MA Arts and Cultural Leadership: Meet the alumni

Curious about what you will learn in the MA Arts and Cultural Leadership programme? Meet two of our alumni as they give you a peek into the programme and reflect on how the postgraduate degree has played a part in their personal and professional development journey.

About the speakers

Xyn Foo is an independent arts and cultural worker, primarily a circus producer and director in Singapore. She has spearheaded numerous initiatives, including the successful orchestration of practitioner-led circus festivals, the design and implementation of intensive circus training programs, mentoring aspiring circus artists, fostering thriving circus interest groups. 

Xyn has also produced community puppetry festivals, co-organised a series of thought-provoking film screenings under Film for Action Singapore and is currently co-producing circus programmes at Esplanade’s Flipside Festival. 

With an MA in Arts and Cultural Leadership, Xyn aims to contribute further to the Singapore circus community, address the scarcity of literature on circus and contribute to formulating a comprehensive policy to support circus development in Singapore. She also advocates for the Sustainable Development Goals of biodiversity conservation, environmental sustainability, mental wellness and youth empowerment.

Grey Yeoh is an international arts and culture manager and producer, specialising in performing arts & visual arts. He is currently the Finance and Operations Manager at 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art in Warrane/Sydney. 

Originally from Malaysia, Grey’s vast arts network extends to North, South and Southeast Asia, Australia and Europe. From 2019 to 2023, he was the International Engagement Consultant for the Asia region for the Australia Council for the Arts (now called Creative Australia). He led its Asia engagement effort in partnership building, connecting artists and arts organisations to build reciprocal collaborations. 

From 2018 to 2019, Grey worked as a Senior Programme Manager at the National Gallery Singapore. He was also Head of Arts and Creative Industries for the British Council from 2010 to 2017 where he also played a dual role as the Southeast Asian Cluster Lead, and he was previously Head of Arts at British Council Australia. Grey graduated from the MA Arts and Cultural Leadership programme in 2021.