Sim Yan Ying “YY” is a theatre director and creator who is interested in the interdisciplinary possibilities between theatre, dance, and other mediums. She believes in the power of live performance to bridge perspectives within and across communities in a polarised world.
Her original works include: Where Are You? (Wild Rice/Mabou Mines), a series of productions on how we experience grief and confront death; pass·ages (Esplanade), a devised production delving into the realities and anxieties of growing old(er) as a woman; Who’s There? (New Ohio Theatre), an international collaboration about the socio-political and racial unrests in 2020; I LOVE WHITE MEN (Caveat NYC/Ars Nova/Dixon Place), a one-woman show excavating white worship and postcolonial baggage from an immigrant’s perspective in New York; (un)becoming (T:>Works), exploring the complex dynamics of mother-daughter relationships in modern-day Singapore; and Bloodlines 血脉 (Fault Line Theatre), a work-in-progress with artists across the Sinosphere examining the volatility and promise of Chinese-ness. Other directing credits: Dive (Wild Rice), No Particular Order (Esplanade), #WomenSupportingWomen (T:>Works).
YY has trained in SITI Company’s Summer Intensive, the Esplanade TRIP programme, Singapore Repertory Theatre’s Directing Residency, and The Necessary Stage’s Devising Platform. She is presently an Associate Artist at Fault Line Theatre and a dancer in the 2023–2024 T.H.E Dance Company Training Initiative. BFA: NYU Tisch.
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Last Updated: September 2024