Announcing the Winner of the Shared Paths: Kakilang x Chinatown Collective Co-commission Award
We are delighted to announce In Search of Rice, a project by Arati Kang Ting Ho, Sean Ting-Hsuan Wang, and Victoria Yuan-Yi Ying, as the recipient of the Shared Paths: Kakilang × Chinatown Collective Co-commission Award.
The project stood out for its poetic clarity, thoughtful research, and powerful approach to public engagement. The panel was particularly impressed by the sensitivity with which it engages Chinatown’s layered histories and marginalised narratives.
About the Project:
In Search of Rice is a guided, participatory performance walk through London’s Chinatown, exploring themes of migration, belonging, labour, and transformation.
Drawing on oral histories and everyday rituals around food, the work brings attention to often-overlooked stories—particularly those of queer and female communities — through movement, mapping, and collective action.
The performance concludes with a shared ritual, inviting audiences to reflect on their own connections to place, memory, and community.
About the Artists:
Arati Kang Ting Ho is a Taiwan-born, UK-based artist, director, dramaturg, and theatre facilitator. Her work draws from physical theatre, cabaret aesthetics, and leftist thought to explore artistic labour, gender, and LGBTQ+ visibility.
IG: @aratihohoho
Sean Ting-Hsuan Wang is a Taiwanese performer, theatre director and movement director. The heart of Sean’s work lies in music and movement. He works with Michael Chekhov technique, specifically with movement qualities and imaginary centres.
Victoria Yuan-Yi Ying is a Taiwanese multidisciplinary interpretive designer based in London. She works to create experiences that explore culture through narrative environments—inviting reflection on hidden history and dialogue around contemporary issues.
IG: @vinkying
Congratulations! We are excited to support the development of this deeply resonant project and look forward to seeing it come to life.
Announcing the 2024 Open Call Commission Recipients
Last June, we were thrilled to receive over 100 applications for our open call commissions. The creativity and ambition on display were truly inspiring, and we’re grateful to everyone who shared their work with us.
After careful review, we are delighted to announce the commission recipients:
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Project: Prayers for a Hungry Ghost
About the artists: KISS WITNESS is an independent theatre collective creating immersive headphone-theatre experiences; their debut won the Charlie Hartill Award and they’ve had sold-out runs at VOILA! Festival and beyond.
Website: www.kisswitness.art
Instagram: @elisabettygun / @kisswitness
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Project: 2025PCM
About the artists: Xin and JJ are a London-based duo blending emerging technologies with spatial design; their experimental film and immersive work has toured major international venues, and they co-founded Many Projects Studio in 2024 .
Website: https://www.manyprojects.co/
Instagram: @x.nw.n / @jj.agca /@manyprojects.co
In addition, we’re excited to support two promising proposals through our seed fund:
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Project: Ancestral Futures 源流之後
About the artist: Eelyn Lee is an award-winning Hong Kong–English artist and filmmaker whose immersive works explore identity and grief through ritual, costume, and sound.Image credit: Ancestral Futures 源流之後 by Eelyn Lee
Photo by Anh Do © Eelyn Lee 2024
Website: https://www.eelynlee.com/
Instagram: @eelyn.lee.film
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Project: Untitled Japanese Internment Play
About the artist: ShayShay (they/them) is a non-binary playwright and screenwriter using transatlantic comedy to examine race and queerness; co-founder of Pan-Asian cabaret collective The Bitten Peach.Website: https://www.shayshay.show/
Instagram: @shayshayshow
Congratulations to Elisabeth Gunawan & KISS WITNESS, Xin and JJ, Eelyn Lee, ShayShay, and everyone who applied.
Your creativity drives us forward. We remain committed to supporting boundary-pushing work—and will announce details of our next open call in 2026.
Stay tuned!
