Kho Yong Xiang

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...

Produced by up-and-coming artist, Sean Cham, First Storeys was set in a derelict building in 300 Jalan Bukit Ho Swee. The work was made up of 2 parts fusing a “tour” of 4 visual installations and a theatrical performance. The Piece After registration and surrendering our phones at the Registration Office, the audience was issued a registration paper each with their names on it and 2 catalogues. 1 was a brochure on the Do’s and Don’ts while living in a HDB with Sean Cham’s face superimposed into its cartoon illustrations (in a style reminiscent to his previous photo series, Yesteryears ); another was a catalogue of furniture of the past, donated by actual residents of Bukit Ho Swee. The audience was divided into 2 groups. Those who had already completed their registration early, went first. As part of the second group, I was led by Resettlement Officer, Mr Du (Darren Guo), to visit a series of 4 visual installations. The first, of materials and tiles used in Singapore wit...