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1 October 2023
Esplanade
Esplanade - Theatres by the Bay is one of the busiest arts centres in the world with about 3,000 performances annually. Presenting the best in the performing arts, its world-class venues have hosted a diverse range of dance, music and theatre performances, notably the Kalaa Utsavam festival of Indian art and culture held every year since the venue was opened in 2002. Connected to India has covered a multitude of events and performances at this venue.
Esplanade, the national centre of performing arts in Singapore, presents ‘Human I Nature’, an innovative dance production by Singapore...
Colonial Cousins to perform their fusion music magic at Esplanade, Singapore, on Sept 1
Colonial Cousins, the musical duo of singer Hariharan and singer-composer Leslee Lewis, are set to perform in Singapore on September 1, at...
Purulia Chhau is a vehicle of empowerment, says scholar and change-maker Sneha Bhattacharyya
One of the most spectacular folk art forms in India, Purulia Chhau recently visited Singapore to take part in ‘A Tapestry of Sacred...
Kathambam is constantly in a state of evolution and will continue to evolve, says Guru P Sushanth
An eight-person ensemble with artistes from various genres, Kathambam recently performed at the SIFAS Festival of Arts 2023 in Singapore,...
Bijayini Satpathy: Returns to Singapore with her international bestseller ABHIPSAA – A Seeking
Bijayini Satpathy returns to Singapore this month, to present her internationally acclaimed show ABHIPSAA – A Seeking (Esplanade –...
DBS, Esplanade team up for community events in Marina Bay
Singapore-based bank DBS and Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay have announced a strategic partnership to launch a community uplift project...
Aanchal Chauhan, Sunil Kumar Palwal make their Singapore debut with Devdas
Getting another variant of Devdas, while knowing the plot to the very second, still fills you with a desire to watch this one, too.
'Devdas - the Musical' to get world premiere on Esplanade stage in Singapore
‘Devdas - The Musical’ will get a world premiere from April 21-23, 2023 at the Esplanade Theatre in the Singapore.
Apsaras Arts' Aravinth Kumarasamy conferred Singapore President's Cultural Medallion
Apsaras Arts Director Aravinth Kumarasamy was conferred the prestigious Cultural Medallion for 2022 in a ceremony held at the Istana, the...
Pleasure to perform before Singapore's diverse audience: TM Krishna
Ramon Magsaysay Carnatic musician TM Krishna led a unique collaboration with Nadasvaram artists Sheik Mahaboob and Kaleeshabi Mahaboob at...
Maestro Anoushka Shankar looking forward to sharing her music with Singapore after 15 years
One of India's brightest and most multi-talented music performers Anoushka Shankar is returning to Singapore after 15 years for Kalaa...
Indian arts thriving in Singapore because of our pioneers: Meenakshy Bhaskar
Bhaskar’s Arts Academy is presenting the final installment of its Marabu trilogy, titled ‘Marabu – Footprints of an Artist’ at Kalaa...
Anoushka Shankar to perform at Kalaa Utsavam 2022 in Singapore
Kalaa Utsavam 2022 welcomes British-Indian-American sitarist Anoushka Shankar for the first time at the festival. Apparently the talented...
Salim-Sulaiman, SIOC to team up for Bollywood music night in Singapore
Bollywood returns to Singapore with the first live concert of Salim-Sulaiman in collaboration with Singapore Indian Orchestra and Choir...
73 years on, SIFAS production division gets a global footprint
SIFAS in its 73-year history, has presented hundreds and thousands of shows across performing arts.
Omkar Arts’ ‘Srngara Nayika’ celebrates woman in her many manifestations
Omkar Arts is presenting ‘Srngara Nayika’ Indian classical dance performance at Esplanade - Theatres by the Bay, Singapore
Pathey Nimidam set to showcase Singapore's Tamil culture
Pathey Nimidam, literally "just ten minutes" in Tamil, was launched as a festival by Ravindran Drama Group (RDG) celebrating Tamil...
Singapore's celebration of Indian arts: special programme highlighting the positive contributions of Celebrating 20 years of Kalaa Utsavam.
Bharathaa Arts to present a confluence of music, dance and drama at Kalaa Utsavam 2021
Singapore-based classical dance studio Bharathaa Arts presents a musical adaptation of 'The Silappathikaram' by Ilango Adigal, one of the...
Rudra to showcase blend of heavy metal, Vedic philosophy in Kalaa show
Vedic band Rudra is blending two different genres in its performance at Kalaa Utsavam 2021. For the first time ever, Indian classical and...
Challenges are constant in the life of any artiste, says Yugavardhan
The short film ‘When Mirrors Had Meaning’ will be screened at Kalaa Utsavam this year. The film follows 70-year-old Krishan as he sets...
Migrant workers’ contributions will be a paramount in nation building: Saleem Haidi
Haidi discusses his film ‘Nodigal Sivanthaal - Vaergalaada’ that spotlights the distressed migrant workers’ relentless battle against...
Celebration of Mohamed Raffee’s 50 years in music at Kalaa Utsavam 2021
On November 19, a special show, Raffee 50 – A Musical Jubilee by Vasantham Boyz, will be held at the grand Esplanade Theatre as part of...
Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society (SIFAS) Alumni are set to mark the 20th Kalaa Utsavam with a musical tribute celebrating the death...
Singapore-based playwright and director Grace Kalaiselvi brings MK Narayanan's 1960s Tamil radio play series to the Kalaa Utsavam stage...