Festival Guide
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CITRUS fest is a biennial gathering of care practices in the arts, and is a key initiative by the groundup collective CITRUS practices.
We welcome anyone who identifies as an arts worker, or who is curious about care and wellbeing in their workplace and community.
We hope that the festival is a space for arts workers to connect and build relationships with like-minded peers and colleagues. Collectively, we can expand conversations and actions around care.
Ultimately, we want to build a local arts ecosystem in which arts practitioners and audiences alike feel cared for.
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Address
Google Map: maps.app.goo.gl/ngLi1mftAANjy3m49
42 Waterloo Street, Singapore 187951
By Bus
Services: 7, 14, 16, 36, 106, 111, 124, 131, 147, 166, 167, 174, 175, 190, 502, 518, 857
By MRTBencoolen station Exit A (Downtown Line, blue)
Bras Basah station Exit E (Circle Line, yellow)
By CarParking is available along Waterloo Street and in the basement car park at Waterloo Centre. No parking inside the venue.
Look out for signages when you reach, and our friendly festival team will point you to the exact space for the programme(s) you are attending! (:
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Absolutely not! All CITRUS fest programmes are free-of-charge as part of our commitment to accessibility and inclusion.
However, certain programmes require registration, for reasons such as the sweet&spicy get-togethers where we want to minimise food wastage, or ensuring diversity in our crunchy workshops, which have limited capacities.
Each programme page has a note about whether walk-ins are welcome or if registration is needed, so do check before you head to 42 Waterloo Street!
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All food served at CITRUS fest will not have pork, lard or alcohol, and there will always be vegetarian options available.
If you would like a halal-certified meal, or have a specific dietary preference (e.g. vegan) or allergies (e.g. dairy, gluten, lactose, nuts) that we should know of, please state them when registering on Peatix.
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The festival team will conduct filming and photography for archival and future publicity purposes. If you do not want your image to be documented, please pick up a red lanyard from the Front-of-House desk, so our team can be mindful of your preference. Conversely, if you are taking photos or videos, please also look out for others wearing a red lanyard! If a child is present, we ask that you do not take any frontal photos that identifies them, regardless of whether they are wearing a lanyard or not. And for fellow festival attendees to feel safe(r) in sharing their thoughts, we ask for no filming of anyone speaking.
Lastly, the festival adopts the Chatham House Rule. Should you wish to reshare what someone said in a workshop or panel, please do not include details that would identify who they are, and/or the people or organisations they are referring to.
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Accessibility is deeply important to the festival team. At the same time, there are also limitations to the venue and our budget.
There is step-free access for all sweet&spicy gatherings on the ground floor. However, programmes in the Black Box require climbing a flight of stairs to the second floor.
Singapore Sign Language (SgSL) will be provided for the programme Turning the ‘P-Age’: Dreams on Accessibility’.
If you have certain access needs, such as childminding, Speech-to-Text or SgSL (Singapore Sign Language) interpretation, please email us or describe them when registering on Peatix. We would be happy to facilitate such services, as far as possible, for the programme(s) you want to attend. (:
Lastly, CITRUS fest will be conducted in English. If festival attendees and participants draw on other languages, we invite you to help interprete/translate if you can.
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The Rest & Digest Corner will be open throughout the festival. Although it is not a calm room per se, we have set it up as a quieter space with less stimuli.
In general, should you feel physically or mentally uncomfortable/unsafe at any point, you can raise your concerns and/or seek support from the festival team. They will be wearing blue-coloured lanyards.
Should you want to address the situation directly in the moment–be it with a programme presenter, festival attendee, or someone from the CITRUS fest team–we encourage you to do so in ways that support learning for the person(s). Some suggestions from us include:
Counterproposing alternatives to what was said/asked;
Calling your own timeout, e.g. going to the washroom, grabbing a drink or snack; and/or
Approaching the person(s) separately, e.g. after the session.
You may also email us to ask for support in navigating the situation, during or after the festival.
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We aim to minimise food wastage, practice recycling and ensure the arts centre’s cleanliness.
Please take only as much F&B as you need, and dispose trash in the appropriate bins.
For sweet&spicy get-togethers where food is provided, you’re welcome to bring your own plate, bowl, container and utensils. We will set up a communal washing point–feel free to help out in cleaning up after each programme!
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If you want to find out more about what we do at CITRUS practices and/or like to be involved in future programmes, you can approach anyone in the festival team wearing a blue lanyard.
