小明拆台 Ming Strike

小明拆台#42 [九条命的策展人Yu'an：艺术世界像一场闯关游戏] Ming Strike#42. [Nine lifes curator Yu’an: The art world is a RPG] 節目介紹 Intro 为了「了解你而去征服你」，策展人Yu’an跳转于伦敦/柏林/台北之间，在迥异的文化生态网络中解锁一个又一个新的角色，也在各自的移民系统中斡旋。经历过工党布莱尔时期的伦敦，当过art event planner也开过画廊，进过机构也是自组织collective的成员；对硬核玩家Yu’an来说，人生诸多篇章还未过半，下一步在哪里 來賓介紹：Yu’an Huang ⿈錥涵 @yuan9lifes 出⽣於臺灣雲林，為作家與獨⽴策展⼈，現居倫敦、柏林與台北之間。其研究與策展興趣聚焦於後全球化脈絡下的跨國經驗，與知識系統介入的重新想像與練習。近期她的策展⼯作涵蓋公共與私⼈機構項⽬、藝術家職涯發展共學、跨系統資源統籌、刊物編輯與影像製作等，循「去展覽化」的⽅式實踐策展可能。 收聽方式/Where to find us Spotify / Apple / Google / And more

#41.你看啥？人山人海的小明2025现场总结 / 2025 Live Recap by Ming Strike & Friends 2025年，小明的工作范围扩散到了伦敦线下，也因聚居地的靠近收获了更多的新朋友。大家都热爱表演艺术但关注的点又都略有不同，又因各自的职业身份带有多样丰富的视角。年末总结是小明每年的例行节目，何不邀请一众朋友共同连线？于是，我们策划了这期共同录音人数之最的节目，分享我们在2025年作为观众的一些高光时刻。 本期主持和嘉宾/Hosts & Guests Howl + Mengting + 小胡 + 梦珂 + Erin + 书艺 @howlyuan @timelessclock @tuz_mew @heehawstreet @erinmoving @tender_gaoshuyi ~~~ 🎙小明拆台 Ming Strike 由幾位現居海外的當代表演實踐者獨立製作。🎙 Ming Strike is an independently produced podcast that features interviews with transnational art workers and shares our reflections on current events in arts and culture. 🎙在各大podcast平台搜尋「小明拆台」就可以聆聽我們的節目🎙️ Search Ming Strike on Spotify, Apple Podcast or other audio streaming platform to listen to this episode.

Ming Strike’s 2025 💥 This year we were quieter on the surface, but steady underneath. Exploring how we work whilst our locations and roles change, this year we have done: 🎧 5 podcast episodes (#36–#40)
We had conversations between us and with @ctchen1978 @elisabettygun @erinmoving about arts labour, movement, where to pause, and how to keep going. 🫂 2 live events 
We finally brought Ming Strike into a room: live podcast, karaoke, performances, films, readings, and many shared moments with ESEA artists and audiences. We were hosted by independent spaces in London @hoxtonhall and @yourxyzworld , and witnessed by @ayoungishperspective and @divedance.uk ✍️ 1 long piece
A written compilation of voices from grassroots art collectives hosted on @performingborders 🍻 and many last minute drinks and chats and bumping into our friends at different venues! Wishing everybody an adventurous 2026 and stay tuned for our yearly roundup special podcast, coming up soon!!

Alternative Roots — a space for movement, memory, and shared belonging. So grateful to host this festival with Kakilang and Hoxton Hall, and to witness artists and audiences weaving their stories together. Thank you for being part of this growing community. 🌱✨ @ghosososost @chaohsuantzu @runnn.x @tangbubbles @iamyoshimi_ @janleeuk @_magpie @tender_228 @practicing_relationality @urawayy @finchy973 @heysamreynolds @duoduo_is_shine @may.kway @jadeyilinart @manyprojects.co @clarechunyuliu @jessicawanyulin @yingfantw @ergaodance @oyester @burongz @outlandpublishingfair @vachina2021 @yuyulinnnnnn @homikitchen.uk @timmysfusion

