The Rise of ESEA Speculative Storytelling — Book Talk Speakers: Zhui Ning Chang, Michael Tsang Host: Yin Lo 📆 Fri 20 Feb | ⏰ 7–8:30pm 📍 Chats Palace 🎟️ £8 An evening exploring bold ESEA speculative storytelling with leading voices in the field. Join us 🎟️ 🔗 loom.ly/vu3_6Z0

Happy Year of the Horse to all who are celebrating! Wishing you a year filled with bold creativity, vibrant energy, good health and lasting prosperity.🧧🐎🍊

🎤 Meet Boss Ladies Host: Vera Chok Actor, writer, comedian & performance maker Vera Chok brings wit, curiosity and mischief to the stage. With credits from the Globe, National Theatre, West End & Hollyoaks, plus award-winning writing projects like Dream Agency and Rice! https://loom.ly/_upwc3M

💪 Meet Boss Ladies no. 3: Ria Lina Award-winning comedian, writer and actress. Live at the Apollo, QI, Mock the Week, HIGNFY, Pointless & Amazon Prime’s Lovestruck High. The only Filipina comic in British stand-up, with a PhD in Virology and razor-sharp political satire. https://loom.ly/_upwc3M

💪Meet Boss Ladies No. 2: Blank Peng 🇨🇳Made in China but with reliable quality. 🎤As seen on BBC 3, Radio 4. Warm up for Channel 4 The Last Leg. "A delightful presence with a cherry innocence that conceals a cutting edge" - Chortle "Love her, brilliant!" - Jo Brand 🎟️https://loom.ly/_upwc3M

Meet Boss Ladies No. 1: Su Mi Asian queer comedienne Su Mi delivers bold, unfiltered comedy on identity, queerness, racism, and mental health. A force of nature breaking stereotypes & challenging comedy’s white spaces through fearless character work. Grab your tickets now https://loom.ly/_upwc3M

In Search of Rice isn’t a typical Chinatown visit. This artist-led, participatory experience invites you to slow down, listen, notice, and feel London’s Chinatown through stories, senses, and shared movement. Tour dates: 9, 12, 16, 19, 23 & 26 March | 1:30–3pm 🎟️🔗kakilang.org.uk/insearchofrice

🎤 BOSS LADIES – A Fearless Female Comedy Celebrate #InternationalWomensDay with laughs at Top Secret Comedy Club, Covent Garden! 🗓 Sun 8 March | 3:30–5pm Hosted by Vera Chok Featuring Ria Lina, Su Mi & Blank Peng 🎟 £12 conc | £15 GA https://loom.ly/_upwc3M#InternationalWomensDay

Join novelist Yin Lo for a storytelling workshop and book talk. Fri 20 Feb 2026 | Chats Palace | £10 day pass Explore autofiction and ESEA speculative storytelling with guest writers Zhui Ning Chang and Michael Tsang. For more info and tickets visit: www.kakilang.org.uk/yinlo

Our 2026 Spring season starts now 🌱— step in with us! Full programme at www.kakilang.org.uk/springseason...

If you’re 13–18 and love music, join this FREE 2-day songwriting & production workshop in Feb half term 2026. 🎶 Learn from industry pros incl. @emma_lee_moss, @mui_zyu, @ndrewhung & @aileen_de_la_cruz 📍 @studi0_36, Hackney 🗓️ 17–18 Feb 🎟️ Free – limited places. www.kakilang.org.uk/youthmusic 🎵

Kakilang Connects is back! 📅 Thu 22 Jan ⏰ 6:30–8:30pm 📍 Chats Palace Bringing together people working for and with East & Southeast Asian community groups to share opportunities. Short talks from Centre 151, Kanlungan & Sesame Organisation + snacks & chats! FREE Sign up - https://loom.ly/_UrNggc

"It sang on the wind. It soared in the skies. It flew on the breeze. It came from another world even then - now its locked away in another age..." A fragment from Willow Hazell's breathtaking short film. Mountains and Seas - Song of Today is on at Omnibus Theatre 2-6th Dec. youtu.be/stUGTrNjmZo

A compilation of myths, beasts, heroes, folklore and landscapes come to life. Read the full article 👇 southlondon.co.uk/lifestyle/mo... Mountains and Seas – Song of Today 山海 · 今日之歌 2-6th Dec 2025 Omnibus Theatre @danielyorkloh.bsky.social

'Art has to fight back.’ @danielyorkloh.bsky.social's new show Mountains and Seas – Song of Today blends poetry, painting, AI & music to confront our crises. Read the full interview here: theqr.co.uk/2025/11/05/a... Mountains and Seas - Song of Today is showing at Omnibus Theatre 2-6 Dec.

