Experience workshops, performances, music and talks all looking at different perspectives on folklore. Explore the collection and discover the hidden folklores within.
Late at Tate Britain is co-programmed with Tate Collective Producers who are supported by Gucci through Gucci Changemakers London. Late at Tate Britain is supported by The Rothschild Foundation.
Programme
Hidden Folklores: Rituals for the Unattended
Opening Procession
Inside the Millbank Entrance 18.00
Workshop
North Duveens 18.30-20.30
Closing Procession
North Duveens 20.30
Join us as we pay our respects and make offerings to the quiet and constant things that we take for granted.
The East Anglian Folklore Centre will bring Moth and Magpie to lead these rituals, opening and closing the magical space that Tate Britain is providing for the evening. You need only bring yourselves.
Rosemary Cronin: Dream Worlds
Tarot Readings
Play Studio 18.00-21.30
Create your own Tarot
South Duveens 18.00-21.30
Join artist Rosemary Jane Cronin and delve into the subconscious by creating your own tarot cards through surreal and ethereal techniques. Tarot readings will be taking place throughout the night in Play Studio: Dream Worlds!
Adeche Presents Under the Baobab: Live Painting and Storytelling
Performance
18.30-20.30
Room 10
Adwoa and Solomon, the creative couple behind Adeche Atelier, present a live painting inspired by African folklore. Across the evening there will be storytelling, an opportunity to view a selection of mythology-inspired paintings from their collection, and a chance to watch a new artwork come to life as they paint simultaneously on one canvas. You are invited to drop in, observe, and ask questions as the night goes on!
Reprezent Radio: Main Stage
Music
18.00-21.30
Room 8
Reprezent are back in their spiritual home of Room 8 - come hear some of the best London based DJs playing the freshest tunes amongst some of the U.K's most famous artworks.
An Adventure for Tricksters
Workshop
18.00-21.30
Room 5
Anansi is the cunning trickster. Artist Rudy Loewe leads you on a trail through the Tate galleries, on an adventure to find Anansi. Along the way, you will write and share your own stories with the great spider god.
Mermaid's Grotto Escape Room
Workshop
18.00-18.20, 18.35-18.55, 19.10-19.30, 19.45-20.05, 20.20-20.40, 20.55-21.15*
Clore Studio
The Little Mermaid has had her tongue cut out by the sea witch, can you return it in time?
Spend 20 minutes in the mind of Hans Christian Anderson on the night he wrote the world's most famous mermaid story. Working together you must solve puzzles, find clues and you might even get to decide how you'd like the story to end. This pop-up experience has been designed by Sacha Coward, escape room designer, folklorist and queer historian, so grab a worthy crew and dive in!
*each timeslot will require a free ticket that can be collected from the Manton ticket desk at 17.00.
Hellebore's Cave of Mysteries
Workshop
18.00-21.30
Room 23
Join Hellebore to create your own art through contemplation and sensorial deprivation. You will be surrounded by a flow of images from the past and listen to visionary music before being blindfolded to produce your own art.
Reprezent Radio: Under the Rotunda
Music
18.00-21.45
Lower Rotunda
Come hear the best of new London sound presented by Brixton based Reprezent Radio. Dubbed as a hidden subterranean club, under the rotunda goes off!
The Hidden Folklore Quiz
Quiz
18.30-19.00, 19.30-20.00, 20.30-21.00*
Djanogly Café
Do you know your myths from your legends? Show off your folklore knowledge in our pop quiz taking place at the back of the Djanogly Café. Assemble your team and compete to win prizes!
*each timeslot will require a free ticket that can be collected from the Manton ticket desk at 17.00.
Imagined Index
Workshop
19.00-20.30
Library and Archive Reading Rooms
Discover the hidden stories of the archive at ‘Index of Lore’, a participatory event in the Reading Room. As evening falls, explore curious and rarely seen items from the Tate Library and Archive collection, objects that seem to hold their own quiet secrets. You’re invited to imagine new narratives inspired by these fragments, adding your words to a collective index of storytelling that will grow throughout the night. Together, we will awaken the archive’s unofficial folklore.
Quiet Space
18.00-21.30
Do you need a room to take a break from the many activations happening in the building, and the rest of the world? We invite you to reset your senses and recharge in this quiet, access-friendly and wellness-inspired chill out space.
Food and Drink
Duveens Bar
18.00-21.45
Fancy a drink? Head over to our pop-up bar in the Duveens!
Djanogly Café
18.00-21.45
Grab some food and drink and enjoy the music in the Djanogly Café. Try out our range of drinks, including a selection of locally sourced beer.
