A special concert of radical experimental music with Strasbourg-based collective lovemusic and acclaimed composer-performers Jennifer Walshe and Neil Luck (WACK). Presented by Arnolfini, lovemusic and nonclassical.

The event forms part of a rare UK visit, with new work being presented at both Arnolfini and the ICA, London.

Collective lovemusic known for their courageous explorations of new configurations of collaborative performance, are joined by WACK for a live ‘collage in the round’. Across their collaborative 45-minute new work, they’ll move between composed material, spoken text, visual elements and real-time decision making, creating a maximalist coming together of multilingual voices, acoustic instruments, live electronics, esoteric invocations, telepathic madrigals, dense noise and deep relaxation tapes.

The concert will also feature a new piece by Neil Luck: an epic fan-fiction monologue that cinematically deconstructs the identity of acclaimed British film director Christopher Nolan.

Co-presented by Arnolfini + lovemusic + nonclassical.

lovemusic

Emiliano Gavito - flute and voice
Adam Starkie - clarinete
Emily Yabe - viola
Céline apion - cello
Finbar Hosie - electronics

WACK

Jennifer Walshe
Neil Luck

Arnolfini Theatre

31 October 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
£16 full price, £9 concessions for all who need it

This project is supported by the French Ministry of culture – DRAC Grand Est, the Conseil Régional Grand Est, the City of Strasbourg; Diaphonique, Franco-British-Irish fund for contemporary music, in partnership with the SACEM, the Friends of the French Institute Trust, the British Council, the Institut français, the Institut français du Royaume-Uni, the Centre National de la Musique, Culture Ireland and Salabert Fondation. 

nonclassical thanks the friendly support of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.