ITI25 Workshop Series: Leap Right In — Joyful Preparation for Actors and Performers with Koh Wan Ching

An actor’s preparation should be both rigorous and joyful. This workshop looks at what it means to be ready: preparing for rehearsals, creating a role. We will use voice, text and movement exercises to explore how preparation can lead to confidence and freedom.

The workshop will incorporate different movement and creative practices led by Koh Wan Ching, an accomplished Singaporean performer, theatre-maker, and the Head of Acting at ITI.

Following the session, there will be a short sharing about ITI’s unique intercultural learning programme, born of Kuo Pao Kun and T. Sasitharan’s vision of the potential for theatre to unite, empower, and change communities for the better.

What to expect:

• What does readiness look like, sound like and feel like?
• Questions to ask a play: approaching analysis with curiosity 
• Leaping into bold, strong and unexpected choices
• Taking action, responding, being affected

Event Details:

Date: 13 June 2026, Saturday
Time: 2 PM – 5:30 PM
Venue: National Library Building, Imagination Room Level 5, 100 Victoria Street, Singapore 188064 

Free entry with registration required.
Limited to 16 pax. Selected participants will be notified.

Medium of instruction: English
Total training hours: 3.5 hours

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Requirements: 

• Open to all levels
• Actors, dancers, singers and anyone with an interest in theatre are welcome
• Minimum age of 17
• Comfortable clothing for movement

About the Instructor:

Wan Ching has worked as a theatre-maker with several companies in Singapore including Drama Box, Nine Years Theatre, The Necessary Stage and Wild Rice. She has performed in and presented work at festivals in Beijing, Brisbane, Hong Kong, Macao, Seoul, and Toyama as well as the Singapore International Festival of Arts (2015, 2021, 2023) and the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival (2018, 2019, 2021). From 2008–2012, she was part of the theatre collective A Group Of People (AGOP), which focused on experimental and collaboratively devised works.

Her work builds upon her practice based in physical and movement studies. She trained with SITI Company and the Suzuki Company of Toga and is a graduate of the inaugural SITI Conservatory Program. Wan Ching holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Theatre Studies from the National University of Singapore.

Terms & Conditions:

Minimum Registration

• For the workshop to proceed as scheduled, a minimum of 50% workshop capacity is necessary. We retain the right to cancel any workshop if the minimum registration requirement is not met. In the unlikely scenario where we must cancel the workshop, you will be given notice at least one day in advance.

Photography and Videography

• Photography and/or videography may be conducted by ITI for publicity and archival purposes. If you do not wish to appear in publicity materials, please write to community@iti.edu.sg. Unauthorised photography, audio, or video recording is strictly prohibited during the workshop unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Health and Physical Consideration

• This workshop may involve moderate physical demands. If you currently have or have had any physical impairments, or if you are taking medications that might affect your ability to participate fully, please consult with us before registering.
• Except for any conditions disclosed to us in writing, you warrant that you are adequately fit and healthy to engage in the training and activities offered in this workshop. Furthermore, you agree to indemnify us against any expenses, losses, or damages resulting from a breach of this warranty.
• To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please write in to us at community@iti.edu.sg

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