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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Troupe
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Chinese opera or wayang
Variety
British Malaya (1946–1957)
1945–1957: Post-War Recovery and Decolonisation
Person
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Music
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Person
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Music
Indonesia, Post-Independence (1950 onwards)
1945–1957: Post-War Recovery and Decolonisation
Troupe
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Variety
Singapore, Post-Independence (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore’s Early Independence and Postcolonial Southeast Asia
Person
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Music — Western Classical
Australasia and the Pacific (1900 onwards)
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Person
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Music
Australasia and the Pacific (1900 onwards)
British Burma (Up to 1948)
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Burma/Myanmar, Post-Independence (1948 onwards)
East Asia
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
Japanese Occupation of Malaya (1941-1945)
Oceania and Pacific Islands, pre-Federation Australasia (Up to 1899)
Pearl River Delta, including Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Macau
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1941-1945: Japanese Occupation
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
1959–1963: Singapore Self-Governance and Malaya Independence
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Person
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Music
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Dutch East Indies (Up to 1949)
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
Indonesia, Post-Independence (1950 onwards)
Japanese Occupation of Malaya (1941-1945)
Malayan Union (1946-1948)
Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
Malaysia, without Singapore (1965 onwards)
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
1959–1963: Singapore Self-Governance and Malaya Independence
1963–1965: Malaysia Formation
1965–1975: Singapore’s Independence and Cold War SEA
Person
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Theatre — Bangsawan
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Dutch East Indies (Up to 1949)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Performance
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Martial Arts Performance or Exhibitions — Boxing
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore’s Independence and Cold War SEA
Venue
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Dance
Music
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
1959–1963: Singapore Self-Governance and Malaya Independence
1963–1965: Malaysia Formation
1965–1975: Singapore’s Independence and Cold War SEA
After 1975: Southeast Asia and ASEAN
Person
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Dance
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Dutch East Indies (Up to 1949)
Japanese Occupation of Malaya (1941-1945)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1941-1945: Japanese Occupation
Person
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Music
British Malaya (1946–1957)
Federation of Malaya (1957–1963)
Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
Singapore, Post-Independence (1965 onwards)
1957–1965: Federation of Malaya and Formation of Malaysia