PRISM 48 - HOW DO WE RETHINK THE ART OF INCUBATION?

Incubation is core to SIFA, which originated as a competition platform for amateur performing arts groups. Over the years, the festival has launched numerous initiatives to nurture emerging performance-makers and arts companies, as well as audiences. But the slow and subtle work of incubation often goes against the grain of today’s fast-paced, quantitatively oriented and globally-minded environment. What can we learn from how other arts festivals and industries approach incubation?  

How can we strike a more generative balance between the pursuit of clear-cut big-picture goals and the necessity of nurturing an exploratory culture? How do we re-learn the rhythms of long-view timelines, and the appreciation of homegrown forms that are unfamiliar to the international marketplace? In this conversation, Perth Festival Artistic Director Anna Reece and Singaporean soil researcher and educator Toh Han Jing share their thoughts on what it takes and what’s at stake when it comes to preparing the ground.  

General Advisory

• No admission for infant in arms and persons below 6 years old
• Admission is subject to valid tickets produced at the entrance

Duration

• Approximately 1 hour with no intermission

Late Entry Advisory

• Please be seated 15 minutes before the start time
• Due to the nature of the program, please note that latecomers may be unable to enter.
• Please kindly note that unclaimed seats will be forfeited and offered to walk-in patrons.

Photography / Videography Recording Rules

• No Photography, Video Recording and Audio Recording is permitted for this event

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