What is Morasum?
A network that brings together producers and artists from Southeast Asia to share ways of doing and being as practitioners in their respective contexts.We aim to address the barriers of entry for emerging practitioners to engage in deeper cultural exchange and collaboration within the region.
OPEN CALL - Connecting Contours
15–18 May 2026
We are excited to announce the open call for Connecting Contours! This is a new gathering of early-career performing arts producers and artists from Southeast Asia to explore collaboration in the region and foster long-term exchange rooted in mutual learning and dialogue. In a shared exercise of ecosystem mapping, we will ask “How do our ways of being change when the contours of our practice meet?”Who The Programme Is For:
SEA based Performing Arts Producers and Practitioners in the early career (3-7 years of experience) with an interest in regional exchange and collaboration.Program Schedule:
March (Week 4) - Online Engagement Session
April (Week 4) - Online Engagement Session
15 May to 18 May (Evening) - Onsite Program at the Goethe Lab SingaporeSelected participants based outside Singapore will receive a travel bursary of 400.00 SGD.Deadline: 6 March 2026, 11:59pm (GMT+8)__________Supported by Goethe-Institut Singapore as part of the Goethe Lab.
Morasum in Penang -
Come To Gather!
Calling all emerging producers and artists in town to join us on 30th July for a roundtable to discuss mobility in the region. Meet members of the arts communities of Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia, and find new ways of encountering and working with one another, considering what mobility means to us!All this, right before “puzzles” – A Collaborative Dance x Live Music Guided Jam Session with 129BPM led by acclaimed choreographer Quan Bui Ngoc of 129BPM, alongside live music by Tiny Giant x Nguyen Dan Duong.Venue: Penang Youth Centre, Lebuh Aceh, 10450 George Town
Date: 30 July 2025
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pmAdmission is free, but drop us a message on Instagram @morasum.network if you’re coming!
What's Next?
Over the past month, the Morasum Network team has been reflecting on a simple question ‘What’s Next?’ It is the big question we're seeking to answer after our launch at the Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting 2025.
And what’s next is we want to hear from you on pertinent questions regarding mobility and network building, continuing from the conversation we began a month ago.What gaps and barriers are we addressing through building networks? How are these unique to your context?How do we build regional networks in tandem with local mobility?What spaces need to exist to build these networks? How can spaces act as sites that create mobility?How and what knowledge sharing builds networks?Help us out by filling up the form below or scan the QR Code here! Your contribution will help us better understand the needs of ecosystems within Southeast Asia that an arts practitioner network may provide.
Roundtable
To-Gather: Building Creative Networks and Their Role in Mobility
At the Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting, Morasum Network hosted our first roundtable. As part of this roundtable, artists were invited to present their perspectives on mobility and network, exploring new boundaries, meeting new people, and expanding their perspectives.Artists:
Hil Ramli (MY)
Izzardzafli (MY)
Chew Shaw En (SG)
Nur Arianty (SG)
Nguyen Hoang Anh (VN)
Sasa Cabalquinto (PH)
Miss Oat (TH)
Thanaphon Accawatanyu, First (TH)
Aom aka Amadiva (TH)We are also joined by friend of the network Gyohee Baek, Festival Producer of the Seoul Fringe Festival, and Na Hui-Gyeong, producer and theatremaker.
