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Here’s what’s happening on the Singapore
stage this month
STAGE
February15
Pop
Performance
T h i s m o n t h ,
Ame r i c a n p o p
singer-songwriter
Christina Perri
heads to Singapore
as part of her Head
or Heart tour. Fans
can look forward
to hearing her
platinum singles
“Jar of Hear ts”
and “A Thousand
Years”, which was
featured on
The
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part
1
soundtrack, as well as newer songs like “I Believe”,
“Human” and “Sea of Lovers”. See it 27 February at The
Coliseum at Hard Rock Hotel Singapore on Sentosa.
Tickets from Sistic.
Photo courtesy of Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
FOR KIDS
Fable Fun
Youngsters and their grownups will enjoy seeing
someoftheirfavouritefablescometo life in iTheatre’s
50-minute musical extravaganza,
Aesop’s Fables
,
featuring puppetry, live action and music – and
a whole lot of silliness. The show follows the
misadventures
of a mismatched
bandof creatures
as they learn
some of life’s
little wisdoms.
See it from 26
February to 21
March at Jubilee
Hall at Raffles
Hotel, 1 Beach
Road. Tickets
f r o m S i s t i c .
itheatre.org
Celebrating Chinese Arts
On the second day of Chinese New Year, Esplanade
– Theatres on the Bay kicks off the 13th edition of
Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts
, presenting some
of the most dynamic works by Chinese artists from
Singapore and beyond including concertos and
dance and theatrical performances. Highlights
include Singapore Chinese Orchestra’s
Savage
Land – An Opera in Concert
(adapted fromChinese
playwright Cao Yu’s classic play,
The Wilderness
),
Hong Kong director Edward Lam’s
What is Sex?
, a
modern theatrical adaption of the classic Chinese
play
Dream of the Red Chamber
, and
Travel with
Mum
by The Nonsensemakers, based on the true
story of a man who takes his 99-year-old mother on
a journey across China, discovering the meaning
of life along the way. See it from 20 February to 1
March. Tickets from Sistic.
esplanade.com