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Get in-depth perspectives through commissioned articles, interviews and reports on current topics for Asia-Europe cultural relations.


By Shiva Pathak

13 Sep 2011

Towards Creating a Vibrant Contemporary Dance Platform in India

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Attakkalari is India’s premiere organization working in the field of contemporary movement arts. Through its many distinct programmes it works towards creating a context for contemporary movement.

Art as a tool for development: searching for new social solutions

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In 2003, The Bagasbas Beach International Eco Arts Festival (BBIEAF) was created to answer the need for active participation to alleviate poverty and spur sustainable development with care for the …

By Bilqis Hijjas

12 Jul 2011

Strategies and structures from Asian dance festivals

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A report on a meeting in Kobe, Japan, in April 2011, to share case studies of dance festivals in Asia and to build a network among festival directors.

By Claire Wilson

16 Jun 2011

Connecting the next generation of festival directors

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Held for the first time in Asia, the Atelier for Young Festival Managers brought 34 young professionals to Singapore from 14 to 21 May. They reflected on topics related to …

By Florentina Bratfanof

22 Jul 2010

Asian festivals in a global era

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Festivals in Asia run on very different models, as the state and sophistication of arts development and support in various parts of Asia are highly disparate.

By Judith Staines

22 Feb 2010

In conversation at Transmediale

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Transmediale.10 took up residence at the House of World Cultures in snowy Berlin in the first week of February 2010. Transmediale is an internationally prestigious festival for contemporary art and …