Cap off your week with a fusion of art & culture like you've never experienced before, set against the stylish background of The Standard.

Drag queen Secret Melur performs Zapin, a centuries-old Malay dance form. Dance-theatre company Chowk presents Odissi, a classical dance from East India. Omni-genre DJ C2AC spins through the night, inviting you to dance, mingle and immerse.

Join us for a vibrant night of music, movement and cultural celebration.

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Join us for a screening of Tan Pin Pin's Singapore GaGa (2005), an affectionate and witty portrait of the rhythms and quirks that shape our island.

The fun doesn't stop after the credits roll! Gather your friends for a post-screening trivia night packed with questions on the film and Singaporean culture, and come dressed as your favourite Singapore icon—from the legendary YP on a PMD to the MRT auntie watching Facebook reels at full volume—for a chance to win prizes.

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A portrait is more than capturing someone’s likeness, it’s a story told in a single frame. In this workshop, photographer and art director Nydia Shiang will walk you through the creation of your own self portraits.

Together, we will explore the tools of storytelling through portraiture. How do gesture, expression, creative direction, and composition work together to give an image emotional weight? From there, we will move into the foundations of studio lighting: understanding how light shapes mood, and learning to use it with intention. 

The session ends with a hands-on portrait shoot using your own phone or camera, where you'll put it all into practice — building a one-light setup, directing a subject, and making creative decisions in real time, with guidance along the way.

Inspired by the historic Tiger Balm Factory previously located at 89 Neil Road opposite Goethe Institut, Mark Chua and Lam Li Shuen will stage a live expanded cinema performance moving throughout the Goethe Institut space. Follow along a light-sound ritual thinking on labour, its conjurings, embodiments and traces.

Then, join us as we're treated to a screening of a 16mm print of 1933 film Samarang, guest curated by collector Iman Yahya from Kuala Lumpur. The film was advertised as "Malaya's first sensational thriller, filmed entirely in Singapore, with local artists." Samarang (also known as Shark Woman) was one of a string of Hollywood movies to be shot on location throughout the region in the 1930s.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with Iman Yahya on his collection, archives and histories.

Behind the metropolitan facade of Singapore is labour we are not meant to see. In a society driven by progress and success, the work that bolsters this image is often obscured from our eyes — hidden behind steel fences, blue tarps, and red-and-white signs that scream “DANGER—KEEP OUT!”

In a city continuously shaped and charted by migration, there seems to be an underlying tension between our narratives of success and the invisibility of labour. Despite being built on these movements, the city often forgets the people behind our progress, letting their stories slip past our sight.

Beyond statistics and numbers, what is often forgotten are the people’s lived experiences — their losses, adaptations, and connections to this land we call home. Through Lei Yuan Bin’s I Dream of Singapore (2019) and the poems from Migrant Writers of Singapore (MWS), join us as we take a deeper look at the lives that build our city and reconsider what it means to truly see them.

A life drawing masterclass led by Kim Hian, one of Singapore's senior life models. Rather than the figure as a passive subject, this session foregrounds the craft behind the pose: the intention, the physical discipline, the choices made in real time.

The session opens with Kim Hian in conversation: why certain poses work, what he considers when holding a position, and what the practice has looked like over the years, including his time working with artist Teng Nee Cheong. From there, the session moves into drawing, with Kim Hian speaking through his poses as he holds them.

Set within Journey East's showroom, the space serves as a fitting backdrop: a celebration of craft and the invisible labour behind vintage furniture making.

In commemoration of Labour Day, we're spotlighting musical artists who work with unique techniques, instruments and genres.

The showcase brings together a full women’s Dikir Barat ensemble Wahana Deksu, introducing audiences to a culturally rooted musical tradition from Singapore’s heritage, brought into the pop world through energetic arrangements.

Alongside this, treat yourself to the live-looping talents of Shane Low. Witness real-time recording and playback, layered together to create complex, full-band arrangements right in front of you.

Completing the line-up is Max, a producer and soundscape artist who explores form agnosticism in his work ranging from live performances to creating sonic worlds.

The first film directed by a woman to win a solo Palme d'Or in the history of Cannes, Julia Ducournau's TITANE is extraordinary, original and path-breaking.

Join us for a 20th anniversary screening of cult hit PAPRIKA, followed by a post-show dialogue “Dreaming Her: Exploring Womanhood in Creative Practice” with Leong Puiyee, Marylyn Tan and Nurul Atiqah Zaidi.

A live music night unlike any other, bridging heritage, emerging talent, and spotlighting women's voices. Join us for an evening of creative connection, musical ingenuity and community.