Culture connects us to our humanity and this is manifested through the arts.

“Culture is the name for what people are interested in, their thoughts, their models, the books they read and the speeches they hear, their table-talk, gossip, controversies, historical sense and scientific training, the values they appreciate, the quality of life they admire,” the late U.S. writer, Walter Lipmann famously said.

In today’s globalised world, we can perceive the similarities of culture, as defined by Lipmann, in nations of different countries more than ever. Perhaps this is due to the rapid exchange of cultures everywhere, through popular media, and especially through the internet.

And yet, despite the ease of cultural transmissions across the globe, cultural exchange is still an important and crucial aspect of spurring creativity and growth of the arts.