NuMoment comes to King's Cross

Granary Square and the Crossing at Central Saint Martins: 3 May to 2 June

NuMoment is a temporary monument, hangout space and stage, welcoming young and emerging talent in music, dance and performance from King’s Cross, Camden and London-wide. Based in the Crossing at Central Saint Martins and Granary Square from 3 May to 2 June, drop by and visit or sign up for an exciting line-up of related events happening in May.

The installation honours the hidden artistic histories of King’s Cross, referencing the rave and clubbing scene of the 80’s and 90’s, when the area became a landmark for the production of cutting-edge sounds and free parties.

NuMoment is there for everyone in the King’s Cross community. It can be a space to convene or to showcase performances, a place for pop-up acts, reading and discussion groups or just to sit and meet and have lunch. If you would like to host an activation, please complete this form.

Creating sonic links across time, a related ‘sound collage’ combines archival sounds, interviews, music samples, field recording and sound experimentations. Created by local broadcaster Voices Radio, it features past, present and future ‘Nu’ artistic scenes that have formed around music, dance and performance in the neighbourhood.

NuMoment is the culmination of the first King’s Cross and Central Saint Martins Artist-In-Residence, led by design collective The Decorators, in collaboration with members of the social enterprise FishTank and students and graduates from CSM Spatial Practices, and others.

NuMoment NuTalent
Monday 6 May, 5-10pm
The Crossing at Central Saint Martins

Join us for an evening featuring emerging NuTalent from the surrounding boroughs of Camden and Islington and London wide, with five emerging recording artists spanning afro-R&B, pop, spoken word and soul, curated by social enterprise FishTank’s Antonette Bowen.

Line-up includes Suavey, Nomadic Libaax, Mukuza, Töpia and Sophie Griffiths

Free – booking required.

NuMoment NuMoves
Friday 10 May, 6–9 pm
The Crossing at Central Saint Martins

An experimental performance collaborating with dancers and dance groups who rehearse inside the CSM building. With ‘silent disco’ technology, who will perform a choreographed dance simultaneously to different music tracks – exploring sonic and spatial juxtapositions of music and dance genres. Dancers and non-dancers alike are welcome to get involved!

The event is supported and developed in collaboration with Spatial Radio, a mobile audio-based learning platform for sound, performance, conversation and debate, based in the Spatial Practices Programme at CSM.

Free- booking required.

NuSounds - NuMoment hosts Voices Radio
Friday 31 May, 5-10pm
Granary Square, King’s Cross

Join Local radio station Voices as they venture out of their studio in Coal Drops Yard and broadcast live from the NuMoment stage. DJs will be playing a range of genres from ambient classical, downtempo, soul and funk, to broken beat and afrobeat.

Join Voices in Granary Square at the NuMoment stage for a broadcast that celebrates local young talent throughout the evening.

Free – booking required