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Transpose Pit Party: Subverse

CN Lester

— ,The Pit
A person with a black veil over their arms presseing against a thin partiton while another person does the same on the other side

The latest edition of Transpose, a powerful evening of music and performance from some of the UK's most exciting trans artists, is directed by Jamie Hale and curated by ILĀ. 

Changemakers from across the industry unite as Transpose returns. Experience powerful, genre-defying performances that blend music, text, poetry and sonic installations to explore trans experience, identity and liberation.

Founded by artistic director CN Lester, Transpose has celebrated and platformed the wide-ranging talents of the UK trans community for over a decade. In CN’s words, it’s a space where ‘we can show you our vulnerabilities, our strengths, and – most of all – our authenticity’.

Multifaceted artist ILĀ is a producer, creative director and the co-founder of Trans Voices UK. Jamie Hale, a multidisciplinary creative is founding Artistic Director of award-winning CRIPtic arts.

See the full line-up below.

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Running time: 75 minutes 

Age guidance: 16+ 

The production contains references to adult themes and adult language. 

Accessibility
All performances are Relaxed and Captioned with an Audio Described introduction.
Caption Designers and Operators Jess Senanayake and Carla Ng. 

Sat 15 Nov, 7.30pm
This performance will be BSL-interpreted. 
BSL-interpretaton by Yusef Gojikian. 

Post-show talk: Fri 14 Nov
Free to same-day ticket holders. 

Presented by the Barbican.

Images by Sophia Stefellé.

The Line-up

ILĀ and Coda Nicolaeff: SECURESCUE and UN/BOUND
The co-founders and directors of TRANS VOICES (the UK’s first professional Trans+ choir) perform two of their ground-breaking sonic installations, including SECURESCUE and UN/BOUND.

ILĀ and Ray Felix Carter: A New Commission
ILĀ will also collaborate with interdisciplinary artist Ray Felix Carter on a new commission. Disruptive yet playful, this new piece combines music and text to reclaim the concept of dissociation, widely experienced by trans communities.

 

CN Lester and Jamie Hale: A New Commission
Musician, composer and artistic director of Transpose CN Lester creates an interdisciplinary piece with playwright and poet Jamie Hale, blending poetry, storytelling and contemporary classical composition with operatic vocality and extended vocal techniques.

CN Lester: Fellow Travellers
For fans of CN Lester’s alt singer-songwriter back-catalogue, (“atmospheric, emotional” – The Advocate), they will treat audiences to an advance performance of original songs from their forthcoming EP, Fellow Travellers, with further surprises yet to be revealed.

 

The Pit

Location
The Pit is located on Level -2 within the main Barbican building and can be accessed via the stairs or lifts on Level G, next to the doors to the Lakeside Terrace. 

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.

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