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Swordfish + Concubine: The Fall of Singapura

young & W!ld, a division of W!ld Rice presents Swordfish + Concubine: The Fall of Singapura. This darkly funny, yet bitingly relevant play casts new light on the oldest legends in Singapore, from the slaughtered boy whose unjustly spilled blood stained our soil red to the sultan's concubine whose wrongful death damned the kingdom.

SLO presents an epic production - Bizet’s Carmen

Opera and theatre fans rejoice.

Start the new year with Singapore Lyric Opera's latest full length opera epic production, Bizet’s Carmen, at the Esplanade Theatre from 21-22; 24-25 January. 

The Search For Odysseus

Singapore Polytechnic Theatre Compass proudly presents its latest production, THE SEARCH FOR ODYSSEUS, a Greek outdoor theatre production.

Jewel Cable Car Official Launch

Mount Faber Leisure Group launched the new Jewel Cable Car Ride and cable car station this evening (15 October 2010). The ceremony was graced by Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Ministry of Education, Mr. S Iswaran.

Makeup101

Yellobus introduces a new program Makeup101 that is all about beauty, glamour and makeup. Get your brushes and colours out, and start to pick up useful tips on the basics and intermediates of makeup.

CONTACT 2010

Come December 2010, T.H.E Dance Company, together with the National Arts Council and National University of Singapore Centre For the Arts, presents an inaugural week of dance events that are bound to titillate and revive the senses.

Singapore Customs - "Don't Get Burnt" Campaign

Singapore Customs builds on its efforts to eradicate illegal cigarettes with its latest public outreach campaign, “Don’t Get Burnt”. The campaign, which features the use of traditional and new media strategies, on top of a wide range of viral communications tactics and mobile community engagement roadshows, aims to highlight to the public on the social consequences, as well as the severe penalties associated with buying, selling and/or possessing illegal cigarettes that do not bear the SDPC marking.

SPROUTS 2010 - Winners Announced

After an exhilarating Final Showcase at the University Cultural Centre on 18 September, Liz Fong emerged as the winner of SPROUTS 2010, bagging the “Most Promising Work” as well as the “Most Popular Work” awards. Liz, who presented her contemporary dance work, “To Be Examined”, received a total cash prize of $3,000 and an Arts Professional Development Grant of up to $3000 to be used for further training in choreography.

Singapore Dance Theatre - Sleeping Beauty

Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT) proudly presents a new full-length production Sleeping Beauty at Esplanade Theatre in December. Featuring a talented bevy of dancers such as Ginny Gan, Chihiro Uchida, Kana Murakami and William Wu Mi; this classic take on the perennial fairytale plans to set the mood for an ethereally theatrical performance.

Singapore Dance Theatre - Passages & Redoubled

Singapore Dance Theatre presents and exciting week of contemporary spectacle- PASSAGES, the new creations of young choreographers Adeline Ee, Daniel Roberts, Kelvin Koh, and Kiran Kumar in a one-night-only showcase of contemporary dance, followed by the return restaging of REDOUBLED - a double bill featuring two of Singapore’s leading choreographers, Jeffrey Tan and Kuik Swee Boon.

W!ld Rice - Cinderel-LAH

Following on from their hugely successful productions, Animal Farm and Boeing Boeing, W!LD RICE continues its celebratory “10 W!LD YEARS” Season with CINDEREL-LAH!.

First staged at the Jubilee Hall back in 2003, CINDEREL-LAH! played to sell-out audiences and made history as W!LD RICE’s very first musical pantomime. Ever since then, the annual pantomime has become a well-loved tradition and the must-see show of the Festive Season.

Singapore Lyric Opera 20th Anniversary Gala Concert

Celebrate with Singapore Lyric Opera (SLO) as it marks its 20-year milestone with the Anniversary Gala Concert, “20 Years of Grand Opera”, at the Esplanade Concert Hall on 26 November, 2010.

