FESTIVAL FRIENDS is a panel discussion that takes the significance of friendships as a starting point for investigating modes of collaboration, capacity building and festival making within the Southeast Asian region. With prolific practitioners Syazni Bakar and Amali Hj Rosli from National Theatre Festival Brunei, and Sahirrah Safit and Masturah Oli of Asian Youth Theatre Festival […]

RENTAK/S: EXPLORATIONS OF TRADITIONAL SOUNDSCAPES explores the dynamic approaches to traditional sounds (rentak) across different genres, disciplines, geographical borders (rentas). The panel discussion celebrates the possibilities and (re)presentations of traditional sounds within the local and/or regional cultural landscape. Join our esteemed panel of multi-instrumentalists Megat Muhammad Firdaus, Safuan Johari; and Elisha Tiga and Yazid Damit of […]

FUTURE PROOF utilises the concept of designing something to withstand future obsolescence as an entry point into thinking about the future of cultural leadership in the creative industries. At the same time, it plays with the double meaning of “proof” in the context of obtaining a higher education qualification. This distinguished panel featuring leading academic voices in arts […]