The Harry Potter™ Film Concert Series returns to the Esplanade Theatre with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert, the third film in the Harry Potter series.  On march 2nd and 3rd, 2019, the Metropolitan Festival Orchestra will perform this magical score live from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ while the entire film plays in high-definition on a 40-foot screen.In their third year at Hogwarts™, Harry, Ron and Hermione meet escaped prisoner Sirius Black™ and learn to handle a half-horse/half-eagle Hippogriff, repel shape-shifting Boggarts and master the art of Divination. Harry must also withstand soul-sucking Dementors™, outsmart a dangerous werewolf and deal with the truth about Sirius and his relationship to Harry and his parents.

“Chok’s fine compositions are unabashedly old school in design, but such is the combination of vibrancy and seductiveness in the execution that it’s hard not to be completely smitten.” – Ian Patterson, allaboutjazz.comA follow-up to 2015’s Eleven, pianist and composer Chok Kerong will present all-new compositions and arrangements written for the latest edition of his ensemble, which comprises some of the best musicians from all over the world.Kerong’s shapeshifting harmony, daring chromaticism and infectious rhythms will make this concert one to defy categorisation. Featuring:Chok Kerong piano, keyboards Ang Shao-Wen conductorMat Jodrell (AU) trumpet, flugelhornNathaniel Gao (CN) saxophoneMarques Young (MY) tromboneChristina Zhou, Gabriel Lee violinChristoven Tan violaRyan Sim celloJohannes Felscher (USA) bassTeriver Cheung (HK) guitarSoh Wen Ming drumsKerong has performed with acclaimed artists such as Steve Wilson, John Riley and Yotam Siberstein. His works have been performed by Jeremy Monteiro, the Singapore Wind Symphony and the T’ang Quartet. He is a Mosaic Associate Artist, whom Esplanade has committed to providing tailored, intensive support.Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3NbprsNo2yCx1k2OFdmp7G 

This year, The Vocal Consort's annual Gala concert showcases contemporary choral musicwritten by living composers. It will be a night of enchanting and melodious harmonies, woventogether seamlessly, consisting of beautiful pieces by Eriks Esenvalds, Richard Burchard, Jake Runestad, Ola Gjeilo and many more.The Vocal Consort is one of Singapore’s premier community choral groups, led byaccomplished local conductor Mr Nelson Kwei. The choir marks its place in the internationalchoral scene through winning prestigious awards in various international choral competitions. Its recent win at the Tokyo International Choir Competition 2018 included emerging as Category Winner of the Contemporary Music category and the Best Interpretation of a Piece from Renaissance & Baroque era.

这是一场给于不同”宗教信仰”的人都可以来参加的法会讲座.以下会让大家了解这讲座的特别之处。我们今天来这里是为了什么,目的何在。人们所谓的生老病死,他是天注定的吗？还是人注定的又或者冥冥之中早有安排, 当危机来时我们又应该如何化解。生老病死这句话,对于人们来说几乎是天注定的但是我却认为这是人们注定的。在这个生老病死四个字当中其实还少了一个字,那就是生”贪”老病死。在科技还没有这么发达的时候我们不能够左右我们孩子的”命运与出生时辰”但是看看现今社会我们已经能够安排孩子到来时辰。那么他们的命运是否就是天注定还是”父母贪注定”。今天除了张天师(师傅)救世法会讲座分享之外,还会让大家了解张师傅如何在现今社会如何施法？如何帮大家消灾解难？在这个张天师(师傅)救世法会现场将会有多名见证人与大家分享他们所碰到的问题,他们所面对的困难与挫折还有他们是如何找上张师傅呢？如果大家想多了解其他周边事项自己与家人的关系公司与员工的磁场。请别错过这次的”张天师救世法会”. 机会难逢座位有限，请早购票.

Alleycats marks 50th anniversary in music with special concert! Jive Events & Entertainment is proud to bring you the most popular Malaysian band Alleycats to Singapore on 2 February 2019 at MES Theatre, Mediacorp. Today, the band is still going strong, having cut 29 albums to date, making it one of, if not the longest surviving bands in the country. Alleycats with its original band members promises to perform favourite hits including Sampaikanlah Salam, Andainya Aku Pergi Dulu, Kerana and Hingga Akhir Nanti. Also joining the concert is Dasha Logan, daughter of the late Loganathan Arumugam.

