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 Kerrine Goh

27 May 2016

A look back at FEFF Campus 18 | Our strengths are in our differences

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Katie Wright was one of the 10 young journalists from Asia and Europe who took part in the 2nd Edition of the FEFF Campus, last month in Udine, Italy. She …

By Lai DEL ROSARIO

20 May 2016

A shared vision from studio to stage | Opera as collaboration

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Last February 2016, Gabriel Barredo’s “Opera,” Choreographed by Redha, ran for three nights at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in Manila. It was an impressive show fusing dance …

By Vanini Belarmino

18 May 2016

The Face of the Invisible | Art and Displacement

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ASEF culture360 contributor Vanini Belarmino converse with 2 artists living across the 2different continents ofAsia and Europe on their efforts to awaken spirits and offer a face to the invisible …

By Claire Wilson

16 May 2016

Mystery, translation and critical thinking | Prima Vista Tartu International Literary Festival | Estonia

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Claire Rosslyn WILSON talks to Marja UNT from the Prima Vista Tartu International Literary Festival to find out more about the literature scene in the Estonian UNESCO City of Literature.

By Kerrine Goh

11 May 2016

FEFF Campus | A conversation between French and Japanese Cinephiles

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French writer Andy SELLITTO and Japanese student Kenta KATO have a casual chat and they share their opinions on film, the festival … and on each other. sharing a room …

By Claire Wilson

05 May 2016

An overview of literary festivals in Asia and Europe

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ASEF culture360 contributor Claire Rosslyn WILSON looks at some of the literary festivals making waves in Asia and Europe.

By Kerrine Goh

02 May 2016

ADD Editore Asia series | Interview with Ilaria Benini

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ASEF culture360 contributor Naima MORELLI interviews Ilaria BENINI, curator of the Asia series of ADD Editore, an independent Italian publisher based in Turin and promoting cultural dialogue between Italy and …

By David Fernández

30 Apr 2016

Myanmar Art Resource Center and Archive | A conversation with Nathalie Johnston

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ASEF culture360 contributor David FERNÁNDEZ interviews Yangon-based art historian and curator Nathalie Johnston, Founder of Myanmar/Art & Myanmar Art Resource Center and Archive (MARCA).

By Florent Petit

13 Apr 2016

By people/in cities: Brussels city profile

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ASEF culture360 contributor Florent Petit sketches a profile of Brussels, the capital of Belgium and home to the most important bodies of the European Union. One of the most important …

The Valletta Design Cluster | Interview with Caldon Mercieca

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ASEF culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio met with Caldon Mercieca,Project Leader of Valletta Design Cluster. In this interview, they touch on the different aspects of this new initiative and its …

MUŻA. The new National-Community Museum in Malta |Interview with Sandro Debono

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ASEF culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio had the opportunity to meet and talk with Sandro Debono, Senior Curator and Project Leader of MUŻA. In this interview, they talked about the …

Community: the connecting keyword for cultural development in Malta

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The notion of community has been widely discussed and analysed at different moments and in several contexts and fields. This month ASEF culture360 contributor Herman Bashiron Mendolicchio focuses on community-based …

By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

04 Apr 2016

CuratorsLAB | A Programme for Emerging Southeast Asian Curators

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Agung Hujatnikajennong is one of the most interesting and renowned Indonesian curators. What follows is an interview with Katerina Valdivia Bruch, a Berlin-based freelance curator, arts writer and regular contributor …

By David Fernández

30 Mar 2016

In conversation with Christophe Loviny | Yangon Photo Festival

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ASEF culture360 contributor David Fernández interviewed French photojournalist Christophe Loviny, Director of the Yangon Photo Festival.

By Valentina Riccardi

24 Mar 2016

The People’s Festival of Kerala | Interview with Sankar Venkateswaran

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ASEF culture360 contributor Vanini Belarmino caught up with Sankar following the conclusion of ITFoK and in between his free time as he builds a self-funded Sahyande Theatre and prepares for …