by Ming Poon & Ariel William Orah

Mutating Kinship is a collective response to the precarious living and working conditions of the Asian diaspora. It is a resistance to the idea of political and cultural integration and assimilation and advocates for an equality of co-existence. Artist-led initiatives with Asian diaspora backgrounds have grown sporadically in numbers during the pandemic. Most of the time, they work in isolation. MKL brought some of the current Asian performing artist initiatives together to build a network of support and shared resources and knowledge. Through this lab, MKL attempt to work out a kinship system that dignifies the diasporic and mutating identities, as well as supports Asian artists during crises.

Performances: July 1 - 5, 2022 | Vierte Welt

Artists/Participants: Ariel William Orah, Hanwen Zhang, Hany Tea, Kiyomi Ren Mino, Marque-Lin, Ming Poon, Mooni Perry,
Promona Sengupta, Sarnt Utamachote, Thao Ho
Facilitator: Seyda Nur Günes
Writers: Emma Lo, Umi Maisaroh
Translators: akiko soyja, To Doan
Graphic designer: Irvandy Syafruddin
Video: Baskoro A. Widyono, Isabelle Schmitz
Photography: Yusuf Alazhar
Sound: Kei Watanabe
Subtitle: Hoang Tran Hieu Hanh
Production Management: MIFRUSH Production (Micaela Trigo & Urszula Heuwinkel)
Project Assistant: Lee Mun Wai

Funded by Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media within the program NEUSTART KULTUR.