Nan Hua Symphonic Band comprises of members from various countries and backgrounds. Places that we would like to go to, have been to, or come from, are of significance to our lives and our hearts. Putting our experiences and memories together, Nan Hua Symphonic Band presents Places of Our Hearts.About Nan Hua Symphonic BandNan Hua Symphonic Band is made up of sections of passionate students making music together. The band’s motto, “One Heart, One Band, One Sound”, is the thread that connects every member, instructor and teacher associated with the group.Nan Hua Symphonic Band were invited to perform at the Istana Open House in 2017. The band has also recently performed at Hong Kong Disneyland. As a testimony to the bandsmen’s commitment and dedication, Nan Hua Symphonic Band has been awarded a Certificate of Distinction at the biannual Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation since 2013. At the recent Singapore International Band Festival 2018, the band was awarded a Gold award.Connections do not cease when the students graduate from the school, with the formulation of Nan Hua Alumni Band in 2017. The ensemble allows graduates to return to their alma mater to contribute in music making. Also led by our conductors Mr. and Mrs. Chua, the alumni band has supported the main band for two sold out concerts.  Bringing the arts to communities in need through Limelight Half of the ticket proceeds will go toward supporting Esplanade’s community engagement programmes that bring the arts to at-risk youth, the elderly, people with special needs and other underserved communities.

There’s funny, and then there’s SA funny. From modest beginnings in Chennai, Aravind SA’s wit and self-deprecatory humour have conspired to make him a popular standup comedian not just in the South, but across the country. It was always on the cards, we suppose, given that his very first standup comedy video in 2013 went viral, resulting in a whole culture of people embracing the catchline, “I was not ready da”. No prizes for guessing what SA called his second show.In a society of engineers and doctors (if you’re from the South, you know what we’re talking about), perhaps Aravind’s biggest achievement is showing that a career can be made out of doing standup comedy too. It wasn’t easy though, given that the field wasn’t too encouraging of comedians from the South. Not too long ago, he began the standup revolution in South India at dingy pubs and sparsely filled clubs. As they say, good jokes, like viruses, are infectious, and once they went viral, before SA knew it, he was performing sold-out shows at fancy auditoriums.SA’s popularity isn’t just limited to India… mainly because Indians aren’t just limited to India. So, he’s toured the United States and performed 29 shows in over 25 cities.Where else are Indians at? Singapore? Australia? UK? Dubai? Yes, he’s performed to sold out shows in all of those places too.No surprises then when Amazon Prime (you have a good talent spotting team, Amazon!) picked SA to be among the 10 standup comedians whose shows it carried as one-hour specials. If you didn’t get enough of SA at the shows, you could now catch him on desktops, laptops, smartphones, tablets… you get the idea. His Amazon show was chosen by Film Companion to be among the top 4 standup specials to come out that year. Even the world-renowned Huffington Post decided to increase traffic to their page by sharing a snippet from SA’s show. You’re welcome, Huff Post.He’s a successful standup comedian. You know that. He’s an internet sensation. You know that too. He’s a proud Madrasi. If you didn’t know that, are you sure you caught his Amazon Prime show yet? What you likely didn’t know though is that he’s also a qualified filmmaker. Consider yourself warned, lest he suddenly burst onto the Tamil cinema scene with a film, and you say, “I was not ready da.”

Season 2019Singapore Dance Theatre is proud to present to you Season 2019 – Pride & Passion. As Singapore’s only premier professional dance company, Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT) takes a deep pride in our heritage and carries a burning passion for our future. With a rich history of 30 years behind us, and an unwavering consistency in our artistic development, SDT has grown and received international acclaim for its brilliance and skill in classical and contemporary works.This is your chance at getting the biggest savings on your tickets to a year full of exquisite dance pieces. Get the Season 2019 Pass to enjoy privileged access to SDT’s performances year-round, or the Theatre Pass to gain access to our classical and triple-bill seasons.Don’t miss this 30% discount!At SDT, we are ever diversifying and enlarging our capacity towards exploring greater forms of expression and creativity. Come and experience for yourself the ephemeral wonder of being in unison with the dancers for that singular moment, with our breaths held in and where our hearts connect.

The second installment of an ambitious three-part series by Toy Factory, A Dream Under the Southern Bough: Reverie follows its predecessor, The Beginning, from SIFA 2018 as Chun Yu Fen continues his fantastical journey into the Ant Kingdom.The dream world is an often-explored motif in the greatest works of Ming playwright Tang Xianzu, including A Dream Under the Southern Bough. Hailed as the Shakespeare of the East, Tang’s romantic view of love and dreams were a foil against the feudal conventions of his time.Bringing Tang’s lyrical play to the modern stage, Toy Factory presents the highly-anticipated second part of this tale in A Dream Under the Southern Bough: Reverie, as disgraced naval officer Chun Yu Fen falls asleep and is thrust into the Ant Kingdom.In the ensuing 22 chapters of this wondrous journey, Chun finds himself in a situation beyond his wildest dreams, now betrothed to the Kingdom’s princess and the newly appointed governor of the Southern Bough. It appears to be a time for revelry – but trouble is brewing and inching ever closer.From the vision of award-winning Goh Boon Teck, don’t miss this enchanting installment of Reverie, which meets its dramatic culmination in Existence, to be presented in SIFA 2020.

