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


By Valentina Riccardi

16 Dec 2015

Flipping from the Edge to Feet Planted Firmly on the Ground | Circus on the Edge | Thailand

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Contributed by Jessica Amery The Circus on the Edge project was supported by the Creative Encounters: Cultural Partnerships initiative between Asia and Europe, promoted by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and …

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 …

By Vanini Belarmino

15 Sep 2015

Franchising Theatre of Realities: An Interview with Stefan KAEGI (Rimini Protokoll)

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If Rimini Protokoll was a multi-national corporation, their profile can be written as such that since its establishment in the year 2000, they have been operating globally, with measurable success …

By Kerrine Goh

15 Jul 2015

“Made in Bangladesh”: Importing and Exporting the Fabric of Kathak | Interview with Vikram Iyengar

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Contributed by Vanini Belarmino   Female Factory Worker: “I think I am special. That’s why I am here.” Supervisor: “You think you are special. You have to be more than …

By Valentina Riccardi

15 Sep 2014

DOK Leipzig Lake Festival: Asia-Europe confluence through Documentary | India

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The second edition of the DOK Leipzig Lake Festival of documentaries was held between April 17 to 21, 2014 at The Lake Resort, Naukuchiatal, Uttarakhand, India.

By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

16 Dec 2013

The First Climate Art Festival in Yogyakarta: an Indonesian-German arts exchange on climate change and sustainability

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Katerina Valdivia Bruch held an interview with Christina Schott, co-initiator and organiser of the Climate Art Festival, in Yogjakarta Indonesia.

By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

29 Aug 2013

Two Singaporean artists in Berlin | Donna Ong | Part II

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In this interview, Donna Ong shares her experiences in Germany’s capital city and how she involves her practice within the context she has been living in.

By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

21 Aug 2013

Two Singaporean artists in Berlin | Song-Ming Ang | Part I

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[caption id="attachment_35974" align="aligncenter" width="496"] Song Ming Ang[/caption] In 1974, in the mid of the squatting movement in former West Berlin's Kreuzberg district, the Central Deaconess Institute and Hospital Bethanien was …

By Siddharth

03 Apr 2013

Understanding the Berlinale | An insider's diary

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Berlin International Film Festival, popularly called the Berlinale, is a leading film festival in the world. It is the most sought after event in the Berlin cultural scene, attracting film-loving …

By Llobet & Pons

12 Nov 2012

Looking for lost diamonds in Antwerp | a residency project

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Artist collective Llobet & Pons talk about their latest project realised during a residency at Lokaal01 in Antwerp, Belgium - an intense theoretical investigation into diamonds and the secret world …

By Kerrine Goh

30 Jul 2012

A walk through dOCUMENTA (13)

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Films, tours, poetry readings, performances, texts, a huge park of installations, and countless halls of objects representing the work of over 200 arts practitioners make up the 2012 Documenta.

By Anupama Sekhar

29 Mar 2012

A Small, Small World: Living with Difference in Intercultural Theatre

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Indian playwright, actor & director Abhishek Majumdar on his collaboration with Konradin Kunze and Sophia Stepf from Germany and their common love for storytelling.

By Kerrine Goh

15 Feb 2012

Berlinale 2012 Diary: FilmFestival Cottbus awards 3 East European films

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By way of awarding a total of three prizes, the FilmFestival Cottbus, together with the East-West cooperation market connecting cottbus (coco), launches itself into the new festival season. During the …

By Kerrine Goh

11 Feb 2012

Berlinale 2012 Diary: EFM Industry Debates streamed online

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In their sixth year, the EFM Industry Debates provide again a unique opportunity during the European Film Market for producers, buyers and film financiers to discuss current trends and issues …

By Katerina Valdivia Bruch

06 Feb 2012

The Global Contemporary-Art Worlds After 1989 | A Summary of the Contemporary Art World?

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The exhibition The Global Contemporary – Art Worlds after 1989 was initiated by the Global Art and the Museum, with the attempt to show a compendium of contemporary art in …