What can we learn from all the conversations we’ve had on Backlogues so far?
In the pilot series of Backlogues, we have interviewed arts managers from differing backgrounds and practices. As a wrap-up, hosts Charlene Shepherdson and Serene Chen have a special discussion with veteran theatre practitioner Kok Heng Leun to find out his insights and actionable takeaways from the pilot series and the evolution of arts management in the 1980s and 1990s. They exchange views on the delights and challenges of working as an arts manager in Singapore, as well as reflect on persisting issues facing the arts ecosystem.
For transcript and references: backlogues.sg/episodes/8
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What can we learn from all the conversations we’ve had on Backlogues so far?
In the pilot series of Backlogues, we have interviewed arts managers from differing backgrounds and practices. As a wrap-up, hosts Charlene Shepherdson and Serene Chen have a special discussion with veteran theatre practitioner Kok Heng Leun to find out his insights and actionable takeaways from the pilot series and the evolution of arts management in the 1980s and 1990s. They exchange views on the delights and challenges of working as an arts manager in Singapore, as well as reflect on persisting issues facing the arts ecosystem.
For transcript and references: backlogues.sg/episodes/8
Ep 0: “Prologue: Building Bridges” feat. Serene Chen and Charlene Shepherdson
Backlogues: An Arts Management Podcast
28 minutes 36 seconds
3 years ago
Ep 0: “Prologue: Building Bridges” feat. Serene Chen and Charlene Shepherdson
In this introductory episode, our hosts Charlene Shepherdson and Serene Chen delve into the mysterious and unsung world of the arts manager in Singapore, and discuss the origins and objectives of Backlogues, the arts management podcast. They reminisce and muse about what arts management means to each of them, both personally as well as in the trajectories of their professional careers in the literary arts sector (Charlene) and the theatre industry (Serene). They outline the time periods of Singapore’s arts management history, sharing what listeners can expect in the upcoming episodes, and touch on its role as a process of research and documentation through the methodology of oral history. For transcript and references: backlogues.sg/episodes/0
Backlogues: An Arts Management Podcast
What can we learn from all the conversations we’ve had on Backlogues so far?
In the pilot series of Backlogues, we have interviewed arts managers from differing backgrounds and practices. As a wrap-up, hosts Charlene Shepherdson and Serene Chen have a special discussion with veteran theatre practitioner Kok Heng Leun to find out his insights and actionable takeaways from the pilot series and the evolution of arts management in the 1980s and 1990s. They exchange views on the delights and challenges of working as an arts manager in Singapore, as well as reflect on persisting issues facing the arts ecosystem.
For transcript and references: backlogues.sg/episodes/8
