Clement Yong

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Clement Yong is a correspondent on the arts beat, covering books, theatre and the visual arts. He has been with The Straits Times since 2019.

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Bedok festival show, activities with Ubin villagers among projects supported by $40,000 AGEncy fund

In The Middle Of The Water is a promenade theatre work performed by Chng Xin Xuan (pictured) and written by Kok Heng Leun.

Singapore arts guide (Aug 5 to 30): P. Ramlee is resurrected in Tunggu Sekejap re-staging

Julian Wong and Fadhli Ramlee in 2025’s Tunggu Sekejap: The P. Ramlee Suite.

The Necessary Stage founder Alvin Tan hands reins to Haresh Sharma after 39 years

Playwright Haresh Sharma (left) will take over the artistic direction of the company from Alvin Tan.

Why Mohamed Latiff Mohamed’s Confrontation should be re-read after The Albatross File

Confrontation by Mohamed Latiff Mohamed looks at the events leading up to Singapore’s independence through the eyes of its Malay characters.

Nathania Ong is golden in SRT’s perfectly cast bubblegum pop musical Legally Blonde

Nathania Ong supported by a sparkling ensemble allows SRT to carry the blockbuster cultural weight of Legally Blonde with top-notch flair.

Singaporean curator Low Kee Hong to head Biennale of Sydney in 2028

Singapore curator Low Kee Hong will helm the Biennale of Sydney in 2028.

New national reading movement wants people to read 15 minutes a day – in exchange for cash

The Big Book Giveaway will take place on Sept 19 and 20 this year.

Singapore Art Museum chief curator Shabbir Hussain Mustafa to head 2028 Aichi Triennale

Singapore Art Museum’s chief curator Shabbir Hussain Mustafa has been appointed the next artistic director of the Aichi Triennale

In National Service play Charged, a shoot-out challenges Singapore’s racial harmony narrative

Actor Irsyad Dawood in rehearsal for Teater Ekamatra’s staging of Charged, written by Chong Tze Chien.

Gillman Barracks art galleries sign lease extensions despite 2030 end-date, expect more visitors

Singapore artist Tang Da Wu’s performance at Gillman Barracks in 2024, inspired by a Teochew parable of a boy coming across a baby goat suckling.

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