Asian Intercultural Conference 2023

Every three years, Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) organises the Asian Intercultural Conference (AIC) — an international gathering of theatre professionals, scholars and academics.

After a brief hiatus due to Covid-19, we are delighted that this year the 2023 Conference returns with the theme Preparing to Act: History and Heritage as Resource, presented once again in collaboration with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay.

The theme opens up a range of discourses and initiates dialogue among actors, performers, theatre-makers, transdisciplinary artists, academics, and festival organisers. The aim is to explore specific methods, techniques, knowledge systems and technologies drawn from the diverse histories and heritages of world theatre. What can we learn from these practices, traditions and lineages that can be repurposed for the here and now? What needs to be unlearned, re-formed or re-presented for the contemporary stages of the world?

Speakers & Presenters

Keynote Speakers

Dr Frances Barbe, Australia

Sankar Venkateswaran, India

Work Demonstration Presenters

Sankar Venkateswaran, India

Seng Soo Ming, Malaysia

Andy Ng Wai-shek, Hong Kong

Dr Noramin Farid, Singapore

Raka Maitra, Singapore

Work Presentation Speakers

Oliver Chong, The Finger Players, Singapore

Lim Ming Yi, Siong Leng Musical Association, Singapore

Subramanian Ganesh, AGAM Theatre Lab, Singapore

Special Talk Speaker

Dr Giorgia Ciampi Tsolaki, United Kingdom/ France

Moderators

Sonia Kwek, Singapore