Alternative Roots returns to Hoxton Hall for its second edition — a day-long festival celebrating the diversity of East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) creative practices in the UK, creating space for artists, works and ideas that don’t easily fit into existing categories.

Taking over different spaces across Hoxton Hall, the festival brings together live performance, music, film, exhibitions, workshops, conversations, food and more, inviting audiences to discover new work, meet artists and spend time together.

At its heart, Alternative Roots celebrates ESEA creativity in all its complexity — bringing together different disciplines, generations, backgrounds and perspectives, while creating space for experimentation, exchange and community.

Detailed schedule to be announced.

The festival pass provides access to all programme events. You are welcome to leave and re-enter the venue.

Full Line-up:
Live Arts

angela wai nok hui · Megumi Ohata with Yuki Kyobu & Momose Yasunaga · Zhou Ning · Xuyi Zhu · Pei Kuo 郭珮 · William Shiu · Yifan He 何伊凡 · Bevis Wu · Max Percy + Shirly · Mild Peril · Xuanni_Space

Exhibition: ME / WE

KooNg · Amy Hsu Tzu Chen · Shao-Jie Lin · Yang-En Hume (curated by Hsin-Yi Huang & Alice Luo)

Film

Yarli Allison · Yasmine Anlan Huang · Tsz Kei (Jasmine) Mok · Cetus Kuo 郭敬耘

Workshops & Talks

Annie Pui Ling Lok · Chán Magazine (Dot Zhihan Jia, Jiaying Kou) · Takuya Watanabe · Yu’an Huang

Marketplace

Ashni Wilson · GlassSubterra and more

Food vendors to be announced; please follow our social media channels for updates.

Practical information:
Content guidance

• Some works contain nudity, sexual content and strong language. Recommended 16+.

Access:

• Hoxton Hall has step-free entrance and exit and there is lift access serving all floors.

• Accessible toilets on the ground floor, basement and second floor.

• The Art Room (lower ground floor) is a chill-out space from 15:30

• Free ticket available for companions of wheelchair users.

• BSL interpretation is not available for this event.

• More at hoxtonhall.co.uk/accessibility or reception@hoxtonhall.co.uk, 020 7684 0060

• Or refer to the AR visual story in plain language, showing what to expect on the day

Getting there

• Hoxton Overground: 5 min walk, step-free access

• Old Street Underground: 15 min walk (no step-free access)

• Buses: 149, 242, 243 and 67 (from Liverpool Street and Hackney), 394 (from Angel).

• No car parking: Hoxton Street is closed on Saturdays for the market.