elle cheng + qiutong zhai
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Elle Cheng is an actor and performance maker. In observing non/human relationships and environments, she enjoys uncovering the extraordinary in the mundane: magic, mythology, systems and structures, all to be found in the habitual tic and a slip of the tongue. Currently based in Singapore, Elle has trained and worked with companies including Wild Rice, Drama Box, and Cake Theatrical Productions. Her independent directorial work includes May the Land (2021, 2025).
In the moments in between, one can find Elle sitting by the sea or watching movies while curled up in bed.
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Zhai Qiutong thinks about non-linear time beings through art-making, writing and foraging stories in time. By working with earth, algae, fossils and other beings, her practice explores deep sensing of natural phenomena and imagines new ways of collective wayfinding. She has collaborated with communities across Singapore, Japan, Vietnam, Germany and the UK, caretaking spaces of conversation and connecting knots. Qiutong completed her BA in Arts and Humanities from Yale-NUS College and is pursuing her masters in Intermedia Art Science at Waseda University.
Qiutong is a believer of fated encounters and picks things up from all sorts of places.
