Best Graduate Award, BA (Hons) Theatre Arts 2020Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Student Scholarship (Degree), NAFA (2019/2020)Full student scholarship by the National Arts Council and Tan Chey Bing Study Grant at the Intercultural Theatre Institute (2013 - 2015)Residency Programme Scholarship, École Philippe Gaulier, National Arts Council (2011)Nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 11th Life! Theatre Awards for his role in Charged (2011, Teater Ekamatra)
Recent Theatrical works:· Displaced Persons' Welcome Dinner (2019, Checkpoint Theatre/ Singapore International Festival of Arts)· The Dragon's Dentist (2019, PLAYtime Esplanade)· Shadows In The Walls (2019, Ground Zero / Night To Light Festival)· Four Horse Road (2018, The Theatre Practice)· The Malay Man and His Chinese Father (Akulah Bimbo Sakti/ International Theatre Festival of Kerala, 2018)· Sanctuary (2017, Singapore: The Necessary Stage, Japan: Hanchuyuei)· From: The Platform (2017, Esplanade Kalaa Utsavam Festival / Chowk Productions)· Mark (2017, Singapore International Festival of Arts)· Fatimah and Her Magic Socks (2017, Esplanade PLAYtime)· Itsy The Musical (2017, The Finger Players)Recent Film Actor works:· Rosli in Sama-Sama (2018, Cine65 Singapore)· Rosli in The Usual (2017, Cine65 Singapore)Recent Educator works:· Instructor for Introduction to Stage Combat Workshop (2019)· Instructor for Introduction to Movement for Actors Workshop (2018)· Instructor for Theatre Arts Programme at Changi Prison (2018)· Acting & Directing Coach for Reminiscence (2018, National University of Singapore, Temasek Hall)· Lead Facilitator for Just One Earth programme (2016-2018, WOW Kampung by Ground Up Initiative)· Acting & Directing Coach for You Do Love Me Don’t You and A Cut Above The Rest (2017, National University of Singapore, Temasek Hall)· Instructor for Introduction to Physical Theatre Workshop (2017)· Lead Trainer for Drama in Curriculum (2016-2017, ACT 3 International)
Biography
Yazid graduated from the Intercultural Theatre Institute (formerly known as the Theatre Training and Research Programme). Yazid also received theatre training in France at the École Philippe Gaulier and also trained under the Singapore Repertory Theatre's youth wing; the SRT Young Company.
He works as an actor, multidisciplinary artist and theatre educator. He has performed in over 30 professional theatrical productions in the last 14 years.
Yazid also teaches theatre. He has taught in various schools locally and abroad including having coached students from National University of Singapore (Temasek Hall) and the National Tainan University. Most recently, he was engaged to teach movement and physical theatre at the Theatre Arts Programme as part of the rehabilitative process of Changi Prison inmates.