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Martial Law Musicals: Theatre of a New War? [Philippines]

“Philippine theater has, through three eras of political struggle—Filipino-American, Japanese, anti-Marcos—never hesitated to go to war.” – – Doreen G. Fernandez, Seditious and Subversive: Theater of War From the essay cited above two important ideas emerge: that war breeds theatre and that theatre is a particularly effective weapon of protest. As Fernadez’s survey shows, the […]

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Podcast 25: Tapestry Playback Theatre

Duration: 17 mins Ahead of their upcoming performance this weekend titled Does It Matter?, we spoke with Michael Cheng, artistic director of Tapestry Playback Theatre, on his journey with the company, and the unique aspects of the playback theatre form as an art for social change. Stream Podcast 25: Download Podcast 25 here. (right-click and select ‘Save

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Art That Moves: Lim How Ngean

Art that Moves is an occasional series where we ask artists and other creative workers to reflect on artworks, performances or events that were personally important to them. Lim How Ngean (PhD) is a performance-maker, dramaturg and dance researcher. In recent years he has dramaturged dances for choreographers such as Daniel Kok, Joavien Ng, Kuik Swee

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4 – 10 September 2017: Indonesia

Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Jakarta and Yogyakarta from 4 – 10 Sep 2017   JAKARTA   +51 Aviación San Borja, 6 – 7 September 2017, 8 PM, Teater Salihara, Jakarta The title of this performance by Okazaki Art Theatre is lifted from Peru’s international calling code and director Yudai Kamisato’s grandma’s address

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Infusing iconography from two worlds: “Italian-Indonesian Artist” Filippo Sciascia [Indonesia]

“Italian contemporary artist Filippo Sciascia’s relationship with Asia and Indonesia began back in 1998, however, says the artist, he has only truly “come of age as an Italian-Indonesian artist” in 2013 when he successfully fused iconography from the two worlds into a single creation of art. “I realize now my works have become more sincere,”

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Human+

Podcast 23: Human+ by Khairul Kamsani

Duration: 13 min Latest in our Fresh Blood series on young emerging art-makers, we speak to Khairul Kamsani, a independent director who is writing, directing, and producing Human+, a speculative theatre play on the contentious future of our relationship with technology. Inspired by recent developments in the Transhumanist movement, it’s an updated iteration of its

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21 – 27 August 2017: Indonesia

Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Jakarta and Yogyakarta from 21 – 27 Aug 2017   JAKARTA Neoklasismus Rusia, 22 August 2017, 7:30 PM, Gedung Kesenian Jakarta Under the direction of conductor Budi Utomo Prabowo, the Jakarta Philharmonic presents Neoklasismus Rusia. The neoklasismus movement started in the Romantic period, as a way to present

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Exploring Female Empowerment through Dance in Cambodia [Cambodia]

“During the autumn of 2016, I ventured out to Siem Reap in Cambodia to undertake a three-month artistic residency with the pioneering all-female contemporary dance company, New Cambodian Artists (NCA). I have previously worked with NCA as a contemporary dance technique trainer over a two-month period in 2015 as part of a self-funded professional development initiative.

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7 – 13 August 2017: Indonesia

Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Jakarta, Bandung, and Bali from 7 – 13 Aug 2017   JAKARTA ART STAGE Jakarta, 11 – 13 August 2017, Sheraton Grand Jakarta Gandaria City Hotel, Jakarta ART STAGE Jakarta returns for its second year this coming weekend. Like its sister fair ART STAGE Singapore, the Jakarta fair

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Podcast 22: Open Homes at SIFA 2017

Duration: 31 min Akanksha Raja speaks with Jeffrey Tan, producer of Open Homes, a theatre-in-the-home experience presented as part of the Singapore International Festival of Arts 2017. Audiences are welcomed into the homes of residents where they enter not only into intimate spaces, but lives, hearts and deeply personal experiences shared through creative storytelling. Joining

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24 – 30 July 2017: Indonesia

Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Bandung, Jakarta, Yogyakarta from 24 – 30 July 2017   BANDUNG Inspyro Moves Dance Workshop, 29 – 30 July 2017, Jl. Karapitan No. 53, Bandung, Indonesia Calling all Bandung dancers! Come and join Inspyro Moves 2-day workshops where you can take various classes given by dancers from the

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Feminism in Indonesian Art [Indonesia]

“Is it possible to look at the practices of Indonesian women artist in a feminist perspective? This is precisely what researcher and PhD in Indonesian Studies Wulan Dirgantoro decided to investigate with her book “Feminism and Indonesian Contemporary Art: Defining Experiences” (Amsterdam University Press). Though the book has an academic scope, it sparked conversation about

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Tales of Panji [Indonesia]

“The stories of Javanese cultural hero, Prince Panji Inu Kertapati, dating from the 13th century, mark the development of a truly Javanese literature that was no longer overshadowed by the great Indian epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Set among the eastern Javanese kingdoms, the stories tell of Panji’s search for his beloved Princess Candra Kirana, before the two

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17 – 23 July 2017: Singapore

SPH Gift of Music Series: SSO Lunchtime Concert, 21 July, @ Victoria Concert Hall  Jason Lai, conductor Sponsored by the Singapore Press Holding’s Gift of Music series, liven up your lunch hour with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Associate Conductor Jason Lai. Refresh yourself with the captivating Eastern European dance tunes of Dvořák and Brahms,

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17 – 23 July 2017: Indonesia

Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Jakarta, Yogyakarta, and Surabaya from 17 – 23 July 2017   JAKARTA Octavio Paz, Jorge Amado Dan Pemikiran Modern, 22 July 2017, 4 PM, Serambi Salihara Literature reacts towards modern thinking through various ways. They often critique or offer a mix of modern world to the local thinking

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Photographing the Soul of Cambodia: Interview with Sophal Neak [Cambodia]

“Sophal Neak was born in Takeo, a province in southern Cambodia, in 1989. Since 2011, her works—in particular her photographs—have been showcased across Asia, Europe and Australia. Her unique and uncompromising take on history and people, as well as her distinctive and powerful vision, has played an important role in contributing to the cultural re-awakening

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