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about 17 months ago (12/05/2022)
"Covid Time Capsule": Memories and Regret and Echoes from the Stars | ArtsEquator Skip to content Artists from the region created a virtual time capsule to capture the objects and memories of the past two years...
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about 26 months ago (03/29/2022)
Singapore Arts Emerging from the "Great Pause" | ArtsEquator Skip to content The last two years have been significant for those working in arts and culture...
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about 26 months ago (03/15/2022)
COVID-19 and the arts in Southeast Asia - 2 years on | ArtsEquator Skip to content In March 2020, we spoke to 10 arts and culture workers from across Southeast Asia, in a bid to capture the sentiments on the ground as it shifted during the early days of the pandemic...
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about 28 months ago (12/31/2021)
The top ArtsEquator articles of 2021 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints December 31, 2021 Below is a list of the top 10 ArtsEquator articles in 2021, in random order: The Substation: How many more canaries in the coal mine? by Hoe Su Fern Published on: 20 Feb 2021 “Although the current situation facing The Substation is not new or unique, its impending fate is emblematic of, and raises deep questions about the progressively precarious and capricious conditions of arts practice in Singapore.” Also well-read: The Su bstation: An unstoppable force and an immovable object by Nabilah Said and a timeline of events by Ke Weiliang...
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about 29 months ago (12/29/2021)
Podcast 100: Singapore Theatre Year In Review | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints December 29, 2021 Listen as speakers Ke Weiliang, Lee Shu Yu, Matt Lyon, Nabilah Said and Naeem Kapadia share their thoughts about Singapore theatre in 2021, including observations and shows they found memorable...
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about 37 months ago (04/06/2021)
Keturunan Ruminah: WhatsApp play on family inheritance | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints HATCH April 6, 2021 By Azura Farid and Nabilah Said The pandemic led theatre collective HATCH to dream up Keturunan Ruminah (Ruminah’s Family), a play that takes place entirely on WhatsApp...
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about 38 months ago (03/25/2021)
Cakap-Cakap: Interview with Serene Chen and Krish Natarajan | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles March 25, 2021 In the latest of our Cakap-Cakap series, ArtsEquator chats with Serene Chen and Krish Natarajan who star in Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT)’s new play, The Sound Inside , written by by award-winning playwright Adam Rapp...
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about 39 months ago (02/12/2021)
The future of the arts in Singapore and Australia: Highlights from the Statistically Speaking webinar | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles February 12, 2021 ArtsEquator organised a webinar titled “Statistically Speaking: Analysing arts audience engagement in Singapore and Australia” on Thursday, 28 January...
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about 40 months ago (01/27/2021)
A Malaysian under lockdown reviews Singapore Art Week 2021 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints January 27, 2021 By Ellen Lee (2,500 words, 9-minute read) Looking through the 35-page programme booklet for the 9th edition of Singapore Art Week (SAW), I was fully struck by my Malaysian-ness...
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about 40 months ago (01/27/2021)
Statistically Speaking: What the data says about arts audiences in Singapore and Australia | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles January 27, 2021 On Thursday, 28 January 11am-12.30pm (GMT +8), representatives from Singapore’s National Arts Council (NAC) and the Australia Council for the Arts will discuss audience attitudes towards the arts in their respective countries in the webinar titled “Statistically Speaking: Analysing Arts Audience Engagement in Singapore and Australia”...
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about 40 months ago (01/20/2021)
Statistically Speaking: Analysing Arts Audience Engagement in Singapore and Australia | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles January 20, 2021 Representatives from Singapore’s National Arts Council (NAC) and the Australia Council for the Arts will discuss audience attitudes towards the arts in their respective countries, based on research survey data collected in 2019 and 2020...
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about 41 months ago (12/31/2020)
The top ArtsEquator articles of 2020 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles NEON December 31, 2020 Below is a list of the top 10 ArtsEquator articles in 2020, in random order: An Elder Millennial’s Guide to Classic Singapore TV & Movies by Joel Tan Published on: 20 Aug 2020 “Purists are undecided on when exactly Singapore TV died, but I think 2007, when Phua Chu Kang wrapped, and 2015, when Tanglin started, might be a good gauge...
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about 41 months ago (12/26/2020)
Maduro, online jazz concerts, SIFA: A jazz bar evolves in a pandemic | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints SIFA December 26, 2020 For former jazz pianist Peter Ng, the past year has been one of great change...
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about 41 months ago (12/23/2020)
Did you want more sleep? : weish knows people are tired of livestreams | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints SIFA December 23, 2020 For artist weish, who is one-half of electronica duo .gif, this has been an intense year creatively, and one of increased self-scrutiny...
