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Michael Cheng
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Applied drama practitioner & educator living in Singapore.
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It’s time to prepare for AI personhood | Jacy Reese Anthis
Technological advances will bring social upheaval. How will we treat digital minds, and how will they treat us?
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December 31, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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What a lovely example of a growth mindset!
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October 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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3 Playback Theatre workshops in Beijing & Shenzhen this Oct.
16.10 - The Sightings of the Ninja (a masterclass on the uncast actor)
17.10 to 19.10 - The Heart of the Story (1 of my favourite topics!)
24.10 to 26.10 - When the Mirror meets the Hammer (a dialogue betw PT & Theatre of the Oppressed)
October 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Thank goodness I'm not stuck in the Amazon eco-system. Are you? And can you find the most bang for your buck while in there?
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...
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October 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Kokudo, a dark and atmospheric Japanese train station like no other
Photographs from Kokudo, a dark and atmospheric Japanese train station like no other.
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June 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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I stayed in a longhouse in Sarawak and it taught me a lot about being a Singaporean in Southeast Asia
CNA Lifestyle's Izza Haziqah was in Sarawak during the annual Gawai Dayak harvest festival, and the the experience deepened her appreciation for being part of a broader Southeast Asian identity.
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June 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Unpacking interconnections.
'I was given food, money. It was heaven': Ex-Vietnamese boat refugee recalls 1980s stay at Singapore camp
Thao Dinh was aged just 10 and fleeing post-war Vietnam without his parents when he spent seven months at a refugee camp in Sembawang in the early 1980s.
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June 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Last week at International Community Arts Festival Hub Singapore was an incredible time of workshops, performances, connection, and learning! So many beautiful moments—and, as always, so few photos to really capture them all. 😅

#ICAFHubSG #CommunityArts #ArtsForChange #DramaBox
June 20, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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A story of courage, agency, and loving support.

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At nearly 7 months pregnant, this RSAF pilot defied the odds and conquered Norway’s toughest hikes
Fiona Lee had to put her flying career on hold after getting pregnant. Friends told her that other adventures would end too. Unfazed, she climbed Norway’s Triple Crown – Kjerag, Pulpit Rock and Trollt...
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March 6, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Blessed Lunar New Year to all!
February 1, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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In this article for Singapore Drama Educators Association (SDEA), I write about how #PlaybackTheatre can become a powerful tool in Singapore’s fight against bullying, promoting empathy, inclusion, and proactive intervention among students.

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Poster of a group of playback actors pointing
January 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM