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, Off Root Theatrics is a creative platform, an artist-training & research laboratory, and a community. Their work and interests is driven by a curiosity about the “in-betweeness of things”—between disciplines, borders and cultural heritages, between ritual and performance, myth and what is deemed rational. Off Root Theatrics’ collaborations and projects have been featured in Wonderfruit Festival (TH), Singapore Art Week (SG), HeritageFest (SG), the National Arts Council’s ArtsEverywhere initiative (SG), Singapore International Festival of the Arts (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 (he/him) is the Co-Artistic Director of Off Root 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.

Tan Guo Lian Sutton (he/him) is the Co-Artistic Director of Off Root Theatrics. He is a theatre-maker, artist and educator. 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.