What's On | Battersea Arts Centre

A group of people are in a studio space, kneeling with their forearms on the floor. They are all facing the same way with their bottoms pointing diagonally forward. They are in various states of undress, some of them are topless with jeans on, others with a half-unbuttoned top on, others just in underwear or with their trousers and underwear showing part of their bottom. The floor is brick and there is a black cable running round it connecting to some lighting stands that can be seen in the background.

26 - 27 Mar

The Present Is Not Enough

Silvia Calderoni and Ilenia Caleo

Inspired by cruising as a social practice, The Present is Not Enough reimagines the city as a space that can be open, intimate and safe.

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Apr 6–Apr 30

Test Event

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14 - 25 Apr

Second Trimester

Krishna Istha and Geetha Shankar. Directed by Milli Bhatia. Produced by BAC.

Following the critically acclaimed 'First Trimester', this ambitious new show is a cinematic, Bollywood-inspired family saga.

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Two shirtless white men with light brown hair are standing together mirroring each other with their back shoulder and heads touching facing forward with eyes closed; their back arm extended backward and the other extended forward both in prayer position with one another. Their faces are painted with exaggerated contour and overlined red lipstick. Behind them are hanging pictures on a black background; biggest image on the left shows a white woman with wavy blonde hair in a yellow swimsuit, face down on the beach with the calm shoreline behind her; above her there is white text that reads ‘your eyes, they strove’. The other smaller images on the right show various abstract image with blue and orange colours.

1 - 2 May

Monica

Pablo Lilienfeld and Federico Vladimir

A striking theatrical tribute to maternal legacy and erased histories. Expect dance, music and a touch of drag and cabaret in this multimedia telenovela.

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A woman wearing pink tracksuit bottoms and a crop top is standing facing away from the camera with arms held high and peace signing with her fingers. Behind her, a large screen reads ‘The End Is Coming’ in bold white distorted text on a black background. A large pink teddy bear sits on a chair in the corner.

7 - 16 May

Bloom 2026

Spanning two weekends, Bloom presents five genre-defying productions in a curated programme of cutting-edge performance developed at BAC.

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Two white sticks being puppeteerd by pink string. Blurred in the background are scattered black beads, a strip of light brown fur, and a curious audience in the shadows. Around the image is a blue-green haze, the colours of Bloom festival.

7 - 9 May

Matter Era

Tim Spooner and Terrapin

Part installation, part performance, Matter Era brings a post-human world to life through experimental puppetry and animated objects.

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A white woman with long wavy ginger hair is kneeling on a desk with both hands down in front of her. She is wearing a dark pink long-sleeved leotard with strings of large light pink jewels and cloth tassels under the arms. There a microphone on her right. The image is treated with a green smoke at the bottom.

8 - 9 May

Wormhole Of Our Formation

Catherine Hoffmann

A visceral, absurdist ride through Breakdown Britain.

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A brick wall lit by different coloured lights creates a rainbow mosaic backdrop for artist Stacy Makishi’s dance moves; a woman with a short grey bob and glasses, who is wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and black trousers. The chaotic crowd of people are joining in and display their unique poses, some with hands gesticulating, others joyfully still, sitting on the floor. The image is treated with a green smoke at the bottom.

9 May

Walking Each Other Home

Stacy Makishi

What happens when our curiosity becomes larger than our fears? Welcome to a creative encounter celebrating the messy, imperfect parts we’re often told to hide.

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