Happenings this week
We highlight the best our city has to offer and what’s keeping it abuzz. Here are the best things you can do in Singapore this week.
Flashback Friday
When: 21 February 2025
Where: Hard Rock Cafe
Remember what it was like to party in the aughts? Hit the Hard Rock Cafe and dance away to the likes of Pitbull, Justin Bieber, Usher and more. Tickets start at S$28, with a minimum spend of S$400 for five-pax table reservations.
Cé La Vi presents Dubfire
When: 22 February 2025
Where: The Club Lounge at Cé La Vi
Party till late with Dubfire, a Grammy Award-winning artist and top electronic musician known for hits like Ribcage and Roadkill. With a career spanning over three decades, he will bring along an innovative spirit and classic techno favourites to Cé La Vi, where an unforgettable night of dancing awaits. Tickets go for S$38 (pre-event) or S$48, inclusive of one premium house pour.
RASA x Solid Ground presents: Amy Dabbs
When: 22 February 2025
Where: RASA
Marking a homecoming this weekend is Amy Dabbs, an electronic music artist who called Singapore home before making a name in Berlin’s underground scene. Find her at RASA from 7pm till 4am, as she showcases her multi-genre approach to music alongside Singapore-based collective, Solid Ground. Tickets here.
Van Gogh Inside
When: Now until 23 February 2025
Where: Parkview Square
In addition to the ongoing Monet Inside exhibition by Groundseesaw, visitors will also have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of Gustav Klimt and Vincent van Gogh. Look forward to an ever-changing roster of breathtaking visuals and immersive storytelling in a dynamic 360-degree art experience, where Klimt’s themes of beauty love and human experience and the emotional universe of Van Gogh are brought to life. Tickets here.
See You, Anniversary
When: Now until 23 February 2025
Where: The Ngee Ann Kongsi Theatre @ Funan
After an acclaimed debut in 2022, See You, Anniversary is returning, hoping to, once again, touch the audience with its heartfelt exploration of love and memory. Performed in Mandarin with English subtitles and closed captions, this moving production celebrates the love story of a couple, looking back on the many firsts in their life together. Opening on Valentine’s Day, ‘dine and theatre date’ tickets are available for couples who wish to enjoy a wine-pairing dinner at The Masses, anytime from 8 to 23 February 2025. More information here.
A unique sensory experience
When: Now until 2 March 2025
Where: The Macallan House
Embark on a unique sensory experience at The Macallan House, and rediscover the brand’s core and limited-edition whiskies through a special serve ritual. Guided by experts, each session promises to educate and enrich one’s understanding of everything that makes The Macallan what it is. Book here for tickets to the experience, each going for S$32.
Behind the Canvas
When: Now until 6 March 2025
Where: Marina Bay Sands
This month, Singapore will be hosting the global debut of Behind the Canvas Series 1: Jean-Michel Basquiat, a celebration of the life and work of one of the most influential artists of our time. Presented by Covenant Art in partnership with New York collector and publisher Larry Warsh’s House of Inspiration, the three-month-long initiative aims to make art accessible to one and all, reimagining stories of iconic artists through innovative and experiential showcases. More here.
Yom Bo Sung: Our Foreign Home
When: Now until 8 March 2025
Where: Cuturi Gallery
In Our Foreign Home, Singaporean artist Yom Bo Sung reflects on the reassuring familiarity yet unsettling estrangement in making a home as a migrant. Drawing from observations of transient spaces and his personal experience as a native Korean, he ventures into the abstract art of splicing human and architectural elements together. Thus, creating a sculptural series of private moments for the rest of us to stumble into. More information here.
Of Dreams and Contemplation: I Am All but A Story – Collection of Richard Koh
When: Now until 9 March 2025
Where: The Private Museum
For the second time, Richard Koh’s personal art collection will be showcased at The Private Museum, offering viewers a fresh glimpse into his journey as a collector and gallerist. Collected with a focus on memory and emotion, the collection will reveal a rare insight into the mind of a veteran who has spent years promoting the works of others and championing contemporary artists from Southeast Asia and beyond. Admission is free. More here.
