Academy Award–winning composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, known for Chernobyl, Tár and The Joker, brings her album Where to From to life on stage in a performance with immersive sound and light. Marking the ...

An intimate family drama about navigating separation and complexities of love, art and relationships, from Pioneering Icelandic filmmaker and artist Hlynur Pálmason (Godland). Set against the stunning ...

A thoroughly elegant concert for piano and wind instruments, and an opportunity to hear Sir Antonio Pappano on the piano in collaboration with an ensemble of LSO Musicians. In 1936, the Nazi Party ...

In this debut feature film from director Baku Kinoshita, a dying yakuza reflects on his past. In Autumn 2024, Akutsu, an elderly inmate serving life in prison, is on the verge of a lonely death in his ...

A delirious blend of political satire, fantasy spectacle and pop absurdity, Diamantino follows the world’s most beloved football star as his seemingly perfect life begins to unravel. When a refugee ...

This female-centred coming-of-age drama from director Tracy Choi follows a filmmaker from Macau as she questions how experiences from her past have shaped her present. Unusual in its geographic scope, ...

Guildhall Jazz Orchestra welcomes internationally acclaimed trumpet soloist Ingrid Jensen for a performance of Miles Davis and Gil Evans’ luminous 1958 reimagining of the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess.

Join us for the UK premiere of Proving Up, a new opera by acclaimed composer Missy Mazzoli. Set on the unforgiving plains of 1870s Nebraska, it offers a haunting reflection on the American Dream.

Join us for this programme that features Bax's dreamy and reflective memorial to friends he lost in the 1916 Easter Uprising, Bruckner's rich and lyrical Adagio from the String Quintet in F major, and ...

This summer, we're using our exhibition Project a Black Planet as the inspiration for a deep dive into the rich influence of Pan-Africanism on contemporary arts and culture. Over 30 events across art, ...

In this UK premiere, a trans woman goes on a hilariously uncomfortable journey of discovery as she strives to become a “puppygirl”, in this unique DIY gonzo documentary. When a trans woman is given ...

Get creative at our collage drop-in session as a chance to relax and express yourself creatively with fellow festival attendees. Throughout the festival, unwind and reflect by dropping by our free ...