HIGHLIGHTS

Six Original Stories — An Exploration of Diverse Themes (8–11 Sep)

On 8–11 September, ITI held a private showing of the original works conceived and performed by this year's graduating students as part of the Final Year Individual Project (FYiP). The FYiP is student-driven and combines the technical skills and objectives of performance making with the exploratory freedom of a creative platform.

The graduands explored diverse themes in their works, from child's play to a conversation with one's own brain to modern slavery.

Join us for an online watch party of FYiP 2021 on 9 October, 3 pm (SGT, UTC+8). Find out more here. A viewing link will be sent to your email closer to the date.

Connecting with the Online Community through Social Media

ITI had its first-ever Instagram Takeover series, involving final-year student Kewal Kartik, alumna Wendy Toh ('19) and ITI Director T. Sasitharan (Sasi). Kewal provided fresh perspectives on the student life at ITI, while multi-disciplinary artist Wendy shared about how she's been creating art through various mediums and forms during the pandemic. Sasi spoke about the importance of the arts in today's landscape and what contemporary actors can gain from studying traditional art forms.

Watch the highlight reel here, where they answer some frequently asked questions about ITI's pedagogy and actor training.

“Making art is no easy thing. It’s thankless most of the time, it’s time-consuming, and completely consumes you — so the question is: Why do people do it?

But of course, art has been part of our lives for as long as recorded history. It is something we can’t do without, and thank goodness for that, because I think art is such an important consolation in life.”

~ ITI Director T. Sasitharan

NEWS

Coping with COVID-19: Students Complete their Wayang Wong Training

Despite the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic, ITI students were able to continue their training in Wayang Wong with master teacher Pujiyani over Zoom. Their nine weeks of training culminated in a private presentation on 8 September to a limited audience at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre's Recital Studio.

ITI Board Member's Contribution to Speculative Malay Fiction in Singapore

Board member Nazry Bahrawi edited and translated Singa-Pura-Pura, a collection of speculative fiction (spec-fic) stories by established and emerging Malay writers in Singapore. He has also spoken about the local spec-fic scene at events and in the media. Read more here.

Untangling Cultural Diplomacy with Sasi

Sasi was invited to the Public Diplomacy in Asia 2021 virtual conference, organised by the Singapore International Foundation (SIF). They discussed the opportunities and challenges of cultural diplomacy, as well as its evolution in an increasingly multilateral world.

South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) Nomination for Alumnus

Saran Jith ('17) starred in Nalpathiyonnu (41), snagging a nomination for Best Debutant Actor (Malayalam) at the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2019.

ALUMNI

ITI alumni around the world have been busy contributing to their communities. Some highlights:

Tysha Khan ('19) is in the writing team of Better.sg's To Be You, an interactive fiction game that aims to help dismantle stereotypes and reduce prejudice, as well as foster greater empathy and inclusiveness among Singaporeans
Grace Kalaiselvi (‘14) and her collective, Brown Voices, presented Paper Paravai, a two-part piece shedding light on and celebrating the lives of Tekka Centre's migrant tailors. She was also a part of Yumcha Studios' first ever Dim Sum Warriors Multilingual Doodle Date organised for National Day, a livestreamed event where children get to learn their mother tongue through art
Pooja Mohanraj ('18) and Sreejith Ramanan ('08) shared their thoughts on the importance and power of arts education in today's society with Education Today
Ramassamy S. ('16) conducted several private online workshops on theatre for the students and faculty from the Department of Performing Arts at Pondicherry University in India
Amelia Tan ('06) is leading a series of online seminars for ACX Productions, focusing on connecting with the youth in Malaysia about her journey and experience in the performing arts

UPCOMING

A Madcap Farce: Accidental Death of an Anarchist (11–13 Nov)

Stay tuned for the 2021 cohort's final graduation production, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, directed by Aarne Neeme. Written by Italian actor and playwright Dario Fo and translated by Ed Emery, the play is a political farce that raises broader questions about the misuse of authority and power clothed in comedy.

Actor Training Paradigms: From Anthropological to Intercultural
An Online Symposium

Save the date for 29 November, 3 pm (SGT, UTC+8), a live presentation and interactive session featuring Eugenio Barba & Julia Varley from Odin Teatret and Simon Stollery & Koh Wan Ching from ITI, moderated by Cheng Nien Yuan.

The symposium will also include two on-demand Work Demonstrations on Theatre Anthropology and the Organic Effect, as well as Intercultural Actor Training that will be available for viewing in advance. Registration opens soon.

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