Dayal Gian Singh
- MA (Arts Pedagogy and Practice), Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
- BA (Communications), The University of Notre Dame Australia, Australia
- Graduate Diploma (Education (Secondary)), The University of Notre Dame Australia, Australia
- BA Honours (Musical Theatre) The Open University, UK
Dayal Gian Singh works internationally across a wide range of areas as a producer, actor, singer, writer, filmmaker and corporate trainer.
As a performer, Dayal has performed across a range of media. He has toured with numerous plays and musicals across the globe, featuring in performances at the Royal Opera House (UK) to Marina Bay Sands (Singapore) in The LKY Musical. In Perth, Australia, he is linked closely with local production house The Penguin Empire, working on numerous award-winning projects over the years. Recently he was involved in a feature film that saw him taking part in Sundance 2019.
In Singapore, Dayal has worked with a number of companies such as the Singapore Repertory Theatre, Pangdemonium, Bellepoque, Stint On Stage, Centre Stage, I-Theatre and Mediacorp. As an educator he has delivered multiple drama programmes for schools internationally, as well as contributing and writing drama education books for course curricula.
Publications
- Identifying Training Needs for the Transition from Stage Acting to Screen, thesis for MA in Arts Pedagogy and Practice (2016)
- The Write Stuff, (Word Forward Publishing) (2012)
- Creating a Character, Drama: A Resource for Year 11, Year 12 (Impact Publishers) (2010)
- The Effect of Performance Capture on Acting, thesis for BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre (2008)
Awards
- Australian Music Examination Board: Speech Drama Grade 7
- Australian Music Examination Board: Piano Grade 5
- Australian Music Examination Board: Music Theory Grade 5
- Religious Education Certification: Notre Dame University (2009)
Research and Practice
- Production crew, I Am Mother, Sundance Film Festival; USA (February 2019)
- Performance, SingTheatre! open night mic, Singapore Repertory Theatre; Singapore (October 2018)
- Virtual Reality as an Acting Tool (October 2018)
- SingTheatre! Music Fest performance, Singapore General Hospital; Singapore (September 2018)
- Yellow Ribbon Project Award Ceremony, Suntec City; Singapore (September 2018)
- Art installation, End of Thai Disco, The Substation; Singapore (August 2018)
- Presenter, Studying Musical Theatre in Singapore for Australian auditions seasons for theatre programmes, Barker College; Australia (May 2018)
- Performance, SingTheatre! Music Fest, Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Singapore (May 2018)
- Performance, Voices 2018 concert, The Esplanade; Singapore (December 2018)
- Performance, SingTheatre! Music Fest, Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Singapore (December 2017)