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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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Attend a Mandopop concert in Jurong West Hawker Centre

Young adult group the 13th Mile Collective is organising a full-blown concert at a hawker centre.
Young adult group the 13th Mile Collective is organising a full-blown concert at a hawker centre.

No new insights into Monkey King myth in Singapore Chinese Orchestra’s Wukong experience

The puppets are a treat in economical storytelling.
The puppets are a treat in economical storytelling.

King Shih-chieh rules stage as a father suffering from dementia in Le Pere

Tian Shui (left) as Anna and King Shih-chieh as the father in Le Pere.
Tian Shui (left) as Anna and King Shih-chieh as the father in Le Pere.

Persepolis, Shah Of Shahs and The Rubaiyat: 7 books to read about Iran’s culture and history

(Clockwise from top left) Persepolis books one and two by Marjane Satrapi, My Uncle Napoloen by Iraj Pezeshkzad, Shah Of Shahs by Ryszard Kapuscinski, The Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam by Edward FitzGerald, Black Wave by Kim Ghattas, Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar and Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat (2017) by Samin Nosrat.
(Clockwise from top left) Persepolis books one and two by Marjane Satrapi, My Uncle Napoloen by Iraj Pezeshkzad, Shah Of Shahs by Ryszard Kapuscinski, The Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam by Edward FitzGerald, Black Wave by Kim Ghattas, Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar and Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat (2017) by Samin Nosrat.

No top-up to SG Culture Pass for now; MPs raise suggestions for books and arts giving

The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth will monitor how and whether people use the SG Culture Pass before making adjustments.
The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth will monitor how and whether people use the SG Culture Pass before making adjustments.

New $20m grant for multicultural arts; 5-year NIE study on how the arts affect students’ brains

Singapore International Festival of Arts' opening act at Bedok.
Singapore International Festival of Arts' opening act at Bedok.

‘Singapore is a kinetic city’: Movement art founder Yaacov Agam, 97, shows in Tanglin Road

Israeli artist Yaacov Agam is showing his works at Bruno Gallery in Tanglin Road.
Israeli artist Yaacov Agam is showing his works at Bruno Gallery in Tanglin Road.

Jon Kimura Parker, Hyung-ki Joo, Sean Chen to star at Singapore International Piano Festival

(Clockwise from top left) Jon Kimura Parker, Conrad Tao, Hyung-ki Joo, and Sean Chen.
(Clockwise from top left) Jon Kimura Parker, Conrad Tao, Hyung-ki Joo, and Sean Chen.

Post-apocalyptic humanity burns brightly in stunning and near-perfect sci-fi theatre The Sun

Taiwanese company 4 Chairs Theatre ignites a classic Japanese fable of sun-fearing humans.
Taiwanese company 4 Chairs Theatre ignites a classic Japanese fable of sun-fearing humans.

How a 1,000-page Paul Auster novel converted me to ‘healing fiction’

Auster follows the life of voracious reader Archibald Isaac Ferguson, nee 1947, and splinters his life into four versions, every one just slightly different from the other.
Auster follows the life of voracious reader Archibald Isaac Ferguson, nee 1947, and splinters his life into four versions, every one just slightly different from the other.

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