Get in-depth perspectives through commissioned articles, interviews and reports on current topics for Asia-Europe cultural relations.
05 Aug 2011
Philippine festivals are town fiestas celebrating moments in history that defined identity, polity and locality. Celebration of the arts and culture, albeit made central to these festivities, only comes as …
By Edward James Carlos Pangilinan
02 Aug 2011
In 2003, The Bagasbas Beach International Eco Arts Festival (BBIEAF) was created to answer the need for active participation to alleviate poverty and spur sustainable development with care for the …
28 Jul 2011
New Zealand remained untouched by humans until around the 11th Century, when Polynesian travellers chanced upon its remote and pristine islands. Europeans began colonising as commercial settlers in the early …
28 Jul 2011
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage builds its policies and strategies around three key themes: create, preserve and engage.
25 Jul 2011
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 Ramona David
18 Jul 2011
The article discusses two artist-run public art initiatives launched alongside the National Commission for Culture and the Arts National Festival in Baguio, Philippines, February 2011. It examines strategies inherent in …
13 Jul 2011
In this second of this two-part interview with culture360.org, Jong‐Ho Lee, Founding Artistic Director, SIDANCE Festival (Seoul International Dance Festival) talks about the importance of festivals in Asia.
By nikkicassidy
12 Jul 2011
After a week of intensive workshops and discussions I am attempting to put into words what an incredibly inspiring and transforming experience it has been for me to attend the …
12 Jul 2011
A report on a meeting in Kobe, Japan, in April 2011, to share case studies of dance festivals in Asia and to build a network among festival directors.
12 Jul 2011
Policies that encourage arts demand can return balance to an oversupplied Australian arts sector and fix many of the ills of Australian cultural policy.
By Ramona David
11 Jul 2011
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The exhibition "Shared Heritage: As We See It" showcases photographs and videos on the theme of cultural heritage by the participants of the 17th ASEF University programme.
05 Jul 2011
Australia became a nation in 1901 with the federation of six British colonies into a single ‘Commonwealth of Australia’. Seven years later the new nation launched into cultural policy by …
05 Jul 2011
In this first two-part interview with Festival Directors, culture360.org talks with Lindy Hume, Director of the Sydney Festival in Australia.
04 Jul 2011
Culture and Economics: a counterintuitive pairing? culture360.org contributor Deepak Srinivasan, explores how culture has become more important than ever in addressing questions of sustainability and crises of the social and …
29 Jun 2011
In the part II of the "perceiving cultural rights" series, culture36.org contributor, Deepak Srinivasan investigates cultural rights in relation to the politics of development and food production, with 2 case …