🎧Got a song in your head? Let’s bring it to life. 🎤 If you’re 12–18, join our songwriting & production workshops with Emma-Lee Moss, mui zyu, & other ESEA artists! 💫 Learn to write, produce & perform your own music. 🗓️ 15 & 22 Nov 📍Studio 36, part of EartH 🎟️ https://loom.ly/Kw0Dqt8

🌊 Movement of the Mountains and Seas – Now, Then, Here, There 🗓 13th Nov|6–9pm|Omnibus Theatre|£5 Explore ancient Chinese myth & our modern world - climate, activism, AI, mythical creatures -through movement, writing & film. Led by Tash Tung & @danielyorkloh.bsky.social Sign up now👇 bit.ly/47wwutx

Join us on Monday, 20th of October, for a night full of laughter! 🎭😂 🎟️ https://loom.ly/W1lS00o

Some exclusive BTS shots from Prayer for a Hungry Ghost rehearsals at Centre 151! 👻✨ If you haven’t got your tickets yet, be quick — they’re selling like hot cakes! 🔥 Wed 29 Oct - Sat 1Nov The Pit at Barbican 7:45pm 🎟️ www.kakilang.org.uk/hungryghost

Don’t miss our amazing Little TASTE host @contains_mild_peril bringing the chaos to @thedivineldn this evening! 🎟️ Last few tickets left — grab yours now! https://loom.ly/VHkGtb8 ⏰ Doors: 7:30pm | Show: 8:00pm See you there for a night of mayhem and magic! ✨

The lineup is set. The mic is ready. Are YOU? 🎶👊 Grab your tickets now and see you on Tuesday 7th Oct at The Divine, London. 💋 www.outsavvy.com/event/29506/...

We’ve got a packed October at Kakilang — with exciting shows, creative workshops, and plenty to share with our community. Check out what’s on at www.kakilang.org.uk/events-calendar We’d love to see you there! - Part2/2

We’ve got a packed October at Kakilang — with exciting shows, creative workshops, and plenty to share with our community. Check out what’s on at www.kakilang.org.uk/events-calendar We’d love to see you there! - part 1/2

✨Host Alert✨ Our Little TASTE Host is Mild Peril - a genderfuck Asian drag powerhouse serving camp, sex & satire. Tuesday 7th oct, The Divine. Doors 7:30pm Show 8pm. Don't miss it! 🎟️ www.outsavvy.com/event/29506/...

✨Meet AJ Yi (they/them) our final artist for Little TASTE - Olivier-nominated writer, sapphic songwriter & piano crooner with a dykey twist. Laugh, reflect & be seduced by nostalgia.✨ 🗓️ Tue 7 Oct 📍The Divine 💷 £7 🎟️ www.outsavvy.com/event/29506/... Come and join in the fun!

✨Meet our 4th Little TASTE artist: Jacqui Bardelang aka Sigi Moonlight ✨ Drag king, boylesque performer & actor seen at BBC3, Netflix's I Like To Watch, Pride, Glastonbury & The Bitten Peach. 🗓️Tues 7 oct at The Divine - £7 only www.outsavvy.com/event/29506/...

🌟 Meet Pear Nuallak — dug out from a Croydon hill, raised by Thai multi-hyphenates, now an artist, writer & critic working on damp & hateful things across London’s bogs. Debut book: Pearls from their Mouth (2022). Tickets 👇 www.outsavvy.com/event/29506/... #LittleTASTE #PearNuallak #PerformanceArt

✨ Little TASTE presents Jiayi Chen — award-winning UK-based Chinese artist & founder of The Great Her Collective, amplifying East Asian women’s voices through performance & visual art. 📅 Tue 7 Oct | 📍 The Divine | 💷 £7 www.outsavvy.com/event/29506/...

🌟 First up for Little TASTE: Anna Watanabe 🌟 Tokyo-born, London-based dancer + movement artist. Her work weaves improvisation + atmosphere into a language beyond words. 📅 Tue 7 Oct | 📍 @The Divine | 🎟️ £7 www.outsavvy.com/event/29506/... ✨ ESEA queer brilliance — don’t miss it! 🌈🔥

🌈✨ Little TASTE is coming! ✨🌈 5 emerging queer ESEA artists take the stage at The Divine 🎭🎶💃 Hosted by the iconic Mild Peril 💋 💄 Lip Sync | Theatre | Comedy | Music | Dance | Monologue 📅 Tue 7 Oct 2025 | ⏰ 7:30pm | 🎟️ £7 www.outsavvy.com/event/29506/... #LittleTASTE #ESEAQueerArtists

🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 We’re thrilled to welcome Ruth Holdsworth as Kakilang’s new Executive Director & Co-CEO, joining Howl Yuan in leading us into our next chapter. 👏 Read more about Ruth’s journey and vision 👇 bit.ly/46JGgJq

Prayers for A Hungry Ghost – 5 Elements Movement Workshop Sat 13 Sep | 11–4pm | £5 | Shoreditch Townhall A movement practice for actors, dancers + physical theatre makers. Explore Wu Xing (Five Elements) to awaken a responsive, expressive body. Book here bit.ly/3UYNyCK

🍂 White Dew, soft-shell crab 🦀—a tender shift to autumn. Kakilang’s 2025 season begins: ✨ Featured works: housing crisis video art, ghostly family trauma, a modern Mountains & Seas, youth music/dance, comedy, workshop & more. 🌏 Global: The Butterfly Project in Japan www.kakilang.org.uk/season2025

