Kaleidoscope

Event details

Sun 16 Nov 2025 4pm

Kaleidoscope – kalos (beautiful), eidos (shape), and –scope (an instrument for seeing).

The kaleidoscope symbolizes the ever-changing and infinite possibilities of human experience. Like its shifting patterns, each of us holds unique qualities that reveal themselves in different lights and environments—constantly evolving, always beautiful in motion.

Queerness, like a kaleidoscope, isn’t static—it’s movement, discovery, and the beauty of becoming.

Kaleidoscope is a collection of new work from queer-identifying artists in response to The Line of Beauty‘s captivating portrayal of the division and decadence of 1980s Britain, including class politics, the HIV and AIDS crisis, and the lived experience of queer people.

Tickets go on sale on Tue 7 Oct at 5pm

You can book access tickets by calling the Box Office on 020 7359 4404 or email boxoffice@almeida.co.uk

A black and white photo of two people embracing

CREATIVE PROMPTS

From drag performances, spoken-word, poetry, music or a self-written monologue, we asked our artists to respond to one of these prompts:

1. The kaleidoscope symbolises the ever-changing and infinite possibilities of the human experience. Like its shifting patterns, each of us holds unique qualities that reveal themselves in different lights and environments—constantly evolving, always beautiful in motion.

2. Queerness, like a kaleidoscope, isn’t static—it’s movement, discovery, and the beauty of becoming.

3. Untitled, 1988, Rotimi Fani-Kayode