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about 11 months ago (05/10/2023)
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Film Censorship in Indonesia? | ArtsEquator Skip to content Indonesia has one of the most prolific film industries in Southeast Asia, yet, local filmmakers have to contend with different kinds of pressure and actions that impact their creative free expression...
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about 12 months ago (04/05/2023)
Papuan Cinema in a Time of Oppression | ArtsEquator Skip to content While Papuan cinema takes its place on the world stage, it is still viewed with distrust in Indonesia...
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about 16 months ago (12/12/2022)
A dangdut pioneer, two film stars, a pickpocket turned mime artist and a ketoprak performer | ArtsEquator Skip to content Theodora Agni remembers the artists and cultural workers Indonesia lost in 2022...
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about 16 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 17 months ago (11/29/2022)
Nghệ thuật Xin giấy phép Triển lãm ở Việt Nam | ArtsEquator Skip to content Tại một đất nước như Việt Nam, nơi có những yêu cầu không rõ ràng về việc trưng bày, Linh Lê nhấn mạnh rằng chỉ cần một thứ tưởng chừng đơn giản như xin giấy phép triển lãm có thể trở thành một cách kiểm duyệt biểu đạt nghệ thuật...
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about 19 months ago (09/29/2022)
Podcast: Freedom for Artistic Expressions in Vietnam | ArtsEquator Skip to content Researcher Linh Le interviews artist-curator Bill Nguyễn, in a wide ranging conversation about historical and contemporary censorship in Vietnam...
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about 22 months ago (06/30/2022)
Producers Lab: “What if we do it this way?” | Banupriya Ponnarasu, Mark Benedict Cheong and Deanna Dzulkifli | ArtsEquator Skip to content Have you ever been a part of a project in the arts, and felt something needed changing? Or have you been either the creator or spectator of a programme, and went away from it thinking, “what if we do it this way?” ? “What if we do it this way?” was the title of a Producers Lab organised by Producers SG, which ran from October 2021 to March 2022....
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about 24 months ago (04/28/2022)
10 Things You Should Know About: Silat | ArtsEquator Skip to content In the next segment of our 10 Things You Should Know series, researchers Faisal Nordin and Muhammad Jailani Abu Talib compile a string of riveting facts about the Southeast Asian cultural form, Silat...
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about 24 months ago (04/14/2022)
5 Singapore Female Poets Whose Works You Should Read Skip to content In Singapore, female writers are being increasingly recognised as a dominant force in the local literature scene...
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about 38 months ago (02/16/2021)
A predestined fate: Nine Years Theatre’s Oedipus | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles February 16, 2021 By Patricia Tobin (665 words, 4-minute read) The story of Oedipus is undoubtedly known to all...
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about 42 months ago (10/13/2020)
10 Things You Didn't Know About Dikir Barat | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Joy Ho / Jawn October 13, 2020 Most Singaporeans recognise traditional artforms such as Bharatanatyam, wayang kulit and wushu...
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about 45 months ago (07/30/2020)
Vietnam's visual arts and COVID-19 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Nguyen Duc Phuong July 30, 2020 By Quyen Hoang (2,100 words, 8-minute read) On a rainy evening towards the end of May 2020, it seemed like Saigon’s most dapper guys and modish gals all flocked to Galerie Quynh...
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about 46 months ago (06/22/2020)
The working processes of artists: NADA | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles June 22, 2020 Artists Rizman Putra and Safuan Johari of the duo NADA talk about the evolution of their artistic practice, from being a fictional band at the Malay Heritage Centre to becoming an international art/music juggernaut...
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about 47 months ago (06/13/2020)
M1 CONTACT: Dance artists talk mental health | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints June 13, 2020 Four artists, Ruby Jayaseelan, Irfan Kasban, Fabio Liberti and Xenres Kirishima Chi Ji Hong, get personal as they talk about mental health issues in relation to works they have been developing for M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival...
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about 47 months ago (06/08/2020)
The working processes of artists: Kavitha Krishnan | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles June 8, 2020 Kavitha Krishnan, creative director and co-founder of Maya Dance Theatre, shares about her start in the traditional dance form Bharatanatyam, and how she also incorporates contemporary techniques and practices into the company’s work...
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about 47 months ago (05/25/2020)
The working processes of artists: Lim Ai Hooi | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles May 25, 2020 Choral conductor Lim Ai Hooi deconstructs the visible and less visible aspects of her work, from how to read notations on a score to the gestures she uses, and how this can reach the hearts of the audience...