Alternatively, you can email us–we would be happy to grab coffee, tea and kuih with you after the festival. (:
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Feel free to email us, and we will endeavour to reply you within 3-5 working days!
FAQs
Meet the Team
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Chong Gua Khee (she/her)
FESTIVAL CURATOR
Gua Khee is a director and dramaturg based across Singapore and Helsinki/Finland. She is endlessly curious about so many things, but especially about how your everyday experiences are shaped by societal factors–and how you in turn shape the world around you! Recent projects include directing Finding X (2026) at the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, as well as directing and co-producing the intercultural music theatre piece Tea/Time & Love (2026) at the Tampere Biennale in Finland.Photo credit: Antti Rintala
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Hoo Kuan Cien 何光前 (he/him)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Kuan Cien is an independent producer and arts manager. Trained in cultural management and theatre, his work is guided by values such as care, equity and reciprocity. He advocates for and supports arts workers through his association with CITRUS practices, Producers SG, and the Singapore Drama Educators Association.
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Faye Lim (she/her)
HUDDLE PUDDLE CO-FACILITATOR
Faye is an educator, facilitator, and choreographer with a background in research, training, and sexuality education. She specialises in developing movement connections through various states of play, and cultivating safe, inclusive and exploratory spaces. She is a co-director at Rolypoly Family and an associate of CITRUS practices. -
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Teo Xiao Ting (she/they)
HUDDLE PUDDLE CO-FACILITATOR
Xiao Ting works towards sprouting embodied worlds that are more joyous and habitable. At present, this materialises through workshops and one-to-one therapy sessions, and the occasional arts writing. They are an affiliate counsellor and somatic therapist with Sol Therapy, and was a Stranger-in-Residence at Stranger Conversations in 2025.
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Lyra Tan (she/they)
PROGRAMME PRODUCER
Lyra is a producer and arts manager passionate about experiences that invite empathy, curiosity and new ways of seeing. Collaboration and inclusivity are at the heart of her practice. She has worked with cultural institutions such as ArtScience Museum, Peranakan Museum and the Indian Heritage Centre, organising programmes that celebrate local communities and champion causes that matter.
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Meghana Vinai (all pronouns)
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
Meghana is a brand strategist and communications specialist with 7 years of experience across the arts, film, and creative industries in Southeast Asia. As a Tamil Singaporean, published poet, and multidisciplinary artist, she is the founder of Sonder Ink, a creative label built on the belief that every artist deserves to be fully seen.Photo credit: Ng Min (@slower.being)
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Fellow
GRAPHIC & SPATIAL DESIGN
Fellow develops flexible, narrative-driven design experiences for culture, community and public good. The studio works across digital and physical formats and leans towards participation, tactility and sensitivity for content. This edition of CITRUS fest 2026: Kacang Puteh, Care-oke? is designed by Ayesha Jumari, Hanis Isahak, Iffah Dahiyah and Izyanti Asa'ari.
Established in 2015, Fellow has developed immersive experiences for art, heritage, and community partners where design facilitates conversation. At its core, the studio aims to open eyes and ears to fresh narratives, translating briefs into measurable results.
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Shannen Tan (she/her)
PR CONSULTANT
Shannen is an award-winning communications consultant as well as an actor and theatre maker. At the heart of both fields of work is her passion for creative storytelling. Her experience in communications and theatre has empowered her to synthesise new ideas, broaden horizons and offer fresh perspectives.
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Dia Hakim Khaeri (they/them)
WRITER
Dia is an actor, playwright and dramaturg mostly within the realm of theatre. They are currently a member of Playwrights’ Commune, a local Singaporean collective championing new writing for the stage. They also co-founded Pentas Masyarakat, an arts-driven, community-based initiative to generate advocacy and action through mutual aid.
Photo credit: Nuha Putri Zalman
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Ethel Pang (she/her)
WRITER
Ethel is a cultural worker and community weaver, whose practice sits at the intersection of community work, writing, research, and collaborative space-making. Her work grows from her long-term relationships with communities in Singapore and across Southeast Asia, often around themes like ecological wellbeing, alternative education, urban sociology, women empowerment, and migrant worker solidarities.
Photo credit: Marvin Montefrio
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Geraldine Ang (she/her)
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Geraldine has worked with many theatre companies and loves being behind the scenes in many forms. She mostly works as a stage manager and is very happy to be part of CITRUS fest 2026!
