The team from Southeast Asian media platform ArtsEquator was invited to Melbourne as part of a critical residency to offer insights and responses to the Asia TOPA program from a regional perspective. Read a selection of their writing below.
“This stage version successfully brings the quintessential elements of Bali to life through a synthesis of traditional Balinese dance and contemporary theatre.”
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“Most superlatives would short-change Tan for her display of artistry, grace, style, eloquence, presence and physicality.”
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“Whilst paying tribute to the useful properties of bamboo and its significance to Southeast Asia and its traditions, À Ố Làng Phố is undeniably contemporary.”
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"This collaboration between Indonesian theatre company Mainteater and Australian collaborators including producer Kath Papas and multilingual consultant Jodee Mundy is a thinly veiled warning about man’s disconnect with the physical world."
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Muhammad Saiq
“Sipat Lawin and Friends staged their own fab revolution with Are You Ready To Take The Law Into Your Own Hands, blowing open the doors of the Arts House in North Melbourne and bringing a jolt of young, unbridled energy to the Asia TOPA festival. In 90 minutes, we are treated to a wickedly funny B-grade action packed meta-theatrical eleganza extravaganza.”
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“What ensues is a constant state of exchange between the dancers and the choir; a series of high-energy tableaux sequences comprising tag team-like interactions between choir and dancers.”
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“Written by acclaimed television writer Benjamin Law, the play contains the best of both of these worlds: the careful television-style framing, well-drawn characters and pure theatrecraft.”
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The ArtsEquator Critical Residency was presented with support from National Arts Council (Singapore) and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (Singapore).
