Singapore: 72-13

72-13, the newest creative space in Singapore, was officially launched in September 2005. A converted rice warehouse along the Singapore River, it has three flexible spaces that serve as studios, spaces for installations/exhibitions and performances and presentations. The Artistic Director of 72-13 is Ong Keng Sen.

The primary purpose of 72-13 is to encourage creativity and collaborations, to house residencies for artists of diverse disciplines around the world and to encourage hybrid creative expressions. 72-13 also houses the International Centre of Asian Arts (ICAA). The ICAA is a R&D Centre, a performance centre, a forum and a platform for Asia's expression and its relationship to the rest of the world. It recognises the cultural diversity of Asia, and looks at the continuum that is Asia. In particular, the ICAA is about collaborations, research, networking, dialogues across cultures and disciplines. It is a site where individuals from around the world, through residencies and projects, develop the diverse perspectives of a global Asian urban metropolis, its continuities and disruptions with Asian tradition, the multiple contexts of everyday life and how they interact with the practices of Asian artists.

The artist-in-residence is invited to do a public presentation of her/his work or the process of the residency. The precise content and date of presentation can be agreed upon at a later stage.

Global Perspectives residency available for one artist for two months during the period April-October 2006.

Websites :

www.72-13.com
www.theatreworks.org.sg

For more information please contact Mr. Tay Tong, taytong(at)theatreworks.org.sg