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Nicole Tandjung (she/her)
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Nicole is a freelance stage manager and arts worker. She is deeply interested in how storytelling is shaped to empower communities and feels most rewarded seeing joy, curiosity and connection develop in the course of her work. She has previously worked with A Mirage, The Theatre Practice, The Winter Players Paper Monkey Theatre, Singapore Writers Festival, and is delighted to be part of CITRUS fest this year.
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Philippe Pang Shun Wai (he/him)
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Philippe is a stage and arts manager who has been managing theatre and arts events since 2020. Having begun a career in theatre with an Arts Management Residency at Singapore Repertory Theatre, he now seeks to contribute and bring together communities through his work in stage and production management.
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Yusri "Shaggy" Sapari (he/they)
VIDEOGRAPHER
A multimedia designer and documentary filmmaker, Shaggy began recording stories as a child. He has worked in theatre, touring globally, and formed Paradise Pictures to capture performances. His award-winning films focus on Singapore’s cultural identity, and he enjoys exploring various cultures beyond his Malay-Javanese heritage.
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Joseph Nair (he/him)
Credits
Festival Curator
Chong Gua Khee
Executive Producer
Hoo Kuan Cien
Huddle Puddle Co-Facilitators
Faye Lim, Teo Xiao Ting
Programme Producer
Lyra Tan
Communications Coordinator
Meghana Vinai
Graphic & Spatial Design
Fellow (Ayesha Jumari, Hanis Isahak, Iffah Dahiyah & Izyanti Asa'ari)
PR Consultant
Shannen Tan
Writers
Dia Hakim Khaeri, Ethel Pang
Copywriters
Chong Gua Khee, Hoo Kuan Cien, Teo Xiao Ting
Production Assistants
Geraldine Ang, Nicole Tandjung, Philippe Pang Shun Wai
Videographer
Yusri “Shaggy” Sapari
Photographer
Joseph Nair
Volunteers
Beverly Mok, Elizabeth Samosir, Faith Wong, Janine Tan, Rae Pang, Soph Tan, Stacy Ooi
Singapore Sign Language (SgSL) Interpreter
Clara Chee
Participating Arts Workers and Organisations
SWEET&SPICY GET-TOGETHERS
anthropos
Bang & Bonnie Siew
CITRUS practices
Fellow
Joey Leung Si Gi, Muhammad Amirul Adli, Wang Xi Jie & Woon Tien Wei
Post-Museum & Robert Guth
The Artists Village
CRUNCHY WORKSHOPS
Adib Kosnan
Ang Xiao Ting, Chong Gua Khee, Corrie Tan & Siree Riewpaiboon
Tan Jack Ky & Chong Gua Khee
Tan Yi Han & Mayuko Vermeulen
The Artists’ Institute for Quantum Kinship (Ang Kia Yee & Salty Xi Jie Ng)
SAVOURY CONVERSATIONS
Charlene Rajendran, Chong Gua Khee, Faye Lim, Grace Low, Hoo Kuan Cien & Rosemary McGowan
Chew Shaw En & Ngiam Li Yi
Daniel Hui, Nishok, Viknesh Kobinathan & Objectifs
Kamini Ramachandran & The Artists Village featuring Emylia Safian, Laura Kee, Sofia Begum, Shahfinah Shah and Gavin Lee Rui Heng
MYSTERY HUDDLE PUDDLE
Adeeb Fazah & Cheryl Ho with Denise Dolendo
Angel Mermairina, Auderia Tan, Ivni Bin Yaakub, Jade Ow & Tan Beng Tian
Annabelle Faye Danker & Terence Lau
Chew Li Hong & Rayann Condy
Our Heartfelt Gratitude To
Centre 42
Charlene Rajendran
Debbie Ding
Staff of 42 Waterloo Street (Ali, Azmi, Boon Chaw, Rajan, Rifdee, Povil, Samzy and Wainie), Arts Resource Hub (May, Jenny, Jiahui, Kate, Natalie, Liyana and Jewel), HeritageSG and Tate Anzur
Salvage Garden
Tactility Studies
The Theatre Practice
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CITRUS fest 2026: Kacang Puteh, Care-Oke? is created in collaboration with the Arts Resource Hub (ARH). ARH supports arts Self-employed Persons (SEPs) by providing opportunities to connect, collaborate and grow. Through CITRUS fest, independent arts practitioners can learn from one another, share resources, and access care practices essential for building sustainable creative careers.