“Through our shared anecdotes, we discovered how fleeting events and stories have shaped our perceptions of cultures outside of our own.”
Read More“My cultural heritage has always been a site of personal loss and shame. Bidayuh people are a very small ethnic minority who are managing the impacts of colonisation and capitalism on their language and culture.”
Read More“Why is it that governments can invest in keeping the traditions of western musical practices alive through chamber, Classical, and Baroque orchestras, while locking our musical traditions up in the display cabinet?”
Read More'“So, if we start here in history, we also move back into myth which are the beginnings of the world historic.”
Read More“There needs to be a better understanding of how we as a culture have defined ‘great’ writing, and there needs to be a thorough look into institutions who hold and perpetuate this narrow view.”
Read More“I’m a big believer in life imitating art. What happens in real life is so much funnier than anything I can make up.”
Read More“My way of making art really comes from a DIY methodology, possibly traced back to my parents. Even though they're not artists, I believe their history of survival as refugees means that they've always been able to make something out of nothing.”
Read More“I’ve always believed in building relationships with people before collaboration…”
Read More“If there’s no true or authentic memory of an event, only that which we story in speech or written language, then the more we story them, the more alive they’ll feel.”
Read More“I like to write back against established beliefs or generalisations depicted in existing fiction or historical texts, such as that of the ‘sinister Oriental’ or the ‘wanton’ Asian woman.”
Read More“There’s a porous wall that encourages osmosis. I’m a better critic because I am a poet and vice versa. “
Read More‘We need to broaden not only the perspective of the creator, but also of the critic. What’s the point of people of colour creating art if its merit and its meaning are interpreted and judged exclusively through a white gaze?’
Read More‘Put up with labels only when they serve you.’
Read More‘There’s also not much separation between my art practice and spiritual practice.’
Read More“After Cage anything is possible. Experimentalists like myself are the children of Cage. We have cleared the path for the next generation to find its own way.”
Read MoreAn ingenious new satire from Patrick White Award-winning playwright Kim Ho, The Great Australian Play is a psychedelic romp through the myths of our glorious nation’s past, present and imagined future.
Read MoreWe spoke to Hirzi Zulkiflie, a leading personality in the Singaporean LGBTQI community.
Catch him in his debut Australian appearance at Spice Night, as part of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
Read More5 Questions with the producer and actor Vivian Nguyen of What Every Girl Should Know.
Read MoreJoin Nicholette C as she takes you through her journey growing up Asian in Australia, currently playing as part of Perth’s Fringe World.
Read MoreWe talked to Mallika Sarabhai, a storyteller, activist, and one of the most vital figures in Indian dance today.
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