Chinese Overseas Seminar Series: Tensions and Convergences in 1980s Chinese Diasporic Theatre - The Case of Singapore

19 Aug 2018

7pm to 8.30pm

National Library, Level 16, POD

This lecture draws on the case study of Singapore to discuss the important role of theatre plays in the rise of local consciousness among the Chinese communities across East and Southeast Asia during the 1980s. The speaker will touch on Kuo Pao Kun’s efforts in constructing a multilingual theatre praxis.

Free Admission.  

To register, visit https://www.nlb.gov.sg/golibrary2/e/event-87824948

For more information, please email readsingapore@nlb.gov.sg