Where curiosity grows
Taking Root at Gardens by the Bay
December 2025
A destination of discovery
IMBA Theatre is not just a venue. It’s where curiosity grows, imagination expands, and culture takes new forms. Powered by light, motion, and storytelling, every visit opens the door to something unexpected.
Opening Highlights
Photo by Justin Sutcliffe © David Hockney
David Hockney: Bigger & Closer
(not smaller and further away)
A Lightroom Production
Take a personal journey through sixty years of Hockney’s art in this vibrant immersive show. With Lightroom’s vast projections and revolutionary sound design, the world comes alive through his eyes — from LA to Yorkshire to Normandy. Watch how he experiments with perspective, photography, and even iPad drawings, as a specially composed score by Nico Muhly guides your experience.
Botero in Singapore
Immersive. Exhibition. Monumental.
Encounter the world’s first immersive show dedicated to Fernando Botero, unveiling his art in an entirely new way. Alongside this groundbreaking experience, an exhibition of his original paintings and monumental sculptures will celebrate the breadth and scale of his vision. Playful yet profound, it invites audiences to discover Botero’s larger-than-life imagination as never before.
