| Main Performers | Jess Gillam,
LionHeart,
Anna Lapwood,
Corey Baker - associate artists
Lucy Noble (RAH Artistic Director) - speaker |
| Set List | 14:30 Drinks Reception,
15:00 Speeches,
16:00 End |
| Performance Notes | By-invitation only launch reception for the Royal Albert Hall's inaugural Associate Artist scheme.
A year on from its 150th birthday, the Royal Albert Hall is looking to the future with the announcement of four associate artists, who will create ambitious projects across the worlds of classical music, dance and spoken word.
Choreographer and filmmaker Corey Baker, saxophone player and presenter Jess Gillam, organist and conductor Anna Lapwood, and spoken-word performer LionHeart will headline shows, present exclusive commissions and run initiatives for young audiences as part of the scheme.
The project is part of a wider push around innovation and diversity at the venue, and aims to increase young peoples engagement with more traditional artforms.
Lapwoods involvement will include a focus on commissioning young female composers, while Bakers work will champion climate action and sustainability. LionHearts priority is promoting mental health through immersive spectacle and self-expression, while Gillam hopes to celebrate the potential for music and speech to connect, unify and create communities particularly with young people.
Lucy Noble, Artistic Director at the Hall, said:
This programme is about shining a light on this historic space enabling old friends and new audiences to see it in a different way. Were opening up the stage to these four fantastic artists, making it a place where we can challenge preconceptions, spotlight crucial contemporary issues, and inspire the next generation of creatives.
The associate artists programme is supported by the Thompson Family Charitable Trust. |
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