Database
The collection brings together records of historical performances and their related people, places, organisations, and practices, offering insights into the vibrant and diverse cultural landscapes of Asia’s archipelagic regions.
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Performance
Music
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Venue
Colonial and Empire Networks
Comedy
Music
Variety
Straits Settlements (Up to 1946)
1835–1867: British Straits Settlements and Colonial Expansion
Troupe
Colonial and Empire Networks
Military
Straits Settlements (Up to 1946)
1900–1941: Pre-War Colonialism and Economic Growth
Person
Music — Popular
Malaysia, without Singapore (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore’s Independence and Cold War SEA
Venue
Colonial and Empire Networks
Music — Western Classical
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
Japanese Occupation of Malaya (1941-1945)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Music — Popular
Malaysia, without Singapore (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore’s Independence and Cold War SEA
Person
Music
British Malaya (1946–1957)
Straits Settlements (Up to 1946)
1900–1941: Pre-War Colonialism and Economic Growth
1941–1945: Japanese Occupation During World War
1945–1957: Post-War Recovery and Decolonisation
Person
Music
Singapore, Post-Independence (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore’s Early Independence and Postcolonial Southeast Asia
Person
Music
Straits Settlements (Up to 1946)
1900–1941: Pre-War Colonialism and Economic Growth
Person
Circus
Tight rope dance
Oceania and Pacific Islands, pre-Federation Australasia (1835–1899)
Oceania and Pacific Islands, pre-Federation Australasia (Up to 1899)
1835–1867: British Straits Settlements and Colonial Expansion
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Revue or Variety — Illusionist and Magic show
Revue or Variety — Supernatural Performance
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Person
Music — Popular
Malaysia, without Singapore (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore’s Independence and Cold War SEA
Person
Popular — C-pop
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore’s Independence and Cold War SEA
Person
Music — Popular
Popular — Pop Yeh Yeh
Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
No context indicated yet
Venue
Colonial and Empire Networks
Theatre
Theatre — Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Venue
Colonial and Empire Networks
Bangsawan
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Person
Revue or Variety
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1941-1945: Japanese Occupation
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
Troupe
World War II
Bangsawan
Straits Settlements (Up to 1946)
1941–1945: Japanese Occupation During World War
Troupe
Music
Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
Singapore, Post-Independence (1965 onwards)
1957–1965: Federation of Malaya and Formation of Malaysia
1965–1975: Singapore’s Early Independence and Postcolonial Southeast Asia
Troupe
Music
Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
1957–1965: Federation of Malaya and Formation of Malaysia
Troupe
World War II
Bangsawan
Straits Settlements (Up to 1946)
1900–1941: Pre-War Colonialism and Economic Growth
Person
Music — Military
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
Malayan Union (1946-1948)
Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
1959–1963: Singapore Self-Governance and Malaya Independence
1963–1965: Malaysia Formation
1965–1975: Singapore’s Independence and Cold War SEA
Performance
Colonial and Empire Networks
Comedy
Farce
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Music — Popular
Popular — C-pop
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore’s Independence and Cold War SEA