[Open Call] Alternative Roots Festival

Festival Date: Saturday 8th November 2025, Hoxton Hall, London Deadline: 28 September 2025 23:59

Ming Strike invites proposals for live works to be part of Alternative Roots, a day-long festival on Saturday 8 November 2025 at Hoxton Hall, London.

Curated by Ming Strike and supported by Kakilang and Hoxton Hal, Alternative Roots is a one-day festival showcasing projects and creatives who don’t easily fit into existing categories.

What we’re looking for

• Live works that draw from theatre, dance, performance art, or interdisciplinary practice
• Works that don’t fit neatly into traditional genres (we’re unlikely to accept conventional plays)
• Low-tech, existing works (not new commissions)
• Duration: up to 50 minutes (shorter pieces are welcome)

Who can apply Artists who identify as East and Southeast Asian (ESEA), or who have a meaningful connection to ESEA heritage/contexts (including first/second generation diaspora, or other lived connections).

What we offer

• One performance slot in Hoxton Hall. (Hoxton Hall is fully wheelchair accessible.)
• Artist fee: £120 per slot (group applications are accepted, but the fee is fixed.).
• Venue and tech support
• Documentation and marketing through our and our partners’ channels

Please note: Due to budget constraints, we cannot provide additional funds for travel or accommodation.

How to apply Please complete our application form here.

In your application, specify:

• Description of your work (max. 250 words)
• Technical requirements (within low-tech limits)
• Short artist bio + links to documentation of past work

You will be notified of the results by 3 October 2025

About Ming Strike Ming Strike is an ESEA art collective based in the UK, and the voices behind the bilingual Mandarin/English podcast 小明拆台 Ming Strike. The independently produced podcast features interviews with transnational art workers and shares reflections on current events in arts and culture.

About Kakilang Kakilang produces and presents inspirational interdisciplinary art from a wide spectrum of Southeast and East Asian (ESEA) voices. They pioneer work across multiple art forms and showcase artists working at the intersection of diverse practices.

They champion ESEA cultures and talents by commissioning and presenting festivals, performances, exhibitions and other projects that give voice to marginalised artists—both emerging and established.