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


By culture360

31 Jul 2024

Asia-Europe Cultural Festival: 2024 | Interview with the artists of BRIDGE

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The Asia-Europe Cultural Festival is a public arts festival that celebrates the artistic diversity of Asia and Europe and promotes dialogue and exchange amongst artists from the 2 regions. In …

By Michael Neo

21 Nov 2023

Crossing Continents, Converging Culture: The Asia-Europe Cultural Festival 2023 in Review

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The beginning of November saw the close of the Asia-Europe Cultural Festival 2023 in Singapore, featuring artists from over seven different countries in Asia and Europe. Michael Neo shares their …

By Kerrine Goh

01 Nov 2023

Asia-Europe Cultural Festival: 2023 | Highlights

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The Asia-Europe Cultural Festival, a celebration of the vibrant cultural tapestries of Asia and Europe, made its debut in Singapore from 22 October to 1 November 2023. Organised by the …

By Kerrine Goh

01 Nov 2023

ASEF Link Up | Asia-Europe Cultural Diplomacy Lab: What went on?

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ASEF LinkUp | Asia-Europe Cultural Diplomacy Lab took place from 24 to 27 October 2023 in Singapore. Through this project, ASEF aimed to create new spaces for encounters and capacity …

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 culture360

14 Oct 2019

XTRAX/Stockton International Riverside Showcase 2019 | Interview

XTRAX/Stockton International Riverside Showcase 2019

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As part of the media partnership between culture360.ASEF.org and XTRAX, we interviewed Maggie Clarke, Director of XTRAX and Irene Segura, International Relations and Artist Development of XTRAX, to tell us …

By Isabel Putinja

13 Sep 2019

#peripheries: In conversation with Snježana Abramović Milković, Artistic Director and Founder of the Dance and Non-Verbal Theatre Festival San Vincenti | Croatia

Dance and Non-Verbal Theatre Festival San Vincenti in Croatia

culture360.ASEF.org is featuring 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 cities and …

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 Judith Staines

06 Feb 2015

Asia-Europe | arts and culture agenda 2015

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In our annual round up of arts and culture across Asia and Europe, culture360.asef.org Editor Judith Staines takes a trip around some of the best arts and culture events coming …

By Judith Staines

10 Jan 2014

Asia-Europe | arts and culture agenda 2014

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culture360.org focuses on arts and culture connections across Asia and Europe - from New Zealand to Ireland, Malta to Mongolia and Laos to Latvia, there are 49 ASEM member countries …

By Judith Staines

14 Feb 2013

Asia-Europe | arts events 2013

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Here is the annual round up of some of the best visual, literary and other arts events in Asia and Europe in 2013 from culture360.org’s Editor Judith Staines.

By miki braniste

25 Jul 2011

Independent theater in the red carpet world

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Why theater at one of the biggest film festivals in Eastern Europe? What does it bring to the audience in addition to the movie projections?

By Florentina Bratfanof

14 Jun 2010

European festivals in a global era

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What do ‘festivals’ mean in a global world? How are they perceived in Europe compared with Asia? What is their dialogue, keeping in mind EU and Asian practices?

By Judith Staines

02 Nov 2009

China in Europe: europalia cultural festival

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Europalia, based in Belgium, is a major international arts festival held every two years to celebrate one invited country’s cultural heritage. This year China has been chosen.