Julia Farrington: Burma’s art of transition
Burma's art of transition
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Julia Farrington
Julia Farrington is an associate arts producer at Index on Censorship
Burma: “Unstable one day, stable the next”
On 27 March, I attended Burmese comic Zarganar’s extraordinary show at People’s Park, one of Rangoon’s major public spaces. The elaborate production, broadcast on independent TV channel Sky Net, included dancing, music, and harsh and free-flowing satire throughout. The show featured comedians who went into exile following Zarganar’s arrest — for drawing attention the Burmese government’s lack […]
Burma: "Unstable one day, stable the next"
On 27 March, I attended Burmese comic Zarganar’s extraordinary show at People's Park, one of Rangoon's major public spaces. The elaborate production, broadcast on independent TV channel Sky Net, included dancing, music, and harsh and free-flowing...
Standing up for arts education
Index has signed a petition opposing the British government’s move to replace GCSEs with the English Baccalaureate, excluding creative subjects from the core qualification at 16. Many leading figures in the arts have voiced their dismay at this...
Of arts, bans and desires
Julia Farrington: Of bans and desires
Memories of Ai Weiwei
Julia Farrington: Memories of Ai Weiwei
Elected police commanders must guarantee free expression
Julia Farrington: Elected police commanders must guarantee free expression
Beyond Belief – an introduction
The policing of freedom of expression is the story within the story within the story in this case study. In 2004, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti’s play Behzti (Dishonour) was cancelled after demonstrations against it turned violent and its staging was deemed...
Burning books
Julia Farrington: Burning books
Theatre: From Behud to Behzti
Julia Farrington: From Behud to Behzti
Economical drama
Julia Farrington: Should David Hare take tips from the Theatre of the Opressed?
When does cultural sensitivity become a form of censorship?
Julia Farrington on censorship and the arts