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Geographical Roots
Bangkok ,Thailand
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No associated performance recorded.
Media
No media recorded.
Sources
South-East Asia Cultural Festival in Commemoration of the Opening of the National Theatre, Singapore, 8–15 August 1963, National Library of Singapore.
Contributor
Last Updated on:
October 21, 2025 at 6:24 pm
Contributors:
Hedren Wai Yuan Sum
To Cite:
, and Sum, Hedren Wai YuanHedren Wai Yuan Sum.
1970. “The Royal School of Dancing”. In Performing Archipelagos, edited by Kyueun Kim, Alvin Eng Hui Lim and Hedren Wai Yuan Sum. Singapore: National University of Singapore.
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Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Troupe
Colonial and Empire Networks
Military
Straits Settlements (Up to 1946)
1900–1941: Pre-War Colonialism and Economic Growth
Troupe
Colonial and Empire Networks
Bangsawan
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Troupe
Colonial and Empire Networks
Acrobatics
Circus
Revue or Variety — Animal Acts
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Troupe
Archipelagic Agents
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1911–1912: Xinhai Revolution
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Variety
Singapore, Post-Independence (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore’s Early Independence and Postcolonial Southeast Asia
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Dance
Variety
Singapore, Post-Independence (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore’s Early Independence and Postcolonial Southeast Asia
Troupe
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Chinese opera or wayang
Variety
British Malaya (1946–1957)
1945–1957: Post-War Recovery and Decolonisation
Troupe
Circus
English theatre
Oceania and Pacific Islands, pre-Federation Australasia (1835–1899)
Straits Settlements (Up to 1946)
1835–1867: British Straits Settlements and Colonial Expansion