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Hannah Peel & Beibei Wang

+ Underland performed by Shards

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photo Raphaël Neal

Composer & electronic musician Hannah Peel collaborates with percussionist Beibei Wang, creating an immersive cycle of sound. Vocal ensemble Shards opens the show with the world premiere of Underland.

Genre-defying musicians Hannah Peel and Beibei Wang come together for The Endless Dance, a vivid new collaboration where electronics meet traditional Chinese instrumentation. Inspired by the 24 solar terms of the Chinese calendar, the album unfolds as an immersive cycle of sound: playful, meditative and alive with curiosity. In Wang’s words, it is ‘two women talking in totally different languages that had a wonderful chat.’

Opening the evening, vocal ensemble Shards performs the world premiere of Underland. Hannah Peel’s score, adapted by Chester Tribley and Bronte Tucker, brings choir, electronics and striking imagery to the stage, drawn from Robert Petit’s film based on Robert Macfarlane’s book.

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Presented by the Barbican

Barbican Classical Music Programme receives major support from Marcus Margulies and additional support In Memory of John Murray

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Artists, performers, and credits

The Endless Dance

Hannah Peel (composer, performing musician)
Beibei Wang (composer, performing musician)

Underland

Hannah Peel (composer)
Chester Tribley and Bronte Tucker (arrangements)
Robert Petit (visuals)
Shards led by Kieran Brunt (vocals)
Produced by NewForm Music 

Based on the film ‘Underland' (2025) directed by Robert Petit, produced by Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel, Lauren Greenwood, Jessica Harrop. A Sandbox Films, Spring Films, Protozoa Pictures, Planet Octopus Studios production 

Based on the book Underland (2019) by Robert Macfarlane

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