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CNA938 Rewind - Playing Prince Charming in Swan Lake

CNA938 Rewind

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Filippo Montanari, State Ballet of Georgia soloist who plays Prince Siegfried, the romantic lead in Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. The evergreen ballet performance is now staging for a limited period at the Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands. Montanari will talk more about how he prepared for the role of Prince Siegfried, a young prince who falls in love with Odette, the Swan Queen cursed by an evil sorcerer to be a swan by day. Montanari will talk about his career so far and will also discuss challenging stereotypes about men in ballet.

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CNA938 Rewind - What’s Happening at NGS? From a Film Fest to the Singapore Stories Exhibition

Destination Anywhere’s Melanie Oliveiro finds out where Singaporeans can go to see some movie offerings at the sixth edition of the Painting with Light film festival. Held at the National Gallery Singapore from 4 to 14 September 2025, the festival spotlights 45 films exploring art, culture, and works that address the urgent social issues. NGS’ senior curator Dr Adele Tan will highlight some of the films and festival activities. Dr Tan will also talk about an NGS exhibition she curated: “Singapore Stories: Pathways and Detours in Art”, an SG60 signature programme dedicated to Singapore’s art history featuring revered artists like Chua Mia Tee and Georgette Chen.

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CNA938 Rewind - The Wellness Hour - Sewing Therapy 

How can a hobby like sewing be therapeutic? Hui Wong speaks with Shareen Lim and Hailey Lim, Co-founders and trainers at Fashion Makerspace on how they’ve built a community crafting studio and how they are making this space available for beginners to learn and destress at the same time.

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CNA938 Rewind - Eat, Drink, Singapore - Amacha 

What happens when Traditional Chinese Medicine wisdom meets milk tea? Hui Wong speaks with Sebastian Ang, Founder of Amacha Singapore on how he blends heritage, wellness and flavour with Amacha, Singapore's first TCM-inspired milk tea.

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CNA938 Rewind - Online parts, offline dangers: The risks of e-bike illegal modifications

Electric bicycle and scooter riders are illegally modifying their devices with parts purchased on online marketplaces and social media. Industry players say such tinkering can lead to these devices catching fires. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at the dangers of illegally modifying e-bikes and scooters. They chat with Bobby Lai, Brand Manager, Mobot.

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CNA938 Rewind - Cannabis champion and tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul takes office as Thai PM

Thailand has chosen its third prime minister in just over a year: Anutin Charnvirakul, a 58-year-old tycoon-turned-politician best known for spearheading cannabis decriminalisation as health minister. Anutin’s ascent reflects not only the waning influence of the Shinawatra dynasty but also the promise – and challenge – of stability ahead. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman look at what lies ahead for the new PM with Kevin Hewison, Emeritus Professor at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

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