Antony & The Johnsons will collaborate with video artist Charles Atlas on a multi-media performance at the Barbican next month. Based on Antony Hegarty's appearances during the nineties at New York club Mother, the show will feature the singer's vocals against a backdrop of videos showing a procession of models known as 'NYC Beauties'.
Speaking of the inspiration for the project, Hegarty told The Guardian: "The stage was tiny, not much more than the size of an elevator. But we did a lot of shows at Mother: installation type things, singing songs surrounded by drug-addicted drag queens and camp ladies of the evening. Everyone performed at the place, from Debbie Harry on down ..."
The show, entitled 'Turning', takes place on 4 and 5 Nov.