Stories from Connections Through Culture

Image Description: Dim coloured photo of a shroud ghost (pocong) standing behind a woman -- a still from Pocong Origin (2019) film

Date: 24 May 2022 - 17:44

"Urban Legends" - Flatpack Festival x Sahabat Seni Nusantara

Flatpack (UK) and Sahabat Seni Nusantara (Indonesia) remind us of the power of cinematic storytelling to better understand our cultures, and in turn ourselves.

Image Description: A photo of VOB wearing flowy clothes, with huge "[NOT] PUBLIC PROPERTY" letters behind and in front of them.

Date: 15 May 2022 - 17:01

"[NOT] PUBLIC PROPERTY" - The WoW Foundation x Voice Of Baceprot

In their first-ever digital residency, Indonesia’s Voice of Baceprot (VOB) and UK’s Women of the World (WOW) serve invigorating, thought-provoking music and visual on bodily autonomy.

Image Description: Five person walking on the crosswalk to cross the street in Yogyakarta.

Date: 11 May 2022 - 17:43

"Parallel Walking" - Jalan Gembira x Walkspace

Similar names aside, Indonesia’s Jalan Gembira and UK’s Walkspace share a mutual penchant for in-depth analysis on the art of walking.

Date: 07 May 2022 - 17:27

"A Spoonful of Sugar in Your Cup of Tea" - Pustaka Pias x Small Fry Collective

Indonesia’s Pustaka Pias and UK’s Small Fry Collective take on the subject of decolonisation in a light, friendly, and accessible—but also educational—manner.

Image Description: A photo of Tesla Manaf recording Nur Handayani playing single-stringed rebab, as Graham Daniels stood behind her while looking at Tesla's camera.

Date: 29 April 2022 - 17:24

"Pararatronic" - Tesla Manaf (KUNTARI) x Graham Daniels (Addictive TV)

Indonesia’s Kuntari and UK’s Addictive TV crafted a melting pot of sounds that harked back to the past and looked forward to the future.

Image Description: A photo of Indonesian home-made meals spread on a table, consisted of boiled egg soup, fried rice, vegetable dish made of papaya leaf, and other fried dishes.

Date: 26 April 2022 - 12:34

"Our Commons: Food Resources (Harta Kampung Kota Kita)" - LabTanya x Deveron Projects

Deveron Projects (UK) and LabTanya (Indonesia) probe into the layered and nuanced relations between food and community in a pandemic-stricken world.

Image Description: Letters written "Born Prequel" in neon colours of blue, red, and green.

Date: 17 April 2022 - 17:14

"Resonansi" - Newtoy x Muarasuara

UK’s Newtoy and Indonesia’s Muarasuara revelled in the joys of sound-making in Resonansi, their first-ever international collaboration.

Tags: Independent music

Image Description: A picture of digital sculpture with white backlight on the right side of the picture, and a table of data on the left side of the picture.

Date: 06 January 2022 - 11:51

"Megalith Teleport International" - Robbie Thomson x Alicia Matthews x WAFT Lab

Megalith Teleport International is a collaboration between artists based in two archipelagos sharing a rich heritage of megalithic sites, which were central to ancient spiritual practices.

Image Description: Four dancers from Nalitari are wearing all black clothings, sitting on blue chairs while dancing.

Date: 16 December 2021 - 11:24

"Inclusive Dance Workshop and Film Production" - Nalitari x We Are Epic

Inclusive dance leader, Charlotte Tomlison (UK) delivered an inclusive dance workshop for Nalitari supported by two dancers from We Are Epic. Find out more about the project!

Image Description: A photo of Tamarra smiling, in a solo arts performance on a beach while being wrapped by a huge rainbow flag.

Date: 07 December 2021 - 10:41

"Trans Performance Exchange: From My Land to Yours" - Emma Frankland x Tamarra

Emma Frankland and Tamarra are interviewed by Madeleine Allardice and Dylan Frankland to share about their project, Trans Performance Exchange.

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