From the hands of visionary director Tadashi Suzuki comes a masterful, cross-cultural adaptation of Greek tragedy, The Bacchae, featuring an impressive cast of Indonesian, Japanese and Chinese actors.Written near the end of his life, The Bacchae has been hailed as one of Athenian playwright Euripides’ greatest dramas. Dionysus – the God of wine – unleashes his plot to punish Pentheus, King of Thebes, for denying Dionysus’s divinity. Madness ensues as Dionysus lures Pentheus to his death, torn to pieces by feverish worshippers, including his own mother, Agave.One of the most revered voices in theatre today, Suzuki is an eloquent interpreter of Greek tragedy for the contemporary stage. In a unique collaboration with art production house Purnati Indonesia, Suzuki continues to break new ground as he re-envisions this ancient conflict of madness and reason through an intriguing Pan-Asian lens.Dionysus will showcase costumes by Indonesian designer Auguste Soesastro and Suzuki himself, along with a musical score featuring Indonesian instruments composed by Takada Midori. Following several years of intense training in Suzuki’s world-renowned acting method, Dionysus’ impressive cast of Indonesian, Japanese and Chinese actors is set to dominate the stage with their potent presence.Performed in various regional Indonesia languages, Japanese and Mandarin with English surtitles.    

From critically-acclaimed theatre company Checkpoint Theatre comes Displaced Persons’ Welcome Dinner, a powerful new play about humanitarian workers caught in the crosshairs of a crisis.A crisis tests the resolve of the international staff of a refugee camp. Can they stay sane, stay alive, and stay strong when their minds, bodies, and spirits are called upon to do the impossible?In a multidisciplinary theatrical work set against the backdrop of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, Displaced Persons’ Welcome Dinner, commissioned by SIFA 2019, investigates the realities of the aid industry. With sensitivity and nuance, playwright Huzir Sulaiman delves beneath media portrayals to discover a world where good people struggle with treacherous politics and flawed institutions.Directed by Claire Wong, this unflinching examination of the idealism and heroism of humanitarian workers raises vital questions about our world – from the nature of conflict, the toxic nature of institutions, and the challenges we face when confronted with powers larger than ourselves.As the home of new Singapore playwriting, Checkpoint Theatre has produced some of the most vibrant contemporary Asian plays in recent Singapore history, exploring complex issues in deeply personal ways, with richly layered texts and refined aesthetics.

In The Mysterious Lai Teck, acclaimed Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen leads you into the labyrinthine underworld of spies, in this portrait of one of Southeast Asia’s most shadowy historical figures. Who is Lai Teck? History remembers him as the leader of the Malayan Communist Party from 1939 to 1947, and a triple agent for the French, British and Japanese secret police. Yet the real man is an enigma. Rumoured to have over 30 pseudonyms, his story is full of gaps and contradictions culled from the accounts of fellow spies and traitors, and various authors of histories.Blending fact and fictional speculation, Singapore-born visual artist Ho recreates the charged atmosphere of Lai Teck’s times in an inventive staging, featuring an animatronic puppet, visual projections and theatrical drapes.Offering a window into an embattled period of Southeast Asian history, The Mysterious Lai Teck is an extended reflection emerging from Ho’s long-term project, The Critical Dictionary of Southeast Asia.Blending fiction and espionage, agency and treachery, The Mysterious Lai Teck is a thrilling snapshot of the shifting face of Southeast Asia in the Age of Treason, and of a man caught between the ruthless forces of history.Performed in Mandarin with English surtitles    

