The Longplayer Assembly

Twenty years since Longplayer began playing we are excited to announce two new projects, presented by Artangel, The Longplayer Assembly and Sonic Ray.

The Longplayer Assembly, in association with the London Review of Books, brings together 24 distinct voices from around the world in an exchange of ideas about our times; past, present and future. The 12-hour long conversation will be streamed live online and introduced by Ansuman Biswas.

The schedule is:

09:50 – Introduction from Ansuman Biswas

10:00 – Precious Lunga in conversation with Eyal Weizman

10:30 – Eyal Weizman in conversation with Brian Eno

11:00 – Brian Eno in conversation with Amia Srinivasan11:30 – Amia Srinivasan in conversation with Farhana Yamin

12:00 – Farhana Yamin in conversation with Helen Thompson

12:30 – Helen Thompson in conversation with Will Prentice

13:00 – Will Prentice in conversation with Vibeke Mascini

13:30 – Vibeke Mascini in conversation with Theodore Zeldin

14:00 – Theodore Zeldin in conversation with Mariana Mazzucato

14:30 – Mariana Mazzucato in conversation with Laurie Anderson

15:00 – Laurie Anderson in conversation with Mulindwa Moses

15:30 – Mulindwa Moses in conversation with Sukhdev Sandhu

16:00 – Sukhdev Sandhu in conversation with Saskia Sassen

16:30 – Saskia Sassen in conversation with Rupert Beale

17:00 – Rupert Beale in conversation with Holly Jean Buck

17:30 – Holly Jean Buck in conversation with Jacqueline Springer

18:00 – Jacqueline Springer in conversation with Alexander Rose

18:30 – Alexander Rose in conversation with Meehan Crist

19:00 – Meehan Crist in conversation with Naomi Alderman

19:30 – Naomi Alderman in conversation with Saul Griffith

20:00 – Saul Griffith in conversation with Catalina Ortiz

20:30 – Catalina Ortiz in conversation with John Akomfrah

21:00 – John Akomfrah in conversation with Janna Levin

21:30 – Janna Levin in conversation with Precious Lunga

• John Akomfrah – Artist and filmmaker.
• Naomi Alderman – Novelist and game writer.
• Laurie Anderson – Artist, Performer, composer, and writer.
• Rupert Beale – Clinician Scientist.
• Holly Jean Buck – Assistant Professor of Environment & Sustainability.
• Meehan Crist – Writer.
• Brian Eno – Artist, producer, and musician. Saul Griffith – Inventor and entrepreneur.
• Janna Levin – Astrophysicist.
• Precious Lunga – Epidemiologist and entrepreneur.Vibeke Mascini – Artist and Writer.
• Mariana Mazzucato – Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value.
• Mulindwa Moses – Climate activist.
• Catalina Ortiz – Urbanist and Associate Professor.
• Will Prentice – Sound Preservationist.Alexander Rose – Industrial Designer.
• Sukhdev Sandhu – Professor of English and Social and Cultural Analysis Saskia Sassen – Professor of Sociology.
• Jacqueline Springer – Broadcaster, Journalist, and Curator.
• Amia Srinivasan – Philosopher and Academic. Helen Thompson – Professor of Political Economy.
• Eyal Weizman – Professor of Spatial and Visual Cultures.
• Farhana Yamin – Climate Lawyer and Justice Activist.
• Theodore Zeldin – Philosopher, Sociologist and Historian.
  
  More information can be found here.