Review

Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2026

Tony Benjamin

“Witnessing their brilliant collective creativity was a heart-warming privilege that will resound long after the festival’s finale.”

Graffiti Bodies XV by Dam Van Huynh, Elaine Mitchener & Michael Picknett

Qiao Lin Tan

In a world where it feels like injustice and oppression repeats itself in different guises with every news story and social media post, Graffiti Bodies XV reminds us that amongst the multiple layers of shittery, there are always layers upon layers of hope, justice and community to look for as well.

Graffiti Bodies XV: A Requiem for the Wrongfully Erased

Kevin Le Gendre

Graffiti Bodies XV is more of a death disco, a thought-provoking if not utterly disquieting commentary on the long history of police brutality in the black Diaspora.

Elaine Mitchener redefines what singing means in virtuoso tour-de-force

Flora Willson

★★★★★

The vocalist travels the full spectrum of the human voice, from subdued sounds of mouth and breath to an exhilarating remix of her own hyper-exuberant electronic soundscape

Deep Time: Basquiat & Cage 8424
Fruitmarket, Edinburgh, UK

Claire Sawers

“Bold curating now about bold curating then, Deep Time runs deep and feels vital with satisfying, intermingling art forms.”

Sound
Deep Time:
Basquiat and Cage 84.24

Dan Kidner

“Mitchener’s passions are deeply personal but also resonate with a broader community of artists, curators, writers and researchers who, through sonic and listening strategies, grapple with the question of what it means to pay attention in a world where this capacity is increasingly under threat.”

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