小明拆台#40. 藝術家上太魯閣後想叫 Uber：陳政道的「森人計畫」與那些意料之外的現場 🚗 藝術家到太魯閣後的第一句話是： 「這裡能叫 Uber 嗎？」 這一集，小明和陳政道一起回顧他在太魯閣十年來推動「生人計畫」的現場——一個把藝術家、原民部落、山林生活、文化差異與大量誤會揉在一起慢慢煮出的在地實踐。 這集聊到： 🌲 部落阿姨一句「很美」讓創作方向大轉彎 📡 山上沒訊號，但藝術家得交企劃 🍕 有人半夜站在峽谷上問「哪裡有披薩？」 🪶 科學、藝術、文化與生活如何慢慢磨出理解 「在地」不是浪漫，是生活。 而生活永遠比想像更好笑，也更複雜。 本期主持/Host Howl，旅居英國的台灣藝術工作者 嘉賓/Guest 陳政道，具有植物與生態背景，曾任職農試所與中研院，從事生物資訊與基因研究。後因接觸現代舞與藝術，轉向跨領域創作與田野實踐。自 2015 年起，他以太魯閣大同大禮部落為基地推動「森人計畫」，透過藝術進駐、在地共學與長期陪伴，探索自然、生態、文化與生活的交織關係，關注在地美學與跨文化交流中的可能性。 ~~~ 🎙小明拆台 Ming Strike 由幾位現居海外的當代表演實踐者獨立製作。🎙 Ming Strike is an independently produced podcast that features interviews with transnational art workers and shares our reflections on current events in arts and culture. 🎙在各大podcast平台搜尋「小明拆台」就可以聆聽我們的節目🎙️ Search Ming Strike on Spotify, Apple Podcast or other audio streaming platform to listen to this episode. Photo by 陳政道 @treetreetreeperson_art @ctchen1978 #Podcast推薦 #藝術Podcast #小明拆台 #訪談節目 #PodcastLife #ArtPodcast #CreativeTalks #BehindTheScenes #PodcastInterview

It’s not what we talk about - the important thing is that WE are talking. This is Ming Strike’s ongoing ethos: conversation as practice, Asia as method, made tangible through gathering. Alternative Roots is a celebration of being together: artists, audiences, and communities sharing the same time and space. Everyone gathered in one flow of festivity, conversation, and care. We don’t need to please any gaze; this is a platform for us to speak and be as we are. It’s been an incredible day with eight-hour non-stop programme of performances, films, and conversations unfolding across the beautiful rooms of Hoxton Hall. This event couldn’t have happened without the generosity and dedication of all the participating artists, the continued production support from Kakilang @kakilangarts . Our sincere thanks also to @hoxtonhall for their warm support and stunning venue, to our technicians Ghost Chan @ghosososost and Rob Callender, to Joy Chao @chaohsuantzu for capturing the day through beautiful photos, and to Runxuan Yang @runnn.x for shaping the visual identity of Alternative Roots. Participating artists and collectives in AR2025 are:
Sook Kuan Tang @tangbubbles , Bunga Yuridespita @iamyoshimi_ , Jan-Ming Lee @janleeuk , Flo Yuting Zhu @_magpie , Shuyi Gao @tender_228 & Savannah Theis @practicing_relationality , Kassy Fang @urawayy , Lanyun Huang @finchy973 , Sam Reynolds @heysamreynolds , Duoduo(is shine) @duoduo_is_shine , May Kway @may.kway , Jade Johnson @jadeyilinart , X&J @manyprojects.co , Clare Chun-yu Liu @clarechunyuliu , Jessica Wan Yu Lin @jessicawanyulin / @yingfantw , Er Gao @ergaodance , Funa Ye @oyester & Burong Zeng @burongz , Outland Publishing @outlandpublishingfair , VaChina @vachina2021 , Yulin Huang @yuyulinnnnnn , @homikitchen.uk , @timmysfusion , and us @ming.strike Thank you all for bringing your care, risk, and imagination into this shared day. 📸 by Joy Chao @chaohsuantzu #AlternativeRoots #MingStrike #HoxtonHall #Kakilang #ESEAartists #LiveArt #Community

Never stay hungry for the sake of art, and today you won’t need to venture far for authentic Asian flavours. Whether you’re feeling peckish before our screening programme, or need some energy recharge before the cabaret night, we’ve got you cover with food freshly prepared by @homikitchen.uk and @timmysfusion 😋😋😋 Food stall open 13:00-19:00 Bar opens all day!

