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Singapore Literature Prize trims categories from 18 to 8, raises prize money to $5,000

Prasanthi Ram receiving her award from Meira Chand at the Singapore Literature Prize ceremony in 2024.
Prasanthi Ram receiving her award from Meira Chand at the Singapore Literature Prize ceremony in 2024.

Arts Picks

Objectifs’ 8th Documentary Award shows highlight regional photographers and communities

Indonesian photographer Husna focuses on the signature Muslim headgear in Hijab/I.
Indonesian photographer Husna focuses on the signature Muslim headgear in Hijab/I.

SSO unveils new season with TwoSet Violin, Nathania Ong and seven-city China tour with Chloe Chua

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Portrait of Singapore Symphony Orchestra's incoming music director -- Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu, 57, who succeeds Hans Graf in July 2026, photographed at SSO office at Esplanade Mall, Feb 25, 2025.
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Portrait of Singapore Symphony Orchestra's incoming music director -- Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu, 57, who succeeds Hans Graf in July 2026, photographed at SSO office at Esplanade Mall, Feb 25, 2025.

Voilah! 2026 spans immersive ocean exhibition and Islamic objects from the Louvre

vOilah! has a French food market at VivoCity as part of its continued partnership with Mapletree.
vOilah! has a French food market at VivoCity as part of its continued partnership with Mapletree.

4.8m-tall The BFG among puppets in Royal Shakespeare Company’s show in Singapore

Roald Dahl's The BFG, which premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in November 2025, will play 17 shows at the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore from April 22 to May 9.
Roald Dahl's The BFG, which premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in November 2025, will play 17 shows at the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore from April 22 to May 9.

Breakdancing opera countertenor Jakub Jozef Orlinski comes to Singapore

Jakub Jozef Orlinski is on an intense Asia tour that has proven just how much people still crave opera.
Jakub Jozef Orlinski is on an intense Asia tour that has proven just how much people still crave opera.

Theatre review

Lao Jiu: The Musical’s evergreen appeal with universal story of youthful idealism and identity

sflao04 - The Theatre Practice restages its popular Lao Jiu: The Musical. CREDIT AND COPYRIGHT: TUCKYS PHOTOGRAPHY 
sflao04 - The Theatre Practice restages its popular Lao Jiu: The Musical. CREDIT AND COPYRIGHT: TUCKYS PHOTOGRAPHY 

Dance review

T.H.E. Dance Company’s new Liminal platform showcases mid-career choreographers

The Rooms Inside by Fiona Thng is part of a triple bill in Liminal.
The Rooms Inside by Fiona Thng is part of a triple bill in Liminal.

‘We did not expect to have so much to learn from Singapore’: Historian Wang Gungwu in new memoir

Wang Gungwu in his Novena home.
Wang Gungwu in his Novena home.

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