Ong Keng Sen
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Ong Keng Sen is a Singapore
an director
of the theatre group TheatreWorks
, which was founded in Singapore in 1985.
Ong is a member of the Asia-Europe Network, which promotes the artistic exchange between Asia
and Europe
. He has been applauded around the world for this kind of intercultural theatre
which mixes Western and Eastern performance traditions, especially dance with spoken word drama. He is particularly well known for his performance at the Perth Festival of King Lear
in 1997, his Desdemona
at the Adelaide Festival, Australia in 2000, and his Search:Hamlet
at the Kronbourg Castle in Elsinore and Copenhagen.
He is the first artist to have received the 2 most acclaimed Singaporean cultural awards, i.e. the Young Artist Award (1992) and the Cultural Medallion Award (2003). He is a Fullbright scholar and studied intercultural performance with the Performance Studies Department at Tisch Schools of the Arts, New York University.
Ong's eldest brother Ong Keng Yong
is the former Secretary General of ASEAN.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
an director
Theatre direction
A theatre director or stage director is a practitioner in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production by unifying various endeavours and aspects of production...
of the theatre group TheatreWorks
TheatreWorks
TheatreWorks may refer to:*TheatreWorks *TheatreWorks *TheatreWorks *Theatreworks *Theatreworks *Theatreworks USA*TheaterWorks...
, which was founded in Singapore in 1985.
Ong is a member of the Asia-Europe Network, which promotes the artistic exchange between Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. He has been applauded around the world for this kind of intercultural theatre
Intercultural theatre
Intercultural theater also known as Cross-cultural theatre may transcend time, while mixing and matching cultures or subcultures.-Imitational Theatre:...
which mixes Western and Eastern performance traditions, especially dance with spoken word drama. He is particularly well known for his performance at the Perth Festival of King Lear
King Lear
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological...
in 1997, his Desdemona
Desdemona
Desdemona is a character in William Shakespeare's play Othello.Desdemona may also refer to:People* Desdemona , a soprano role in the 1816 opera Otello by Gioachino Rossini...
at the Adelaide Festival, Australia in 2000, and his Search:Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
at the Kronbourg Castle in Elsinore and Copenhagen.
He is the first artist to have received the 2 most acclaimed Singaporean cultural awards, i.e. the Young Artist Award (1992) and the Cultural Medallion Award (2003). He is a Fullbright scholar and studied intercultural performance with the Performance Studies Department at Tisch Schools of the Arts, New York University.
Ong's eldest brother Ong Keng Yong
Ong Keng Yong
Ong Keng Yong is a Singaporean diplomat. He was the Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations from 2003 to 2007....
is the former Secretary General of ASEAN.
External links
- Bio on Shakespeare In Asia website
- Culture base website
- Pathfinder website
- Emedia website
- Abc website
- http://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/article/18721-diaspora-with-theatreworks-and-the-singapore-chinese-orchestra/
- http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/features/display.var.2521037.0.New_angle_on_story_of_worlds_diaspora.php