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about 41 months ago (12/14/2020)
Podcast 85: Singapore Theatre, Year in Review | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints December 14, 2020 In our end-of-year roundup, Nabilah Said, Naeem Kapadia and Matt Lyon take stock of the year in Singapore theatre, alongside guests Lee Shu Yu from Centre 42 and Max Yam from Arts Republic...
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about 42 months ago (11/30/2020)
Podcast 83: Waiting For The Host by Pangdemonium | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints November 30, 2020 Nabilah Said, Matthew Lyon and Naeem Kapadia discuss Waiting For The Host by Pangdemonium...
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about 42 months ago (11/10/2020)
Harrowing and sublime: Topography of Breath 2.0 by Pat Toh | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Pat Toh November 10, 2020 By Chan Sze-Wei (739 words, 4-minute read) In grainy close up, we see segmented views of one woman, fighting to breathe with every fibre of her sinewy body...
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about 43 months ago (10/21/2020)
Podcast 82: Who's There & Two Songs and a Story | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Performance October 21, 2020 Nabilah Said, Matthew Lyon and Naeem Kapadia discuss Who’s There by The Transit Ensemble (Singapore/Malaysia/US); and Two Songs and a Story by Checkpoint Theatre...
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about 43 months ago (10/11/2020)
Bird is the word: Peepbird by The Finger Players | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Tuckys Photography October 11, 2020 By Nabilah Said (950 words, 4-minute read) If hope is a thing with feathers, then Peepbird , a 60-minute-long non-verbal show, would be it...
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about 43 months ago (10/06/2020)
Transcultural Lullabies: Rohingya and Malay folksongs | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints October 6, 2020 Rohingya poet Mayyu Ali and Malaysian artist Sharon Chin collaborate in this meaningful project that looks at Rohingya and Malay lullabies and folksongs...
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about 44 months ago (10/01/2020)
From Here On: Going to the theatre in the time of COVID | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Courtesy of Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay October 1, 2020 By Jocelyn Chng (1,550 words, 5-minute read) Attending From Here On , my first live performance since COVID hit, evoked a very strange mix of emotions in me...
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about 44 months ago (09/07/2020)
Jatiwangi Art Factory: Cultural work that breaks the mould | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Courtesy of Jatiwangi Art Factory September 7, 2020 By Nia Agustina, translation by Eka Wahyuni (1,980 words, 6-minute read) In one corner of West Java, Indonesia, in the Majalengka Regency, a group of volunteers work hand in hand to distribute Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), groceries, food, and medical equipment to people who have to work outside the home during the Covid-19 pandemic...
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about 45 months ago (08/17/2020)
Pandemic in the Philippines: A cultural sector on its own | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles August 17, 2020 By Katrina Stuart Santiago (2,200 words, 8-minute read) When I was first asked to write about “cultural leadership” in the Philippines, I turned up a blank...
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about 48 months ago (06/05/2020)
Coronalogues, pandemic spectatorship (and the critic) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints June 5, 2020 By Nabilah Said and Corrie Tan (5,950 words, 20-minute read) Spoiler Alert: This text contains spoilers for The Coronologues: Silver Linings by The Singapore Repertory Theatre and Long Distance Affair by Juggerknot Theatre Company and PopUP Theatrics...
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about 48 months ago (06/04/2020)
Seasons of Love: Southeast Asia-style | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints June 4, 2020 It started out as a “small project” amongst friends...
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about 48 months ago (05/29/2020)
Is this thing on? Singapore theatre in the midst of a pandemic | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Photo: JuggerKnot Theatre Facebook May 29, 2020 By Nabilah Said (3,200 words, 10-minute read) “Boosted by online efforts, support for Singapore theatre through the roof.” That would be a dream headline, wouldn’t it? Bit lengthy, sure – but it would tell us that the theatrical technological shift happening right at this very moment would be worth it....
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about 49 months ago (04/15/2020)
Scene and Heard: Pat Gui, Stage Manager | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Courtesy of Pat Gui April 15, 2020 (1,400 words, 5-minute read) I’m Pat Gui and I’ve been in the art industry for 29 years...
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about 50 months ago (03/29/2020)
Explain Me with Jonathan Schwartz of Atelier4 and Magda Sawon of Postmasters About AFC Board AFC Editions Donate Art F City Explain Me with Jonathan Schwartz of Atelier4 and Magda Sawon of Postmasters by Paddy Johnson and William Powhida on March 29, 2020 Explain Me Tweet Serkan Özkaya’s Proletarier Aller Länder (Workers of the World) 1999, Image via Postmaster’s Gallery...