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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Person
Post-war Nation-Building and Cultural Diplomacy
Music
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
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
Venue
Theatre
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
Japanese Occupation of Malaya (1941-1945)
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
1965–1975: Singapore’s Independence and Cold War SEA
Venue
No genre indicated yet
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Japanese Occupation of Malaya (1941-1945)
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
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
Venue
Theatre
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
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
Theatre — English Language Theatre
Theatre — Shakespeare
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
Support
Archipelagic Agents
Dance
Music
Theatre — Shakespeare
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
Malayan Union (1946-1948)
Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
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
Post-war Nation-Building and Cultural Diplomacy
Music
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
Venue
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Teochew opera or Chaoju
Dance — Ronggeng
Theatre — Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
1959–1963: Singapore Self-Governance and Malaya Independence
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Festival
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Teochew opera or Chaoju
Dance — Ronggeng
Theatre — Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Tour
Post-war Nation-Building and Cultural Diplomacy
Dance
Dance — Modern Dance
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
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
Venue
No genre indicated yet
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
Malayan Union (1946-1948)
Malaysia, including Singapore (1963–1965)
Malaysia, without Singapore (1965 onwards)
No coverage indicated yet
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
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
After 1975: Southeast Asia and ASEAN
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
Music — Popular
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
Troupe
Theatre
Theatre — English Language Theatre
Theatre — Pantomime
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
Venue
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Theatre — Bangsawan
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
Japanese Occupation of Malaya (1941-1945)
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
1965–1975: Singapore’s Independence and Cold War SEA
Venue
No genre indicated yet
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Federation of Malaya (1948-1963)
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
Japanese Occupation of Malaya (1941-1945)
Malayan Union (1946-1948)
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
After 1975: Southeast Asia and ASEAN