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Teater Ekamatra was founded in 1988 by playwright, director and dramatist Lut Ali and his wife Rubie Lazim. They wanted to create a space for artists of all backgrounds to develop and create an experimental style of Malay theatre that fused traditional Southeast Asian theatre styles with contemporary techniques. This was a departure from the folktale-based Malay theatre that then characterised the Malay theatre scene in Singapore.

Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Teater Ekamatra continued to push boundaries in creating theatre and providing ground-breaking platforms for artists of all backgrounds.

In addition to main season productions, Teater Ekamatra also worked with various arts and community groups and schools, and has been commissioned by multiple international festivals including Singapore International Festival of Arts and Festival Tokyo.

Since its inception, Teater Ekamatra has dedicated time and resources to developing and platforming some of Singapore’s most ground-breaking artists.

YEAR	POSITION	NAME
1988 - 1994	CO-FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR	LUT ALI
	CO-FOUNDER AND MANAGER	RUBY LAZIM
1995 - 1996	ACTING ARTISTIC DIRECTORS	RAFAAT HAMZAH, ZAMBERI A PATAH, ZAI KUNING, NOOR EFFENDY IBRAHIM
1997 - 1988/99	ACTING ARTISTIC DIRECTORS	RAFAAT HAMZAH, ANDRY ERFANTO
	GENERAL MANAGER	ANUAR MOHD
1988/99 - 2000	ACTING ARTISTIC DIRECTORS	KHAI HORI, GENE SHARUDYN
	GENERAL MANAGER	ANUAR MOHD
2001 - 2006	ARTISTIC DIRECTOR	NOOR EFFENDY IBRAHIM
	GENERAL MANAGER	ANUAR MOHD
2006 - 2008	ARTISTIC DIRECTOR	NOOR EFFENDY IBRAHIM
	GENERAL MANAGER	JAMAL MOHD
2009 - 2012	ARTISTIC DIRECTOR	ZIZI AZAH ABDUL MAJID
	GENERAL MANAGER	FEZHAH MAZNAN (2008-2010)
	COMPANY MANAGER	SHAZA ISHAK (2011-2012)
2013 - 2023	ARTISTIC DIRECTOR	MOHD FARED JAINAL
	MANAGING DIRECTOR	SHAZA ISHAK
2023 -	EXECUTIVE AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR	SHAZA ISHAK
	GENERAL MANAGER	KHAIRINA KHALID