Wild Rice founder Ivan Heng to receive honorary doctorate from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

SINGAPORE – Wild Rice’s founding artistic director Ivan Heng, 60, will receive an honorary doctorate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, one of the top institutions for the performing arts in the world.

One of Singapore’s most prolific theatremakers, Heng has directed, acted and designed for theatre productions in more than 20 cities. His landmark acting roles include Peranakan matriarch Emily Gan in one-woman monologue Emily Of Emerald Hill and his directing credits includeHeng, who founded Wild Rice in 2000, has led the theatre company to stage distinctively Singaporean classics and develop new work, reaching an audience of more than one million people.

He is one of three pioneering artists who will receive honorary doctorates on July 4. The other recipients are award-winning English– who has collaborated with the likes of Australian singer Kylie Minogue and British-Indian visual artist Anish Kapoor – as well as English singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan.

In a press statement, Professor Jeffrey Sharkey, principal of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, said: “Akram Khan, Ivan Heng and Vashti Bunyan are three visionary artists who are being recognised for their exceptional contributions to the world of music, dance and theatre and the unique artistic imprints they have made on arts and culture.

“Their honorary doctorates acknowledge their incredible accomplishments and hope to inspire our graduating students, the next generation of artists, to push the boundaries of creativity.”

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