This Immersive Sound Theatre In Singapore Champions Men’s Mental Wellness

How often are men expected to push harder, endure quietly and tough it out? In a culture that teaches endurance over expression, silence over softness, a Singapore collective is staging a rare production: a ritual of sound that invites masculinity to soften – together.

Enter SAtheCollective, the intercultural arts association pioneering the form of sound theatre. Tapping into ancient sagacity and contemporary artistic practice, SAtheCollective presents Songs for the Crossing – a performance piece placing mental wellness and masculine well-being at the centre of a contemporary ritual of listening, voice, vibration and togetherness.

Unlike regular theatre which involves dialogue, sound theatre embraces embodied listening, imploring audiences to encounter meaning through sensation, rhythm and shared presence. SAtheCollective uses this very form to invite audiences into a space of vulnerability to feel the complexities of masculine energy differently – all through breath, movement, silence and sonic environments. 

Across two nights at The Arts House, Songs for the Crossing unfolds as a nine-rite passage. It follows “the Soul” moving through rupture and memory, through isolation and return, guided by the Kalavinka – a boatman-like presence who helps audiences traverse thresholds they can’t cross alone, shifting from an external figure into an inner awakening, transcending finally into something collectively held. This performance is an attempt at reframing masculinity as relational rather than solitary. 

Songs for the Crossing will be taking place at Play Den @ The Arts House on March 20 and 21, 2026 at 7:30pm. Tickets are priced at $35, book yours here.