FOREIGN | FUTURES

Kimberly Ho Kimberly Ho 何文蔚 (any pronouns) is an interdisciplinary artist, filmmaker and performer, based on so-called “Vancouver”. Raised in a working-class immigrant family, Kimberly’s work is grounded in collaboration and shaped by a commitment to non-hierarchical creation. In their artistic practice, they seek to explore their Hakka diaspora through the physical body & food culture, framing new media as a dimension of queer futurisms, and immersive art as a site of liberation.

Their directorial works have been exhibited at film festivals including Images Festival in Toronto, and Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF), where they garnered the People’s Choice Award for Best Short Film and the inaugural Richard K. Wong Film Fund. They are a co-host and co-producer of season 4 “Pride: The LGBTQ+ History Series” with OUTtv, for which they were nominated for Best Host, Web Program or Series at the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards.
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From colonial Hong Kong to the unceded and ancestral lands of the MST, Stephanie Wong (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores the intersections of live performance and immersive experiences. Her art is an invocation to imagination, which she explores through direction, dramaturgy, new work creation, performance, and design. As the Producer at Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre and the Associate Artistic Director at re:Naissance, their advocacy is rooted in radical softness and collective care. Since the pandemic, Stephanie has transferred their multidisciplinary theatre skills to the digital landscape, infusing ‘theatre magic’ into various technological mediums. This includes building sets for stop motion films, devising immersive digital livestreams, and dramaturging operatic stories for augmented reality (XR) experiences. Moving fluidly between mediums and disciplines, Stephanie believes that storytelling allows us to compassionately open ourselves up to the complexity of our world, holding true our nuanced interconnectedness, and asking ourselves what more is possible.

Jasmine Chen is a second-generation Taiwanese-Singaporean immigrant artist based in the unceded lands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm, Skwxwú7mesh, and Səl̓ílwətaɬ Nations. She makes and supports multilingual interdisciplinary work that pushes for linguistic and formal diversity. Jasmine’s work as a performer, director, educator and creator has engaged with communities from coast to coast in repertory festivals, independent theatres, regional and outdoor theatres. She is the creator of Jade Circle and a member of the Five Blessings Collective.

Jasmine is a recipient of the Gina Wilkinson Award, the Jon Kaplan Legacy Canadian Stage Performer Award, Stratford Festival Jean Gascon Award, and is a Leo Award and Dora Award nominated actor. She has been featured in CBC Arts, The Georgia Straight, The Toronto Star, Stir Magazine, Intermission Magazine, Fete Chinoise Magazine and the Vancouver Sun. Jasmine is an alumnus of the National Theatre School Artistic Leadership Residency and Ryerson Theatre School (TMU). msjasminechen.com ; @hausofchen

Christian Ching is a queer scenographer, lighting designer, and production manager with a love for design and nature. They are a graduate of Simon Fraser University with a double degree in Theatre Production and Design and in the Biological Sciences. Originally from the Philippines, they are currently based in the unceded Coast Salish territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations (also known as Vancouver). Their practice aims to revolve around playful collaboration and a focus on the environmental aspects of storytelling. In their free time, they like to write and run RPGs, draw, and make music.

Agnes Hui is an emerging stage manager in town, as well as a veteran arts and cultural event planner. A settler from Hong Kong, she is currently based in so-called Vancouver, the ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish Peoples. Notable stage management credits include HEAVEN FM by Hong Kong Exile at Vancouver Art Gallery and 2025 Festival TransAmériques, 2024 Tour of Residuals (住み‧墨) by Shion Skye Carter, La Mitchin di Mitchif 2024 by V’ni Dansi, and PLUNGE Mentorship Project 2023 by The Falling Company.

Agnes is a key member of Vancouver-based nonprofit HK House. Dedicated to diaspora community building and the preservation of Hong Kong culture, the volunteer collective is the proud organizer of the annual Vancouver Hong Kong Fair.

June Hsu (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist, musician, and theatre production designer passionate in all aspects of sound and video. Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada –the unceded and stolen territories of the xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, June has been surrounded by the colourful sounds and sights from the cities to the mountains; sparking an interest in exploring the interrelations between sounds and visuals and their unique personalities. She is a graduate of Simon Fraser University’s BFA Theatre Production and Design program and of Douglas College’s Stagecraft and Event Technology program. Some of her works include, sound designing for “Selfie” with rice & beans theatre and FOLDA, projection and sound designing for “Big Queer Filipino Karaoke Night!”, designing for “The Flying Dutchman” with the Vancouver Opera as the assistant projection designer, and projection designing for “I Fear Love”.

Veron Xio (they/them), is a Vietnamese-Canadian electronic music producer, composer and multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans sound, performance, video, and design.

Through their solo music project x/o, they explore transformation and transgression through duality, with genre-warping productions drawn on ambient, nu-metal, trip-hop, and experimental club. Their music has been released on Precious Metals and Quantum Natives, with features in The Wire, Resident Advisor, and Bandcamp Daily. x/o has presented work at Palais de Tokyo (Paris), ICA London, La Casa Encendida (Madrid), and Phoenix Central Park (Sydney) and participated in residencies including MUTEK Amplify at Somerset House Studios, Red Bull Bass Camp, and most recently A. Farm in Saigon.

Veron is also a designer and creative director under venom-s studios. As well, they are the founder and curator of Notebook Platform, a Vancouver-based mentorship initiative focused on live electronic performance and artist development.