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Arts Picks: Play games at Small Big Dreamers, Ding Yi's live concert and ITI's graduation show

'The Intercultural Theatre Institute marks its 20th anniversary this year and the 2020 graduating cohort reflects the institution's regional reach. The five students hail from India, Malaysia, South Korea and Taiwan.

Five is a hybrid production which combines live theatre with streaming on the Zoom platform. Directed by Singaporean arts veteran Kok Heng Leun, it addresses questions about human isolation.'

- The Straits Times

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[Interview] Taking Five with Actors of “FIVE”

'Next week, the graduating cohort of the Intercultural Theatre Institute will present their final showcase, FIVE. It consists of five actors telling their stories which raise the following questions: How does it feel to be cut off from regular human contact? What happens to a mind and body which can only connect with others virtually? What does it mean to be an artist in this “new” world?

As the performance will be catered to an on-site audience at the Esplanade Theatre studio and another group of audience on Zoom, I spoke to the actors to find out more about the process.'

- Isaac Tan

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Preview: FIVE by Intercultural Theatre Institute

'As theatre begins to reopen, the graduating students of Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) will finally get an opportunity to perform to a live audience this November. Playing at the Esplanade Theatre Studio and livestreamed on Zoom, this year’s graduating batch of students will be performing FIVE, an intimate and evocative hybrid piece about isolation that was designed to cater to both online and on-site audiences.'

- Bak Chor Mee Boy

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ITI Navigates Between Live and Digital Performances with “FIVE”

'In a first for the Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI), the graduating cohort will present FIVE, a live performance to audiences at the Esplanade Theatre Studio and on Zoom.

I interview director Kok Heng Leun to find out more about the show.'

- Isaac Tan

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Intercultural Theatre Institute presents ‘FIVE’ to both online and on-site audiences this November

'Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) will be presenting ‘FIVE‘, an innovative hybrid performance that is uniquely designed to be performed live to both online and on-site audiences, from 12–14 November 2020 at Esplanade Theatre Studio and on Zoom.'

- The Online Citizen

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[Review] 4.48 Psychosis - Harrowing, Haunting, Unshakeable

'Haunting and performed with striking passion, 4.48 Psychosis paints a picture of loneliness, of longing for stillness, of grieving for the ungraspable. With its harrowing corporeality and eerie shadowplay, this performance seeps into the pores of your skin, becoming an unshakeable part of you.'

- Arts Republic

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Arts Picks: Dance production Abhinaya, theatre production 4.48 Psychosis and more

'Combining lyricism with dark humour, this play by English playwright Sarah Kane is an unvarnished look at the difficulty of questioning and communicating with the outside world through the lens of depression.

Presented by the Intercultural Theatre Institute, an independent theatre school for contemporary artists, the show is performed by this year's graduating cohort, which includes students from India, Malaysia, South Korea and Taiwan. It is directed by alumnus Andy Ng Wai-shek, who was previously named Director Of The Year at the International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong) Critics Awards for his experimental production, Ink Maze.'

- The Straits Times

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Finding oneself in Sarah Kane - Interview with ITI's 2020 graduating cohort (Part 2)

'The graduating students of Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) are presenting 4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane this year. Sarah Kane's final play, 4.48 Psychosis, takes on a unique form that tries to communicate the experience of suicidal despair. They will be putting a fresh, multicultural spin on this modern classic, directed by award-winning director and ITI alumnus Andy Ng Wai-shek.

We spoke to Kyongsu Kathy Han and Li-chuan Lin (a.k.a. Aki) who have had previous encounters with Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis.'

- Arts Republic

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Finding oneself in Sarah Kane - Interview with ITI's 2020 graduating cohort (Part 1)

'The graduating students of Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) are presenting 4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane this year. Combining lyricism with dark humour, the play is an unvarnished look at the difficulty of questioning and communicating with the outside world through the lens of depression. ITI will be putting a fresh, multicultural spin on this modern classic. They will be directed by award-winning director and ITI alumnus Andy Ng Wai-shek.

We spoke to the 2020 graduating cohort of ITI in two parts to find out their first impressions of Sarah Kane’s text and their experience working with director Andy Ng.'

- Arts Republic

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Preview: 4.48 Psychosis by Intercultural Theatre Institute

'Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) is back with a new set of graduating students with their very first production of the year. This March, watch as they perform Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis, as directed by award-winning director and ITI alumnus Andy Ng Wai-shek.

Combining lyricism with dark humour, 4.48 Psychosis is an unvarnished look at the difficulty of questioning and communicating with the outside world through the lens of depression. 20 years after its premiere at London’s Royal Court Theatre in June 2000, ITI presents a fresh, multicultural interpretation of this modern classic, also Kane’s last and best-known play.'

- Bak Chor Mee Boy

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