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By Katelijn Verstraete

23 Mar 2011

Bridging Asia and Europe contemporary performing arts

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At a recent gathering in Yokohama, Japan, over 50 independent creative producers from Asia and Europe got the opportunity to inspire and learn from each other about creating leading-edge arts …

By Judith Staines

03 Dec 2010

Nomadic artists

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Judith Staines, Culture360.org’s Europe Editor, met Spanish artists Jasmina Llobet & Luis Fernández Pons during their residency at Seoul Art Space Geumcheon in Korea and asked them about their nomadic …

By Florentina Bratfanof

02 Nov 2010

Japanese animation film at Anim’est 2010

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The International Animation Film Festival, established in 2006, has become Bucharest’s most anticipated film festival and a recognized event on the international animation scene in Europe and Asia.

By Vanini Belarmino

20 Jan 2010

Search for Dance: a conversation with Takako Suzuki

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Takako Suzuki, a Japanese performer, is a familiar face in Berlin and internationally, working with Germany’s premiere dance company, Sasha Waltz & Guest since the 90s.

By Anjali Devidayal

06 Dec 2009

The 4th Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale 2009

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The 4th Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale was held in Japan in commemoration with the 10th anniversary of the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum. The exhibition included artists from 21 Asian countries.

By Kerrine Goh

29 Mar 2009

Aoyama Shinji In Paris (At Jeu De Paume): The Retrospective (Novembre - December 2008)

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At the end of the last year 2008 SEA-Images had the honor to meet one of the most recognized directors of contemporary Japanese cinema : Shinji AOYAMA. He is appreciated …

By Mary Ann DeVlieg

19 Apr 2008

IETM and contemporary performing arts in Asia

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IETM is a network committed to contemporary performing arts and to collaborating across national borders. It has 440 member-organisations from over 45 countries.

By Jeffrey Withaya Campbell

15 Apr 2008

Japanese theatre critic reflects

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Kentaro Matsui is a theatre critic and also Programme Director of the Tokyo based Setagaya Public Theatre, Japan.

By Jeffrey Withaya Campbell

15 Apr 2008

Japan: dance critic reflects

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[caption id="attachment_2811" align="alignright" width="170" caption="Daisuke Muto, Japan "][/caption] Contributed by Ive Stevenheydens 'We are interrelated through history' Daisuke Muto, Japan "I like to interpret the word 'contemporary' literally: a moment …

By Jeffrey Withaya Campbell

15 Apr 2008

Asia-EU: 4 performing arts operators reflect

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What is 'contemporary' in performing arts today? What at first seems to be a very simple question actually has no straight or univocal answer at all.

By Kerrine Goh

29 Dec 2006

Docs from the East

The Czech expertise in programming documentary films festivals

By Jérémy Segay

07 Sep 2006

Refugee Film Festival, When Human Rights Meets Film Festival

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Discussion with Kirill Konin, the director of the Refugee Film Festival, who recently visited Paris.

By Jérémy Segay

03 Nov 2005

NHK, 10 Years of Co-Production with Asia

Established in 1995 for the commemoration of the centennial of cinema and the 70th anniversary of NHK, the film project, "NHK Asian Film Festival", is now celebrating its 10th anniversary. …

By Kerrine Goh

01 Dec 2004

Tokyo Mooo-Ooooo-Ooo-Vie Mayhem

Overview of the 17th Tokyo International Film Festival reported by Wahyuni A. Hadi