Verge 2.0

Dr. Noramin Farid is a choreographer, arts educator, and maritime Southeast Asian performing arts researcher. A recipient of the 2017 Singapore Youth Award and the 2018 India-ASEAN Youth Awards, Amin is the curator of an online portal, ARKITARI, which documents maritime Southeast Asian dances. He is also the current president of a dance organisation, DIAN Dancers, and the founding member of Arki-Gen, a group focused on promoting discourse and research about Southeast Asian performing arts. He holds a PhD in Theatre, Drama and Dance Studies from Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. Amin currently teaches Southeast Asian Performing Arts & Cultures at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), Lasalle College of the Arts and Singapore Raffles Music College (SRMC).

Eugene Soh is a Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter mostly known for his work in the band Bakers in Space. Under his moniker PandaMachine, he also explores collaborations between electronic music, dance, poetry and emerging technology. Eugene is also the founder of Saturn Sound Studio, a multi-purpose venue for the creation of sound, music and visual projects. In Verge 2.0, he is a creative technologist and part of the core team.

James Lye is a multifaceted artist and educator whose career spans music production, sound artistry, and technology-driven creative projects. Starting his career at 17, he has developed a diverse portfolio that includes music production across various genres, sound design for theatre, and technology-driven creative projects. As the founder of independent record label, Maker Records, James has nurtured a multitude of musicians through digital distribution, publishing, and artist management services. He is currently an associate lecturer at Republic Polytechnic. He is the co-creator of Verge, an ongoing decade-long experiment and research project which explores the convergence of dance and tech to unlock novel creative performance pursuits.

Norisham Osman, founder of The Kaizen M.D. (Multidisciplinary) Collective, shapes narratives through movement, dance, and experimental performances. With a background in traditional and contemporary dance, he respects tradition while forging new paths. Collaborating across disciplines, Norisham explores the unfamiliar within the familiar, guiding students to express their stories through movement. He believes in honouring the past while embracing innovation, recognising that true liberation comes from blending tradition with original thought. As a creative producer, director, choreographer, actor, and teacher, Norisham celebrates the human body as his medium, weaving together tradition and innovation.