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Nabilah Said is an award-winning playwright, editor and cultural commentator. She is also an artist who works with text across various artforms and formats. Her plays have been staged in Singapore and London, including ANGKAT, which won Best Original Script at the 2020 Life Theatre Awards. Nabilah is the former editor of ArtsEquator.

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Via Coconuts Bangkok

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Protest art in Thailand; The productive pandemic

ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. In the weekly Southeast Asia Radar, we publish a round-up of content that have […]

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Varuth Hirunyatheb via Bangkok Post

Weekly Southeast Asian Radar: Tattoos and culture in the Philippines; Politicians and their art

ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. In the weekly Southeast Asia Radar, we publish a round-up of content that have

Weekly Southeast Asian Radar: Tattoos and culture in the Philippines; Politicians and their art Read More »

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Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss/David von Becker

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Goodbye gamelan maestro; Charlie Chan to get animated

ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. In the weekly Southeast Asia Radar, we publish a round-up of content that have

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Goodbye gamelan maestro; Charlie Chan to get animated Read More »

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Pesta Boneka Instagram

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: The performativity of Duterte; Puppets in a pandemic

ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. In the weekly Southeast Asia Radar, we publish a round-up of content that have

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: The performativity of Duterte; Puppets in a pandemic Read More »

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Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: The passing of Salleh Ben Joned, Bangkok protests stir biennale artists

ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. In the weekly Southeast Asia Radar, we publish a round-up of content that have

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: The passing of Salleh Ben Joned, Bangkok protests stir biennale artists Read More »

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Malay Mail

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Ipoh’s punk samaritans; Keeping weavers alive

ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. In the weekly Southeast Asia Radar, we publish a round-up of content that have

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Ipoh’s punk samaritans; Keeping weavers alive Read More »

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Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Vietnam’s post-war writers; Burmese voices in book

ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. In the weekly Southeast Asia Radar, we publish a round-up of content that have

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John Clewley

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: The artist who wants the Rafflesia; Thai colourful culture

ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. In the weekly Southeast Asia Radar, we publish a round-up of content that have

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: The artist who wants the Rafflesia; Thai colourful culture Read More »

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Gajah Gallery via Jakarta Post

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Penang’s abusive theatregoers; Pandemic storytelling

ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. In the weekly Southeast Asia Radar, we publish a round-up of content that have

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Penang’s abusive theatregoers; Pandemic storytelling Read More »

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Dansoung Sungvoraveshapan, via Bangkok Post

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Bangkok Art Biennale; Singapore creatives forced home

ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. In the weekly Southeast Asia Radar, we publish a round-up of content that have

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Bangkok Art Biennale; Singapore creatives forced home Read More »

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Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Will Hokkien die out?; Pineapple Lab shuts

ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. In the weekly Southeast Asia Radar, we publish a round-up of content that have

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Will Hokkien die out?; Pineapple Lab shuts Read More »

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Varuth Hirunyatheb

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Hikayat Raja Babi; new media and freedom

ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. In the weekly Southeast Asia Radar, we publish a round-up of content that have

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Hikayat Raja Babi; new media and freedom Read More »

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Alberto Prieto via Urbanist Hanoi

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Eisner Winner Erica Eng; Pinoy rap and Duterte

ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. In the weekly Southeast Asia Radar, we publish a round-up of content that have

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Eisner Winner Erica Eng; Pinoy rap and Duterte Read More »

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Singapore Street Art: The Legal Rebels (Part 2)

Artist Sam Lo gained notoriety in 2012 after getting arrested for stencilling the phrase ‘My Grandfather Road’ on a public road. The incident was highly publicised, leading to debates about the line between vandalism and creative expression. Now, eight years later, Sam is featured in a micro-documentary, produced by online visual magazine Not Safe For TV,

Singapore Street Art: The Legal Rebels (Part 2) Read More »

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Weekly Southeast Asian Radar: Malaysia reopens theatres; playwright Alfian Sa’at dragged into politics

ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. In the weekly Southeast Asia Radar, we publish a round-up of content that have

Weekly Southeast Asian Radar: Malaysia reopens theatres; playwright Alfian Sa’at dragged into politics Read More »

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Image Dynamics via Jakarta Post

Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Artists non-essential?; Cultural festivals make a comeback

ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region. In the weekly Southeast Asia Radar, we publish a round-up of content that have

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