali Lane MRT: Bugis WHEN: Monday, 8pm ADMISSION: $4 at the door INFO: www.facebook.com/spacergif
