| NAFA Symposium 01 fri. & 02 sat. August 2008 |
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| New Asian Imaginations |
| Asia has experienced an explosive growth in artistic productions, particularly in the form of art biennales and arts festivals, which are widely regarded as important platforms for a new voice in Asian imaginings. They draw from diverse cultural inspirations, values and identities. This Asian phenomenon has the potential to be of crucial relevance in the 21st century. However, is there really a potential for new Asian voice, thought and content, fuelled by a drive to create a new universal language in imaginings? Indeed, is there a need to redefine the arts on Asian terms? |
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| Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) is organising an international symposium entitled "NEW ASIAN IMAGINATIONS", to be held 1-2 August 2008. The symposium is organised in conjunction with NAFA's 70th Anniversary Celebrations, with a focus on the dynamic artistic developments taking place in Asia, particularly in Southeast Asia. It aims to provide a platform for international scholars to exchange their views and develop the discourse on the contribution of Southeast Asian arts to the confidence of new imaginings through voice, thought and content. The symposium will also seek to stimulate further debates on the future of these explorations. |
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| With Singapore as part of Southeast Asia and positioning herself as a catalyst in the regional exchange of information, media and arts development, this symposium will present an opportunity for delegates from across the globe to engage in a constructive dialogue, using Southeast Asian arts and heritage, or even new experiments, as starting points to make inroads into the New Asian Imaginations. |
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| This symposium is a must for : |
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Visual and performing arts practitioners |
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Researchers, academicians, educators and students |
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Critics |
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Arts administrators and policy makers |
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All others who are interested in New Asian Imagination |
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| Professor Michael Sullivan |
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| Professor Emeritus, Stanford University; Fellow Emeritus, St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University |
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Director, Chinese Opera Institute, Singapore |
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Director, Research Institute of Southeast Asian Arts and Cultures, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, China |
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Director, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore |
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Associate Professor, Musicology/Ethnomusicology, Music Department, Emory University, USA |
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Deputy Director, Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore |
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Associate Professor of Drama, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. USA |
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Vice President, Shanghai Theater Academy, China |
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Programme Director of Contemporary Art, Sotheby's Institute of Art Singapore |
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore |
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Founder and Principal Architect, Kay Ngee Tan Architects, Singapore |
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Music Director, Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Singapore |
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Chief Executive, Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture, Hong Kong |
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Rector, Jakarta Institute of the Arts, Indonesia |
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Artistic Director of Media City Seoul Biennale |
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| Chairman, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore |
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| Hotel Accommodation |
| All rates quoted are for the NAFA Symposium 2008 delegates only. |
| All rooms will be subject to availability, terms and conditions applies. |
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