Location: Singapore
Impact statement: Shaking up Singaporean poetry with an uncompromising attitude and a no holds barred approach
Poet Marylyn Tan is breaking down all sorts of barriers in Singapore’s literary scene. The first woman to win the Singapore Literature Prize for English poetry in its 28 year history, she is known for her iconoclastic, witty, outspoken take on subjects including gender politics, and consistently shows a willingness to take on taboo subjects, many of them sexual and religious. A former stand-up comic, she is also the founder of arts collective Dis/Content.
Photo: Jessica Chou for Tatler Hong Kong
Location: Singapore
Impact statement: Shaking up Singaporean poetry with an uncompromising attitude and a no holds barred approach
Poet Marylyn Tan is breaking down all sorts of barriers in Singapore’s literary scene. The first woman to win the Singapore Literature Prize for English poetry in its 28 year history, she is known for her iconoclastic, witty, outspoken take on subjects including gender politics, and consistently shows a willingness to take on taboo subjects, many of them sexual and religious. A former stand-up comic, she is also the founder of arts collective Dis/Content.
Photo: Jessica Chou for Tatler Hong Kong
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Calvin Abdiel Tambunan has won the 2020 Ananda Sukarlan Award, the largest piano competition in Indonesia.
The Jakarta-born pianist received a scholarship from Institut Francais d Indonesie (IFI) for a summer course in France when physical restrictions have been eased.
Calvin is studying at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in Australia. The 19-year-old was selected to join the school s Rising Stars program, which makes him eligible to receive scholarships and support to enter competitions in various countries.
Calvin was a soloist at St Petersburg State Capella Symphony Orchestra when he was 16, and had also appeared with Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Switzerland s Les Chambristes. He has performed in Indonesia, Germany, Denmark and Israel with those orchestras.