Highlights

And Suddenly I Disappear… the Singapore ‘d’ Monologues

27 May 2018 ITI students and alumni provided creative and access support to disabled audience members for a performance of And Suddenly I Disappear…the Singapore ‘d’ Monologues.

Sasi and Tarn How featured in The Naysayers' Book Club

20 Apr 2018 ITI Director T. Sasitharan and board member Tan Tarn How were featured in a book by Simon Vincent, The Naysayer's Book Club, which features members of Singapore civil society.

Sasi directs for the Esplanade Studios series

16 Apr 2018 ITI Director T. Sasitharan was commissioned by the Esplanade to direct a new play, i am trying to say something true, written by Michelle Tan, for their Studios series.

ITI winners at 15th Asli Drama Awards

31 Mar 2018 Malaysia's theatre community recognised ITI students and alumni with top awards at this year's Asli Drama Awards.

Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) roundtable on arts funding

02 Mar 2018 In his capacity as Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), ITI board member Tan Tarn How chaired a Roundtable on Whither Arts Funding: Priorities, Values and Control.

ITI Chairman and IPS Special Research Adviser Arun Mahiznan made a short presentation on corporate sponsorship of the arts.

Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) roundtable on cultural leadership

01 Mar 2018 The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) has published a full report on their Roundtable on The Future of Cultural Leadership in Singapore, which was held on 27 October 2017. ITI Director T. Sasitharan and ITI Chairman Arun Mahiznan, who is also a Special Research Adviser at IPS, were presenters at the roundtable.

Visit from theatre director and writer Shintaro Murakami

03 Jan 2018 ITI welcomed our first visitor from Kyoto Art Center, young theatre director and writer Shintaro Murakami of Yuuguresya Yowaotoko Unit, who is on an Asian research tour to gather inspirations that will form original folk songs, feeding into his contemporary productions. Over 2 days at ITI, Murakami-san met and spoke with ITI students and staff, including ITI Director T. Sasitharan.

Graduation Ceremony 2017

04 Dec 2017 Congratulations to the Class of 2017!

Asian Intercultural Conference 2017

01 Dec 2017 The triennial Asian Intercultural Conference (AIC) was organised this year from 27 - 30 November with the theme “Theatre Wars: Return of the Artist”, attracting delegates from Canada, Hong Kong, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan and Singapore.

Ramayana: A cross-cultural phenomenon

21 Nov 2017 ITI Director T. Sasitharan breaks down the appeal of the Ramayana text across cultures in an article for the Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay website.