the intimate critic

Home
Archive
About
“Tender Submission” by Checkpoint Theatre
reflecting on a personal journey of lapsed faith through Lucas Ho’s quietly engrossing play about a marriage and a religion taken for granted
 • 
Corrie Tan

July 2023

pecinta layang-layang (kite lovers)
on kites, island tourism, and abundance
 • 
Corrie Tan

March 2023

“The Puppets Are Alright” by The Finger Players
and I know the outgoing artistic directors will be alright too
 • 
Corrie Tan

December 2022

Tattooing and the aesthetics of care
A short affective history of the artwork on my body—and how it has been received
 • 
Corrie Tan

May 2022

“harbor” by jee chan
to reach a grandmother, we must set sail
 • 
Corrie Tan

March 2022

December 2021

On gaming, “100% completion” and what it means to leave things unfinished
We take a left turn and wander through my favourite games of the past two years: Diablo III, Kingdom Rush, Hoa, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild…
 • 
Corrie Tan

June 2021

"Exile, Return, Exile Again": #THEATRE by Index
a collaboration with Gee Dock Convos!
 • 
Corrie Tan

March 2021

"Little Mournings" – The Finger Players
A puppet becomes its own maker in this moving finale to the inaugural Maker's Project.
 • 
Corrie Tan

January 2020

"Nak Dara" – Hasyimah Harith (P7:1SMA)
Libidinal, heaving, muscly, fleshy bodies...
 • 
Corrie Tan

June 2019

"Displaced Persons' Welcome Dinner" by Checkpoint Theatre
Less about the displaced persons, more about the people who attempt to welcome them – and the murky ethical relationships they occupy.
 • 
Corrie Tan

April 2019

"posing questions" by Eng Kai Er
Where we ask each other questions but can't really answer what Kai asks of us – in this performance piece set in a life drawing class.
 • 
Corrie Tan
© 2024 Corrie Tan
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture