London Alchemy

London, Alchemy, Graveyards, Theremins

This June, following their annual London Month of the Dead celebration, Antique Beat and A Curious Invitation will be returning to Brompton Cemetery with a series of events on the theme of magic and alchemy.

The spirits of magical London characters John Dee, Francis Barrett, Aleister Crowley and Austin Osman Spare (along with their Swiss cousins Paracelsus and Jung) will be evoked by historians, folklorists and practitioners over a weekend in one of the city’s most magnificent seven cemeteries.

Thrill to the music of ‘alchemist of sound' Lydia Kavina (possibly the world’s greatest theremin player) and to tales of transformation performed by Giles Abbot (one of our greatest story tellers) in the candlelit cemetery chapel.

And benefit Dead Londoners whilst you do it: each ticket includes a 20% donation toward a host of renovation projects as part of the heritage lottery fund fund appeal for this most precious of London places.

And to help distill your own alchemical spirit, each ticket also includes a bespoke Hendrick's Gin cocktail

FULL PROGRAMME

THE LONDON MAGE
John Dee and Francis Barrett
with Glyn Parry and Mark Pilkington
Saturday 4th June from 1:00 to 3:00 pm

SECRETS AND WISDOM OF THE SORCERERS
Spell Books, Scryers and the Philosopher's Stone
With Owen Davies and George Hoyle
Saturday 4th June from 3:00 to 5:00 pm

GHOST IN THE MACHINE
A Candlelit Theremin Concert
With Lydia Kavina
Saturday 4th June from 7:00 pm


MIRROR OF THE SOUL
The Tarot Decks of Aleister Crowley and Austin Osman Spare
With Danny Nemu and Jonathan Allen
Sunday 5th June from 1:00 to 3:00 pm


ALCHEMY OF THE PSYCHE - Paracelsus & Jung
Sunday 5th June from 3:00 to 5:00 pm
With Philip Ball and Sonu Shamdasani


TALES OF TRANSFORMATION - A selection of tales of alchemical mystery
Sunday 5th June from 7:00 pm
With Giles Abbot