After a fab debut, Little TASTE is back on Tue 7th Oct 2025 at The Divine, hosted by Mild Peril. We’re seeking 5 ESEA queer artists to share 10/15 min WIP pieces in any performance medium. Each artist will receive £100. Apply by Fri 12th Sept 2025. Email [email protected]

Coffee @ the Fringe ☕ Thu 22 Aug, 12pm · Studio 2 Dance Space Meet Howl, Joey + our team for caffeine & conversation to fuel your Fringe journey. Free, all welcome → https://loom.ly/rG2X4D4

📱🎶 Want to create content using just your phone? Join Creative Lab Youth for a FREE workshop on film, writing & music! 📅 Mon 18 Aug | ⏰ 10am–1pm 📍 Hoxton Hall With creatives Dan Tsu (Lyrix Organix) & Brannon Yau (filmmaker, Photographer) 🔗 Sign up: https://www.kakilang.org.uk/creativelabyouth

🎭✨ Creative Lab Youth: workshop 1 Costume & Movement 🗓 Mon 14 Aug, 10am–1pm 📍 Hoxton Hall | Ages 12–18| Explore how fabric + movement tell powerful stories on stage with artists Phoebe Shu-Ching Chan & Xiaoyi Tong. No experience needed! 🔗 Sign up now: www.kakilang.org.uk/creativelaby...

Join us for an informal Q&A online TODAY (Wednesday, 6th August) at 5pm, where Howl and Joey will be on hand to chat and answer anything you’d like to know about the Associate Artistic Director role. We’d love to see you there! meet.google.com/dpj-ppkn-bkk

Thinking of applying for our Associate Artistic Director – Visual Arts position? Got a few questions? Join our Q&A online, Wed 6th August 5pm where Howl and Joey will be on hand to chat and answer anything you’d like to know about the role. See you there! https://meet.google.com/dpj-ppkn-bkk

🚨 First-ever Creative Lab Youth is here! This August at Hoxton Hall 🎭 4 cool workshops for 12–18s – from video + costume to performance + more. 💷 £3 each or 4 for £10 deal Only 15 spots per session – sign up now! https://www.kakilang.org.uk/creativelabyouth #CreativeLabYouth #summerworkshops

Mountains and Seas – Song of Today 山海 · 今日之歌 In collaboration with Kakilang By Xie Rong & @danielyorkloh.bsky.social A bold new performance blending myth, music, dance & art. Exploring climate crisis, activism & identity. 📍 Dec 3–6 at Omnibus Theatre 🎟️ https://loom.ly/09x660M 📸 James Baker

A very late—but very joyful—announcement 🎉 Meet our 2024 commission + seed fund artists: 👻 Elisabeth Gunawan & KISS WITNESS 🌀 Xin and JJ 🌊 Eelyn Lee 🎭 ShayShay @shayshayshow.bsky.social Thank you to all who applied. Full announcement - kakilang.org.uk/commissions #OpenCall2024 #Latepost

Dive into 4 fun workshops built for 12–18 who want to explore their voice through: 🖌️ Drawing, movement & life-inspired scenes 🗿 Sculpture & storytelling with your body 🎤 Sound, voice & writing 📦 Personal objects + mixed media expression Start 28 July - Sign up now docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Everyone has a story to tell. What’s yours? Join a fun & creative workshop programme for 12–18 year olds at Tramshed in Woolwich! The Story Within invites you to explore the art of storytelling in exciting ways — from visual arts to performance. Sign up today - www.kakilang.org.uk/thestorywith...

🎭 This summer, tell your story! Join our creative workshops for 12-18s, led by amazing artists Vinna Law & Bettina Fung. Learn storytelling, express yourself & connect with others! ✨ for more info and sign up https://www.kakilang.org.uk/thestorywithinyouth. #TheStoryWithinYouth #youthprogramme

🎭 Got a story to tell? Join The Story Within — fun creative workshops for 12–18s at Tramshed Theatre. Led by artists Bettina Fung 馮允珊 & Vinna Law — no experience needed. 🗓Dates Mon 28 & Thu 31 July Mon 4 & Thu 7 Aug 💬 Pay What You Can ✨ Sign up by 9 July – 👇 www.kakilang.org.uk/thestorywith...

We’re saddened by the passing of iconic Malaysian actor Pik-Sen Lim. We remember her with love for her performance in Citizens of Nowhere?. Former Artistic Director An-Ting 安婷 shared: “She was deeply talented, kind, and motherly — we will always remember her with love and gratitude.” ✨🕯️🕊️

#June4 #Tiananmen #TiananmenSquare #NeverForget #FreedomOfExpression #ESEAvoices #Kakilang

So thrilled our ‘every dollar is a soldier/with money you’re a dragon’ created with An-Ting 安婷 and @kakilangarts.bsky.social is included in this incredible @methuendrama.bsky.social collection edited by the inspirational @csvich.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/uk/transmedi...

Our latest #FOCV edition wrapped with our most diverse & ambitious sharing event yet! 🎉 Big thanks to all the talented participants, workshop leaders @danielyorkloh.bsky.social & Rebecca Goh, and Shoreditch Town Hall for hosting. Incredible energy all around! 💥 #CommunityVoices #FOCV #ArtInAction