AVA LONDON 2025
“Technology is giving me the ick… where are all the thinkers?”
– FKA twigs, AVA London 2025
Emphasising contemporary culture, visual arts and the international music community, the 2025 conference programme was our boldest to date – featuring industry forums and exciting new partnerships.
I led on conference programming, the festival campaign, brand + media partners, and the visual identity across all facets of AVA London.
This year also saw the return of two major community-led projects: AVA Forum and the AVA Creator’s Forum. AVA Forum is an international summit for independent festival organisers, designed to create a safe space to address the most pressing issues facing the industry.
The AVA Creator’s Forum is a talent development programme for young people and emerging music producers, delivered in partnership with pointblank Music School. In 2025, it returned as a week-long programme coinciding with AVA London. I directed the strategy and development of both projects, working closely with key stakeholders to ensure their impact.
Highlights
✼ FKA twigs headlining the RA Exchange Live at the British Library at the start of her global Eusexua album campaign & tour - watch here ✼
✼ Underworld’s keynote interview.
✼ Ryoji Ikeda live A/V performance at HERE at Outernet. Global debut of Marcell Dettmann’s ‘My Own Shadow’ Live – sold out show. Erika de Casier, Mechatok + Kojaque live at EartH Hackney.
✼ Trippin hosting a panel titled curating contemporary culture, global music and micro trends co: programmed featuring speakers from Barbican, Serpentine, ICA London and House of Dread.
✼ 'Re-Queering Dancefloors' bringing back this talk as a diverse keynote panel hosted by Munroe Bergdorf.
✼ Bringing Lorenzo Senni’s 4-hour masterclass “The Architecture of Intensity” to The British Library.
✼ MUBI coming on board to host a keynote about music & film with Raffertie (The Substance), Lucy Bright (Aftersun) & Naqqash Khalid (director, In Camera)
✼ No Tags Podcast live with Special Request.
✼ Lectures, Talks & Masterclasses from Jarvis Cocker, Marcell Dettmann, NONOTAK, HorsegiirL & many more.
✼ FKA twigs headlining the RA Exchange Live at the British Library at the start of her global Eusexua album campaign & tour - watch here ✼
✼ Underworld’s keynote interview.
✼ Ryoji Ikeda live A/V performance at HERE at Outernet. Global debut of Marcell Dettmann’s ‘My Own Shadow’ Live – sold out show. Erika de Casier, Mechatok + Kojaque live at EartH Hackney.
✼ Trippin hosting a panel titled curating contemporary culture, global music and micro trends co: programmed featuring speakers from Barbican, Serpentine, ICA London and House of Dread.
✼ 'Re-Queering Dancefloors' bringing back this talk as a diverse keynote panel hosted by Munroe Bergdorf.
✼ Bringing Lorenzo Senni’s 4-hour masterclass “The Architecture of Intensity” to The British Library.
✼ MUBI coming on board to host a keynote about music & film with Raffertie (The Substance), Lucy Bright (Aftersun) & Naqqash Khalid (director, In Camera)
✼ No Tags Podcast live with Special Request.
✼ Lectures, Talks & Masterclasses from Jarvis Cocker, Marcell Dettmann, NONOTAK, HorsegiirL & many more.
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