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Home > Archives for Battersea Arts Centre

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Grin featuring Divine Tasinda (Photo: Tiu Makkonen)

Costumed and sculptural dance with Grin

Sound, visuals and choreography come together for a dynamic performance of Grin by two dancers at Battersea Arts Centre…

James Cousins Company, We Are As Gods, photo Camilla Greenwell - landscape

An immersive celebration of life at Battersea Arts Centre

This autumn, watch an immersive celebration of life and dance in the rooms, rooftops and secret stairways of Battersea Arts Centre…

The Motherhood Project, Battersea Arts Centre

Online festival explores parenthood experiences

This month, Battersea Arts Centre will be hosting an online festival of short films, exploring parenthood…

Live From The Grand Hall Credit Battersea Arts Centre

Make/Love this autumn with a season of digital shows

This autumn, Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) in London is inviting you to Make/Love, as a season of daring and intimate work is launched…

unReal City BAC

A virtual reality experience for two

This month, be part of an audience of two and enjoy an intimate and innovative virtual reality experience at Battersea Arts Centre…

The Spirit - BAC

Performance focuses on the human spirit

A trilogy of physical performances, radically exploring the changing of the human spirit, will open at Battersea Arts Centre this month…

Impact Dance, Photo credit : Chris Winter / Wembley Park

Some Outrageous Behaviour in London

Enjoy a weekend festival from Impact Dance at Battersea Arts Centre, with a dance showcase and an interactive dance evening…

Now is the Time to Say Nothing

An installation that connects audiences to a human story beyond the headlines

An interactive sound and video installation exploring the role of screens in observing global conflicts, is heading to Battersea Arts Centre this autumn…

BAC Heritage trail installation

Interactive trails with mechanical eyes and applauding chandeliers

This month, Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) is launching a new set of interactive heritage trails and installations for visitors of all ages…

Occupy festival Battersea Arts Centre 2019 Post

Occupy – a Battersea Arts Centre takeover

Battersea Arts Centre’s month long Occupy festival will feature world premieres, gig theatre, live games, virtual experiences, rap poetry and installations…

Little Bulb Theatre, Orpheus - Battersea Arts Centre

Battersea Arts Centre turns into an opulent 1930s music hall for Orpheus

Audiences will be transported to 1930s Paris, for Little Bulb Theatre’s production of Orpheus at Battersea Arts Centre this month…

BAC Productions, Return to Elm House Image Guy Sanders

An immersive family adventure at Battersea Arts Centre

This Christmas, in an immersive family adventure, Battersea Arts Centre will share the radical and inspiring true story of Jeanie Nassau Senior (1828–1877), an early feminist and social pioneer…

Lekan Lawal, Superblackman - Battersea Arts Centre

Mythology and pop culture collide in a multi-art form mash up

Follow Al’s journey in SUPERBLACKMAN, as mythology and pop culture collide in a multi-art form mash up that explores power, mental health and representation…

Dead Centre, Chekhov's First Play, Rory Nolan PHOTOCREDIT Jose Miguel Jimenez

A fragmented version of Chekhov’s earliest work

Dublin’s award-winning Dead Centre fragment and rebuild Chekhov’s earliest work this autumn at the Battersea Arts Centre in London…

Apples and Snakes Rallying Cry - Battersea Arts Centre - Image: Jerry Kiesewetter

Hear a Rallying Cry at Battersea Arts Centre

Apples and Snakes, celebrates 35 years with an immersive journey through London’s Battersea Arts Centre, rallying the voices of protest…

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Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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