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Shamisen teacher
Hidesetsu Fujimoto
SINGAPORE
Avenue Q The Musical
September 27–October 7
The award-winning Broadway musical is
back to entertain audiences once again.
Witty, funny and racy, it reintroduces fans
to characters like Princeton, the college
graduate; Trekkie Monster, the porn addict;
Kate Monster, the kindergarten teaching
assistant; and Lucy, the slut. The single-
rod, double-rod and live-hand puppets
— and songs like “Everyone’s a Little Bit
Racist” and “The Internet is for Porn” —
are guaranteed to make things even more
rowdy and interesting.
Grand Theatre,
Marina Bay Sands; www.sistic.com.sg,
www.MarinaBaySands.com/Ticketing
OSAKA
Kansai Music Conference
September 14–17
“Created by musicians for musicians
and music fans”, the “only globally
oriented music conference” opens
doors for independent artists to get their
music heard through live performances,
seminars, workshops and networking
opportunities. Now on its fourth year,
the event will have international talents
from different genres, such as hip-hop
artist Wes Coas from the US, shamisen
teacher Hidesetsu Fujimoto from Japan
and rock band Caracal from Singapore.
www.kansaimusicconference.com
SINGAPORE
BIGBANG Alive Galaxy Tour 2012
September 28–29
After a chart-topping fifth mini-album, a world tour is in order. And since it’s BIGBANG —
considered one of K-pop’s biggest acts — you can expect no less than 22 cities in 14 countries.
Singapore is their first stop in South-East Asia, and then they’ll be in Manila on October 24 and
Kuala Lumpur on October 27. The mini-album includes the hits “Blue”, “Fantastic Baby” and
“Monster”, which could very well be part of members G-Dragon, TOP, Taeyang, Daesung and
Seungri’s track list for the night.
Singapore Indoor Stadium; www.sistic.com.sg
Don’t
miss...
TAIPEI
Taipei Biennial 2012
September 29–January 13
What makes every Taipei Biennial
stand out is its theme. This year it’s
“Modern Monster/Death and Life
of Fiction”, which interprets “the
writing of history and connections
with fictional events and things”.
Over 70 artists or artist collectives
will tackle these issues through
projects exhibited in six mini-
museums.
www.taipeibiennial.org
KUALA LUMPUR
Malaysian Open,
Kuala Lumpur 2012
September 22–30
Spain’s David Ferrer, Japan’s Kei
Nishikori, Argentina’s Juan Monaco
and Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov
are just some of the tennis players
who will battle it out to win
US$947,750 in prize money — and
the chance to be crowned the victor
of this year’s tournament.
www.
MalaysianOpenTennis.com
MANILA
Nine
September 21–October 7
Jett Pangan plays Guido Contini, a
conflicted Italian film director who’s
facing a mid-life crisis in this Manila
production of the Tony award-
winning musical. Cherie Gil and Eula
Valdes round up the star-studded
cast.
Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium,
4th Floor, RCBC Plaza, Ayala Ave.
corner Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City;
www.ticketworld.com.ph
SHANGHAI
SH Contemporary 2012
September 7–9
Be one of the first to admire
contemporary art from various
galleries in China, Asia-Pacific,
Europe, the Middle East and the
US in one place. This sixth-edition
art fair showcases the works of 100
exhibitors from 18 countries, and
features conferences and a series of
talks.
Shanghai Exhibition Centre;
www.shcontemporary.info/en/