Abinaya Jothi is a theatre practitioner and dancer from Tamil Nadu, India. Her passion for the performing arts started in 2013, during her time at PSG College of Arts and Science. 

Abinaya worked with various theatre groups in Tamil Nadu before she began her Professional Diploma in Intercultural Theatre (Acting) at ITI. One of her performance highlights was taking part in the play Chandala (the Impure), a Tamil adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, in which she played multiple characters (2018). This performance travelled across India and to Europe for the 20th Bharath Rang Mahotsav, New Delhi (2019), Saarang Theatre Festival, Pune (2019), META Theatre Fest, New Delhi (2019) and Francophonie Festival in Limoges, France (2018). Recently, she wrote and performed a solo piece in Tamil named Who is to be Sacrificed? as a part of Solo/Orayaal, a production by Singapore Indian Theatre & Film Explorers (SITFE) that was staged at Esplanade Theatre Studio.

Her hope is to demonstrate theatre's ability to positively impact our world. She also hopes to encourage more women and children to explore the world of theatre, particularly those without access to formal education.

Abinaya is a recipient of a scholarship sponsored by a private philanthropist and a beneficiary of the Möbius Fund*.

Cheng Kam Yiu (Yolanda) is a bilingual theatre practitioner from Hong Kong. She believes that theatre is a vessel revealing the truth of life, and has dedicated her life to it.

Prior to ITI, she completed the Professional Physical Theatre Youth Training Programme (PTI) at Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio in Hong Kong from 2018 to 2020. She also interned in the Artistic Team (Theatre), at the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority from 2019–2020. 

Her past credits include Nanyang Collective’s Life (2023) and T:>Works’ The Swimming Pool Library Exhibition (2022). She conducted FUN! theatre workshop, collaborating with ITI student Man Yik Lam and alumnus Sandeep Yadav at the Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, India. She was also actively involved in theatre and music performances at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

After graduation, Yolanda will continue her research and practice in immersing Asian traditional forms into contemporary theatre. She also intends to establish an ensemble creating contemporary work with social impact. 

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

Choy Chee Yew is a Singaporean theatre performer, playwright, and arts manager who trains professionally at the Intercultural Theatre Institute. As a performer, he has been involved with youth theatre organisations such as Buds Youth Theatre and The Second Breakfast Company in Singapore. He also has extensive working experience in fundraising and marketing communications with The Theatre Practice, Singapore's longest-standing professional bilingual theatre institution.

He aspires to continue creating original Singaporean works that speak for the voiceless and question cultural norms in society. He also intends to deepen his training, particularly in the fields of Biomechanics (Meyerhold), Suzuki Method of Acting, Viewpoints, and Lecoq.

Chee Yew is a recipient of the Tan Chay Bing Education Fund Scholarship.

Mika Oskarson Kindstrand is an actor and assistant director from Sweden.

Exposed to both Asian and Western theatre training from an early age, via the World Theatre Project (Sweden, India, Mozambique, China), Mika started performing at the age of 5. Since then she has performed in numerous roles in various theatrical productions at regional and national institutions in Sweden, such as Folkteatern Gävleborg, Hälsinglands Träteater, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, Stockholm Stadsteater and Orionteatern. She has also worked as an assistant director in major productions for several prominent Swedish directors, such as Stina Oscarson, Natalie Ringler, Lars Rudolfsson and Peter Oskarson.

Mika has trained in Noh Theatre with the Kita School since 2017 and is a company member of the international theatre ensemble Theatre Nohgaku. In recent years she has performed with various groups around the world, such as Theatre Nohgaku (GB), Theatre of Yugen (US) and Dairakudakan (JP).

Swathilakshmi Perumal is an actor and theatre-maker from Tamil Nadu, India. Swathi holds a Master of Arts (MA) in English Literature. During her studies, she developed an interest in theatre and went on to pursue a Diploma in Acting (Folk and Traditional Forms) from the National School of Drama, Bangalore. Her interest in bridging traditional forms and contemporary theatre led her to ITI. 

Swathi has trained in Bharatanatyam and several other South Indian forms such as Yakshagana, Kalaripayattu, Dollu, Parai, Mudiyettu, and more. She enjoys sketching as part of her creative process. 

Her notable works include Mallegalalli Madumagalu (a nine-hour play, 2020); Uuru Bhanga (Yakshagana dance-drama, 2019); Kariya Devara Huduki (2019); Beral Ge Koral (2019); The Duchess of Malfi (2018) and Hamlet (2017). In Singapore, she collaborated as a stage manager and lighting designer for Romei (2022), a collaborative work with six ITI alumni at 42 Waterloo Street. 

After graduation, she intends to write, act and direct works that are interdisciplinary, multilingual and intercultural. She hopes to create art that gives voice to the voiceless. 

Swathi is a beneficiary of the Möbius Fund*.