Esplanade Offstage

Making a Scene

Arts EN ↓ 28 episodes

A podcast about how art gets made. Created by Esplanade Offstage, your all-access backstage pass to the arts in Singapore and Southeast Asia.

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Making A Scene Ep. 3: Art & Outbreaks 26.05.2020 42:08

How have outbreaks throughout history shaped art? How have artists grappled with the traumas and revelations of infection and disease? These are the questions we explore in this episode of Making A Scene, hosted by Edith Podesta and with special guests Haresh Sharma and Paul Rae.

Making A Scene Ep. 2: Women and Storytelling 20.02.2020 39:21

Gender is a double-edged sword for female artists—while female-centric stories can illuminate marginalised perspectives, there runs a risk of being pigeonholed into fixed narratives and stereotypes. How does this affect female artists and storytellers, what more when race comes into the picture? Ahead of International Women’s Day, listen to four South Asian female artists discuss the nuances of ad...

Making A Scene Ep. 1: Toying with Histories 02.01.2020 35:18

In this episode, we take a look at the different ways history is made on stage with Sharon Au, Nelson Chia and Goh Boon Teck, ahead of Toy Factory's production 7 Sages of the Bamboo Grove at Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts 2020. Hosted by journalist Hong Xinyi.