Explore a compelling phenomenon at the intersection of music and horticulture, in a hidden oasis at the heart of Kings Cross.
Through the prism of Fiona Davison's eponymous book An Almost Impossible Thing, Ladies in Bloomers brings to life the story of pioneering women gardeners, with an ensemble of London Sinfonietta musicians, singers and on-stage gardeners.
Stemming from Davison discovering Olive Harrison’s letters to the royal horticultural society, a gardener who was denied scholarship on ‘account of being female’, Davison’s book sheds light on these early female professional gardeners through the radical lives and letters of Harrison and five others.
The Story Garden is a community space opened by The British Library, in partnership with Global Generation.
Programme includes:
Omri Kochavi Ladies in Bloomers - World Premiere & LS Commission
London Sinfonietta
This event is produced by the London Sinfonietta. The work of the London Sinfonietta is supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
Ladies in Bloomers is kindly supported by the Garfield Weston Foundation, the John Ellerman Foundation and Nicholas Hodgson.
Ladies in Bloomers is performed with the friendly support of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation.
Writing the Future 5 is kindly supported by the Jerwood Developing Artists Fund, the PRS Foundation and Michael and Patricia Mclaren-Turner.
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