Asia TOPA

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Annika Yan recalls how a co-production of The Winter’s Tale with Melbourne students earlier this year foreshadowed the repression that was to come

‘An auditory feast’: New Music icon Margaret Leng Tan’s biographical work rocks 14 year old Gully Thompson’s musical world

The Taiwanese-Australian collaboration Virtual Intimacy is a multi-dimensional work that asks a lot of its audience, says Jinghua Qian

‘The music is transcendent but also – and I say this with the utmost respect – it bangs‘: Adalya Nash Hussein on Abida Parveen

Caroline Guiela Nguyen’s Saigon is remarkably beautiful theatre that reminds us what a main stage play can be, says Alison Croggon

Takao Kawaguchi’s dance work Good Luck is quietly beguiling, says Andrew Fuhrmann

NONOTAK’S Shiro is a hypnotic encounter with pure aesthetic, says Robert Reid

Sipat Lawin’s latest work at AsiaTOPA is a dazzlingly intelligent pop culture tour that carries a dark subtext, says Robert Reid

Metal – an exciting collaboration between Lucy Guerin Inc and heavy metal choir Ensemble Tikoro – is a quest for harmony through incongruity, says Cher Tan

‘Difficult truths wrought into profound, unsettling harmonies’: Alison Croggon explores the sorrow and light in Kamila Andini’s remarkable dance theatre work The Seen and Unseen at AsiaTOPA