New acts added to the BAD ASIAN CLUB line-up, kicking off 20:30 tomorrow night! Your festival pass gets you access to the full programme, running from 13:00 to 22:00. Sam Reynolds @heysamreynolds will be presenting the UK premiere of the art video adaptation of his stage piece ‘Spell’, which he will also perform live, and more, as part of Bad Asians Club – an alternative cabaret celebrating queer excess and diasporic mischief, which he will also host. Chinese-born, asexual performance artist Runxuan Yang @runnn.x is presenting May Kway, a horror drag performance where a vase-bodied showgirl shatters the glamour of orientalised femininity into bloodied monstrosity. Finch (Lanyun) Huang @finchy973 presents Peacock: A former object of worship learns to survive after losing its mythic power. Through gaze, desire, and negotiation, she reclaims agency by performing. Identity shifts：creature, performer, dominatrix…revealing power as something fluid, not inherited. DJ set: 多多duoduo(is shine) @duoduo_is_shine A Chinese girl audiovisual duo formed in 2025 by artists YUNA阿尘 @yunaa_sparasii and Tongktongktong @tongktongktong . Based in London, their practice explores consciousness, reality, and the human psyche through sound and visuals. 🎟 Alternative Roots — a one-day festival of live art, film, and conversation by ESEA artists. 📅 8 November 2025 | Hoxton Hall, London 🔗 Tickets via link in bio #AlternativeRoots #ESEAartists #LiveArt #HoxtonHall #MingStrike

A quick look at the amazing lineup for Alternative Roots this Saturday! We’re beyond excited to bring together such a diverse group of inspiring artists, performances, and creative works. It’s going to be an evening of connection, experimentation, and new perspectives. We can’t wait to welcome everyone — book your tickets now and be part of the experience! Tickets link in our bio 🎫🎟️ @tangbubbles @tangdanceprojects @janleeuk @jadeyilinart @iamyoshimi_ @ergaodance @benson_ergaodance @_magpie @lanyun.h @finchy973 @jessicawanyulin @yingfantw @urawayy @tender_228 @practicing_relationality @burongz @oyester @x.nw.n @manyprojects.co @jj.agca @heysamreynolds @veedagger @clarechunyuliu @outlandpublishingfair @vachina2021 @homikitchen.uk @timmysfusion @yuyulinnnnnn

Full schedule for Alternative Roots is here!! 🔥 From early afternoon until late evening, performances, films, workshops, and conversations unfold throughout @hoxtonhall Your festival pass allows you to come and go, explore the marketplace, and experience works at your own pace 🪴 // SCHEDULE 🕛 13:00 — Doors open MARKETPLACE | 13:00–19:00, throughout Hoxton Hall Food, art objects, zines, and more — created and shared by: Outland Publishing @outlandpublishingfair , VaChina 阴道中国 @vachina2021 , Yulin Huang @yuyulinnnnnn , Timmy’s Fusion @timmysfusion , and Homi Kitchen @homikitchen.uk EXHIBITION | 13:00–19:00, Palmer Room (2nd floor) Works by Flo Yuting Zhu @_magpie , Jade Johnson @jadeyilinart , X&J @manyprojects.co and Kassy Fang @urawayy ~ 13:30 — Opening Speech, The Main Hall 14:00 — Live Podcast: On Heritage and Roots — hosted by @ming.strike , with Jade Johnson and Bunga Yuridespita, The Main Hall 15:00–17:00 — Film Programme: “Radically Elsewhere” — films by @jessicawanyulin / @yingfantw , @ergaodance , @oyester and @burongz 15:00 — The Rat Eater (Act 1) — Lanyun Huang (Finch) @finchy973 @lanyun.h May Scott Studio 16:00 — Reading Workshop: (East) Asian, Woman and Minor Feelings in Contemporary Britain — Clare Chun-yu Liu @clarechunyuliu , May Scott Studio (sign-up on the day) 17:00/20:00 — Past and Present — Bunga Yuridespita @iamyoshimi_ variable times and locations 17:30 — between readings — Shuyi Gao @tender_228 & Savannah Theis @practicing_relationality , May Scott Studio 17:30 — Rooting Petals, Rooting Place — Kassy Fang @urawayy , Activation (installation on view 13:00–19:00), Palmer Room 19:00 — The Last Shaman — Sook Kuan Tang @tangbubbles The Main Hall 19:45 — Night Archives (working title) — Jan-Ming Lee @janleeuk , May Scott Studio 20:30 — Bad Asians Club: Cabaret Night — Sam Reynolds @heysamreynolds & Vee Dagger @veedagger The Main Hall 21:00 — Bad Asians Club Disco, The Main Hall 📅 Saturday 8 November 2025 📍 Hoxton Hall, London N1 6SH 🔗 Full details and tickets via link in bio #AlternativeRoots #MingStrike #HoxtonHall #Kakilang #ESEAartists #LiveArt #FestivalSchedule

