Berlin-based Kenyan sound artist KMRU joins the BNM 2026 lineup with immersive works shaped from field recording, improvisation and expansive drones, inviting deep, attentive listening.
Saint Abdullah, alongside Eomac and visual artist Rebecca Salvadori, present A Forbidden Distance – a powerful live audiovisual collaboration reflecting on displacement, memory and connection.
Egyptian artist YUNIS brings Opera for 1000 Crows, intertwining electronics, cello and voice. Rooted in Upper Egyptian funeral dance ritual, it becomes a transformative live experience, balancing mourning, play and the fragile space between life and death.
Presented by Presented by Bristol New Music, Bristol Beacon, St George’s Bristol, Arnolfini, Spike Island, and Bristol University’s Department of Music
Format: Standing
Age: All ages (Under 18s to be accompanied by an adult)
Content warning
This show contains strobe lighting and haze effects. Please contact access@bristolbeacon.org if you have questions about access.
Performance times
Doors: 20.00
Start: 20.15
Finish: 23.00
All timings are approximate and subject to change