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


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 Anupama Sekhar

26 Mar 2012

India | Built Heritage Management: Gobindgarh Fort, Punjab

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The framework for the sustainable conservation and revitalisation of Gobindgarh Fort, one of the most striking historical edifices in Amritsar, Punjab is a good example of inclusive cultural heritage management …

By Claire Wilson

08 Feb 2012

Between art and environment: an Indian case study

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Soak: Mumbai in an Estuary is a mediation on urban terrain design by artist designers Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da Cunha who investigate Mumbai's relationship with water.

By Bharti Lalwani

30 Jan 2012

Dialogue Across the Equator at the Jogja Biennale

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culture360 contributor Bharti Lalwani speaks to the curators of the Jogja Biennale, Alia Swastika and Suman Gopinath to discuss the premise of the first international Jogjakarta Biennale titled Equator #1- …

By Sasiwimon Wongjarin

19 Jan 2012

Health on Stage: A life-changing experience

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Health on Stage aimed to enhance cultural competencies and creative thinking of young volunteers in fostering dialogue on public health, focusing on water-related health issues.

By Kerrine Goh

12 Dec 2011

Asia-Europe perspectives on art and climate change

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Ulla-Alexandra Mattl talks to Alison Tickell (Julie's Bycicle) and Pooja Sood (Khoj Collective) during the 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture, last October in Melbourne Australia.

By Kerrine Goh

07 Dec 2011

Art is a catalyst for change | In conversation with Anmol Vellani

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Anmol Vellani is the Executive Director of the India Foundation for the Arts based in Bangalore, India and the regional Editor of the World CP-Asia, the International Database of Cultural …

Visual Perspective Series 2 | Traditional sports

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This second series of images presented by culture360.org and Angkor Photo Festival is about "traditional sports". Jill Coulon (France) takes an intimate look into the world of Sumo, Japan’s national …

By Kerrine Goh

06 Oct 2011

Indian Film: Standing Before New Trend and Trade Turning Point

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[caption id="attachment_5823" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="A scene from “Guzaarish” (Request) by Sanjay Leela Banshali."][/caption] Presently, the Indian Film Industry occupies a position where a new gateway or dimension has opened. The …

By Kerrine Goh

29 Sep 2011

The Changing Role of Film Societies in Bangalore

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I have spent many hours visiting hole-in-the-wall vendors of pirated DVDs at Bangalore’s National Market. The collections are vast, the prices are low, and the salesmen, in their pithy analysis …

By Shiva Pathak

13 Sep 2011

Towards Creating a Vibrant Contemporary Dance Platform in India

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Attakkalari is India’s premiere organization working in the field of contemporary movement arts. Through its many distinct programmes it works towards creating a context for contemporary movement.

By Deepak Srinivasan

23 Jun 2011

Perceiving cultural rights | Social spaces and living spaces (Part 1)

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The Cultural Rights discourse is a new and emerging one, intrinsically tied to processes of the political. culture36.org contributor, Deepak Srinivasan looks into some of the interventions from Europe that …

By Deepak Srinivasan

15 Jun 2011

Changes in contemporary art practices | 2 case studies from Asia and Europe

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How have changes in contemporary art practice affected institutionalized forms like the gallery and the museum? Drawing from emerging practices based on 2 case studies, India and Croatia

By Deepak Srinivasan

13 Jun 2011

Role of culture in society: Asian perspectives and European experiences

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culture360.org contributor Deepak Srinivasan reports on the Asian perspectives and European experiences from the Ready to Change? Conference held in Ljubljana, December 2010, with 2 video interviews and his his …

By Bharti Lalwani

11 Apr 2011

Rethinking Museums | the Kiran Nadar Museum in New Delhi

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Bharti Lalwani talks to Kiran Nadar, who recently launched the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in Delhi