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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Colonial and Empire Networks
Comedy
Music
Variety
Straits Settlements (Up to 1946)
1835–1867: British Straits Settlements and Colonial Expansion
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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
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Colonial and Empire Networks
Theatre
Theatre — Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
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Colonial and Empire Networks
Bangsawan
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
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Dance
Music
Other Genre
Theatre
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore’s Independence and Cold War SEA
After 1975: Southeast Asia and ASEAN
Venue
No genre indicated yet
Independent Singapore (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore’s Independence and Cold War SEA
After 1975: Southeast Asia and ASEAN
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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
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Archipelagic Agents
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
Theatre — Chinese Modern Drama
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Venue
Comedy
Dance
English theatre
Music
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Venue
Global Entertainment Circuits and Touring Variety
Dance
Music
Variety
Singapore, Post-Independence (1965 onwards)
1965–1975: Singapore’s Early Independence and Postcolonial Southeast Asia
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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
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Colonial and Empire Networks
Various kinds of performances
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Venue
Colonial and Empire Networks
Variety
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
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
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Storytelling
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation