Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay is one of Singapore’s leading performing arts centres, presenting music, theatre, dance, festivals and community programmes for audiences of all ages.
About Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
Its year-round programme brings together Singaporean and international artists, with activity spanning major performances, artist development, education, outreach and participatory work.
Alongside its stages and public spaces, Esplanade plays an important role in Singapore’s wider cultural infrastructure, supporting access to the arts through school programmes, workshops, festivals and initiatives designed to connect artists, audiences, educators and communities.
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- NewsAAPPAC conference to bring performing arts leaders to Hong Kong as WestK prepares for new venuePublished 28 Sept 2026Published 28 Sept 2026
- News‘Theatres are weird’: five lessons in building better performing arts venuesPublished 8 Sept 2026Published 8 Sept 2026
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- NewsChong Tze Chien on the next crisis facing the performing artsPublished 20 May 2026Published 20 May 2026
- NewsEsplanade’s Tapestry of Sacred Music returns to Singapore with global sacred traditions from 30 AprilPublished 9 Apr 2026Published 9 Apr 2026
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- News28 Sept 2026AAPPAC conference to bring performing arts leaders to Hong Kong as WestK prepares for new venue
Funding, technology and the changing role of performing arts centres will be among the themes when the Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres (AAPPAC) holds its 2026 Annual Conference at Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District from 6 to 9 October.
- Feature08 Sept 2026‘Theatres are weird’: five lessons in building better performing arts venues
A fly tower may be ugly, automated systems eventually break and a missing loading bay can compromise a venue for decades. Frank Yeung and Kenny Wong draw on projects in Hong Kong and Singapore to explain how performing arts venues are planned in practice.
- Recommended reading20 May 2026Chong Tze Chien on the next crisis facing the performing arts
In a wide-ranging new essay for ArtsEquator, Singapore playwright, director and Singapore International Festival of Arts Festival Director Chong Tze Chien asks whether the 'next pandemic' for the performing arts may already be here.
- News09 Apr 2026Esplanade’s Tapestry of Sacred Music returns to Singapore with global sacred traditions from 30 April
Singapore's Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay will present the 17th edition of A Tapestry of Sacred Music from 30 April to 3 May 2026, bringing together sacred music and devotional performance traditions from Singapore and around the world. The festival, launched in 2009, is designed as a secular space in which audiences can encounter a wide range of religious and community-based artforms.