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2012
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Hoo Kuan Cien
Arts Manager(Singapore)Arts Manager Residency
Period: from 25 October 2012 to 25 November 2012
■Research Outline
| Research Theme | Japan – Singapore exchange: New Generations, New Encounters |
| Brief Description of the Research | To explore the Japanese contemporary theater and dance today through interviews, meetings and by attending performances with the aim to explore a new paradigm of international exchange for the performing arts between Japan and Singapore, especially having a strong interest in discussing the paradigm in a Asian context with Japanese young artists and critics. |
■Residency
| 25 October 2012 | Arrives in Japan |
| 26 October 2012 to 24 November 2012 | – Interviews artists and arts administrators in Tokyo and Yokohama – Attends performances at Festival Tokyo and other theaters. – Participates in F/T Dialogue as a guest participant |
| 31 October 2012 | Public talk at Morishita Studio |
| 12 and 19 November 2012 | – Participates in a talk session as a speaker at F/T Dialogue produced by Daisuke Muto |
| 17 November 2012 | – Participates in a post-performance talk of “Gay Romeo” as a speaker at F/T |
| 25 November 2012 | Departs Japan |
■Public Talk
| Date | 31 October 2012 |
| Time | 19:00-21:30 |
| Place | Studio S, Morishita Studio |
| Title | A brief survey of Singapore theater – Struggle, Identity and Politics |
Hoo Kuan Cien gave a brief history of Singaporean theater since its independence in 1965, focusing points such as multi-intercultural theater, political theater, censorship and community arts, and gave examples of some cultural activities by Kuo Pao Kun, The Necessary Stage and TheaterWorks.
■Profile
Hoo Kuan Cien
Born in Singapore
Hoo Kuan Cien graduated from National University of Singapore where he majored in Theater Studies and took an internship at The Necessary Stage. After the graduation, he worked at Singapore Arts Festival, Singapore Fringe Festival and The Necessary Stage, and was a project manager of TheaterWorks. His diverse projects to date have included the Flying Circus Project, an international arts lab in Singapore, Cambodia and Vietnam, and the international tour of the Continuum: Beyond The Killing Fields to Festival Panorama (Brazil), Romaeuropa (Italy) and the Kenneth Myer Asia Theater (Australia).
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