Eyes on Singapore
VIEW EVENT DETAILSThe second iteration of Asia Society Philippines’ Eyes on Asia Series is Eyes on Singapore where we immerse in true Singaporean fashion through the arts, business, travel, and taste!
Eyes on Singapore is developed and produced in partnership and collaboration with the Singapore Tourism Board; and supported by the Singapore International Festival of Arts and Manila House. It explores the diverse and rich culture of Singapore through virtual and real experiences.
- Are you an Asia Society Philippines member? Register to Eyes on Singapore programs, #HeartforArt and Update Singapore from May 11 to May 20 and win a SIFA VOD All-Access pass.
- Only Two (2) lucky members will receive a SIFA VOD All-Access pass. Recipients will be chosen through electronic raffle and will be notified through email.
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Update Singapore [Members-only]
May 28 | 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. (Manila & Singapore)
As we set our Eyes on Singapore, we hone in on how the small but mighty country is faring against COVID-19 – what’s happening and what it’s currently doing.
Join us with the Singapore Tourism Board as we offer you a reminiscent Singaporean experience through a taste of Kueh with FREE Kueh Kits; all while we hear how we’ll soon be visiting the country safely through its SG Clean Campaign and Connect@Changi.
Presenter
Ms. Ruby Liu
Ruby is the head of the Singapore Tourism Board's representative office in the Philippines and leads in the marketing, promotion, and business development activities for Singapore tourism.
What is Kueh?
Kueh are bite-sized snacks common throughout Southeast Asia; and something that every Singaporean soul can identify with. It’s usually eaten as a tea-time treat or after meals.
**Free Kueh kits will be delivered and are available only to the first 45 Asia Society Philippines members and to the first 25 Manila House members to register on or before May 23rd who are currently residing in Metro Manila.
The SG Clean Campaign was launched in February 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and promotes good sanitation and hygiene across all business in Singapore.
Connect@Changi is a facility near the grand Changi Airport dedicated to allowing business travelers to stay and conduct meetings without having to serve quarantine on arrival.
#HeartForArt Conversation
May 21 | 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (Manila & Singapore)
Projects of passion only happen with a lot of work and grit. In this conversation between two authorities of theater and the arts - Atty. Darwin Mariano and Mr. Gaurav Kripalani - we highlight the great efforts poured into these great projects; and the integral role that the arts play in times disrupted.
Take your virtual seats, join the conversation, and support the arts with the team behind Singapore's annual pinnacle performing arts festival, SIFA.
Meet the panel
Mr. Gaurav Kripalani
Throughout his 25-year career with Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT), Gaurav has produced over 200 productions. As an actor, he has performed in the musical Sing to the Dawn, Shakespeare in the Park’s Hamlet and, most recently, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Disgraced. Over the past four years helming Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA), he has presented game-changing local and international artists, including luminaries such as Sakamoto, Ostermeier and Suzuki; and has commissioned and championed the work of leading artists and companies in Singapore, several of whom who have collaborated with others for the first time. SIFA has become a high quality platform with curated experiences and content to meet different passion points.
Atty. Darwin Mariano
Darwin is an Asia 21 Young Leader, entrepreneur, professional manager, theater producer, and lawyer who combines two decades of experience in market access, public affairs and communications in the Asia-Pacific.
He started selling theater tickets in 1999 and began producing his own shows by 2001. His biggest productions include the “Maxie the Musical,” the 2013 stage musical adaptation of the critically-acclaimed independent film “Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros” and "Boys' Lockdown," a digital series released in 2020 that has garnered millions of viewers across YouTube, WeTV, iflix and GMA Heart of Asia.
He is the founder of Ticket2Me - the Philippines’ first fully digital and fastest growing ticketing and event technology company with more than 11,000 cash payment outlets throughout the country. He is currently the Vice President for External Affairs in the Philippines for the UnitedHealth Group, a diversified health care company dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and helping make the health system work better for everyone.
Opening Remarks by
Mr. Boon Hui Tan
Boon Hui Tan is Executive Director of the Arts House Limited where leads the strategic development and operations of the organisation across its 6 arts housing and arts presentation spaces including the Arts House, Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall, Drama Centre, and Goodman Arts Centre. He also runs the annual Singapore International Arts Festival and Singapore Writers Festival. From 2015 till 2020, Boon Hui was Vice President for Global Artistic Programs at Asia Society and Director of Asia Society Museum in New York. Prior to this, he was Assistant chief Executive (Museum & Programs) at the National Heritage Board (NHB) in Singapore, where he oversaw exhibitions, programs, and outreach events across the Board’s museums, institutions, and divisions. In 2015, he was artistic director for Singapour en France, le Festival, the largest multidisciplinary presentation of contemporary art and culture from Singapore and Southeast Asia in France. As a curator and programmer, his research and writing interests focus on the contemporary artistic expressions of Asia and particularly Southeast Asia and the remaking of traditions among artists of today. Tan was a founding board member of the International Biennial Association. He was director of the Singapore Art Museum from 2009 to 2013, where he led the transformation of the museum into a contemporary-art institution focused on Southeast Asia and assembled the largest public collection of contemporary art from the region. He was concurrently director of the organizing secretariat for the Singapore Biennale 2011. He initiated the regional focus and group-curating approach which became the distinguishing feature of the Singapore Biennale 2013, If the World Changed, and served as a cocurator and project director.