Jodorowsky’s Dune
Directed by Frank Pavich, this 90-minute American-French documentary film explores Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s failed attempt to adapt Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel Dune into film in the mid 1970s. Admission is free, but a temporary fee of $8 will be charged for each ticket booking. The booking fee will be refunded after your attendance has been confirmed. Book your seats here.
Poptart “It’s Not a New Wave, It’s Just You and Me”
This long-running indie music night, which unites all with a blend of indie rock, electro, punk, indietronic, power pop and the occasional guilty pleasures will be anchored by DJs weelikeme and KiDG.
The O.P.E.N. 2015
In the lead up to the Singapore International Arts Festival (SIFA), this pre-festival event consists of screenings, performances and exhibitions across 18 days. Festival highlights include an Augmented Reality tour of the much-loved Tanjong Pagar Railway station, some 15 international films at indie cinema The Projector and photography exhibition The Arrival of Vasco da Gama by […]
Ritual with Eric Volta and Zig Zach
Having lived in Europe, Middle East and Southeast Asia, DJ Eric Volta‘s exposure to different cultures has influenced his diversed sounds. Join him as he brings a night of cosmic and psychedelic music, joined by DJs Zig Zach and Norman C.
The Days that We Wander/Wonder
This group visual arts exhibition by 7 Singapore-based artists will feature photography, video and works of other mediums based on the experiences and stories told by people who have suffered from mental disorders. The aim is to promote mental well-being amongst youth through art.
Singapore Island Culture Club with Aldrin
Devised to revive jaded clubbers and music enthusiasts from the soul-numbing clutches of modern life, Singapore Island Culture Club (SICC for short), is a series of parties hosted by Present Purpose and musical taste-maker extraordinaire Aldrin, with fresh nu-music, fun and surprises on the menu. Get on the guestlist here.
8 art exhibitions to check out
From photography and paintings to printmaking and starchitects, make time for these eight shows.
12 reasons to get out of bed this weekend
Last chance to get in on the Design Week action, plus exciting things happening in Little India and Joo Chiat.
Flamingo Culture Breakfast
Flamingo Singapore will be holding a discussion on “modern Muslims” and how brands can attract this growing market. Joining the discussion will be the Director of Flamingo Singapore, Harriet Robertson. A light breakfast will be served.
Points of Departure
Morocco-born Singapore-based artist Juria Toramae presents 22 works where she reconstructs photographic layers and turns them into large-scale panoramas and triptychs. These are accompanied by an audio-visual installation produced in collaboration with Jerome Lim. The exhibition explores Singapore’s social and environmental changes over the years, and the unreliability of human memories that accompany it.