Electronic musician and producer Darren Cunningham, known as Actress and the London Contemporary Orchestra (LCO) are to reprise their collaboration at the Barbican on 26 May 2018. The evolution of their project continues with recent performances including an appearance at Strelka Institute in Moscow and at the Tate Tanks in London. Originally performed at the Barbican in February 2016, the concert creates synergy between both live electronic and acoustic components. Furthermore the project aims not just to align the electronic and the acoustic in harmony but to splice them into a new hybrid instrument. As part of the process Actress and LCO augment traditional piano and create sounds from objects as varied as temple bowls and plastic bags.
This project was originally curated by Boiler Room and the LCO with the support of Arts Council England and the backing of leading British independent record label Ninja Tune.
Actress has curated a programme of additional performances to complement the presentation on 26 May. To open proceedings multi-disciplinary artist Duval Timothy will deliver a set of jazz-inspired minimalism on piano. Lo-fi electronic performer and audio engineer Silvia Kastel then brings the first half of the evening to a close. Kastel’s set will playfully test the borders between sound art, noise and dance music.
Following the concert in the Hall, Swedish producer Toxe will debut her live show on Barbican’s Clubstage. Her late-night set of glitch-peppered techno will provide ample proof of her status as a ‘one-to-watch’.