ASSITEJ Singapore Artists Engagement Session #3
SG EDITION

Trained at RADA with a Masters in Theatre, Isabella's recent acting credits include Titoudao (Toy Factory), Four Horse Road (Practice) and Oo-woo (The Necessary Stage). She has had the privilege of performing internationally in cross-cultural productions across Asia & Europe and was twice-nominated and won for 'Best Ensemble' at the Life! Theatre Awards. 

Isabella also has a deep interest in actor training & collaborative theatre-making. She teaches acting & theatre-making at institutions like NAFA, Lasalle & Yong Siew Toh and her works include A Collection of Things: Serangoon (Issy x Cher), Oddsocks (Five Stones Theatre) and most recently, The Last Gardener (Practice). Isabella is an Associate Artist with The Theatre Practice, and is a founding member of TYA collective Five Stones Theatre.

As co-founder of The Chewy Collective, Kimberly works to create fun, interactive and diverse shows. Some works include It’s Just Trauma, The Missing Pages, and most recently, Superhawer Me! Presented at Children’s Museum Singapore. Kimberly is also currently an Associate Artist under Conundrum Theatre and a passionate croissant eater.

Faaiqah is a proudly Deaf artist in Singapore, a member of the Redeafination dance crew. Dedicated to raising awareness about Deaf culture, she led the creative direction for Singapore Sign Language(SgSL) storytelling initiatives such as Tales of Sang Kancil by the Malay Heritage Centre and Start Small, Dream Big by the National Library Board. Faaiqah has also performed in SgSL signing at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Esports Week 2023. She has collaborated with various organizations to create inclusive art experiences for the Deaf community and represented Singapore at the World Federation of the Deaf Youth Section Camps in 2017 and 2019. Faaiqah is committed to fostering unity and her ongoing efforts continue to inspire and pave the way for a more inclusive and vibrant future.

She co-founded “Hello, How Do You Move?” an artist collective with Ammar ‘Ameezy’, a Deaf artist, creating projects inspired by Deaf culture and perspectives including “Tell-Tale Signs” (ART:DIS), "KINetic", a VR dance (Ang Gayoung and The Doodle People), “Watch Me Watch You” (The Artground) and "What Was That?!" (Esplanade). 

Other favorite projects include “Where Are You?” (W!ld Rice), “A Monster Calls” (SRT), "The Puppets Are Alright”, "Transplant" and “Puppet Origin Stories” (The Finger Players).

Jeremy Leong

Jeremy Leong is a freelance theatre practitioner who specialises in creating Theatre for Young Audiences works. He is a writer, director, and actor, and also the co-founder of Zip Zap Zoom Collective Ltd., a TYA company that creates imaginative and participatory works.

Jeremy believes that all children—no matter their background or abilities—should have access to quality arts education and experiences. He has had the opportunity to create works for Esplanade, Gateway Theatre, The Artground, Children’s Museum Singapore, and KidsSTOP.