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Nightlife
in Singapore is very special and exciting.
The counterpoint to all that hard work and
ruthless wheeler-dealing in the financial
and Central Business District is the often
wild and raunchy nightlife lived by ex-pats
who like to let their hair down. There's the
lively Singapore River quayside scene - Boat,
Clarke, and Robertson quays, together with
Chinatown's Tanjong Pagar district, all crowded
with restaurants, music bars, wine bars, and
more - and there's the touristy hotel strip
of Orchard Road, a mix of sophisticated bars
and pounding discos.
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Nightclubs
and discos are glitzy and pricey, chiefly for
the young. Common, too, is the cover charge or a "first-drink"
charge of about S$15 on weeknights and S$25 on weekends.
Eating is a hugely pleasurable part of Singapore culture
and restaurants of all varieties are in abundance.
For a quieter night, try dining out followed by an
evening of jazz in Somerset's Bar at the Westin Stamford
Hotel, reputedly the world's tallest hotel.
Most clubs are open 2200-0100 Sunday to Thursday and
2200-0300 Friday and Saturday. Dress code is generally
smart-casual and the legal age limit for drinking
alcohol is 18 years, although some clubs won't let
in anyone under 23.
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Chinese
Street Opera
Chinese
Opera, or wayang, is a colourful spectacle,
generally performed in the streets or intemporary
outdoor theatres during festivals. A feast of
sights and sounds, the wayangs tell age-old
stories and legends in dramatic form with the
actors garishly made up and dressed in lavish
costumes. The operas are especially common around
Chinatown during the Festivals of the Hungry
Ghosts in August and September.
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Classical
Music
Now almost 15 years old, the Singapore Symphony
Orchestra draws appreciative crowds to its regular
performances at the Victoria Concert Hall. An
orchestra of growing international stature,
the SS0 often features well-known international
conductors and soloists. Ensembles from the
orchestra also give lunch-time concerts, details
of which are listed in the daily papers. Chinese
Classical Music is also featured in regular
concerts. Both Chinese classics and folk music
are organised by the Nanyang Academy of Fine
Arts (NAFA) Chinese Orchestra and the People’s
Association Orchestra.
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The
Art Scene
Singapore is increasingly becoming a popular venue
for major international performances and productions.
The local arts scene in Singapore is burgeoning too,
with a month-long Festival of Arts, held every two
years featuring internationally renowned performers
and productions as well as local talent.
Local theatre and dance groups such as the Singapore
Dance Theatre also flourish in Singapore, with regular
productions of plays, musicals and dance performances
at the Drama Centre in Canning Rise, the Victoria
Theatre, Kallang Theatre. The Black Box and at the
experimental Substation in Armenian Street.
Visitors will find more and more productions by local
playwrights being performed. Details can be found
in the local newspapers.
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