Claire Devine
Artistic Director
Claire Devine has lived and worked in Singapore, as a theatre professional since 1996. An accomplished theatre director, educator and facilitator with ‘amazing energy and captivating presence’ Ken Wall, World renowned creativity and innovation guru, 2007.
Artistic Director of the Asian Youth Theatre Festival (2017- to date) - the largest youth theatre festival in Asia and the AYTF Residency Programme, that both serve to educate, inspire and unite Asian youths through the artistic sharing of pedagogy, practice and performance.
Artistic Director of Buds Theatre, a fringe theatre company providing theatre as a vehicle for change. Most recent theatre credits include: Community project Going
Local 1-3, Singapore Memory Project (2015), Pigeons (2015), It’s a Father’s Day (2016), Don’t Kancheong Kiasi & Kiasu (2017), MBS Musical Theatre Revue (2017) for Buds Theatre. spell#7 National Language Class Installation (2015), National Language Class (2016). Commissioned by the National Gallery Singapore, for their inaugural opening. Artistic Director of Arts Programme, Play Me I’m Yours, Singapore (2016-17).
Co-designer of the popular “Stagecraft” program offered by The Thinking Network™ and an accredited practitioner and user of the Neethling Brain Instrument.
Claire has worked with multiple organisations including but not limited to: The Law Society Singapore/Brunei, Singapore Actuarial Society, TSMP Law Firm, Apple Sg, Crimson Logic, UBS and coordinator of the HEADSS-UP Training programme for KK Women and Children’s Hospital.
Claire also co-created the current Voice Production and Studies course elective at NTU and facilitated for both the aforementioned programme and the Theatre Games programme, for the Visual & Performing Arts Department, National Institute of Education.
Published by Greenwich University Press in 2007, by Kanes Rajah PhD: Chapter 2 Stagecraft – The key to effective communication, presentation and public speaking.
Masturah Oli
Artistic Director
Masturah Oli is an actor, host and theatre-maker. She graduated with BA (Hons) in Theatre Arts from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, validated by the University of Essex (East 15 Acting School). She was awarded Best Graduate and represented her cohort as Valedictorian. Masturah was also a recipient of the MENDAKI Special Achievement Award for Excellence (SAAE), Anugerah MENDAKI Award (2017) and the SINDA Excellence Award (2017).
Some of her roles in Theatre include: Opposition (The Necessary Stage & Drama Box, 2022), Blank Can Change (The Necessary Stage, 2021) Unsolicited Advice From my Ex (Bored Whale Theatre, 2021), aActing Mad (The Necessary Stage, 2019), Anak Melayu (Teater Kami, 2019), Rubber Girl on the Loose (Cake Theatre, 2019), Step Outta Line (M1 Fringe Festival, 2018), Breathless: The Mixtape (Buds Theatre, 2017) and Pursuant: The Musical (Singapore Lyric Opera, 2013).
Masturah is also a theatre educator, she teaches Drama programmes at Assumption English Secondary School, Raffles Junior College, Fairfield Methodist Secondary School, Marymount Convent School and Carpe Diem at ITE Central and Toh Yi School House.
Masturah has been the Youth Ambassador for the Asian Youth Theatre Festival since its inception in 2017. She believes in using theatre to bridge cultures and is constantly building new working relationships across the world.
Nikki Cimafranca
Artist Management
Ricky Nelson “Nikki” Cimafranca is a freelance artist-teacher, choreographer, theatre designer, manager and director based in Dumaguete, Philippines. Nikki holds a Bachelor in Secondary Education from Negros Oriental State University. He has been working in theatre since 2006 and is currently a theatre lecturer at Silliman University College of Performing and Visual Arts.
Nikki served as President of YATTA (Youth Advocates Through Theater Arts) from 2016 to 2020 and is currently a Senior Artist Mentor. Nikki has worked extensively with YATTA since 2006, his most recent directorial credits with them include: Pulang Langob (2021), Isla Tawak (2018) and Dagit (2017).
As performer and artist Nikki has represented the Philippines at various festivals and conferences including: Asian Youth Theatre Festival (Singapore/Malaysia/ Myanmar 2017-2020), Ricca Ricca Festa (Japan, 2018-19), Nanying International Folkloric Dance Festival (Taiwan, 2016), World Cultural Dance Festival (South Korea, 2015) and the International Conference for Contemporary Performing Arts (Australia, 2014).
Nikki is also a highly dependable Production Coordinator and Manager. From intimate theatre productions to regional festivals, Nikki’s credits include: Asian Youth Theatre Festival (2020), Tanghal National Theater Festival (2012 & 2019), Dumaguete Arts Festival (2016-2020) and many more.
As a dancer, Nikki is an affiliated member of the Kahayg Dance Company. He is also the artistic adviser of YANO (Young Advocates of Negros Oriental) and mentor to NORSU-Kabilin Grupo Artista sa Entablado. Nikki is a founding member of D’Salag Collective which aspires to promote innovative and artist oriented local theater.
Nikki is currently the resident production manager at Buds Theatre, Singapore, using his expertise to manage the Asian Youth Theatre Festival and its wider movement.
Florarynna Insyirah
Event Management/Marketing
Florarynna Insyirah started out as an internship for Buds Theatre Company. She was from ITE College Central. She was a part of the 2022’s Asian Youth Theatre Festival. She was in charge of all administration matters.
Flora will then continue with Buds Theatre Company after her internship period as an Social Media Manager and Admin Administrator.
Flora will be moving off to the next phase of her education to Temasek Polytechnic with a Diploma of Integrated Facilities Management in April 2023.
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