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Dance

Ong Keng Sen directs Jacintha and Dick Lee at Sifa 2026; plus Jeremy Tiang’s Obie Award-winning play

Veteran singer Jacintha Abisheganaden (left) will tell her life story and share a stage with long-time collaborator Dick Lee in Lush Life at the Singapore International Festival of Arts.
Veteran singer Jacintha Abisheganaden (left) will tell her life story and share a stage with long-time collaborator Dick Lee in Lush Life at the Singapore International Festival of Arts.

Actor Timothee Chalamet taken to task over opera, ballet dig

Timothee Chalamet is the frontrunner to win Best Actor Oscar for sports drama Marty Supreme.
Timothee Chalamet is the frontrunner to win Best Actor Oscar for sports drama Marty Supreme.

Arts Picks

Catch dance shows by Barrowland Ballet and Akram Khan at Esplanade’s March On festival

A tiger upends a family’s dynamics in Barrowland Ballet’s Tiger Tale, for audiences aged seven and up.
A tiger upends a family’s dynamics in Barrowland Ballet’s Tiger Tale, for audiences aged seven and up.

Malaysia’s first female lion dance coach juggles day job with raising new generation of cultural bearers

Lion dance trainer Tan Yee Lee received her licence in 2018, and has led hundreds of lion dance performances since.
Lion dance trainer Tan Yee Lee received her licence in 2018, and has led hundreds of lion dance performances since.

Greece's ex-finance minister Varoufakis charged over use of dance drug ecstasy decades ago

FILE PHOTO: Leader of MeRA25 party Yanis Varoufakis takes part in a televised debate at the headquarters of the state broadcaster ERT, in Athens, Greece, May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Leader of MeRA25 party Yanis Varoufakis takes part in a televised debate at the headquarters of the state broadcaster ERT, in Athens, Greece, May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis/File Photo

Dance review

One Part Woman distils Perumal Murugan’s novel into rich, succinct dance theatre

One Part Woman, choreographed by Raka Maitra, is based on writer Perumal Murugan's book of the same name.
One Part Woman, choreographed by Raka Maitra, is based on writer Perumal Murugan's book of the same name.

The dance floor is disappearing in a sea of phones

People dance and use their cell phones in Mexico on Dec 14, 2025.
People dance and use their cell phones in Mexico on Dec 14, 2025.

Figure skating-On-ice cameraman brings new Olympic angle

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Figure Skating - Women Single Skating - Short Program - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 17, 2026. Camera operator and former ice dancer Jordan Cowan during the Short Program REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Figure Skating - Women Single Skating - Short Program - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 17, 2026. Camera operator and former ice dancer Jordan Cowan during the Short Program REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Figure skating-Malinin attends pairs event, will compete at world championships

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Figure Skating - Men Single Skating - Free Skating - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 13, 2026. Ilia Malinin of United States performs during the Free Skating REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Figure Skating - Men Single Skating - Free Skating - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 13, 2026. Ilia Malinin of United States performs during the Free Skating REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Figure skating-U.S. Figure Skating won't appeal Chock and Bates ice dance results

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Figure Skating - Ice Dance - Free Dance - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 11, 2026. Madison Chock of United States and Evan Bates of United States perform during the free dance REUTERS/Claudia Greco
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Figure Skating - Ice Dance - Free Dance - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 11, 2026. Madison Chock of United States and Evan Bates of United States perform during the free dance REUTERS/Claudia Greco

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.