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About Me

A Singaporean theatre director with an amiable, outgoing personality, and a zest for spinning adventurous stories, I strive to constantly push my creative boundaries with fellow collaborators while remaining inclusive and accessible to audiences. 

 

Committed to a life-long process of telling stories with critical social relevance, and developing new theatre methods with fresh approaches and perspectives, I wish to immerse both performers and audiences in visceral, heartfelt and truthful experiences. My interests lie in creating multi-disciplinary, site-specific and experiential theatre. 

 

I also aspire to continually engage and train in theatre workshops, and to educate the following generations in a fun and safe environment. Most of all, I dream of more opportunities to be created for those who may not have easy access to the arts to enjoy and participate in the creative process.

What I've Done

My love for stagecraft led me to attend East 15 Acting School (University of Essex) in London, and GITIS Russian University of Theatre Arts in Moscow, graduating with Distinctions for my Master of Arts degree in Theatre Directing (2013). Prior to that, I have also completed my Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree majoring in Theatre Studies at the National University of Singapore.

 

I have since realised my directorial vision mainly through various physical theatre and improvisational methods with artists from different parts of the world. Between 2008 and 2012, I have also led and self-funded a non-profit youth theatre platform, Thespis, and showcased one of our fully devised works to sold-out shows on the Singapore Arts Festival 2011.

 

Having worked with several arts companies including TheatreWorksThe Theatre Practice, Singapore Repertory Theatre, W!LD RICE, The Finger PlayersNine Years Theatre

spell#7 and The Necessary Stage amongst others, I dabbled professionally in programming, 

marketing, stage managing, running arts education initiatives, and almost everywhere in between.   

 

Moving Ahead

 

An advocate of youth arts and education, I was also an arts manager for the youth community under the National Arts Council of Singapore from

2010 to 2013, reaching out to students through 

giving talks in schools; creating policies, resources and new grant schemes such as 

Pocket Rocket (currently known as Matchbox) for young artists; as well as the Seed Grant for budding arts companies.

 

Currently, besides freelancing independently in the theatre industry, conceptualising new performances and training methods, I am also teaching practical theatre skills to varsity students of the National Institute of Education (Visual and Performing Arts) and the Theatre Studies programme at the National University of Singapore, as well as students in other public schools.

I am open to new ideas for potential collaboration from creative individuals and art educators, and can be reached for discussions through email below.

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