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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Venue
Colonial and Empire Networks
Music
No coverage indicated yet
No context indicated yet
Troupe
Colonial and Empire Networks
Military
Straits Settlements (Up to 1946)
1900–1941: Pre-War Colonialism and Economic Growth
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
Troupe
Colonial and Empire Networks
Music — Bagpiping
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1914–1918: First World War
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
No genre indicated yet
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Performance
Colonial and Empire Networks
Comedy
Farce
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Performance
Colonial and Empire Networks
Theatre — English Language Theatre
Theatre — Shakespeare
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
Performance
Colonial and Empire Networks
Amateur Drama, Farce.
Straits Settlements (Up to 1946)
1867–1900: Straits Settlements as a Crown Colony
Performance
Colonial and Empire Networks
Circus
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Troupe
Colonial and Empire Networks
Acrobatics
Circus
Revue or Variety — Animal Acts
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Colonial and Empire Networks
Acrobatics
Circus
Revue or Variety — Animal Acts
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Performance
Colonial and Empire Networks
English theatre
Tragedy
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Festival
Colonial and Empire Networks
Dance — Ronggeng
Dance Drama — Mak Yong
Music — Military
Puppetry — Wayang Kulit
Theatre — Bangsawan
Theatre — Boria
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Performance
Colonial and Empire Networks
Farce
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Colonial and Empire Networks
Comedy
English theatre
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Troupe
Colonial and Empire Networks
Bangsawan
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Venue
Colonial and Empire Networks
No genre indicated yet
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Colonial and Empire Networks
Music
Australasia and the Pacific (1900 onwards)
British Malaya (1826-1941)
East Asia
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Venue
Colonial and Empire Networks
No genre indicated yet
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Performance
Colonial and Empire Networks
Comedy
English theatre
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Performance
Colonial and Empire Networks
Comedy
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Performance
Colonial and Empire Networks
Comedy
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Performance
Colonial and Empire Networks
Comedy
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Performance
Colonial and Empire Networks
Comedy
English theatre
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation