devotion

Join anaiis and Tayo Rapoport for our Conservatory’s final public performance ahead of its renewal, bringing together film, music and movement in a collective act of devotion.

Devotion & The Black Divine (2026) is an artist film by anaiis and Tayo Rapoport, a meditative work that decomposes and reimagines the sonic and visual worlds of anaiis’s album of the same name. The film centres the voices and presence of Black women in the uncontained wilderness and sacred land of Jamaica, where reconnecting with the earth becomes a reclamation of our inherent divinity.

In our Conservatory, anaiis and Tayo curate a durational live score blossoming out of a night-time field recording of the forest in Portland, woven with textures from the album. Artists and performers respond in sound and movement, extending the landscape of the film and conjuring a collective prayer. The artists invite audiences to explore the space and listen deeply, returning to the land and to themselves.

Event information: Entry to the venue is via Barbican Conservatory Garden Room on Level 3. Please make sure to arrive for your slot.

Each time slot will allow you to enjoy a film screening and the music performances in the Conservatory. You are free to roam and explore the spaces during the performance.

Full list of performers to be announced soon.

Age restriction: 16+

Content guidance: This film contains non-sexual nudity in a natural setting.