Backlogues: An Arts Management Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ep 8: “We Need This Burden” feat. Kok Heng Leun
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 fr...
Ep 7: “Books of Our Own” feat. Goh Eck Kheng and Lim Li Kok
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How did local publishing houses chart the course for the literary arts during the 1980s? Host Charlene Shepherdson speaks with Goh Eck Kheng, founder ...
Ep 6: “Growing a Reading Nation” feat. R. Ramachandran and Michelle Heng
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of the literary arts episodes of the series, host Charlene Shepherdson speaks with librarians R. Ramachandran and Michelle Heng about the...
Ep 5: “Championing the Multicultural” feat. Wong Han Juan
16 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How did the notions of multiculturalism and multidisciplinarity emerge in Singapore theatre, and what challenges did they present to the arts manager?...
Ep 4: “Up for a Challenge” feat. Goh Su Lin and Clarisse Ng
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host Serene Chen chats with Clarisse Ng and Goh Su Lin as they share insights about their time working as arts managers with The Necessary Stage durin...
Ep 3: “Working a Total Theatre” feat. Lucilla Teoh
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What was it like to work as a production and stage manager in theatre during the 1980s? Host Serene Chen chats with arts manager and multiple-hat-wear...
Ep 2: “No Need For Shiny Floors” feat. Tisa Ho-Ng
26 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that the planning for the construction of the Esplanade began as far back as the 1980s? Host Serene Chen discovers more about its origins...
Ep 1: “Right Time, Right People” feat. Arun Mahizhnan (Part Two)
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of Episode 1, host Serene Chen and Mr Arun Mahizhnan talk about the cultural policy that catalysed the establishment of the Nationa...
Ep 1: “Right Time, Right People” feat. Arun Mahizhnan (Part One)
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first part of Episode 1, host Serene Chen joins Mr Arun Mahizhnan on a trip down memory lane, tracing the evolution of the Singapore Arts Festi...
Ep 0: “Prologue: Building Bridges” feat. Serene Chen and Charlene Shepherdson
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this introductory episode, our hosts Charlene Shepherdson and Serene Chen delve into the mysterious and unsung world of the arts manager in Singapo...