We are building a world where every person can live and leave without regrets. Through movement, play, and open discussions, we want to help you discover how you can make choices for yourself, so that every person is free to live life on their own terms.

We play a large variety of games where you’ll be put into situations of uncertainty. When facing such situations, we often turn to options most familiar to us. As you turn up for more sessions, you’ll gradually become more aware of your habitual ways of reacting to situations. We will then encourage you to try out new ways of responding to subsequent tasks, so that you can see a different side of yourself or simply experience a new way of relating to tasks or to people. We have frequent open discussions for you to articulate your thoughts and, when needed, get support from the others in the space.

This programme is a maturation of our Work On The Self programme. Past participants include fresh graduates, civil servants, working professionals, executive coaches and mental health professionals, freelancers and creatives.

We’ve encountered over 190 participants over the last two years, and we hope to continue helping more participants (like you!) navigate challenges, build support networks, and discover the courage to make bold choices for themselves.

Yes, the programme has 30 sessions-worth of resources that you can gradually uncover as you journey with us. And these resources will continue to develop over time! However, there is no need for you to join us for 30 consecutive weeks. You are free to book individual sessions at your own time and learn at your own pace.

For a linear curriculum, it’ll definitely be disruptive. However, think of our curriculum within each arena as a spiral descending staircase. We do not assume prior knowledge each time we meet you in the studio, and our activities/discussions will cater to each participant at a personal level. We nevertheless hope that you’ll at least commit to completing five sessions from The First Arena, so that you’ll be able to use the language that we speak in the space.

That’s totally fine! Get a package of five sessions, and you’ll get a code tagged to your email. Redeem three sessions with your code, and you’ll still have two sessions tagged to you! You can then book them in the following months to come. (We encourage you to get the package because purchasing individual sessions can be more expensive!) By the way, this answer works for other arenas too.

We use training techniques and activities inspired by trainers like Jerzy Grotowski, Stephen Wangh, Joseph Chaikin, Konstantin Stanislavski, Phillip Zarrilli, and Frank Camilleri. We also ground ourselves in well-researched coaching methodology, including frameworks accredited by the International Coaching Federation. Our Artistic Director has also conducted practical and academic research at the Masters level on the programme, and is currently continuing research and development at the PhD level at the National University of Singapore, focussing particularly on using actor training processes for self-care and self-exploration in Singapore’s context. The programme is well-grounded with research-backed tools, processes, and frameworks, and it is suitable for individuals with no theatre or dance background.

We are currently launching a heavily-subsidised package for sessions in September-November 2024. Visit here to find out more.

Yes, of course! To help you with this, once you have completed the recommended number of sessions for each Arena, your subsequent sessions for that Arena would only cost a reduced fee of 20 SGD.