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Insider I EVENTS

The hot listThis month, Japan blooms with the scent and sight of cherry blossoms,

Bali is abuzz with yogis and Jakarta grooves to the sound of jazz

Wonder Full@ Marina BaySandsNightly show, ongoing

Event Plaza at ThePromenade; entry is free

Don’t miss thisspectacular displayof light and soundas, for 13 dazzlingminutes, the entirecircumferenceof Marina Baypromenade is

electrified bylasers, watermovements andgraphics set to anoriginal orchestralsoundtrack. It’sa startling featof cutting-edgetechnical artistrythat taps into

some very humanemotions andwill leave youspellbound.marinabaysands.com/

entertainment/wonderfull Java Jazz FestivalMarch 4 – 6, 2016

The Jakarta InternationalExpo; tickets from S$31

Jakarta will be buzzing, jiving

and grooving during the 12th

annual Java Jazz Festival.

The line-up includes Indonesian

and international acts, including

best-selling jazz instrumentalist

Chris Botti and Sting together

on stage.

 javajazzfestival.com

Ueno SakuraFrom March 25, 2016

Ueno Park; entry is free

Welcome spring’s arrival at

Ueno Sakura Matsuri (Cherry

Blossom Festival) in Tokyo.

Hundreds of pink trees will be in

full bloom for just two short

but beautiful weeks. The

festival dates are dependent on

the flowers’ bloom cycle.

gotokyo.org/en/kanko/taito/

event/uenosakuramaturi.html

Bali Spirit FestivalMarch 29 – April 3, 2016

Tickets can be purchased online, priced from approximatelyS$220 for a single day pass

Nourish your mind and body this month atthe five-day, five-night Bali Spirit Festival,held in lush green Ubud. By day, participatein yoga workshops hosted by renownedyogis; by night, enjoy world music concerts.balispiritfestival.com

Hong

Kong ArtsFestivalUntil March 20, 2016

Tickets can be purchasedonline, prices vary

Catch the secondhalf of the vibrantHong Kong ArtsFestival, includingopera, music, dance,

theatre and circus.Not-to-be-missedhighlights include theMikhailovsky Balletof St Petersburg’sperformance of TheSleeping Beauty; theCantonese opera Li

 Bai: The Immortal Poet ; and Opus, aphysical-theatrepiece accompaniedby the DebussyString Quartet.hk.artsfestival.org/en

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