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Anthems, agency and arias: baritone Davóne Tines on rewriting his role – and the rules

The acclaimed US opera singer refuses to restrict himself or his audience. His current Barbican residency sees him range across genres. Always ask questions, always engage, he says. He talks ‘capital O opera’ and big ideas

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7

Julius Eastman: A Power Greater Than review – Davóne Tines celebrates the maverick musician

In a vivid concert celebrating the eclecticism of Eastman’s work, there was head-banging intensity, the spirt of Joan of Arc and a Lutheran battle hymn

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2025

Julie Cunningham & Company: Crow/Pigeons review – a beady dance delight

Jules Cunningham explores themes of marginalisation in a masterful collaboration with Le Tigre’s JD Samson and a piece that echoes Merce Cunningham

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025

Loraine James interview: ‘It’s a very weird time to be gay. Things are going a bit far-right’

The acclaimed musician‘s new album pays homage to ‘forgotten’ black, queer composer Julius Eastman - she talks erasure of black artists and why she turns down most music festivals

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2022

For a long time I didn’t even know Black composers existed: it’s not just an absence, it’s erasure

The British musician writes about discovering the work of avant garde US composer Julius Eastman and reinterpreting his work for a new century

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022