Aaron Kaiser Garcia is a performer and performance maker. An alumnus of the Dance Program (Folk Dance) at the Philippine High School for the Arts with a strong background in folk and contemporary dances, he has gone on to explore contemporary performance-making.

Aaron has been training as an artist-facilitator and has conducted works in various communities in the Philippines. He was a production manager for Sipat Lawin Ensemble’s productions Are You Ready to Take the Law Into Your Own Hands (which he choreographed for), and Nagwawalang Gubat (2018). He was also the youngest festival project manager for Karnabal Festival: Performance and Social Innovation PerYaKToi (2016) and Edukasyon Artist Residency (2017).

As a performer, Aaron has represented the Philippines in several international festivals in Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, and China. He also performed at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Choreographers Series: Neo-Filipino and Koryolab. His work, Dakel Saday: The Unpublished Philippine Folk Dances of the Tasaday, Volume I, was featured in CNN Philippines Life: 2018 in Philippine Art.

Post-graduation, Aaron will be continuing his practice with Komunidad X, an anti-disciplinary collective committed to creating “life” performances for civic engagement and social development, based in Manila under Sipat Lawin Inc.

Aaron is a beneficiary of the Möbius Fund, which provides loans for actor-students.

Kewal Kartik is an actor from the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. His artistic journey began from hosting and acting for various events in his hometown. He left his home region due to the lack of opportunities, in order to pursue the arts as a profession.

Kewal holds a Diploma in Dramatic Arts from Madhya Pradesh School of Drama, and completed a year-long internship where he created and directed several original works.

He has travelled and worked with various theatre groups across India, such as Rangrez Theatre Productions and Breathing Space- The Drama Company. To better himself as a performer, Kewal decided to come to ITI.

In the future, Kewal plans to develop the theatre scene in his home region.

Kewal is a recipient of the Tan Chay Bing Education Fund Scholarship and a beneficiary of the Möbius Fund.

Lin Jiarui is an actor from China, who believes that drama education can better enrich the growth of children.

From 2016 to 2018, Jiarui worked as a theatre project manager for Shenzhen Xinhuajie Culture Communication Co., Ltd. He then joined the Little Comma Children’s Theatre part-time in 2017, where he performed his original puppetry piece, Where is my Monster? before coming to ITI.

After ITI, Jiarui is keen on furthering his studies in theatre and engaging in drama education for children.

Marvin Acero Ablao is a dancer, actor and visual artist from Bohol, Philippines. He has received extensive training in contemporary dance and classical ballet since 2008, and has coached dance and theatre to various youth communities in his province.

He started his theatre journey in 2016 as a member of Kasing Sining Teatro Bol-an Ensemble. Marvin’s works include Dagohoy: Dagon sa Hoyohoy The Musical and Blue Way (Bohol Dance Project Company), created by Romanian choreographer Gigi Caciuleanu.

In Singapore, he has performed in The Chowk Show 2021 (Chowk Productions), Waltz of the Flower, an original piece by ITI alumna Caroline Chin, at The Substation SeptFest 2021 and Room 0505 (2020) with alumna Lina Yu.

Marvin came to ITI to hone his skills as an actor and ultimately give back to his community in Bohol as a performer, educator, and researcher. He also intends to explore and experiment with different mediums of art through theatre.

Marvin is a recipient of the Tan Chay Bing Education Fund Scholarship and a beneficiary of the Möbius Fund.

Sandeep Yadav is a theatre practitioner from India, who believes in art as healing and artists as healers.

His theatre journey began in 2009 with Nautanki, one of India’s oldest folk theatres, in his hometown, Allahabad. He holds an MPA in Theatre Arts from the University of Hyderabad, and performed in various university productions such as Woman (an Indian adaptation of Thesmophoriazusae) and A Tempest by Aimé Césaire.

His final-year production, BUTTERFLY, received a theatre grant from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and was invited to Prayogam Theatre Group’s online national theatre festival. Besides acting for stage and screen, Sandeep has ventured into roles such as costume designer, technical advisor, and director. His works include Hawalaat, Neela Parcham, Red Frock, Beyond the Land of Hattamala, Gateway to Heaven (which received Special Mention at the 4th Mumbai International Film Festival), and Mitti-Back to Roots. He has also coached acting in various schools and institutions, as well as to theatre groups, across India.

His training at ITI has opened up new dimensions of work for him, rediscovering himself as an artist through theatre. He also wants to continue exploring the training he received in ITI in his future works.

Sandeep is a beneficiary of the Möbius Fund.

Sonu Pilania is an actor currently based in Singapore. In the crafts of acting for stage and screen, he specialises in the genres of realism and naturalism.

Sonu holds a BA in History from Delhi University, and a Diploma in Mime from National Mime Institute, Kolkata. His questions and curiosity about the craft of acting were what drew him to ITI.

His theatre journey started in 2014, working in various stage productions with different theatre companies and directors since then. He has participated in several theatre festivals, exploring Classical, Psycho-Physical, Forum, Parsi, and Realistic Theatre.

After graduation, Sonu intends to continue acting on stage and screen. He also aims to work towards using theatre as a tool to address environmental issues, such as climate change.

Sonu is a beneficiary of the Möbius Fund.