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


ASEM Cultural Festival 2021 | Interview with H.E. Hab Touch, Ministry of Culture & Fine Arts of Cambodia

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Looking back at the first hybrid version of the ASEM Cultural Festival 2021, Preeti Gaonkar and Bridget Lee from the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), interviewed His Excellency Hab Touch from Ministry of Culture and Fine …

By Preeti Gaonkar

08 Oct 2021

Southeast Asian Arts Forum 2021 – Schoolhouse Mavericks

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The Southeast Asian Arts Forum 2021 was a 3-day event organised by the Institute of Southeast Asian Arts (ISEAA) that ran from the 28th to 30th July at Nanyang Academy …

By Adriana Nordin Manan

01 Oct 2021

Performance Making during a Pandemic: Of Innovation, Form and Embeddedness

If arts panel discussions are meant to reflect the times, “Critical Responses to Performance-Making in A Post-Pandemic World” positioned itself well: at this stage of the pandemic, it was less …

By Yasen Vasilev

25 Mar 2021

Reimagining Residencies Post-Pandemic

In this article, Yasen Vasilev rethinks how the artists residencies ecosystem could be in the future, following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

By Carina Merin

08 Feb 2021

NEW INSIGHTS, NEW FORESIGHTS: Musings on the Performance Curators Initiatives' Virtual International Symposium 2020

Last October, the Performance Curators Initiatives (PCI), a global network of performance curators based in the Philippines, held its second international symposium entitled "Conversations on Curation and Performance in the …

By Valentina Riccardi

01 Dec 2020

culture360 - Podcast series #3 | In conversation with Performance Curators Initiatives (PCI)

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culture360 is delighted to talk to the founders of Curators Performance Initiatives or PCI, an independent network of curators, scholars and practitioners in performance curation

By Valentina Riccardi

31 Aug 2020

culture360 - Podcast series #1 | In conversation with Cross - Contemporary Dance Festival 2020

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culture360.ASEF.org is excited to launch its first podcast, as part of its media partnership with Cross Festival 2020.  In this podcast, we will be speaking with the organisers of Cross, a …

By Kerrine Goh

17 Apr 2020

Mobility First! 2019: What we learnt about cultural mobility in Asia and Europe

Mobility First! 2019:  What we learnt about  cultural mobility in Asia and Europe

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culture360.ASEF.org features Mobility First!, ASEF’s travel grant for artists and cultural professionals. With most of us having to physically stay home to slow the spread of Covid-19, our work as …

By Judith Staines

15 Apr 2020

#StayHome #iorestoacasa #Quedateacasa - virtual tours of museums, online performances, webcams and more

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Many of us are confined at home #StayHome during the COVID-19 pandemic. Across Europe and Asia, masses of arts events have sadly been cancelled – festivals, conferences, performances, exhibitions, biennales …

By culture360

26 Feb 2020

CultureCon 2020 | Interview

CultureCon 2020-Three Vital Questions

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As part of the media partnership between culture360.ASEF.org and The Art X Company, we interviewed Parmesh Shahani, Head, Godrej India Culture Lab and Rashmi Dhanwani, founder, ArtX Company to tell …

Key Trends: Cultural Mobility in Asia & Europe (2018)

Mobility First! Key Trends 2018

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culture360.ASEF.org features Mobility First - ASEF Cultural Mobility Initiative, ASEF's travel grant for cultural professionals in Asia & Europe with a focus on professional development, reciprocity & artists' role in …

By Minji Chun

17 Jul 2019

#peripheries: Suncheon Urban Regeneration Art Village | Korea

Suncheon Urban Regeneration Art Village

This month, culture360.ASEF.org is starting a new series of articles on the topic of #peripheries. The #peripheries have been regarded as being in the geographical margin, distant from the capital …

EARS on Mumbai: Vibrant Platform for Cross-Cultural Collaboration & Networking Opportunities

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The Europe-Asia Roundtable Sessions (EARS) aims to provide a creative platform to support international collaboration and cross-cultural interaction between Europe and Asia.

By Anupama Sekhar

11 Oct 2018

Meet The Millennials I An interview with Lucas De Man

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Meet The Millennials is the result of Lucas De Man and Hyunsin Kim’s travels to 6 East Asian cities in 6 weeks, meeting and speaking to over 100 millennials ranging …

By David Fernández

07 May 2018

Independent Hubs: The Zhongshan Building in Kuala Lumpur

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This month culture360.ASEF.org unveils a new series of articles and interviews titled ‘Independent Hubs / Creative Entrepreneurs’. This series takes into account the emergence of independent hubs and creative entrepreneurs …