Residency at ITI 2025

The Residency at ITI seeks to facilitate independent practice research and experimental performance-making within the local community. The programme offers space and time for artists to develop their practice through dialogue and experimentation, focusing on cultivating a process-based approach.

In keeping with ITI’s culture and philosophy, the Residency is an initiative to nurture technical competence, critical awareness, social engagement and artistic autonomy in theatre artists – demonstrating their capacity to contribute significantly to the theatre-making processes and cultures of their communities.

Selected Artists-In-Residence will have an opportunity to interact with the international student body at ITI, and our esteemed faculty and arts managers.

Towards the end of their residency, Artists-in-Residence will be asked to offer opportunities for observations by, conversations with, and/or participation from ITI students and the public. The format is open-ended, to be suggested by the artist/s. Past examples include a sharing session, work-in-progress presentation, and workshop. (View here and here.)

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Residency periods:

• May – July 2025
• August – October 2025

Supported activities may include:

• Work development and creation
• Process-based devising
• Interdisciplinary collaborations and experiments
• Community-oriented activities: training, jams, open sessions, script reads etc.

Support from ITI includes:

• Use of ITI Studio 5 after school hours: 7pm–11pm onwards on weekdays and 2pm–11pm on weekends during term. Staying overnight is not allowed
• Use of ITI Studio 5, 9am–11pm during term and semester breaks
• Up to 20 hrs per week, subject to availability
• No stipend will be provided

Residency Requirements:

• Care and respect for space, properties, and people of ITI
• Documentation and journaling 
• Observations of ITI training and attending ITI events 
• Community sharing: format is open-ended, to be suggested by the artist/s

Who can apply?

• Independent artists, facilitators, experimental performance makers
• Singaporean citizens, PR and work pass holders 
• No visas or work passes will be provided
• No stipend is available