Kho Yong Xiang

I volunteered in the final phase of Styled Together , a community fashion show with 6 residents at Cassia Crescent held on 17 January 2026. The event was held at the void deck of Block 54, a big open space at the ground floor, with over 100 residents in attendance, and a photo exhibition at Block 52. In the lead up to event day, we had 2 rehearsals with the seniors to prepare their poses and rehearse walking down the aisle with confidence! A group photo of the creative team, volunteers and partners on the "runway" in the void deck at the end of the event. The residents - and myself! - listening to Artist-Facilitator, Auderia Tan, as she gives them final directions. Retrieved from Drama Box's Facebook post (2026, January 23) . BACKGROUND Styled Together was a fashion-based community programme that used fashions as an entry point for residents to rediscover their confidence and self-worth, led by a friend and artist, Auderia Tan (read more about her c...

I became a volunteer docent with Both Sides, Now (两面之间), conducting English and Mandarin tours during the Closer arts installation in October 2018, the public installation in July 2019 and  tides (潮） in March 2024. Community Tour at the public installation in Telok Blangah, July 2019. Uncle Jason, one of the participants in the workshops sharing his post cards. Photos by Clara Lim. Volunteering as a docent and leading the elderly through the community arts trail at Chong Pang, titled, "Closer" (Sep 2018). Retrieved from ArtsWok's Instagram Stories. BACKGROUND Since June 2017, I have been volunteering at Both Sides, Now (BSN). BSN is a arts engagement programme that uses the arts to spark conversations about end-of-life care, living well and leaving well. In the 2017-2019 iteration of BSN, the programme was based in Chong Pang and Telok Blangah in hopes to have a deeper engagement with the residents. The 2024 iteration of BSN, Both Sides: Now: tides, ...

I am fortunate to be a part of the NUS' Centre for the Arts' Arts Ambassadorship Programme . Together, with six other ambassadors we were given the chance to work behind-the-scenes at arts events organised by NUS' Centre for the Arts (CFA). We were invited to many CFA events. This is the ambassadors at The Projector catching Eva Tang's The Songs We Sang (2015) . View this post on Instagram A post shared by NUS Centre For the Arts (@nuscfa) CFA Ambassadors were also given the chance to participate in Bag of Memories for NUS Arts Festival 2021 . The CFA team and all 7 CFA Ambassadors during our discussion for the first virtual HERE! Arts Carnival. MARKETING -  NUS Arts Festival 2021: A Question of Time NUS Arts Festival usually includes faculty members, local and international artists responding to an identified theme. I completed a stint with the Marketing Communication's Team where I conceptualised, fil...

I was privileged to be the Front-of-House Manager for the 2019's run of Drama Box's Chinatown Crossings . The engagement had me leading the Front of House team; facilitating the audience members' experience in the promenade theatre experience throughout Chinatown; and processing related administrative duties. House announcements were delivered by the Front of House team to the audience members. Special announcements were also made during inclement weather. BACKGROUND Chinatown Crossings is a promenade theatre experience based on stories collected from the Chinatown community. The story follows an Indian man, Kunalan, and his recollection of his childhood in the streets of Kreta Ayer with his landlord's daughter, Ting Ting, and their Cantonese-speaking caregiver, Fong Cheh. Due to the nature of the performance, Front of House staff undertook a myriad of responsibilities. These include: checking of tickets; troubleshooting of audio receivers worn by audien...

As a Front-of-House   volunteer of Both Sides, Now, I: (1) support front-of-house duties at performances; (2) engage residents of Chong Pang and Telok Blangah to join public art activities; and (3) facilitate discussions about end-of-life and about Advanced Care Planning. Introducing the programme to the re sidents of Chong Pang and Telok Blangah. Retrieved from Both Sides, Now's Facebook. Guiding participants of The Last Dance (Sep 2018) in the arts activities. Retrieved from ArtsWok Instagram Stories. Looking at each others' pieces in The Last Dance (Sep 2018). Retrieved from Both Sides, Now Facebook. BACKGROUND Since June 2017, I have been volunteering at Both Sides, Now (BSN) . BSN is a arts engagement programme that uses the arts to spark conversations about end-of-life care, living well and leaving well. In this iteration of BSN, the programme was based in Chong Pang and Telok Blangah in hopes to have a deeper engagement with the resident...

Ms Chang Mei Yee conducted a reminiscence theatre project with seniors from Jurong Spring Community Centre. My role as a documentalist and student-facilitator was to: (1) help document the process on social media platforms (i.e. Facebook and Instagram); (2) guide the elderly during the drama sessions; and (3) design the radio-recordings-cum-soundtracks for the performance. Session 3, 10 Oct 2015 | Initial sessions had student-facilitators enacting the elderly's ideas. Session 8, 28 Nov 2015 | I did a video to summarise and document an activity where we explored dialect nursery rhymes with the elderly. Session 10, 26 Dec 2015 | I helped seniors understand the script. Session 14, 30 Jan 2016 | Recording an elderly's narration which will be part of the soundscape. Session 21, 9 Mar 2016 | Using the radio-recordings-cum-soundscapes during the rehearsals with the seniors. The reminiscence theatre project was the first community arts project that...

I was a member of Singapore Polytechnic's drama club, Theatre Compass. In that time, I: (1) Co-directed The Garden of Truth: The Adam Project  (2015); (2) Coordinated Hourglass Productions’ publicity in Arts Fiesta 2014; (3) Performed in Dear Chuck in Arts Fiesta 2013; and (4) Facilitated drama sessions. Hourglass Productions was a bi-polytechnic collaboration with Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s drama club, Poly Stage Factor. 2013, "Dear Chuck" | A picture of us taking notes during rehearsals. 2013, "Dear Chuck" | The ensemble performing the final scene of "Dear Chuck" in Singapore Polytechnic's Arts Fiesta. 2014, "Hourglass" | We started publicity by planning out our milestones. 2014, "Hourglass" | One of the videos I helped to produce for one of the two performances, Bat Out of Heaven. 2015, "The Adam Project" | A picture from the performance. From 2013 – 2015, I continued to p...