On Taboos, Touring and Cultural Representation: Sight/Unseen Asian Drama Conference
about 68 months ago (09/20/2018)
Reflections on the Sight/Unseen Asian Drama Conference | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Che-Min Hsieh September 20, 2018 By Benedict Leong (1700 words, 10-minute read) The Sight/Unseen Asian Drama Conference was a two-day event on 26 – 27 April 2018 at Goldsmiths, University of London, and Tara Arts . Billed as an event to “tackle challenging issues facing playwrights in the UK and in Southeast Asia,” participants came all geared up to discuss issues ranging from minority representation to taboo subjects in the region. The conference was helmed by Cheryl Robson from Aurora Metro Books who, in her opening address, emphasised that the project was a labour of love that took her almost a year to complete.