No Patents on Ideas
When: Now until 23 March 2025
Where: SAM at Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Through video, installation and objects, witness how ideas can transcend boundaries and redefine art at Pratchaya Phinthong’s first solo exhibition in Singapore. Phinthong, a Bangkok-based artist who uses art to examine the cultural and economic systems that define modern life, will also present Undrift, a new video installation that reflects on the implications between cultural circuits of vernacular knowledge and everyday material cultures. More here.
Pagoda Odyssey 1915: From Shanghai to San Francisco
When: Now until 1 June 2025
Where: Asian Civilisations Museum
In this special exhibition, a set of 84 hand-carved model pagodas from Shanghai have been reunited for the first time in over a century. Not since they travelled thousands of miles to San Francisco for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915, a massive world’s fair that attracted more than 18 million visitors during its 288-day run. Remarkably detailed, these pagodas offer a good look at China’s rich architectural heritage, and will be complemented by Towers of Faith, a photography exhibition of religious landmarks in Singapore, as well as a series of public programmes. More here.
Coming up:
Yuewen Global IP Awards
When: 28 February 2025
Where: Resorts World Sentosa, Resorts World Ballroom
The Yuewen Global IP Awards is returning to Singapore, where it will be jointly held by Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) and Yuewen, a Chinese entertainment group known for its portfolio of celebrated intellectual property. The star-studded awards gala will enjoy the company of the region’s most acclaimed artists and A-list celebrities, as it honours distinguished global creative talents and their works across the world of digital entertainment media. Anyone else interested to attend may book the Yuewen Global IP Awards Package through RWS, which includes two award show tickets and two nights at one of resort’s properties.
A Doll’s House, Part 2
When: 7 to 23 March 2025
Where: Victoria Concert Hall
When Henrik Ibsen wrote the 1879 play, A Doll’s House, he left the audience wondering about the fate of its protagonist, a woman who left a marriage and children behind. In the sequel, a work by the American playwright Lucas Hnath, a cliffhanger is revisited, with the same protagonist returning 15 years later to confront the consequences of her departure. Designed as a standalone play, A Doll’s House, Part 2 provides a fresh, modern twist on the themes of personal agency and social constraint, and will be brought to life by the Pangdemonium Theatre Company and its stellar cast. Tickets here.
Singapore Weekender by Kita Food Festival
When: 12 to 17 March 2025
Where: Various locations
The most ambitious programme by Kita Food Festival is bound for Singapore this March, showcasing Southeast Asia’s culinary best through four-hand dinners, kitchen takeovers and its signature big barbecue finale. Chefs to look out for include Brian Cole of Hearth (Perth), Syrco Bakker of Syrco Base (Bali), Kelvin Cheung of Jun’s (Dubai) and Keiko Kuwakino of Satoyama Jujo (Japan). Tickets here.
Wicked
When: 19 March to 20 April 2025
Where: Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands
Talk about good timing. As fans await the second installment of the film to arrive in theatres (November 2025), they can experience the award-winning musical from Broadway live this coming March. Step into the Emerald City with an Australian cast and explore the story of an unlikely friendship through Grammy Award-winning music by Stephen Schwartz. Tickets begin at S$68, with dining packages to consider. More here.
SOS Kumar
When: 17 July to 3 August 2025
Where: Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands
There’s no better way to celebrate Singapore’s 60th than enjoying a night of laughter with local standup comic, Kumar. Together with his fabulous “Gorgeous Riotous Crew” of drag queens and dancers, join him for a wild ride of quirky (and current) affairs and love-hate relationships with cultural icons, told with a brand of humour that’s bold, loud and unapologetically Singaporean. Tickets here.
