Each year Tête à Tête takes over for three weeks in August with a mix of musicians, singers, performers and dancers who are given free rein to present their work, some of which is still in progress. The categories include dance, mime and media technologies

Following on from “The Modern Prometheus” theme of Tête à Tête’s latest work in collaboration with Royal College of Music earlier this year extends into their 2018 Opera Festival. WEAR is an immersive opera about time travel, high fashion, ecological disaster and love, taking place in The Crossing at King’s Cross; NIBIRU!, a concept album about the apocalypse, social networking and conspiracy theories; Vicky & Albertis the story of an app, which convinces people that the user has a boyfriend…

KQ Partner McCaldin Arts are also included in the festival line up – Performing Mary’s Hand

Mary’s Hand is a new opera for solo voice about Mary Tudor, first Queen Regnant of England. Surrounded by political and religious intrigue she risked her head, heart and even her soul to survive. Remembered as ‘Bloody Mary’, she has had bad press. Mary loved card games and Fortune dealt her a tricky hand. Let Mary set the record straight – choose a card so we may begin. Buy tickets here.

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