This mise en lecture focuses on the unease of a generation, articulated through an intimate and private journey, in a world that held together Sept. 11 attacks and an interrupted episode of Melevisione, a popular Italian children’s TV show.

From India comes a performative art with a rigorous vocabulary, imbued with spirituality and refined eroticism, handed down through the centuries: the Odissi dance of the Calcutta-based choreographer and dancer Sharmila Biswas.

The Jolly Roger is the pirate flag: a transnational, transcultural, extra-territorial symbol under which communities fighting for freedom recognise themselves.

Adapted from a seminal text of Malay literature, Syair Perahu: in the story of a boat navigating the ocean, the poet symbolises life and the spiritual journey the soul undertakes towards God.