ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
GLENGOEI
GlenGoei,theco-artistic
directoroftheatre
companyWildRice,got
hisfirstbigbreakin 1989
inLondon’sWestEnd
withhistitlerolein
MButterf lyopposite
AmericanactorAnthony
Hopkins.Alsoa writerand
film-maker,hereleased
hisfirstfeature,Forever
Fever, a musicalcomedy
in1998.In2019,he
co-directedRevengeofthe
PontianakwithMalaysian
film-maker Gavin Yap.IVANHENG
CulturalMedallion
recipientandfounding
artisticdirectorof
WildRice,IvanHeng
hasshaped,directed
andactedinnumerous
award-winningplays.
Afteralmosttwo
decadesofcreating
theatreforlocaland
internationalaudiences,
thecompanyfinallyhas
itsowntheatre,WildRice
@Funan,designedby
ZarchCollaboratives
and Charcoalblue.CHONGSIAKCHING
UnderCEOChongSiak
Ching,theNational
GallerySingapore
welcomedmorethan
1.97millionvisitors
betweenApril 2017 and
March2018.TheJustice
ofthePeacealsositson
severalboards,including
MandaiParkHoldings,
NationalArtsCouncil
andtheYale-NUSCollege
GoverningBoard.Sheis a
keensupporterofcharities
suchasParkinsonSociety
Singapore and YMCA.ERICKHOO
CulturalMedallion
awardeeEricKhoo,
theyoungestsonof
latebusinessmanKhoo
TeckPuat,helmsfilm
companyZhaoWeiFilms.
Heis bestknownfor
directingMeePokMan
andRamenTeh. In2019,
hereceivedtheHonorary
CycloAwardatthe25th
Vesou lInter nationa l
FilmFestivalofAsian
Cinema.FoodLore, his
newestanthologyseries
forHBOAsia,is setto
air in late 2019.GAURAVKRIPALANI
Festivaldirectorofthe
SingaporeInternational
FestivaloftheArtssince
2018,GauravKripalani
hopesto“inspirethenext
generationtoappreciate
thearts”.Healsositson
theboardofSingapore
RepertoryTheatre,
wherehewasartistic
directorfor 15 yearsand
workedonmorethan
150 productions.LAURAHWANG
LauraHwangis the
directorofLinyi
Investmentsand
chairpersonofthe
SingaporeDanceTheatre.
Shededicateshertimeto
championingtheartsas
wellaswomen’srights.
Theformerpresidentof
theSingaporeCouncilof
Women’sOrga nisations
is currentlySingapore’s
representativetothe
AseanCommission
onthePromotionand
ProtectionoftheRights
of Women and Children.HOSSANLEONG
A recipientofthe
Chevalierdel'Ordre
desArtsetdesLettres
(OrderofArtsand
Letters),HossanLeongis
oneofSingapore’smost
recognisedentertainers.
OwnerofDoubleConfirm
Productionsandco-owner
ofPaulCarrMedia,he
markedhis50thbirthday
witha three-weekrunof
Hossan-ah50!LoveYou
LeongTime!attheDrama
Centre Theatre.JEREMYMONTEIRO
Celebratedjazzpianist,
singerandmusiceducator
JeremyMonteirohas
performedalloverthe
world.TheCultural
Medallionrecipientis also
theexecutivedirector
andmusicdirectorof
theJazzAssociation
(Singapore),whichholds
itsfirstpinnacleconcertin
November2019.In2018,
the40-yearmusicveteran
releasedhistributealbum,
Yesterday Once More.DICKLEE
Themanbehindboutique
creativefirmDickLee
Concepts,DickLee
is bestknownforhis
ubiquitouscomposition
Home, whichcelebratedits
20thanniversaryin2018.
TheCulturalMedallion
recipient’spopular
FriedRiceParadisestage
musicalwasadaptedintoa
13-partseriesforChannel
5 and Toggle in 2019.SUSANPEH
SusanPehis the
seniordirectorof
Singapore-basedlaw
firmYeo-Leong&Peh.
Anaccomplishedpianist,
sheis alsoa Friendof
theArtsAwardrecipient
anda fellowofTrinity
CollegeLondon.She
servesontheboardsof
theSingaporeChinese
OrchestraandFoodfrom
theHeart,aswellas
chairstheJazzAssociation
(Singapore)’sgalaand
fundraising committee.MILENKOPRVACKI
Yugoslavia-bornartist
MilenkoPrvackiis a
seniorfellowatthe
OfficeofthePresident
ofLasalleCollegeof
theArts.TheCultural
Medallionrecipienthas
hadexhibitsacrossEurope
andheldsoloexhibitions
inSingapore,Kuala
Lumpur,Sydney,Santa
Monicaandmorerecently,
BelgradeinSerbia.He
chairstheLTAArtReview
panel,assistingitsArt
in Transit programme.ADRIANPANG
Co-artisticdirector
AdrianPanghelms
Pangdemonium
TheatreCompanywith
hiswifeTracie.The
award-winningthespian
recentlystarredinthe
Netf lixfilmBoiandmade
sixcritically-acclaimed
productions,including
Dragonflies, a play
commissionedbythe
SingaporeInternational
FestivalofArts,which
hewantstotakeontour
internationally.THE
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