LA Comedy Live is excited to announce that one of India’s most popular comedians, KANAN GILL, will be making his anticipated return to Singapore on Feb 9, 2019, at SOTA Concert Hall!Kanan Gill’s latest special, ‘Teetar’ is a personal, observational and deeply stupid follow up to 2017’s Keep It Real. In this hilarious one hour show he juggles ideas from Julius Caesar’s death to marching to bands and his building societies.The show also explain what “teetar” means.ABOUT ARTISTEKanan Gill is an Indian stand-up comedian and YouTuber who rose to fame with the YouTube series, ‘Pretentious Movie Reviews’ where he reviews flawed yesteryear Bollywood films in a hilarious manner. His partner-in-comedy in running this widely popular series is his fellow stand-up comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath. The duo has stirred up a storm in the YouTube scenario in the Indian subcontinent with their over-the-top commentaries and super-funny personalities.“Hilariously relatable.” - Gulf NewsA software engineer by profession, Gill has found unbelievable fame in a totally unrelated field. As of today, he has quit his engineering job to focus fully on his career as a comedian, and divides his work between online and offline gigs. As of May 2017, this hugely popular comic star had over 502k subscribers on his YouTube channel ‘Ok! Gill,’ 343k followers on his Instagram account and 819k followers on Twitter.From a young age, Kanan Gill was a funny kid who loved to joke around and play pranks. However, born into a typical Indian family, there was no doubt in his mind that he would one day pursue a conventional career that would guarantee stability. After high school he chose to study computer engineering though he never lost his love for comedy. During his college days he became a part of comedy bands and spent his leisure time writing silly songs. Once he graduated, he took up a cushy job as a software engineer in Exeter Group Inc.“Kanan’s insightful, disciplined, affably absurd, resonating, and a great storyteller.”- MediumEven while working as a techie, his passion for comedy continued and he participated in a number of comedy competitions and won the Punchline Bangalore competition. Another win at the Comedy Store in Mumbai followed, giving Gill the confidence to quit his engineering job and focus entirely on developing his career as a comedian.During his early days as a comedian, Kanan Gill came across another budding comedian, Biswa Kalyan Rath. The duo teamed up and originated the YouTube series ‘Pretentious Movie Reviews’ where they review Bollywood films in their own funny and twisted ways. The reviewed some popular movies such as ‘Gunda,’ ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’, ‘Prem Aggan’, and ‘Aap ka Suroor’ which earned them a large fan following in movie-crazy India.Their rising popularity in India soon gained them international notice as well and Gill was given a chance to work in an improvised sketch comedy show, ‘The Living Room,’ on the American channel Comedy Central. He also co-hosted the YouTube FanFest India and was one of the main personalities behind the YouTube Comedy Hunt. Ambitious to achieve even more, Kanan Gill ventured into Bollywood films in 2017 with a minor role in the Sonakshi Sinha starrer ‘Noor.’ In 2018, he was also the judge on Comicstaan, a comedic reality tv show.

This Lunar New Year, celebrate the beautiful life through songs inspired by spring as songstress Tandy Lim serenades you with fresh renditions of golden oldies including Spring Morning, Why is Spring So Late, Spring Breeze, and many more! 

Turn back time and enjoy Golden Canto Hits that have stood the test of time!Songs that mark the highs and lows of a generation, and songs that express the innate need for love and acceptance. These are the quintessential themes of iconic Cantonese classics from the golden eras of the ’70s and ’80s.From romantic ballads to upbeat ditties, let established singers Cheng Kam Cheong, Angie Lau, Allan Moo and Wysom Wong whisk you back to yesteryear with melodious renditions of hit songs, including soundtracks from popular Cantonese dramas and movies. Hosted by Mediacorp CAPITAL 958 DJ Qiu Shengyang who takes us on a nostalgic evening walk down our memory lane! 

The Rythmn Boys are coming to A Date With Friends! Formed in 1961 at Jalan Ismail in Singapore, The Rythmn Boys were best known for the psychedelic rock back in the ’60s. Join them as they reunite with friends like Adnan Othman, M. Amin, S. Mariam and M. Ramlan in this one-night-only concert.Be entertained by hit songs like Oh Fatimah and Menanti, as well as songs featured on the ’60s radio show The Week’s Popular Singers (PPMI), organised by Radio Singapura. Put on your dancing shoes and join The Rythmn Boys for a night of pop yeh yeh! 

Boogie along to the hits of The Fab Four in this one-night-only concert!Join PennyLane and dancers as they bring you the rock and roll hits of The Beatles from ’62–’65 then let Dimension5 serenade you with favourites like Hey Jude and Let it Be from the ’65–’69 era together with Seira.Whether you’ve jived to songs like Can’t Buy Me Love, A Hard Day’s Night or were touched by the lyrics of Yesterday and Here Comes the Sun, relive those heartfelt days all over again! 

