Journal
A sporadic record of what happens in William Kentridge’s studio, in video, words and images
Drawing in Indian ink for L’Orfeo
Glyndebourne Festival 2026
Performances of L’Orfeo to take place on
7, 10, 12, 18, 20, 23 and 25 July, 2026
Conductor
Jonathan Cohen
Director
William Kentridge
Set Designer
Sabine Theunissen
Costume Designer
Greta Goiris
Associate Director
Luc De Wit
Choreographer
Gregory Maqoma
Lighting Designer
Urs Schönebaum
Video Designer
Janus Fouché
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Leader Kati Debretzeni
L’Orfeo is a co-production between Glyndebourne, the Metropolitan Opera and Greek National Opera.
📣PREMIERE PERFORMANCE📣
A week from today, Sunday 14 June, 2026
Monteverdi’s
L’ORFEO
Glyndebourne Festival
14 June - 25 July, 2026
Conductor
Jonathan Cohen
Director
William Kentridge
Set Designer
Sabine Theunissen
Costume Designer
Greta Goiris
Associate Director
Luc De Wit
Choreographer
Gregory Maqoma
Lighting Designer
Urs Schönebaum
Video Designer
Janus Fouché
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Leader Kati Debretzeni
L’Orfeo is a co-production between Glyndebourne, the Metropolitan Opera and Greek National Opera.
📣 Now open at SFMoMA 📣
Across four floors and with 250 artworks, “Reimagine: The Fisher Collection at 10” is the first complete transformation of the Fisher galleries at @sfmoma in a decade. The presentation offers fresh ways to experience favorite works and connect with objects and ideas. It also helps uncover new perspectives and stories about beloved artists like William Kentridge and many more.
The Kentridge section of the presentation features the films “Tide Table” and “What will come, has already come” along with drawings and prints.
Exhibition design: @sabine.theunissen
Courtesy SFMoMA
Photos: Don Ross
Mirror sequence from a new animation
Installation views from “The Battle Between YES and NO”
Kunsthalle Praha, Prague
Until September 7, 2026
Curated by Christelle Havranek
Exhibition design by @sabine.theunissen
The trees, dense, green with grief.
A new animation in progress
📣 OPENING TOMORROW 📣
William Kentridge
“The Battle Between YES and NO”
Kunsthalle Praha
April 16 - September 7, 2026
Video extract from:
William Kentridge
‘A Letter to Felice’, 2026
Diorama with dual channel HD video and scenography
Editor - Joshua Trappler
Composer - Philip Miller
Motion Capture - Janus Fouché
Motion Capture Performers:
- Taryn Buccellato
- Roseline Wilkens
Archival Film Performers:
- William Kentridge
- Sue Pam Grant
Additional Music:
- Béla Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68
- Leoš Janáček - Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs
Diorama Technical Designer - Joshua Trappler
Diorama Fabrication - Digital Fabric
Set construction:
- Claire Zinn
- Damon Garstang
A cat and a jug. A new animation in progress.
On the studio walls. Drawings for a new film.
