Level Up! Fest 2026: Inclusive Theatre Practices: Creating More Accessible Drama Classrooms

  • 25 Nov 2026
  • 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Intercultural Theatre Institute
  • 20

Registration

  • All Asian Intercultural Conference 2026 attendees enjoy an exclusive rate of $28 (O.P. $35).
  • All ITI & LASALLE students and alumni enjoy an exclusive rate of $28 (O.P. $35).
  • All SDEA Members enjoy an exclusive rate of $28 (O.P. $25).
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This is a specialised workshop led by Grace Lee-Khoo, founder of Access Path Productions. Drawing from her extensive training with the UK’s Graeae Theatre Company, Lee-Khoo equips educators with practical tools to dismantle physical and social barriers in arts education.

The training reframes disability awareness by shifting the focus from passive inclusion to active participation. Crucially, it introduces the aesthetics of access—the philosophy of embedding creative tools like audio description and multi-sensory storytelling directly into drama exercises, transforming accessibility from an administrative afterthought into a rich, creative asset for all students.


Accessibility Note: Please note that the venue does not have lift access. Participants will need to use the stairs to access the venue. We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

About the Facilitator

Grace Lee Khoo is the Founder of Access Path Productions, Singapore’s first disability-led theatre company. A director, performer, producer, dramaturg, drama educator, audio describer for the vision-impaired and creative access consultant who works internationally, Grace was International Artist-in-residence at London’s Graeae Theatre Company (2017). As the Lead Artist of the Inclusive Young Company (iYC), a holistic acting programme in collaboration with Singapore Repertory Theatre, Grace directed Kaite O’Reilly’s The 9 Fridas (2022), Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis (2023) and Hijinx Theatre’s Meet Fred (2024). Other significant works include Unlimited UK commission Being Carried (2026, Malaysia tour), And Suddenly I Disappear (2017-2018, SG/UK tour), National Gallery Singapore commissions Glimpse (2023) and Self Portrait (2019), Singapore Art Museum commissions desert of the ocean (doldrums) for Singapore Art Week 2024 and Patterns of Perception for Singapore Biennale 2023. Grace is currently an adjunct lecturer at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts specializing in Applied Theatre. Onscreen, she is the host of Channel News Asia’s documentary The New Hire (2022) and The Assembly (2025).

Discounts

SDEA Member's Discount

SDEA Members can register for individual workshops at an exclusive rate of $28 (O.P. $35).

ITI & LASALLE Student/Alumni Discount

All ITI and LASALLE students and alumni can register for individual workshops at an exclusive rate of $28 (O.P. $35).

Festival Pass

Festival Pass holders enjoy access to all 4 workshops at a package rate of $120 (O.P. $140) — or $96 if you’re an SDEA Member, a ITI or LASALLE student/alumni or an attendee of the Asian Intercultural Conference 2026.

Buy a Festival Pass here.

Level Up! Fest 2026

Level Up! Fest (LUF) is a learning festival specially curated for Drama CCA Instructors and Teachers-in-charge. It will address some of the sector’s competency gaps, advance capabilities of educators, and encourage the development of holistic Drama CCA experiences for students in today's world.

This year, LUF is presented in partnership with Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) and supported by LASALLE College of the Arts (LASALLE).

Gain fresh knowledge and strategies from 4 dynamic workshops, each led by seasoned freelance drama educators or experienced lecturers from ITI and LASALLE. Learn directly from practitioners who bring both academic expertise and professional industry experience to the room.

LUF2026 is proud to be a festival partner of the Asian Intercultural Conference 2026.

Asian Intercultural Conference 2026

The Asian Intercultural Conference (AIC) returns to Singapore in November 2026 – bringing together artists, academics, and cultural policy shapers around the theme Staging the Unseen: Bodies, Power, and Belonging.

Through the lens of intercultural and interdisciplinary practices, AIC investigates the performing body: shaped by multiplicity, plurality, fluid identities, and continuous negotiations across cultures, orientations, and histories.

For the first time, AIC 2026 moves into an evening format with three nights of encounters and exchanges from 25 to 27 November, culminating in a full day of events on 28 November.

Find out more: www.itiaic2026.com

SDEA is a not-for-profit Singapore Registered Charity (Institution of a Public Character) and a recipient of the National Arts Council’s Major Grant for the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028.

Singapore Drama Educators Association is a registered charity (UEN: T02SS0123G) 
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