About Mina Kaye
Mina Kaye is an award-winning actress and arts educator based in Brussels, Belgium. Before relocating to Europe, she performed extensively across Southeast Asia and was a celebrated presence in Singapore’s theatre scene, starring in major musical productions such as Into The Woods, Urinetown, RENT, and The Last Five Years. In 2022, she portrayed Judy Garland in Peter Quilter’s End of the Rainbow, earning a Best Actress nomination at the 2023 Life! Theatre Awards. Her breakout role as Little Voice in Pangdemonium’s The Rise and Fall of Little Voice won her the Best Actress award at the 2015 Singapore Life! Theatre Awards.
Mina began her artistic journey with a BSc in Education from Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts. With over six years of early teaching experience, during which she developed original curricula in music and movement and in speech and drama, she built a foundation of pedagogical skill that continues to shape her work today. Her passion for performing then led her to pursue a First Class Honours degree in Musical Theatre at LASALLE College of the Arts. Within two years of graduating, she had performed in more than 16 professional productions, including collaborating with prominent figures in musical theatre, such as British composer and lyricist, George Stiles and Anthony Drewe in the premiere of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and performing alongside Broadway artists Brad Little and Shoshana Bean in The Phantom Unmasked Concert.
She later earned her Master of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre on scholarship at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. After graduating, she also gained performance experience in the United States, further enriching her artistic toolkit before returning to Singapore.
Now based in Brussels, Mina’s primary focus is teaching, coaching, and nurturing performers of all ages. She has taught musical theatre classes and directed shows at Sing’Theatre Academy in Singapore and has led masterclasses and workshops with EMERGE Arts & Media and Sight Lines Entertainment. She also offers private singing and acting coaching, supporting students as they prepare for performances, auditions, or applications to performing arts programs. Her teaching integrates technical rigor with performance artistry, helping students build strong and adaptable tools in voice, acting, and musical storytelling. Known for her detailed eye, structured guidance, and supportive and judgment-free learning environment, Mina empowers her students to grow both independently and collaboratively. Students note that she equips them with the techniques they need while also challenging them to stretch beyond their comfort zones. Many of her students credit their breakthroughs in confidence, mindset, and artistic identity to her holistic approach, which strengthens both craft and character.
Mina currently serves as a voice teacher at the International School of Brussels and will be choreographing the upcoming school production of Shrek. She is dedicated to cultivating artists who work with intention, bravery, and heart, and she lives by the philosophy of the Greek word MERAKI, which means bringing passion, devotion, and the essence of one’s soul into every aspect of the work.
Outside of teaching and performing, Mina values family life with her husband and two children, bringing the same passion and devotion, MERAKI, into her family as she does into her work.