For one night only, audiences can immerse themselves in all the best-loved arias and excerpts from 20 operas that SLO has produced in the last 20 years. This is the perfect opportunity to savour some of the most brilliant renditions of works of Puccini, Lehar, Verdi, Mozart, Rossini, Bizet and many more.

SPROUTS 2010 - The Final Showcase

FINAL SHOWCASE OF SPROUTS 2010 - UNVEILING WORKS FROM 8 CHOSEN FINALISTS

August 12, 2010 - After a vigorous pre-selection process and Preliminary Round, 8 promising individuals will have yet another taste of the limelight for the Final Showcase held on 18 September 2010, 7.30pm at the University Cultural Centre Theatre (50 Kent Ridge Crescent, National University of Singapore).

Dream Proposal, A New Yellobus Competition

Ever dream that your wedding proposal to your loved one is as magical as it can be? Envy how local celebrity Christopher Lee's proposal to Fann Wong seem to be just so perfect? Well, wait no more! Here is a chance for you to you win that all-expense-paid proposal event.

SpideRider unveils its Fantastic Five

The Gr8 Showdown on the 15 May 2010 (Saturday) held at Orchard Central saw many fans and supporters of the finalists cheering their hardest for the talents to see them through to the next round.

The Gr8 Showdown - SpideRider Top 8 get serious!

Come witness the showdown of these talented SpideRider contestants. The last remaining 8 heads to Orchard Central (opposite Centrepoint) to perform live for our judges, and you the fans and supporters.

Results & Thrills Galore!

Nothing is more exciting then when results are announced... especially for the contestants involved. This has been ongoing for a while now for the hotly contested SpideRider, and the latest Fashionistar series. The start of the week brings even more excitement for the contestants of these 2 competitions.

What's brewing on the Yellobus home front.

Lots, and we mean LOTS have been happening for us and our partners here at the Yellobus portal.

Right before your eyes, ears, and finger clicks!

Right before your eyes, ears, and finger clicks! SpideRider unveils its Top 30 contestants after a week of intensive online rallying and voting.

SpideRider Top 50 Unveiled!

22 February 2010 - Today, a star is born. Scratch that. Make that 50 stars. 
 
As the SpideRider talent quest heats, the talent pool simmering in the pressure oven has been eagerly preparing for this day. And now, the worthy 50 have separated from the competition and emerged as first-round winners after 2 intensive weeks of support rallying and vote getting.

SpideRider, Singapore’s first online global talent competition online is holding an open auditions on 23& 24 Jan 2010

CALLING ALL FAME ENTHUSIASTS

SpideRider, Singapore’s first online global talent competition online at the new reality-based content portal Yellobus is holding an open auditions*. If you have a knack for singing, dancing, juggling, performing magic, playing a musical instrument, yodeling, catwalking, whistling, doing acrobatics, or showcasing any skill that’ll make jaws drop, look no further for your ticket to stardom has arrived!

Join SpideRider now and stand to win up to US$70,000 in cash and prizes.

SpideRider unveils its distinguished panel of judges

3 December 2009 - The highly anticipated SpideRider, Singapore’s first
online global talent competition, unveiled its distinguished panel of judges
today. The judges come from a range of backgrounds, which include
hairstyling, make up, dance, music, opera and theatre and are respected
experts in their chosen fields.

Singapore's First Global Talent Competition Online Is Now Here At Yellobus Content Portal!

3 December 2009 – SpideRider, Singapore’s first global talent competition
online, was officially launched on 1 December 2009 at the new reality-based
content portal Yellobus. SpideRider is an open competition for participants
around the world to display their talent and provides a golden opportunity for
the participants to be discovered by the movers-and-shakers of the
entertainment industry.

Singapore's First Reality-Based Content Portal Launches

 3 December 2009 – Yellobus, is Singapore’s first reality-based content portal, officially launched on 1 December 2009. Yellobus is dedicated to producing original and quality content through its portal and is an avenue in which talents can showcase their works. Valuable advice from industrial experts as well as users will aid in helping these talents catapult their desired careers in entertainment and the arts.

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