Established in 1967 as a military school band, Crescent Girls’ School Symphonic Band (CGSSB) has since then expanded to become a symphonic band with a fuller range of instruments, under the steadfast guidance of the band’s founder, Lee Seck Chiang, and his protégés Tan Soh Hwa and Chua Tiong Hong.The band lives by the motto, “Et Bientot le Meilleur” (The Best is Yet to Be) and always put in their best efforts with zeal and zest to achieve what they set out to do. The band has garnered many accolades at adjudications at Singapore Youth Festival, Singapore International Band Festival and National Band Competition. The band had also staged Limelight by Esplanade for the past decade and numerous other concerts and performances in the 52 years since its establishment.The band acknowledges that all these would not have been possible without the dedication and support of their teachers, family and friends. They are grateful for all the love shown to them and will strive to deliver yet another Limelight concert to look forward to.Highlights of CGSSB’s 9th Limelight in 2019:* Fate of the Gods by Steven Reineke* Les Misérables arranged by Johnnie Vinson* Spirited Away by Joe Hisaishi* Bonsai Tree by Julie Ann Giroux* You Can’t Stop the Beat arranged by Ted Ricketts* Flower Crown by Naoya Wada* The Knight of the Sky by Hiroaki Kataoka* Wizard of Oz arranged by James BarnesBringing the arts to communities in need through LimelightHalf of the ticket proceeds will go toward supporting Esplanade’s community engagement programmes which bring the arts to at-risk youth, the elderly, people with special needs and other underserved communities.

Join Maris Stella Symphonic Band for an evening of fantastic musical delight, as they present to you the symphonic highlights of a selection of Japanese composers. Under the baton of music director Adrian Chiang, the band presents a repertoire that whisks you away on a journey to a world of Japanese music, both traditional and modern.About Maris Stella Symphonic BandThe Maris Stella Symphonic Band (MSSB) was an initiative by the school’s first principal, Brother Chanel Soon. From its humble beginnings as a brass band, it later evolved into a military band as a result of the National Band Movement in the mid-’60s. Since then, it has grown into a large ensemble with full symphonic wind band instrumentation.Comprising over 80 young budding musicians, MSSB has performed to high accolades to both the local and international audience. The ensemble has also been invited to play at various public and school events in recent years, including at the Istana on Labour Day in 2016, with the Salvation Army Brass Band for a Christmas Concert in 2017, as well as at the Singapore Botanic Gardens for Stellar Marist in 2018, an event combining the unique talents of the performing art groups in both the primary and secondary school sections for the school’s 60th Anniversary.Under the baton of Music Director Adrian Chiang, the band has climbed to greater heights and has performed spectacularly over the years, consistently achieving the highest accolades in competitions, such as the bi-annual SYF Arts Presentation in 2013 and 2015 where the band received Certificate of Distinction. The band has also participated and done well in the Singapore International Band Festival in 2014 and 2018, obtaining the Gold Award in Division 2A for both years.Bringing the arts to communities in need through LimelightHalf of the ticket proceeds will go toward supporting Esplanade’s community engagement programmes which bring the arts to at-risk youth, the elderly, people with special needs and other underserved communities. 

Starring top Hong Kong stars and celebrities performing in breakthrough roles like never before!The stage play 《Secret》 features leading stars including Ha Yu, Louise Lee, Michelle Yim and Louis Yuen – all of which formed the main cast of the popular Hong Kong TV series, Heart of Greed. This dynamic team of actors together with other two excellent actors Elena Kong and Lau Shek Yin united will bring this appeal to the 《Secret》 stage, allowing the audience to feel the tension in a close-up performance. A hilarious, captivating story told from the perspective of mankind , full of plot twists and captivating moments and full of mysteries to be uncovered, yet bound to incite laughter.  Performing in breakthrough roles like never before!Mysterious tycoon Ren Renzhong (Ha Yu夏雨) left a large inheritance after his death.Before he died, he secretly sent letters to the people who are related to him, telling them about his large inheritance. The recipients of these letters were entitled to inherit a portion of his assets, seven days after his death.While his son Ren Tianxiang (Louis Yuen阮兆祥) is unaware of who received these letters, he hopes to his father's death a secret, so that he may keep all of the inheritance to himself.Unexpectedly, within seven days of Renzhong’s death, destitute uncle Ren Renbing (Ha Yu夏雨); Renzheng’s mean first wife Yue Ruyu (Elena Kong江美仪); his mistress, She Xiaoxiao (Michelle Yim米雪); the mistress’s husband Wu Shunchao (Lau Shek Yin刘锡贤); and aunt Zhou Huijuan (Louise Lee李司棋), who likes to play dumb, shows up in front of Ren Tianxiang.Who among them is the owner of a secret letter? Which of them are bluffing?And so, the family battle over inheritance breaks out…