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about 48 months ago (05/14/2020)
Reading in isolation: Tiffany Tsao’s The Majesties | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Americas May 14, 2020 By Kathy Rowland (760 words, 4-minute read) This review may contain spoilers...
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about 49 months ago (04/02/2020)
More than sing sing dance dance: The realities of LASALLE Musical Theatre | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles April 2, 2020 (1,800 words, 7-minute read) [Note: At the time of publishing, due to the COVID-19 situation in Singapore, the production has been cancelled...
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about 50 months ago (03/03/2020)
From the Macarena to Chicago: A LASALLE performer's journey | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Photo courtesy of LASALLE March 3, 2020 By Ke Weiliang (1,719 words, 7-minute read) Monday, 20 January 2020...
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about 50 months ago (02/28/2020)
Metal: An Improbable Alchemy of Dance And Heavy Metal | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Gregory Lorenzutti February 28, 2020 The following review is made possible through a Critical Residency programme supported by By Carolyn Oei (762 words, 5-minute read) I am not a fan of heavy metal music – or heavy metal anything – so I took my seat in the Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne, with trepidation...
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about 50 months ago (02/25/2020)
The Seen and Unseen: A Search For Self | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Viewpoints Claudia Dian February 25, 2020 The following review is made possible through a Critical Residency programme supported by By Carolyn Oei (638 words, 4-minute read) “Embracing life means embracing every element of dualism in it...
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about 52 months ago (12/26/2019)
Podcast 72: ArtsEquator End-of-Year Theatre Podcast 2019 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles December 27, 2019 Matt Lyon, Naeem Kapadia, Kathy Rowland and Nabilah Said discuss their top picks for theatre in 2019...
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about 52 months ago (12/22/2019)
Everything In Its Right Place: The Body Politic and the Body | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Nabilah Said December 22, 2019 By Nabilah Said (1,400 words, 7-minute read) “You’re a guest, you’re a guest, you’re a guest.” This anodyne version of the Beauty and The Beast song played in my head as I walked through the exhibition The Body Politic and the Body , currently on at ILHAM Gallery in Kuala Lumpur...
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about 54 months ago (10/28/2019)
Merantau Sejarah/Identiti Selat Melaka: Name Laundering oleh Irwan Ahmett dan Tita Salina | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles October 28, 2019 Oleh Fasyali Fadzly (1,150 patah kati, 6-minit bacaan) Jauh perjalanan, luas pandangan...
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about 55 months ago (10/16/2019)
RAW Moves' "Being, and Organs" and the unbearable whiteness of Block O | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Crispian Chan October 16, 2019 By Nabilah Said (890 words, 5-minute read) Draw a straight line...
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about 55 months ago (10/13/2019)
5 Singapore poems not to quote out of context | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Elliot Wong October 13, 2019 By Nabilah Said (2,500 words, 7-minute read) In 1968, Lee Kuan Yew uttered the words “Poetry is a luxury we cannot afford” to a roomful of University of Singapore students...
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about 55 months ago (09/22/2019)
Disturbing behaviour: "Deproduction" by Terre Thaemlitz | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Courtesy of Comatonse Recordings September 22, 2019 By Patricia Tobin (670 words, 4-minute read) Content warning: References to sexual content or situations Deproduction by musician-producer Terre Thaemlitz was released on December 28, 2017 as a multimedia album consisting of audio, video and text...
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about 57 months ago (08/01/2019)
"MAT" at Objectifs: Pluralisms, perceptions and podcast failings | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Zulkhairi's photo (right) by Racy Lim August 1, 2019 (3,747 words, 12 -minute read) Editor’s note: This is a transcript of a podcast recording which cannot be shared due to poor audio quality...
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about 57 months ago (07/24/2019)
Hitting the right (heart) notes: 10toONE by ONE Chamber Choir | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Tan Zexun / Pandawithacamera July 24, 2019 By Shahril Salleh (932 words, 5-minute read) ONE chamber choir has a formidable reputation...
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about 62 months ago (03/06/2019)
Of Math and Art: "A Game of Numbers" with NUS Arts Festival 2019 | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles March 6, 2019 By Elaine Chiew (1195 words, five-minute read) ‘A GAME OF NUMBERS’: Elaine Chiew interviews Mary Loh and Professor Victor Tan on the mathematically-themed NUS Arts Festival 2019 believed to be first-ever in Singapore...