Introducing The Troupe... Zachary Ho Tze Siang 何子祥 (Singapore)

Elvis the Funambulist

Zachary Ho Tze Siang

(once christened Augustine by the bishop in a church!)

The Fool who does the high-wire balancing acts while lip-synching to Elvis (Suspicious Minds is his preferred number). A faceless Fool with the words 一目了白 written on his forehead, he feels he balances many things whilst walking the high-wire - between Hope & Regret, between Desire & Denial, between the reincarnation of all his past lives (WOAH Mama!). The Fool is a real performer who never lets the crowd down.

As he inches sweaty-step by sweaty-step towards the end of the high-wire, using the taut tension to feed his journey and give cable to his feverish search for Tomorrowland, he almost wishes he could let go and fall - let the song end and the words remain - but he CANNOT! (Sweet Mary and Joseph!) Do not be fooled by the rhinestones and oversized collars, for the Fool knows that as long as he keeps searching before the end of the act, time is always on his side.

Elvis never died. Everyone looked around for him but no one bothered to look up.

Introducing The Troupe... Tolis Papazoglou Τόλης Παπάζογλου (Greek)

Scenographer  Σκηνογράφος

Tolis Papazoglou

One of the motivating reasons for leaving Greece all this time ago was, and still is, my desire to do theatre work and meet with other people. 

Multiculturalism is my thing, tastily manifested by good cooking and good company. This is what you'd do if you'd want to expand your cultural horizons:

Ingredients:

Potatoes, Aubergines/Eggplants, Greek Olive Oil, Onions, Beef / Lamb / Pork Mince, Garlic, Salt + Pepper, Sugar, Tomatoes + Tomato Paste, Lemon, Oregano, Mint, Parsley, Butter, Flour, Milk, Eggs, Tasty Cheese.

Method:

Slice thick Potatoes and Aubergines/Eggplants and fry in a 3/4 inch of Olive Oil until golden brown. lay on a flat roasting tray Potatoes first Aubergines/Eggplants second. Brown first chopped Onions adding the Mince; when both browned up add the  Garlic, Salt + Pepper, Sugar, Tomatoes + Tomato Paste, Lemon, Oregano, Mint, Parsley, 1/2 a teaspoon of Sugar and the Lemon and Juggle together until the ingredients are properly cooked. Then lay it on top of the Aubergines.                             

Mix up Butter, Flour, Milk, Eggs until a very thick but still runny cream is created and pour it over the other ingredients. Sprinkle grated Tasty Cheese on top. Cook @ 150 centigrade in a preheated oven. Remove when golden, score at size you like, leave to cool down a bit and then Serve in blocks size portions. 

Name:

MOUSAKAS 

Now this is a Multicultural Experience!"

Introducing the Troupe... Miyuki Kamimura 上村美裕起 (Japan)

A Wandering Traveler 漂泊の旅人


Miyuki Kamimura

He is from the FAR EAST.

He is looking for THE END OF THE WORLD.

He wanted to be a MOUNTED BANDIT but

he noticed that he couldn't use his good swimming skill in the continent.

One day he met THE MAN FROM THE SOUTH ISLAND,

he fell in LOVE with him (but he is not gay, sorry).

So he swam to the SOUTH ISLAND, following this man.

But he lost him there!

He thought - who could take him to THE END OF THE WORLD?

After that, he went to a lot of countries and met many people but

he still can't find THE END OF THE WORLD.

He heard that THE CIRCUS will be opening at THE END OF THE WORLD.

He wants to see it.

He is still wandering here and there today and tomorrow!

Please take me to THE END OF THE WORLD!

THE CIRCUS will start there!

Introducing the Troupe... Sia EeMien (still cooking) 谢伊敏 (Singapore)

The Wonder Woman

Sia EeMien

Nope, she is not cooking in the kitchen, but is trying to peer through the kitchen window to have some clarity in what people may call it - life. A highly religious person who has continued looking into the looking glass or the mirror for vanity sake even though it's in the middle of the night.

For definition purposes, " highly religious" meaning, her vision is a one liner, she saw only one thing and kept insisting on doing the same thing until the window decides to crack. (Just check with the husband, who hears her same complaints for the past 5 years)

She found enlightenment when she has to wake up one night for every hour checking the temperature of a 3-year-old fireball and drenching it down with ice. With many sleepless nights, she stared into the glass or the mirror. To top that off, she decides to cross "TODAYLAND" and include "TOMORROWLAND" in her life.

She is definitely NOT cooking, but still cooking and will be ready in another fifty years, in her tomorrowland.

Introducing the Troupe... Peter Sau 苏佳亮 (Singapore)

The Intoxicating 'MALIBU MARBLE MAPLE' 

(pronounce this 10 times)

Peter Sau


After 2 years working in a fish factory smelling like pee, MMM decides against digging out fish eyes for making SK2 skin moisturizers.

He (she?) observed religiously numerous obese aunties practicing Tai Chi Gong in the parks for 9 years faithfully.

