A performance that draws inspiration from Korean shamanic traditions, where drums and rhythmic instruments are used to blur the divide between the human and the divine.

It features a Taiko drummer and four performers who activate a series of percussion instruments, exploring alternative and non-verbal responses to history, narrative and form.

The work invokes a premodern sensibility, particularly the concept of the sacred, suggesting that artworks can embody forgotten powers that go beyond representation.

Performed by Molly Olivia Broad, Emma Holbrook, Johnny Jones, Eden Leo and Clara Potter- Sweet.

Performance: 3pm
Free entry (booking necessary)

Young in Hong, Five Acts is open throughout the Festival (Wednesday to Sunday). Free entry.

Event timings

Performance: 3pm

Our café Emmeline will remain open throughout the event for refreshments and light snacks.

Young In Hong

Born in Seoul, Young In Hong lives and works in Bristol.

Recent solo exhibitions include at Kunsthal Extra City, Antwerp (2023); Exeter Phoenix (2018); the Korean Cultural Centre, London (2017); and Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (2015).

Her performances have been presented at Seoul Museum of Art (2022); the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul (2019); Arnolfini, Bristol (2019); Spike Island, Bristol (2017); Block Universe, London (2017) and the 10th Gwangju Biennale (2014).

In 2019, Hong was shortlisted for the Korea Artist Prize.

Bristol New Music

Taking place from Thursday 25 – Sunday 28 April 2024, Bristol New Music is a city-wide festival of contemporary music and sound. For the full programme and further information, visit www.bristolnewmusic.org