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Notes from an Isolated Witness
On days like today when my heart grows heavy, wishing I could be on-the-ground, I find myself leaning into the practice of dramaturgy that w
Get in Where You Fit in
In times of great duress and unrest, it’s easy to get wrapped up in responding to the immediate. It’s easy to get lost, as we may veer off c
Dramaturgy as Advocacy and Archive
If diary-keeping is a political act, then I feel compelled to be truthful about the messiness, the hope, the disparity, the activism, the lo
Community
Community. I think that was what I indirectly aimed for when I mooted the idea of the Asian Dramaturgs’ Network. A community committed to dr
Arriving at “Asia”
One of my early, naïve propositions – or suppositions, rather – when I mooted the idea of an Asian Dramaturgs’ Network, was that I was inter
The Socio-Cultural Mediator
The intercultural dramaturg has to take on the role of a cultural mediator when working with multicultural artists. When culturally-steeped
Musings of an Intercultural Dramaturg
The question still arises as to how a Malaysian-Chinese dramaturg – albeit familiar with intercultural works – would be proficient in dramat
What the Dramaturg Is, and Is Not
Even more disturbing is to engage a dramaturg to enhance the art work’s chances of being successful in touring abroad because ‘the dramaturg
Continuities and Connections
While talking, discussing, discoursing and thinking constitute a substantial part of piecing together the ‘dramaturgy puzzle,’ it was time f
Upon Reflection
I realised that part of my isolation at that time had made me want to seek out a community, a community of dramaturgs who are actually livin