New Sounds Festival 2026
Bagworm is a multimedia DIY opera experience inspired by the fascinating bagworm (psychidae) moths, composed and performed by Reader in Music Composition, Dr Nina Whiteman.
Bagworm moth larvae construct a protective and camouflaging bag from items in their environment, such as sand, lichen, sticks, and bits of dead insect. The opera presents a complex Bagworm character, reflecting on threats to our wonderful and idiosyncratic species, such as light pollution and climate change.
The opera allows us to consider the beauty of the natural world through collaged videos I have made whilst out exploring in England, Scotland and Wales. We are also confronted by a technologised performer, using a motion sensor, remote-controlled lighting, and a wearable loudspeaker, who is perhaps at odds with her environment…
This event is presented as part of the New Sounds Festival 2026, in partnership with the International Concert Series 2025-26 - VOX HUMANA - at Royal Holloway.
Booking is essential.
This New Sounds Festival event is Pay-What-You-Can for general admission. These events remain FREE for Royal Holloway students, Royal Holloway staff and children under the age of 16. Season tickets apply to this event.
