Journal

📣 OPENING TONIGHT IN MILAN 📣

SHARPEN YOUR PHILOSOPHY
January 29 – March 28, 2026
Galleria Lia Rumma, Milan

A solo exhibition of new and recent works—including drawings and prints, a diorama, a paravent, large and medium-scale aluminum and bronze sculptures and video installations.

Video excerpt from “To Cross One More Sea”, a three channel film installation related to the recent chamber opera, “The Great Yes, The Great No” ...

📣 OPENING IN ROME TOMORROW 📣

William Kentridge & Philip Miller
BREATHE DISSOLVE RETURN
January 29 – February 1, 2026
MAXXI, Rome
Galleria 5

Cine-concert in a prologue and two parts with special live musical performance:
Video, two sopranos, tenor, bass, piano, clarinet, viola, accordion, kora and percussion

Thursday 29 January at: 6 and 8 pm
Friday 30 January and Sunday 1 February at: 12, 4, 6 and 8 pm
Saturday 31 January at: 12:30, 4 and 6 pm

Films by William Kentridge
Music composed by Philip Miller

Project commissioned and produced by MAXXI (Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI Secolo)
Change Performing Arts

Curated by Oscar Pizzo and Franco Laera

Video editing by Žana Marović

With thanks to @liarummagallery ...

📣 WORLD PREMIERE TONIGHT IN LUCERNE 📣

O, QUICKLY DISAPPEARING PHOTOGRAPH
January 17, 2026, 19h00
Konzertsaal, KKL, Lucerne

2026 FESTIVAL CLOSING CONCERT WITH MARTHA ARGERICH & WORLD PREMIERE BY WILLIAM KENTRIDGE

“O Quickly Disappearing Photograph”
A film about Quaderno musicale di Annalibera by Luigi Dallapiccola
Commissioned by the piano festival “Le Piano Symphonique”

Film: William Kentridge
Pianist: Mirabelle Kajenjeri
Editing: Žana Marović
Producers: The Office performance art + film

Luigi Dallapiccola (1904–1975)
Quaderno musicale di Annalibera for piano ...

“A Letter to Felice”

Film sequence for a new work being made for the upcoming exhibition, “The Battle Between YES & NO” at @kunsthallepraha (April 14 - September 7, 2026) ...

Eurydice

Animation for the forthcoming production of Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo” at @glyndebourne, to be conducted by @jonny_arcangelo, as part of the Glyndebourne Festival, 14 June - 25 July, 2026 ...

Paper Procession VII, 2025
Steel, aluminum sheets, oil paint
136 x 70 x 39 cm ...

Drawing vessels in charcoal ...

📣 OPENING TONIGHT IN BROOKLYN 📣

SIBYL
Powerhouse International Arts Festival
October 8 - 11, 2025

Concept and Director
William Kentridge

Music Director / Composer
Kyle Shepherd

Associate Director / Choral Composer
Nhlanhla Mahlangu

Costume Designer
Greta Goiris

Set Designer
Sabine Theunissen

Lighting Design
Urs Schönebaum

Associate Lighting Design
Elena Gui

Sound Engineering
Zach Williamson

Projection Design
Žana Marović

Cinematography
Duško Marović SASC

Created and performed by
Kyle Shepherd (Piano)
Nhlanhla Mahlangu (Vocalist | Dancer)
Xolisile Bongwana (Vocalist | Dancer)
Thulani Chauke (Dancer)
Teresa Phuti Mojela (Dancer)
Thandazile ‘Sonia’ Rabede (Dancer)
Ayanda Nhlangothi (Vocalist)
Zandile Hlatshwayo (Vocalist)
Siphiwe Nkabinde (Vocalist)
S’busiso Shozi (Vocalist)

Technical Direction
Boyd Design

Production Manager
Brendon Boyd

Technical Director
Carly Levin

Stage Manager
Meghan Williams

Costume Supervisor
Mathilde Baillarger

Props Master
Lissy Barnes-Flint

Video Control
Matthew Deinhart

Voice over ‘Starve the Algorithm’
Joanna Dudley

Studio Fabrication & Technical Director
Chris Waldo de Wet

Costume Fabricators
Emmanuelle Erhart, Carlo Di Mascolo, David Engler

Specialist Prop Fabricator
Jonas Lundquist

Scenic Painter
Anaïs Thomas

Studio Assistants
Jacques van Staden, Jessica Jones

Produced by
THE OFFICE performing arts + film

Managing Director
Laurie Cearley
Executive Producer
Elly Obeney
Company Manager
Catherine DeGennaro

Toured in association with Quaternaire ...