Burn the Floor, a Latin and ballroom dance show that's now in its 14th year of touring, is due to hit Singapore for the first time. Chin Hui Wen speaks to some of the award-winning young performers—Australian Jemma Armstrong, Brit Stephen Vincent and Slovenian Aljaz Skorjanec—about the appeal of ballroom dance, changing perceptions and individual expression.
Performing at annual Singapore 80s’ fest Retrolicious this year is superstar Tiffany. Chin Hui Wen talks to the singer (best known for hits like “I Think We're Alone Now”) about being an eighties icon, the evolving industry and her next album.
This exhibition follows the evolution of matrimonial garb through the ages. Chin Hui Wen hears from Edwina Ehrman, curator of textiles and fashion at the Victoria & Albert Museum, about the origins of the contemporary wedding dress, caring for the delicate clothes and their lasting romantic appeal.
One of the performers in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival award-winning show Nanta (Cookin’) tells Chin Hui Wen what it takes to put on a stage act that dazzles with rhythmic crockery and knife work, as well as lively music.
Swedish music sensation Robyn has been in the industry for more than a decade (first in mainstream pop and later producing electro-pop tunes). Her most recent release was an innovative three part album—Body Talk Pt. 1, Body Talk Pt. 2 and Body Talk—in 2010. She opens up to Chin Hui Wen about what connects all three parts, as well as finding a balance between touring and creating fresh music.
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