ASEF Culture360 | Connecting Asia and Europe through arts and culture


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


By Vanini Belarmino

15 Sep 2015

Franchising Theatre of Realities: An Interview with Stefan KAEGI (Rimini Protokoll)

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If Rimini Protokoll was a multi-national corporation, their profile can be written as such that since its establishment in the year 2000, they have been operating globally, with measurable success …

Athens: arts and culture in times of uncertainty

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If there is a country daily exposed in the international news today, that is, without a doubt, Greece.

By Valentina Riccardi

18 Nov 2014

Asian Intercultural Theatre Conference 2014| Interview with Phillip Zarrilli

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[caption id="attachment_45286" align="aligncenter" width="512"] Phillip Zarrilli with some of his students[/caption] As part of the media partnership with the Intercultural Theatre Conference that will be organised on 25-28 November in …

By Valentina Riccardi

29 Oct 2014

Asian Intercultural Theatre Conference 2014 | Interview with T.Sasitharan

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[caption id="attachment_45290" align="alignleft" width="202"] T. Sasitharan, co-founder and director of Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI)[/caption] As part of the media partnership with the Asian Intercultural Theatre Conference that will be organised …

By Kerrine Goh

10 Oct 2013

Auckland and its Arts Festival | A conversation with Carla van Zon

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New Zealand arts consultant, Sarah Ropata interviews Carla van Zon, Artistic Director of the Auckland Arts Festival.

By Florentina Bratfanof

27 Dec 2012

Building bridges between Central and Eastern Europe | The EEPAP

The Eastern European Performing Arts Platform (EEPAP) is a platform that focuses on the fields of dance and theater and is a result of the cooperation between independent experts from …

By Kalaivani Karunanethy

29 Jun 2012

Pioneering Indonesian theatre director recognised

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For Citra Pratiwi, dancer, choreographer, arts researcher and activist, tradition is always open to new interpretations and innovation.

By Valentina Riccardi

01 Jun 2012

Curating culture360.org #2 | Lesley Alway, Asialink

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Valentina Riccardi asked Lesley Alway, Director of Asialink Arts to share her curatorial journey with Curating culture360.org #2.

By Kerrine Goh

14 Feb 2012

Changing audience participation in Polish contemporary art

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Many projects in Polish performing and visual arts in recent years are being developed in non-institutional spaces to take advantage of the context and to experiment with strategies of viewer …

Cultural Transitions: George Town

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Since George Town received the World Heritage title from UNESCO, jointly with Melaka as historic cities of the Straits of Malacca in 2008, it has experienced growing attention and underwent …

By Kerrine Goh

17 Oct 2011

Festivals and Communities in Thailand | The Pahtum Thani Festival

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Two cases of Thailand in the context of the festivals and their communities will be shared in this two-parts article. This first part outlines the case of Pahtum Thani International …

By Leonardo Rey S. Carino

05 Aug 2011

Reflections on Philippine Festivals

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Philippine festivals are town fiestas celebrating moments in history that defined identity, polity and locality. Celebration of the arts and culture, albeit made central to these festivities, only comes as …

By Valentina Riccardi

13 Jul 2011

Festivals in society | Interview with Korean Sidance Festival Director, Lee Jong-Ho

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In this second of this two-part interview with culture360.org, Jong‐Ho Lee, Founding Artistic Director, SIDANCE Festival (Seoul International Dance Festival) talks about the importance of festivals in Asia.

By Valentina Riccardi

05 Jul 2011

Festivals in society | Interview with Sydney Festival Director, Lindy Hume

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In this first two-part interview with Festival Directors, culture360.org talks with Lindy Hume, Director of the Sydney Festival in Australia.

By Catarina Saraiva

13 Jun 2011

The bridges to build in performing arts: utopia or reality? Part 3

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This article gives an overview of the European and Southeast-Asian performing arts markets. It provides information that can lead to the creation of non-hierarchical dialogue between these two communities of …