ITI - Intercultural Theatre Institute

14/10/2026

🚨 FINAL CALL! JUST ONE DAY LEFT TO SIGN UP! 🚨

Three workshops with three international artists. All right here in Singapore. Registration for the AIC pre-conference workshops is closing soon! Explore diverse approaches to theatre, movement, and embodied practice with internationally acclaimed artists and educators.

🎭 CHOOSE YOUR WORKSHOP:
🔺 ‘Me’ is the Other — Michael Chekhov Technique with Ulrich Meyer-Horsch (Germany)
🔺 S.H.A.D.O.W. — Somatic Movement & Exploration with Ming P**n (Singapore/Berlin)
🔺 LAKU — Javanese Movement, Dance & Song with Pujiyani (Indonesia)

✨ BONUS: All selected participants receive FULL 4-day access to the Asian Intercultural Conference 2026 at Esplanade Annexe Studio!

💰 Fees: $300 Standard | $225 Concession (25% off!)
🎓 SkillsFuture Credit eligible!
👥 Limited places available. Sign up quick!

⏳ Applications close tomorrow night!

Don’t just witness the exchange of ideas. Be part of it.

🔗 Sign up now via the link in bio!

13/10/2026

Forget Dracula. Forget Frankenstein.

What really scares Singaporeans?

A $13 plate of cai png. A two million-dollar HDB flat. A message from HR. A scammer pretending to be your best friend. Your child's exam results. The Return of the Haze. 🧟‍♀️

This Halloween, the Wilkie Arts Collective at the historic enclave of 11 Upper Wilkie Road is inviting Singaporeans to confront their fears — and have some fun with them — at SCARYPURA: What Really Scares Singaporeans?, a frighteningly funny family-friendly arts experience on Halloween: Saturday, 31 October 2026.

Here's what you can do!
→ Book an artist workshop to make your own Halloween-themed artwork
→ Participate in other FREE activities hosted by artists and The Private Museum
→ Doodle your day or nightmares with award-winning director and cartoonist, Colin Goh
→ Romp around campus in your frightening fit
→ Catch a screening of the 1958 classic film SUMPAH PONTIANAK, presented in collaboration with Asian Film Archive
→ Check out a work-in-progress by ITI artists-in-residence Afiszan Amat and James Anthony Carino
→ If you’re an artist or arts worker: sit down with The Substation and share horror stories about working in the arts (you know you have them) 🍵

Bring your kids, your pets, your picnic mats – let’s do something different.

So, tell us: what distinctly Singaporean thing scares you? 👀

Attendance is FREE.
Some workshops require advance booking and payment.
See the website for links and details: https://iti.edu.sg/events/scarypura/

This event is brought to you by the Wilkie Arts Collective:
Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI)
The artists of 11 Upper Wilkie Road: Juliet Wee; Sheena Bharathan; Zhang Qiao (ArchPlate Studio); Jolin Nai; Tan Sock Fong; Sunar Sugiyou; Adi Yadoni.
The Private Museum
with The Substation

12/10/2026

🎭 Have you bought your tickets for AIC?

AIC 2026: Staging the Unseen: Bodies, Power, and Belonging brings together artists, researchers, and theatre practitioners from Germany, France/Laos, Indonesia, Taiwan, Singapore, and beyond!

Here's what to look forward to:
• Keynote Addresses from leading voices in art, literature and cultural theory
• Special Lectures exploring intercultural practice and the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and theatre
• Work Demonstrations bringing diverse teaching methodologies, artistic research and practice to life
• Work Presentations by international and local artists, sharing their perspectives on death and desire
• Panel Discussions & Q&As opening the floor to dialogue

Don’t miss this! Join us for four days of ideas, conversations, and creative exchange.

📅 25–28 November 2026
📍 Esplanade Annexe Studio, Singapore

🎟️ Get your tickets: www.itiaic2026.peatix.com 🌐 Explore the programme: www.itiaic2026.com

Discounts available for Students, Seniors, NSFs, ITI Alumni and Friends, and Esplanade&Me Members. More info on Peatix.

12/10/2026

08/10/2026

Whose stories do we have the right to tell? What does it mean to perform from the margins? And how do our bodies carry the histories, identities, and cultures that shape us?

The fifth edition of the Asian Intercultural Conference (AIC 2026) explores Staging the Unseen: Bodies, Power, and Belonging— examining the performing body as a site of diversity, contestation, and storytelling.

Bringing together artists, researchers, educators, and change-makers from across cultures, AIC 2026 invites us to question established narratives, challenge the politics of representation, and reimagine what it means to belong.

✨ NEW THIS YEAR! Our pre-conference workshops are open to the public for the first time! Explore intercultural performance practices through hands-on sessions led by international artists.

Swipe to explore this year’s theme! ➡️

📍 Pre-Conference Workshops | ITI Studios | 18–26 November 2026
📍 Asian Intercultural Conference | Esplanade Annexe Studio | 25–28 November 2026

🎟 Tickets are available now!

