Chua Lian Choon
Teacher
Chua Lian Choon
Teacher
Simply put, Richard Chua is a cultural academic, with a specialized interest in performing arts, entertainment, specifically theatre. His travels to many different cities have benefited his research on the natures of small theatres in the region, from Singapore, to Malaysia, to Taiwan, to Hong Kong and China. As a Singaporean, his interest in small theatres in Southeast Asia -- especially Singapore and Malaysia -- has provided unique perspectives towards comparative analyses of small theatres in the two inter-related states, and other cities in the Chinese speaking regions in Asia. As a cultural worker, he has also been active in promoting entertainment as a cultural phenomenon through social media. His online magazine Theatrex Asia is a platform for such discourses to take place. His writings could be found on http://www.theatrex.asia and http://www.richardchua.info. 蔡两俊是一名文化工作学者,也是结合文化与艺术一并研究的文化传播人;主要研究方向:表演艺术、娱乐,重点在于剧场。目前旅居马来西亚,身为新加坡籍艺术与文化文字工作者,蔡两俊游走过亚洲华人城市,研究在地小剧场历史与文化和政治的关系,并通过身为新加坡人自身的边缘特质,细细观察东南亚小剧场与各个华人城市的小剧场的差异,进行文化书写与传播。身为少数研究娱乐的学者,蔡两俊也积极推广娱乐为一文化现象。他的网络杂志 Theatrex Asia 鼓励这方面之讨论与研究。他的文字出版于http://www.theatrex.asia 与 http://www.richardchua.info.