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ARI ASIA TRENDS 2024 – Art for/by/of the “Public”: Pluralizing Public Space through Arts and Cultures in Asia
Organised by the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, and jointly presented with support from T:>Works
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 7pm–8.30pm
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Is “public art” by, for or of the public? Dr Ong Keng Sen considers public art from the standpoint of performance not as spectacle or entertainment but as a process of relationality between people, communities and the powers that shape public space in various contexts. Public art creates spaces through which a community—at the scales of neighborhood, nation or region—might articulate itself, including its plural and contradictory dimensions. Participation, discourse, and consensus, rather than co-presence and mute spectatorship, mark the efficacy of public art redefined in this way.
Discussions will engage in articulating research directions for the study of culture, creativity, and arts in relation to their increased integration into state and market pragmatics in Asia.
"The people cultures of a national theatre"
By T:>Works
Thursday, 7 March 2024, 7.30pm–9pm
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The Season of Thought Leadership: in the Arts, by the Arts, with the Arts is a year-long endeavour spotlighting thought leadership in the arts.
Kicking off the season was a collaborative public conversation “The people cultures of a national theatre”, featuring panelists Alfian Sa’at, Resident Playwright of Wild Rice, Medli Dorothea Loo, actress and theatre-maker, Kavitha Krishnan, Co-founder of Maya Dance Theatre (MDT) and Diverse Abilities Dance Collective (DADC), and it will be moderated by T:>Works Artistic Director, Dr. Ong Keng Sen. The conversation will include respondents who are active voices in the Singapore arts community — Ho Tzu Nyen, visual artist, theatre-maker and filmmaker, and Arunditha Emmanuel, performance artist and writer.
Read more about "The people cultures of a national theatre".
24-Hour Playwriting Competition Dramatised Reading 2024
By T:>Works
Saturday, 3 February 2024, 3pm–5pm
T:>Works celebrated the winners of the 24-Hour Playwriting Competition 2023 with a gathering of past participants, friends and fellow theatre makers in an afternoon filled with captivating narratives and happy camaraderie.
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There have been staged readings of four select winning scripts from the 24-Hour Playwriting Competition 2023 — two scripts from each competition category — guided by established theatre practitioners Chong Tze Chien, Tan Shou Chen, and Jean Tay and supported by thespians Serene Chen, Sindhura Kalidas, Yazid Jalil, Ching Shu Yi, Julie Wee, Darren Guo, and Edward Choy.
Find out more here.