Find out more at www.itiaic2026.com
Get your conference passes at www.itiaic2026.peatix.com
Register for workshops at www.itiaic2026.com/pre-conference-workshops

Pre-conference workshops are sold separately from conference passes. Selected participants will be notified.

07/10/2026

Don’t miss this chance to learn from renowned Wayang Wong master teacher, Pujiyani!

LAKU: The Body as Symbolic Representation of Javanese Cultural Values, led by Ibu Pujiyani, who was conferred the title of Nyi Ngabehi (steward of the performing arts) by the Istana Mangkunegaran in Solo, Indonesia.

Drawing from Hasta Brata — a Javanese philosophy of eight leadership principles aligned with the elements of nature — explore how timeless ideologies and cultural values can be embedded in the body and passed from generation to generation, through movement and song.

No experience needed, just curiosity, openness to the unfamiliar, and a willingness to learn.

✨ Workshop participants enjoy complimentary access to the full Asian Intercultural Conference 2026.

📅 23–26 Nov + Work Demonstration on 28 Nov

📍 ITI Studios & Esplanade Annexe Studio

🗣 Bahasa Indonesia with live translation by Lyn Hanis

💰 $300 Standard | $225 Students / Friends & Partners of ITI / SDEA / NSF
✅ Eligible for SkillsFuture Credit

👥 Limited to 10 participants

🔗 Apply now: tinyurl.com/AIC-Workshops-LAKU

Please note: Participation in Pujiyani’s corresponding work demonstration at AIC on 28 Nov is mandatory for workshop participants.

With support from Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta.

06/10/2026

Just a few days left to sign up for Ming P**n’s workshop!

S.H.A.D.O.W. — Sensing and Holding the Abjected, Disavowed, and Obscured Within, led by Berlin-based artist Ming P**n.

Don’t miss this chance to experience the artist’s own practice of grounding oneself through somatic awareness, emotional attunement, and guided movement.

No performance experience needed, just curiosity and a willingness to explore the inner landscape of your own body.

✨ Workshop participants enjoy complimentary access to the full Asian Intercultural Conference 2026.

📅 21–24 Nov + Work Demonstration on 27 Nov

📍 ITI Studios & Esplanade Annexe Studio

💰 $300 Standard | $225 Students / Friends & Partners of ITI / SDEA / NSF
✅ Eligible for SkillsFuture Credit

👥 Limited to 6 participants

🔗 Apply now: tinyurl.com/AIC-Workshops-SHADOW

Please note: Participation in Ming P**n’s corresponding work demonstration at AIC on 27 Nov is mandatory for workshop participants.

05/10/2026

THE GRADUATION SHOW IS HERE! 🎭 🎉

A cockroach king can’t control his kingdom. A husband and wife can’t agree on who showers first. When a cockroach falls into the bathtub, everyone loses their mind, and even the doctor can’t help.

ITI brings you Egyptian playwright Tawfiq al-Hakim’s Fate of a Cockroach, adapted and directed by Ulrich Meyer-Horsch (Germany), performed by graduating actors Henry Joseph Fundo, Jyoti Rana, and Pratiksha Sindhu. A satirical allegory on power, pride, imagination, and the hopeful - often ridiculous - struggle to live.

Discounts available for students, seniors, NSFs, and bookings of 2! Head to Peatix for details.

📅 Dates: 12–14 November 2026
🕖 Time: Thu & Fri: 8:00 PM / Sat: 3:00 PM, 8:00 PM
📍 Venue: Esplanade Theatre Studio

Presented by Intercultural Theatre Institute
In Collaboration with Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Get your tickets here: iti-roach.peatix.com or at the link in bio!

02/10/2026

Tomorrow at FlamencAsian 2026 💃

Tierra Rota, Alma Viva (Broken Earth, Living Soul) brings flamenco into conversation with a fragmented world, exploring resilience, connection and the enduring human spirit through dance.

Following the performance, ITI Executive Director Justin Deimen joins a panel exploring cross-cultural collaboration in the arts.

📅 Sat, 3 Oct | 8PM
📍 Esplanade Theatre Studio

https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/flamencasian1026

01/10/2026

AIC 2026 — Vanasay Khamphommala (France/Laos)

What will we sing when our loved ones disappear? How do we prepare ourselves for an inevitable loss?

Join French-Lao performing artist and dramaturg Vanasay Khamphommala as she presents her ongoing participatory performance ritual, Songs of Grief [Love Me Tender], in Asia for the first time. This session also includes a brief sharing by the artist about her practice.

Songs of Grief [Love Me Tender] is an intimate ritual exploring love, death and music. Positioned at the intersection of European mythologies and postcolonial, post-gender thought, Vanasay approaches the question of heritage through a diasporic lens — examining the voice, disappearance, and the persistence of memory across time.

Vanasay’s presence at AIC is made possible with the support of the Embassy of France in Singapore.

🗓 Date: 28 Nov 2026 (AIC Day 4)

📍 Venue: Esplanade Annexe Studio

🗣 Language: English | Format: Work Presentation

🎟 Get your conference passes: www.itiaic2026.peatix.com

🔗 More info on AIC 2026: www.itiaic2026.com