GenFest 2025: Disperate Harmony

A joyful, free and soulful combination of live music and dance that reminds us that we have more in common than that which divides us.

Join this pop up performance that encourages spectators to understand themselves and others in a new way through movement and sound.

William South:

A musician and composer for many years over many musical areas. William has enjoyed global success with projects Heavy Shift, Philephelphia Bluntz and The South Trio. He composed much music tv/media music and co-composer on Punchdrunk’s London show The Drowned Man. He currently works in the contemporary and ballet world as well as producing and mentoring other artists.

Jo Meredith:
Jo Meredith is an international movement director and choreographer based in Northampton.

For Youth Music Theatre UK she directed and choreographed More in Common a musical inspired by the life and work of murdered MP Jo Cox. She has directed two baroque scenes performances for Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She is associate lecturer at London Contemporary Dance School and London Studio Centre and Creative Director of National Youth Ballet and English National Ballet’s ENB Youth Co-nnect.

Movement Direction credits include: Medea, The Metropolitan Opera House, Canadian Opera Company and Greek National Opera, Director David McVicar, La Boheme, Copenhagen Opera Festival, Director Amy Lane, I Masnadieri and La Calisto, Teatro Alla Scala, Milan, Director David McVicar, Drot Og Marsk, Royal Danish Opera, director Amy Lane and Kasper Holten, Tosca, Icelandic Opera, director Greg Eldridge. Rigoletto Savonlinna Opera, director David McVicar. Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, Alte Munze, Berlin, director Julia Burbach.

Her choreography has been performed at venues including: The Place Theatre, Sadlers Wells, The Arcola and Wilton’s Music Hall

Part of Genfest 2025

Discover the full line-up of performances, workshops and artist one-to-one’s taking place across GenFest, Sun 16 – Sat 22 November. Each event is part of our annual festival celebrating artist development and new work.

[View the full GenFest Programme]