“These days even reality has to look artificial.”
― J.G. Ballard, Kingdom Come

Making its debut in The Netherlands and only performed for the second time,British artist Gazelle Twin presents Kingdom Come, a new audio visual performance in collaboration with Chris Turner and Tash Tung.

Kingdom Come is aconceptual performance for two vocalists staged in six chapters, incorporating electronics, film, and a brand new soundtrack from Gazelle Twin, created from samples and live vocal manipulation. With the piece set on treadmills against a manic, illusory landscape, Kingdom Come places heightening physical demands on the performers, resulting in an exhausting, otherworldly climax.

Taking its title from J. G Ballard’s final novel, Kingdom Come will play with notions of feralness, displacement and the uncanny in the contemporary British, urban landscape.

The show is produced by FutureEverything festival. After the premiere in Manchester the second show will be presented at Rewire.

Gazelle Twin is the invention of UK performance artist, composer and producer Elizabeth Bernholz. Her high-concept works are often infused with dark imagery, challenging themes and a stark, unconventional performance style. Her most recent release – UNFLESH (Anti-Ghost Moon Ray/Last Gang Records, 2014) – was a visceral depiction of puberty and phobia, told through a spectrum of voices, from choral to spoken word, against distorted, unrelenting electronic pop, and was The Quietus’ Album of the Year 2014, and was included in the top albums of 2014 by The Guardian, Uncut, NPR, The New York Times and many more.

Chris Turner is a commercial music video and film director. He has worked with clients as diverse as Jaguar Adidas and Sony as well as as artists such as Jay-z and Scanner. Chris has collaborated extensively with Gazelle Twin in the past 18 months, creating the striking films for her AntiBody andExorcise tracks. His work has won both One Show Gold and D&AD awards.

Tash Tung is an up-and-coming music video director and photographer.She studied at Chelsea College of Art and London College of Communication.