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


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

25 Sep 2023

Asia-Europe Cultural Festival: 2023 | Interview with Teet Kask

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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 the dialogue and exchange amongst artists from the 2 regions. …

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 Kathy Rowland

05 Mar 2021

Mapping Asian Arts Media: Key Findings in Cambodia, Malaysia and Singapore

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ASEF culture360 and ArtsEquator are pleased to present the key findings of the Arts Media Ecosystem Research, a mapping of the state of the arts media in Cambodia, Malaysia and …

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 Chris Baldwin

24 Aug 2019

#peripheries: Playing Medea at the Edge | Bulgaria

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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 Chloe Chotrani

14 Feb 2018

The importance of documenting & archiving the performing arts

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Chloe Chotrani is a movement artist and writer based in Singapore. She has set up the performing arts archive, Talking Circles, a digital archive of performing artists from South, Southeast …

By Valentina Riccardi

14 Jan 2018

A look back at the Asian Intercultural Conference 2017 | Interview with T. Sasitharan

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As part of the media partnership with Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI), culture360 has interviewed its director and co-founder T. Sasitharan on the results of the the Asian Intercultural Conference organised …

By Valentina Riccardi

06 Nov 2017

Intercultural theatre practices | Interview with Frances Barbe

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As part of the media partnership with Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI), we have interviewed Frances Barbe, Director, Choreographer and Performer and one of the speakers at the upcoming Asian Intercultural …

By Claire Wilson

01 Aug 2017

By People / In Cities: Melbourne

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Claire Wilson takes a look at the diverse cultural scene in Australia’s second largest city. There is no doubt that the creative industries play an important role in the state …

By David Fernández

03 Feb 2017

In conversation with Rithisal Kang | Amrita Performing Arts | Cambodia

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ASEF culture360 contributor David Fernández discusses with Rithisal Kang, Executive Director the origins of Amrita Performing Arts as well as the developments of performing arts in Cambodia.

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 …

By Valentina Riccardi

12 Nov 2015

German Season in Indonesia | Interview with Heinrich Blömeke, Director Goethe Institut

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ASEF culture360 interviews Heinrich Blömeke, Director of the Goethe Institute in Jakarta, to know more about this important and event and the collaborations that it has initiated between artists in …