#39. Theatre is Not Worth It, But... In conversation with Elisabeth Gunawan / 剧场不值得，但...与剧场艺术家Elisabeth Gunawan对话 節目介紹/Intro In this episode, we had a conversation with theatre artist Elisabeth Gunawan (Betty). Each of us got to know her at different places, but we’ve all been blown away by how sharply she reflects and how effortlessly she drops golden one-liners. Since 2021, Betty has been making frequent apprearances in the UK theatre scene with award-winning works like Unforgettable Girl and Stamping in the Graveyard. In this conversation, we talk with Betty about her upcoming show Prayers for a Hungry Ghost at the Barbican and dive into her creative philosophy. Is her name real? It’s a matter of choice. Is theatre worth it? She chooses it anyway. Making theatre in a lean way? But always resourceful. 本期邀请到了剧场艺术家Elisabeth Gunawan（Betty）。小明们与她认识的契机各不相同，但她善于总结并输出金句的能力实在震撼小明。2021年以后，Betty在英国剧场圈中频频发力，并创作出了Unforgettably Girl，Stamping in the Graveyard等频频获奖的作品。本期节目中，小明们与Betty着重聊了她新进将于Barbican演出的Prayers for a Hungry Ghost，并探讨她的创作理念。姓名是假的？来自于个人选择。剧场不值得？但仍然选择剧场。贫穷的艺术家？但总能找到应对方法。 本期主持/Host Howl + 小胡 + Mengting 嘉賓/Guest Elisabeth Gunawan 吳金蘭 @elisabettygun is an award-winning writer and performer. With KISS WITNESS @kisswitness , their work harnesses the power of theatre to create spaces of belonging for people who don’t have it in real life, to decolonise the imagination and empower people. Their works include the bouffon performance Unforgettable Girl (The Pleasance, 2021-2023), the immersive headphone piece Stampin’ in the Graveyard (Summerhall, 2021-2025) and the ensemble piece Prayers for a Hungry Ghost (Barbican, 2022-2025). 伊莉莎白・古纳旺（Elisabeth Gunawan，吳金蘭）是一位屡获殊荣的作家与表演艺术家。与 KISS WITNESS一起，她运用戏剧的力量，为那些在现实生活中缺乏归属感的人创造属于他们的空间，以此去殖民化想象力并赋予人们力量。 ~~~ 🎙小明拆台 Ming Strike 由幾位現居海外的當代表演實踐者獨立製作。🎙 Ming Strike is an independently produced podcast that features interviews with transnational art workers and shares our reflections on current events in arts and culture. 🎙在各大podcast平台搜尋「小明拆台」就可以聆聽我們的節目🎙️ Search Ming Strike on Spotify, Apple Podcast or other audio streaming platform to listen to this episode. #MingStrike #podcast #eseaartist

A meeting point of flavours, prints, and feminist imagination — artists, chefs and collectives bringing food, zines, and participatory art to Alternative Roots. Marketplace will be open throughout the day of 8th November from 13:00 in @hoxtonhall VaChina 阴道中国 @vachina2021 Feminist art stall by the SOAS-based collective, building a transnational Chinese and ESEA feminist network through colour, humour, and activism. Outland Publishing @outlandpublishingfair A pop-up stall of artist books, zines, and printed matter from the Sino-diasporic publishing platform Outland, spanning photography, writing, manga, and research-based publications. Yulin Huang @yuyulinnnnnn Taiwanese Visual artist presenting a pop-up project Draw Your Own Tarot Card — where audiences can drop in, chat, and create personalised tarot drawings. A selection of her art prints is also for sale. @timmysfusion Asian fusion food — bold, home-made flavours with a creative twist. @homikitchen.uk Crazy rich flavours of Singapore — celebrating warmth, spice, and home through food. 🎟 Alternative Roots — a one-day festival of live art, film, and conversation by ESEA artists. 📅 8 November 2025 | Hoxton Hall, London 🔗 Full programme and tickets via link in bio #AlternativeRoots #MingStrike #HoxtonHall #Kakilang #ESEAartists #LiveArt #ZineCulture #ESEAFood #ESEAcommunity