About StoryFest

Kamini Ramachandran
Creative Producer

A pioneer in the field of storytelling in Asia, Kamini is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts with a Bachelor’s degree in English Language & Literature (Hons) from the University of Reading (UK) and a Master’s degree in Arts Pedagogy & Practice from Goldsmith’s, University of London (UK).

A respected artist educator Kamini is a specialist storytelling lecturer for tertiary level programmes. She founded the non-profit organisation The Storytelling Centre Limited to advance the art of storytelling. She is passionate about the nurturing of emerging artists and established the Young Storytellers Mentorship Programme.

She is the creative force behind MoonShadow Stories, which spearheaded performance storytelling for adult audiences in Singapore and has produced World Storytelling Day in Singapore since 2005.

She has been featured at international festivals in Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Asia and the UK including Scottish International Storytelling Festival. Most recently, she performed at Glorious, Monstrous, Hantu Tales, a production by Cake, commissioned by National Arts Council and first presented at Southbank Centre as part of London Literature Festival 2019.

Kamini was commissioned by the Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) to produce a site-specific storytelling experience, The Hidden, in 2018. She frequently collaborates with other artists for multidisciplinary performances including O/AURAL WAVES with sound artist FERRY. Described as “Singapore’s most mesmerizing storyteller” by Professor Tommy Koh at the International Summit of the Book, she is one of today’s most unique voices in storytelling. For her latest works, follow her on Instagram @kaministoryteller.

Tabitha Surita
Festival Manager

Tabitha graduated with Distinction from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts majoring in Arts Management. Currently the Assistant Manager at The Storytelling Centre Limited and Moonshadow Stories Pte Ltd, she manages everything from the organizations’ finance and administration, artists coordination, programme scheduling, marketing, to producing programmes and more. She has many years’ experience in office management for media and construction companies. She interned at The National Gallery of Singapore’s events management team, and assisted in The Children’s Biennale 2017 and the Yayoi Kusama exhibition.

Mruthika Priya Raman
Project Manager

Mruthika Priya Raman is a BA (Hons) Arts Management student at LASALLE College of the Arts. She is a growing multi-disciplinary arts practitioner and manager with a strong inclination towards mental health and accessibility. Her past experience training to be a performer now informs her practice as an inclusion-oriented arts manager. Thika was most recently part of the five-person organising team in charge of ARTWALK 2022, an interdisciplinary arts and culture festival in collaboration with LASALLE and Singapore Tourism Board.

Amali S.
Production Coordinator

Amali is a graduate of the BA Arts Management course in LASALLE. They have worked with festivals including Singapore International Festival of the Arts (SIFA), the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) and TEXTURES. As a stage manager, their production credits include thisisemeraldgirl and The Utama Spaceship, which was part of M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2020. They have also curated and managed various exhibitions at Kamal Arts Limited including Split Materiality and Senikita 2021.

Zane Motalif
Digital Producer

Zane’s passion for the arts ignited during his polytechnic days. Over the years, he has taken a holistic approach in developing his passion, particularly in festival operations. In LASALLE, Zane was part of the team of RIF 2019 and AWLI 2020. An internship with The Storytelling Centre Limited further developed his skills in digital content creation. Zane hopes to break new boundaries and further his capabilities as an arts manager.