Rāmāyaṇa: Reinterpretation in Asia
International conference, 17-18 July 2010
Asian civilization Museum Ngee Ann Auditorium, ACM Empress Place (Basement) 1 Empress Place, Singapore 179555.This international Rāmāyaṇa conference will examine the retelling and manifestation of the epic in diverse ancient and modern textual traditions, visual and performing arts as well as popular cultures of Asia. The conference also features a section on Rāmāyaṇa in performance theatre such as the Chinese opera and Ramayana in modern Indonesian dance. This two-day conference features eminent scholars and performers, including Robert Goldman from University of California Berkeley, USA as the keynote speaker. Other speakers include: Vidyut Aklujkar from University of British Columbia in Canada; Mandakranta Bose from University of British Columbia in Canada; John and Mary Brockington from University of Edinburgh and Institute of Sanskrit Studies in UK; Chua Soo Pong from the Chinese Opera Institute in Singapore; Marshall Clark from Deakin University in Melbourne in Australia; Sandria Freitag from North Carolina State University in USA; Sally Sutherland Goldman from University of California Berkeley in USA; Mary Heston from College of Charleston in USA; Gauri Krishnan from the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore; Sardono Kusumo from Sardono Dance Theatre in Indonesia; Rachel Loizeau from France; Ratan Parimoo from the Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum in India; Siri Ramaswami from Singapore; Paula Richman from Oberlin College in USA; Vittorio Roveda from Thailand; and Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof from International Islamic University in Malaysia.
The following is the available program:
17 July 2010, Saturday
08.30-09.00 Registration
09.00-09.15 Welcome remarks by Director, ACM
09.15-10.15 Keynote Address
Robert Goldman | Professor of Sanskrit, University of California, Berkeley, USA
10.15-10.35 Morning tea break
PANEL I: TEXTUAL TRADITIONS OF THE RĀMĀYAṆA
10.35-11.05 Gods, Kings and Narrators: The Impact of Religion and Sovereignty on the Rāmāyaṇa Tradition
John Brockington|Emeritus Professor of Sanskrit, University of Edinburgh, UK &
Mary Brockington |Research Fellow of the International Association of Sanskrit Studies, UK
11.05-11.35 Rāmāyaṇa in Southeast Asian Oral and Literary Tradition
Singaravelu Sachithanantham | Professor Emeritus, University of Malaya, Malaysia
11.35-12.05 Candrāvatī’s Rāmāyaṇa: An Epic Tale of Sītā’s Suffering
Mandakranta Bose | Professor Emerita, University of British Columbia, Canada
12.05-13.30 Q&A | Lunch
PANEL II: THE RĀMĀYAṆA IN VISUAL ART
13.30-14.00 Visualising and Performing Kingship: The Rāmāyaṇa Murals at Mattanceri Palace, Kerala
Mary Heston | Professor of Asian Art, College of Charleston, South Carolina, USA
14.00-14.30 Yuddhākaṇḍa in Mewar Painting
Ratan Parimoo | Director of Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, Ahmedabad, India
14.30-15.00 Ramakien at Wat Bo (Cambodia)
Vittorio Roveda | Independent scholar, Thailand
15.00-15.30 The legend of Rāmā at Baphuon and Angkor Wat Temples
Rachel Loizeau | Independent scholar, France
15.30-16.00 Q&A | Afternoon tea break
DANCE PERFORMANCE
16.00-16.45 Rāmāyaṇa Ku (My Rāmāyaṇa)
Sardono W. Kusumo | Founder, Sardono Dance Theatre, Indonesia
1645-1700 Q&A
17.00-18.15 Tour of Rāmāyaṇa Revisited: A Tale of Love and Adventure exhibition at the Peranakan Museum
18 July 2010, Sunday
09.00-09.30 Registration
PANEL III: WOMEN IN THE RĀMĀYAṆA
09.30-10.00 Women at the Margins: Vālmīki, Women, and Religious Anxiety
Sally Sutherland Goldman | Lecturer, Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, USA
10.00-10.30 Voices of Rāmāyaṇa Women: The Snare, Old Hag, or Damsel in Distress?
Gauri Krishnan | Deputy Director, Research and Publication Unit & Senior Curator (South Asia), Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore
10.30-10.50 Morning tea break
10.50-11.20 Sītā Svayaṃvara in Poetry and Images
Vidyut Aklujkar | Research Associate (Hon), University of British Columbia, Canada
11.20-12.45 Q&A | Lunch
PANEL IV: THE RĀMĀYAṆA IN PERFORMING ARTS
12.45-13.15 Rāmāyaṇa in Southeast Asian Traditional Theatre Performances: Adaptation and Localisation
Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof | Lecturer, International Islamic University, Malaysia
13.15-13.45 Inspiration, Idea and Innovation: Rāmāyaṇa as Chinese Opera
Chua Soo Pong | Founding director, Chinese Opera Institute, Singapore
13.45-14.15 Cross Cultural Choreography of the Rāmāyaṇa in Singapore
Siri Ramaswami | Independent scholar, Singapore
14.15-14.45 Q&A | Afternoon tea break
PANEL V: THE RĀMĀYAṆA IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE
14.45-15.15 Rāmāyaṇa Stories in Modern South India
Paula Richman | Professor of Religion, Oberlin College, Ohio, USA
15.15-15.45 Interacting with Rām
Sandria Freitag | Faculty member and Advisor, Department of History, North Carolina State University, USA
15.45-16.15 Shaping Southeast Asia’s Regional identity: the Rāmāyaṇa as an Ideational Force
Marshall Clark | Lecturer, School of International and Political Studies, Deakin University, Australia
16.15-16.45 Q&A | Closing address by Gauri Krishnan, DD/RPU & End of conference.
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