Finally waking up from one super-deep meditation in Pulau Ubin unharmed by wild boars and durian trees, MMM rode ferociously, from Singapore to Bangkok, on a floating sex doll and used a long dildo as oar.  Clocking a Guinness World Record Time - 49min and 23 sec. 

The rest was history. 

His (her?) latest offering to the artistic world of outrageous madness - a universally stunning circus spectacular drag show on ice in air sometimes within mud but countless times under water -  'The Orgy-Juggling House of Prancing Tyrannies'. To redeem himself (herself?), MMM produces small budget poor theatre productions back home (just once a year), keeping starving artists fiercely committed with meagre honorariums, but actually laughs at them internally for willing to die for their indulgent high-brow low-value ART.

Introducing The Troupe... Seng Soo Meng 程守明 (Malaysia)

Flying Wolf with Eagle's wings  鹰翼飞狼


Seng Soo Ming


A wanderer, enjoy flying up high on the cloud, and running with fastest speed in the forest, on the desert. Every night, I run/fly onto the tip of the mountain, looking at the moon, singing the song of dreams. (with high pitch)

I was born in a tropical forest, full of trees; it's given a name as Malaysia (well, that's a human name, who cares). I discovered my wings when I was a teenager, but 'wings' are forbidden in this human nation, but I didn't give up, I worked out carefully, quietly -- Learned how to fly.

One day, I made a decision, I don't want to stay quiet anymore, I flied out from this human nation, I looked at the forest from the sky and realized I am a great dreamer, I have to 'dream out loud'!

I went to a school that teaches how to dream, the tool is acting and creating, its name is TTRP.

That's 2 years ago, I graduated, now I am a dream-maker. I make dreams, and I teach people to make dreams. The tool, acting; and the space for dreams, is Theatre.

Introducing The Troupe... Lim Woan Wen 林菀雯 (Singapore)

The Dynamite Bearer aka dubdew dubdew

Lim Woan Wen  

[ silent 'O'] 

By a strange twist of fate, Woan Wen landed amongst the 5th cohort of the Theatre Studies Programme at the National University of Singapore and graduated with the title ‘Ms Dynamite’. She spent her undergraduate years crewing for professional companies and reveled in sweeping stage floors, working lighting boards and snacking on Kong Guan biscuits backstage. After a brief detour of journalism, a domestic revolt, a scholarship, 2 years of HKAPA and 7 years back home, she is now a firm devotee of the religion of Light.

Introducing The Troupe... Zelda Tatiana Ng 颜橦 (Singapore)

The Sun Chaser  追日者

Zelda Tatiana Ng

Born as a wild beast amongst the big cats, nameless in the animal kingdom, she devotes herself to the Sun and the Moon and starts practicing magic at the age of 18. Her life journey involves much adventures and challenges, where she had crossed the seven seas and experienced torturous defeats and glorious conquers. In 2003, she gained her mastery as a faithful disciple of TTRP (aka ‘The True Reform Pilgrimage’). She now dedicates herself to the life-long passion in creating the ultimate supreme magic in the Universe.

Introducing The Troupe... Felimon Bonita Blanco (The Philippines)

The Lover Without Love

Felimon Bonita Blanco

Dreamed of becoming a Nurse, but ended up in the 4 corners of Theater. Went to study Sociology in the university and then taught Humanities and Sociology, but realized that he wants to do theater. Left his serene native land to study at Theatre Training and Research Programme. Detoured to organizing culture and arts events for Tourism industry, however, still his heart is in arts. Created the 1st arts school in his city, the ZamboSur Arts Center. Travels in between rivers, mountains, and oceans in the island of Mindanao to teach theater to mostly youngsters.

Introducing The Troupe... Jose Claudino Coelho 古英元 (Macau)

The amazing and amusing dumbfounded dumber Dwayne

Jose Claudino Coelho

Dwayne was born amazingly in China and had moved to Macau, the amusement park, at 3 y/o, He was trained as a puppet at the stunning TTRP in Singapore, the only Singlish country in the world, thereafter went to London, the most united kingdom for his Master id card at Rose Bruford. Then he had joined to the Theatre School as a Storyteller in Macau, the amusement park. Dwayne becomes dumber since his return to the Today land. 

Introducing The Troupe... Robin Payne (New Zealand)

The Jape Navigator, aka Avenging Hedgehog

Robin Payne 

From Aotearoa (Land of the Long White Cloud) and home of Tutaeporoporo, monster taniwha in the Whanganui River. Trained at NIDA (Sydney) and Central (London). First visited Singapore in 1974, mostly to visit Kuo Pao Kun. Navigated north to Europe in search of a Hungarian Lion Tamer, and met remarkable success. Returning to Antipodes, created own circus by addition of 2 Greeklings. Many years later now all 4 passionately serve Dionysos, navigating dreams and sharing stories with Nga Hau e Wha (the four winds of the world).