K. K. Seet

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Dr Seet Khiam Keong, better known as "K.K. Seet", is an academic, writer and theatre director from Singapore. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He was responsible for establishing NUS's Theatre Studies programme in 1992.[1] He is a prominent figure in the arts scene in Singapore, where he is particularly known for being a judge at several high-profile competitions and serving on a number of arts-related committees.

Dr Seet holds a PhD degree from the University of Exeter, and Masters degrees from the University of Edinburgh and the University of Toronto.[2] He has been the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and two British Council Fellowships.[3]

Seet has chaired the Grants Committee and Selection Panel for the Singapore Cultural Medallion and the Young Artist of the Year Awards in Theatre. He advises on multidisciplinary arts at the National Arts Council Singapore, and has been a member of both the Drama Advisory Committee and the Films Appeal Committee for Singapore's Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts (MICA).[4]

Seet has judged numerous arts-related competitions, including the Singapore Literature Prize, the Singapore Writers Festival, The Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards, and the televised shows the Fame Awards and The Arena.[5][6][7]

Seet has hosted the TV shows Film Art and Art Nation on Arts Central of MediaCorp TV12 in Singapore.[8][9]

Seet has written twelve books. His book Death Rites was dramatised for TV by Arts Central.[10]

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  1. ^ Impeccably bilingual, The Sunday Times, 5 February 2006
  2. ^ Ivory tower star power, Weekend Today, 28-29 May 2005
  3. ^ Who says I'm camp?, The Sunday Times, 14 December 2003
  4. ^ Playwriting contest judges' profiles, action.org.sg, retrieved on 19 January 2008
  5. ^ No resting on laurels for Arena judge, The Campus Observer, 22 January 2007
  6. ^ The Arena judge's profile, thearena.com.sg, retrieved on 2 March 2008
  7. ^ The Arena's Fantastic Four, Wassup, 1 November 2006
  8. ^ Playwriting contest judges' profiles, action.org.sg, retrieved on 19 January 2008
  9. ^ Art's making it on air, channelnewsasia.com, 18 May 2006
  10. ^ drkkseet.com, Resumé section, retrieved on 19 January 2008

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