A Sea of Stories: Music and Myths from Southeast Asia

Open Score Project (OSP) is a Singapore group of musicians from different backgrounds and musical styles. Together, they create music that combines all their different styles into one unique sound. OSP wants to celebrate Singapore's diverse cultures through their music. They have performed in the Chingay Parade as well as at festivals in Uzbekistan, Vietnam and China.

Founded in 2022 by Co-Artistic Directors Jamil Schulze and Tan Guo Lian Sutton, Nusantara Theatrics is a creative platform, an artist-training and research laboratory, and a community. The name comes from an Old Javanese term, a compound of “Nusa” (Island) and “Antara” (Between), to mean “Between Islands” in reference to the archipelagic region of Maritime Southeast Asia. As such, their work and interests are driven by a curiosity about the “in-betweenness of things”.

Nusantara Theatrics approaches their creative explorations through the company’s ever developing methodology, PRISM Work, a blend of martial arts, mask work, theatre, and polysensorial imagery. Their collaborations and projects have been featured in Wonderfruit Festival (TH), Singapore Art Week (SG), HeritageFest (SG), the National Arts Council’s ArtsEverywhere initiative (SG), and at venues such as Esplanade (SG), Singapore Art Museum (SG), and the Singapore Pavilion of the 15th Gwangju Biennale (KR) as part of Zarina Muhammad’s installation.

Jamil Schulze is the Co-Artistic Director of Nusantara Theatrics. He is a transdisciplinary artist, theatre-maker, and actor-movement trainer. He works across text and performance, theatrical stagings, television and film, movement work, installation and site activations and actor training. Often working in collaboration with other artists across mediums, his practice can be characterised by communal activations, syncretism, and the invitation to tune into the overlapping nature of our senses. Besides acting, he has contributed in various artistic capacities on works that have been featured in the Singapore Pavilion of the 15th Gwangju Biennale (South Korea) as part of Zarina Muhammad’s installation, Wonderfruit (Thailand), Esplanade Singapore and in the Singapore Art Museum (SAM).

Tan Guo Lian Sutton is the Co-Artistic Director of Nusantara Theatrics. He is a theatre-maker, artist, and educator. Lian has played a significant role in Singapore's theatre landscape as a performer, and at the 2017 Life! Theatre Awards he was honoured with the Best Supporting Actor award for his role in Electra. His practice is further enriched by a Masters in Arts Pedagogy and Practice, where he researched the pre-performance rituals of professional actors. A trained martial artist from an early age, Lian brings a unique physical discipline to his craft, creating visceral and meaningful connections in both performance and his work as a teacher.