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In the 1970s, the auditorium at the Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) Building, known as the DBS Auditorium, hosted small-scale performances and events. Completed in 1975 and designed by Architects Team 3, the 50-storey tower featured a distinctive three-section design with a podium base. With the bank’s relocation, the DBS Arts Centre, a 383-seat venue, opened on Merbau Street off Robertson Quay in 2001, providing a home for the Singapore Repertory Theatre.
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Singapore
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1975
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No associated performance recorded.
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Last Updated on:
October 6, 2025 at 2:03 pm
Contributors:
Kyueun Kim
To Cite:
Kim, Kyueun.
2025. “DBS Auditorium“. In Performing Archipelagos, edited by Kyueun Kim, Alvin Eng Hui Lim and Hedren Wai Yuan Sum. Singapore: National University of Singapore.
Venue
Colonial and Empire Networks
Theatre
Theatre — Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Venue
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Teochew opera or Chaoju
Dance — Ronggeng
Theatre — Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
1959–1963: Singapore Self-Governance and Malaya Independence
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Venue
Colonial and Empire Networks
Music — Western Classical
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
Japanese Occupation of Malaya (1941-1945)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Venue
Storytelling
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Venue
Colonial and Empire Networks
Bangsawan
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Venue
Comedy
Dance
English theatre
Music
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Venue
Colonial and Empire Networks
Various kinds of performances
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Venue
Colonial and Empire Networks
Variety
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Venue
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Theatre — Bangsawan
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
Japanese Occupation of Malaya (1941-1945)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1941-1945: Japanese Occupation
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
1959–1963: Singapore Self-Governance and Malaya Independence
1965–1975: Singapore's Independence and Cold War SEA
Venue
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
