Class of its own: What makes Intercultural Theatre Institute different

'In 2000, Sasitharan and the late legendary playwright-director-activist Kuo Pao Kun founded the Theatre Training & Research Programme to produce artistes who work interculturally.

It trained diverse students in classical Asian and Western performance traditions, ideally resulting in creations of works that might not obviously contain Indian, Malay, or Chinese art forms, but instead come from conversations between cultures and thus, often be more authentically Singaporean.

Sixteen years on and a change in name — to ITI — later, the school continues in its unique focus, setting it apart from most schools who often embrace specialised art-forms.'

Read TODAY's full-length feature on ITI here.