ROUNDTABLE1:
Transnational Co-Creation in TERA/Asia and the Future Ahead
How can artists collaborate across borders today?
In the highly diverse context of Asia, where various people and cultures interact, techniques and methodologies for co-creation have been developed through experience. And yet, we are still questioning.
Dindon.W.S. of Teater Kubur, Jakarta, who has experienced transnational co-creations across multiple generations, and is one of the artists of TERASIA, will participate in the discussion from a perspective that spans the changes of time.
Ken Takiguchi, dramaturg and translator from Japan, will reflect on how transnational co-productions have emerged and evolved in Asia, particularly in the field of performing arts, by examining case studies from the 2000s at the Setagaya Public Theatre.
Zun Ei Phyu and Thila Min, TERASIA artists from Myanmar, who make their first physical participation in this episode of Sua TERASIA, will share their perspectives and challenges especially in the current sociopolitical context of Myanmar.
In the highly diverse context of Asia, where various people and cultures interact, techniques and methodologies for co-creation have been developed through experience. And yet, we are still questioning.
Dindon.W.S. of Teater Kubur, Jakarta, who has experienced transnational co-creations across multiple generations, and is one of the artists of TERASIA, will participate in the discussion from a perspective that spans the changes of time.
Ken Takiguchi, dramaturg and translator from Japan, will reflect on how transnational co-productions have emerged and evolved in Asia, particularly in the field of performing arts, by examining case studies from the 2000s at the Setagaya Public Theatre.
Zun Ei Phyu and Thila Min, TERASIA artists from Myanmar, who make their first physical participation in this episode of Sua TERASIA, will share their perspectives and challenges especially in the current sociopolitical context of Myanmar.
Speakers : Dindon W.S., Ken Takiguchi, Zun Ei Phyu, Thila Min
Facilitator : Yustiansyah Lesmana
[Overview]
Date / Time : 11 January 2025 / 19.30 - 21.30
Venue : Cianjur Creative Center (2F)
Dindon W.S.
Dindon W.S. (Director) is the chairman and director of Teater Kubur, Jakarta. His works include: Raong raong, Danga dango 1,2, Sirkus Anjing, Tombol 13 Topeng Monyet Bola Plastik, Sandiwara Dol, Trilogi Besi, and many more. Teater Kubur employs the physical theater method as the foundation of their rehearsals. The searching process lives on in the heart of this director, with experience in giving workshops and engaging in cross-cultural collaborations overseas, to find new meanings for his spirit. His care and awareness of social reality continuously drive him to open up space for new possibilities that may be seen as impossible by others. Dindon participated in the Asian Contemporary Theatre Collaboration Hotel Grand Asia (2005) and directed the Asian Contemporary Theatre Project On/Off (2008, Theatre Tram, Tokyo). In the past five years, he has created Instalasi Macet, Operasi Bocor, Operasi Batavia (in collaboration with Teater Delta in the Netherlands), and Ritus Bocor.
Ken Takiguchi
Ken Takiguchi is a dramaturg and translator. He was based in Malaysia and Singapore from 1999 to 2016. Formerly a research fellow at National University of Singapore (NUS), he obtained his PhD from NUS specializing in theatre translation, intercultural theatre and cultural policy. Besides his academic commitment, Ken has also served as the Head of Cultural Department at The Japan Foundation Kuala Lumpur; a consultant for the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (Malaysia), a board member for The Necessary Stage (Singapore), and a member of the Asian Dramaturgs’ Network.
Ken currently works as the general manager at the Setagaya Public Theatre in Tokyo and teaches part-time at Tokyo University of the Arts and Tama Arts University. He is also a member of the editorial board of TURBA: The Journal for Global Practices in Live Arts Curation.
Ken currently works as the general manager at the Setagaya Public Theatre in Tokyo and teaches part-time at Tokyo University of the Arts and Tama Arts University. He is also a member of the editorial board of TURBA: The Journal for Global Practices in Live Arts Curation.
Zun Ei Phyu
Zun Ei is a medical doctor and multidisciplinary artist. Zun Ei’s primary interest concerns public participatory art works and community art projects. Main themes of her works are social and ecological issues related to children and elderly people. During the different crises in her country and around the world, her works become involved in peace, justice and psychosocial rebuilding toward resiliency. Her artworks are collected not only locally but also internationally.
She has been involved in many international art projects and worked with different communities across South East Asia and some European countries. She is currently a fellow of Mekong Cultural Hub.
She has been involved in many international art projects and worked with different communities across South East Asia and some European countries. She is currently a fellow of Mekong Cultural Hub.
Thila Min
Thila Min, co-founder and artistic director of Thukhuma Khayeethee Theatre (TKT) created a theatre group composed of young people interested in theatre and working in collaboration with local and international artists. He has participated in many international festivals as Director and Performer, such as Theatre and Performance Art Meeting (Japan, 2017), Asian Performance Art Forum (Japan, 2016), Bangkok Theater Festival (2011) and the Stockholm Arts Festival (2010). He also participated in the Cultural Visitor Program organized by the US Department of State in 2009. He received an Asian Cultural Council (New York) Fellowship award in 2012. He writes, directs and performs participatory plays with his theatre company, and tours throughout Myanmar questioning the current condition of community.