Aspiring to revive Cambodian performing arts, Amrita Performing Arts have been working on new creation of contemporary works while maintaining respect for tradition.

Seeing an aspect of the contemporary performing arts scene in the Philippines through the work outside theaters involving audience in local communities in the creation process.

In 2014, Five Arts Centre, which has been managed in a unique style as an “artist collective,” celebrated its 30th anniversary. We interviewed Mark Teh and June Tan, an artist and producer of the next generation, from Five Arts Centre.

We thoroughly interviewed him about the past and the future of his creations including the latest piece, his interest that underpins his creations, his thoughts on Asia and his collaborations across the world.

We interviewed her on the relationship between tradition and contemporaneity in Indonesian dance, improvement of dance criticism, and her future visions.

We interviewed him on the methodology and difficulty of exploring novelty while having tradition in the core of creation, the situation of dance in Thailand, and international cooperation.

Before the presentation in Japan of his latest piece Cry Jailolo, which exhibits his attitude most vividly, we had him talk enthusiastically about his personal attachment to Jailolo, his work in the entertainment industry, and the current situation of Indonesian contemporary dance.