2019-10-01 Singapore Tatler

CONCIERGE / What’sOn

Oct

VOILAH!FRANCE

SINGAPOREFESTIVAL 2019

Immerseyourselfin Frenchculture

withover 50 programmespresented

at thisfestivalpoweredbyFrench-

Singaporeanpartnerships,including

a performancebyFrenchcellist

GautierCapuçon.TillNovember17,

at various locations.voilah.sg

BICENTENNIALTRIBUTE 1

—GALACONCERT

In commemorationof theSingapore

Bicentennial,localandinternational

operaticsoloistsperformexcerpts

of grandoperasin thethemeof the

homeland.AtVictoria Concert Hall.

theartsplc.com

LIMBOONKENG,

THEMUSICAL

Drawingonfamilymemories

aswellashistoricalrecords,

acclaimedplaywrightStellaKon

honoursthelegacyof her

great-grandfather,LimBoonKeng,

in whatis thefirst-evermusical

abouttheprominentSingaporean

historicalfigure.TillOctober13,

at Victoria Theatre.mtl.sg

HEIRLOOMS

Tomarkthe

culmination

of a four-yearresearch

journey,TheTengCompany,

whichspecialisesin Chinese

instrumentalmusic,presents

a repertoireof eightnew

works,eachinspiredby

thesoundsof thenation’s

Chinesemusicpioneers.At

EsplanadeConcertHall.

thetengcompany.com

MOONLIGHT

CINEMA

A preludeto the

30thSingaporeInternational

FilmFestival,theMoonlight

Cinemareturnsto theSupertree

GroveLawnat Gardensby

theBaywiththreecoming-of-

agefilms,includingtheaward-

winningIndianmusicaldrama

SecretSuperstar(picturedbelow).

TillOctober27.sgiff.com

Independentinternationaljewellersdazzlein

Singaporeandtheworld’s bestsellingboy band

makes a pit stop in the city this month

MELBOURNE

OCTOBER2-20

Dance,musicandtheatreunite

at theMelbourneInternational

ArtsFestival,witha line-upthat

includeshitmusical,WhatGirls

AreMadeOf,andexperimental

musicaldrama,TheNico Project.

festival.melbourne

SHANGHAI

OCTOBER5-13

Thebestandbrightestin men’s

tennisreturnforthe10theditionof

theShanghaiRolexMasters,where

NovakDjokovicwillbedefending

histitlein a competitionwitha

prizepoolof morethanUS$7m.

shanghairolexmasters.com

MEXICOCITY

OCTOBER25-27

Someof themostexcitingnames

in FormulaOnewillbecompeting

at theAutódromoHermanos

RodríguezfortheMexicanGrand

Prix,includingfour-timeworld

championSebastianVettel,and

Kimi Räikkönen.formula1.com

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BACKSTREET

BOYSDNA

WORLD

TOURLIVE

INSINGAPORE

Theworld’sbestselling

boybandwillbe

makinga pitstopin

Singaporeaspart

of itsbiggestarena

tourin 18years.The

groupwillperform

songsfromitsnewest

album,DNA, aswell

assmashhitslike

I WantIt ThatWay

andIncompleteat

thisonenight-only

concertat Singapore

IndoorStadium.

WORDS: backstreetboys.com

AMELIA

YEO;

IMAGES:

LIVE

NATION

(BACKSTREET

BOYS) AND ROSA FRANK (DA:NS FESTIVAL 2019)

NEWYORK

OCTOBER10-13

The12thNewYorkCityWine

andFoodFestivalgatherssome

of theworld’sbestchefs,culinary

personalities,andwineandspiritis

producers,andfeaturesmorethan

100 tastings,dinners,classes and

other events.nycwff .org

JEWELUXE

SINGAPORE 2019

Formerartisticdirectorof

jewelleryat LouisVuitton

andjewellerydesignerat

Chanel,LorenzBäumeris

oneof themanyjewellers

whowillbemaking

theirAsiandebutat

thethirdeditionof

JeweLuxeSingapore.

TillOctober20,at

theTent@NgeeAnn

CityCivicPlaza.

jeweluxesingapore.com

DA:NSFESTIVAL 2019

Danceworldluminariesincluding

Germanpioneerdramaturg

RaimundHoghe(picturedbelow

left)andCubanballetsuperstar

CarlosAcostawillbepresenting

worksat this11-daycelebration

of movement.TillOctober20,at

Esplanade– TheatresontheBay.

esplanade.com/dansfestival

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THEGREAT

WINE& DINE

FESTIVAL 2019

Thispremierwinefestival

willshowcasemorethan

300 winesandcraftsakes,

masterclassesbytopcritics

andfestival-exclusivedishesby

ResortsWorldSentosa’scelebrity

chefrestaurants.TillOctober12,

at ResortsWorldConvention

Centre.thegreatfestival.sg

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