PERFORMING ARTISTE
Your tasks
We are looking for an elite, versatile performer to headline high-volume live shows for corporate, tourism, festival and hospitality audiences. You will deliver polished, consistent, high-energy performances multiple times daily in demanding conditions, while leading and mentoring junior cast.
- Perform up to 3 shows per day, 6 days per week, with no drop in quality, including weekends, public holidays and festive peaks.
- Perform in Singapore’s heat and humidity, including outdoor shows, on short turnarounds.
- Learn and retain a repertoire of 40+ pieces and be ready to replace or cover another performer’s slot with under 24 hours’ notice.
- Improvise, adapt and recover live from technical faults, weather disruptions and audience interruptions without breaking character.
- Engage audiences directly, including children, VIPs and international guests, in English, with working fluency in at least one other language (Mandarin, Malay, Tamil, Japanese or Korean preferred).
- Attend daily warm-ups, rehearsals and weekly performance reviews, and refine routines based on feedback and audience data.
- Maintain peak physical condition, costumes, props and personal equipment to professional standard.
- Mentor and audition junior performers and contribute to new show development, including choreography, arrangement and concept pitches.
- Ensure compliance with venue safety rules and IMDA licensing conditions.
- Represent the brand professionally at media calls, appearances and sponsor events.
- Attendance and punctuality at or near 100%
- Audience satisfaction scores above target
- Zero uncorrected safety incidents
- Quarterly skill-development goals set and met
Requirements
Essential
- 5+ years of professional performance experience, with a verifiable portfolio of paid, ticketed or contracted live work.
- Advanced mastery of your primary discipline (vocals, dance, instrumental, circus or character performance) and demonstrated competence in at least two secondary disciplines.
- Proven stamina: able to complete back-to-back full-intensity shows, with a physical fitness assessment at hiring.
- Ability to sight-read, learn choreography quickly and perform from memory.
- Strong stage presence, with a commercially proven ability to hold audiences of 500+.
- Excellent punctuality, discipline and resilience under pressure.
- Legal right to work in Singapore (valid work pass where applicable) and clearance to meet venue and licensing requirements.
Preferred
- Formal training (e.g., NAFA, LASALLE, a conservatory or equivalent).
- Experience with theme parks, cruise lines, resorts or touring productions.
- First aid / CPR certification and basic technical knowledge (sound, lighting, rigging).
- Experience working with mics, in-ear monitors, backing tracks and live cueing.
How to apply
- Portfolio and showreel review
- Live audition with unseen material and an improvisation test
- Physical endurance and stage-readiness assessment
- Panel interview and a trial performance with an audience