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Dance review

Singapore Ballet’s Coppelia revival impresses with strong leads

ecballet27 - Janek Schergen as Dr Coppelius and Kwok Min Yi as Swanilda (pretending to be the Coppelia doll).

Credit / Copyright: Bernie Ng
ecballet27 - Janek Schergen as Dr Coppelius and Kwok Min Yi as Swanilda (pretending to be the Coppelia doll).

Credit / Copyright: Bernie Ng

Arts Picks

Acclaimed Singaporean watercolourist Ong Kim Seng exhibits personal collection

A favourite of Ong Kim Seng's paintings on show is Children Of The Third World (1993).
A favourite of Ong Kim Seng's paintings on show is Children Of The Third World (1993).

Figure skating-Malinin seeks post-Olympics redemption at world championships in Prague

FILE PHOTO: 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 falls during the Free Skating REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: 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 falls during the Free Skating REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo

Dance review

Ethic of care built into family-friendly dance production Chotto Desh’s every gesture

Nico Ricchini in Akram Khan Company's Chotto Desh.
Nico Ricchini in Akram Khan Company's Chotto Desh.

Italy dance gala bans Russian ballerina, irking League party

Dance review

Playful ballet Tiger Tale unlocks the inner child in adults, entrances kids

Tiger Tale begins with a family locked in routine, before being liberated by playfulness.
Tiger Tale begins with a family locked in routine, before being liberated by playfulness.

Dance review

Ballet celebrates Chinese epic, draws from opera

National Ballet of China’s A Dream of Red Mansions in Singapore.
National Ballet of China’s A Dream of Red Mansions in Singapore.

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.

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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.