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Sex and the City-State : Singapore's art scene is becoming more permissive.(Esplanade-Theatres on the Bay)
On a small downtown stage, two men kiss passionately. Visitors to a nearby museum look at provocative nudes on the wall, while readers scour local magazines for the best places to buy sex toys. Think you're in New York? Guess again. This is Singapore, the famously uptight city-state better known for banning films like "Eyes Wide Shut" and "Lolita," not to mention magazines like Playboy.
There's not exactly a free-love revolution going on, but Singapore has in recent years loosened its restrictions on sex in the arts. And more freedom is on the horizon: this month the government's Censorship Review Committee (CRC) is expected to issue a report further easing the guidelines governing what Singaporeans read, watch and listen to. That means it may not be long before Singaporeans can enjoy Cosmopolitan magazine, and maybe even racy TV shows like HBO's "Sex and the City."
The new rules are part of Singapore's efforts to bolster its arts scene. Last year it opened a world-class performing-arts center, the Esplanade-Theatres on the Bay, which has quickly become a visual icon and is tackling ambitious programs like the 19-hour opera "The Peony Pavilion." Last week the Asian Civilisations Museum took its place in a renovated colonial-era building. And onstage, recent plays have featured such previously off-limits subjects as drug use and ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Sex and the City-State : Singapore's art scene is becoming more...