SINGAPORE — Rizman Putra is a triple threat.

If by that you mean theatre performer, visual artist and, erm, rock star.

The Tiramisu frontman and Cake Theatrical Productions associate artist will be performing next week in Decimal Points 0, the latest instalment of Cake’s experimental series. He has already had a go at it back in 2012, directing his own piece Decimal Points 5.1. This time around, he’ll be supporting longtime collaborator, lighting designer Andy Lim’s directorial effort.

“Andy is an intense person. What I can say is that this piece is going to be very unexpected coming from a man who has beautifully lit up many, many worlds,” he said. “It’s a performance based loosely on the idea of love and I will be playing some form of ‘presence’ in the space.”

Decimal Points 0 itself sees different worlds converging onstage — among Rizman’s co-performers are pole dancer Vanda Seetoh and rock climber Hakeem Kasban. “We are all so different and perhaps, it is Andy’s intention to unite these different energies. I got to try pole dancing and it was unbearable. My thighs just cried with me after a session.”

That hasn’t stopped him from filling his artistic plate. Next week, aside from the Decimal Points show, Rizman also has a visual art-cum-sound installation titled A NADA Story at the Malay Heritage Centre, as part of the Budi Daya exhibition that takes place together with the Malay CultureFest 2014. His band Tiramisu also takes to the stage at Ang Mo Kio ITE at the end of the month. In December, he’s directing the Teater Ekamatra production, Ingat-Ingat Lupa, written by Nabilah Said.

RANTS

SMARTPHONE WALKERS. I don’t see the need to watch your favourite drama series while walking and irritating the hell out of the other fellow walkers. Do you really need to play Candy Crush while walking? If you badly need to use your phone, find a wall and lean. That will make the world a better place.

RUDE CHILDREN. I can’t tolerate rude children, period. Especially, the ones who are disrespectful to their parents and other concerned adults including me. It is the educator in me that, when I see them running riot, will give this intense gaze to make them feel uneasy without their parents knowing. Yes, creepy, but effective.

TECHNOLOGY. Sometimes I feel like technology makes us stupid, but if we don’t know about it, we will lose out. I have this desire to find a cabin somewhere in Alaska — you know, like that small town in Northern Exposure — and paint beautiful landscapes and self-portraits. Not “selfies”, thanks.

RAVES

NEON TIGHTS. A collective that produces the most marvellous production designs, props and gadgets—and probably the most hardworking and underrated in the (theatre) industry. They’re like the indie band of prop/set makers. Their motto is “Anything is Possible”, which I can relate to in practice.

PASSIONATE PEOPLE. People who love what they do. They don’t necessarily have to be artists — it could be a farmer, a furniture seller, a healer ... I feel people who are passionate make a lot of difference in the way we live regardless of the size of their contributions. Their passions give them that reason to live.

COMFORTABLE, AESTHETICALLY PLEASING SNEAKERS. I am a shoe junkie, especially if it is a good-looking pair of sneakers that comes in black, grey and white. When I was in Vienna (for a show), I had to tell (sound artist) Bani Haykal to stop me from entering shoe shops. Of course, he failed.

Decimal Points 0 is from Oct 16 to 18, 8pm, at The Substation Theatre. Tickets at S$25 from admin [at] caketheatre.com. Budi Daya and Malay CultureFest 2014 runs from Oct 13 to March 29, 2015, at the Malay Heritage Centre, Kampong Glam.