Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities

16/06/2026

Post-work plans? Join us this afternoon - find out more:

A celebration of American music in all its depth and diversity, coming soon to the Schwarzman Centre 🎶

Based in the US, Sphinx Organization works to widen access to music education, championing young talent and amplifying historically underrepresented voices.

Expressive, intimate chamber works, including music by William Grant Still and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, feature alongside Frank Bridge’s richly textured ‘Phantasie’. At the concert’s heart is new work by Cassie Kinoshi, whose ‘stillness: two meditations for piano quintet’ offers a reflective counterpoint.

Sphinx Organization
📍 Sohmen Concert Hall
📆 17:00, 16 June
🎟️ Tickets available now, with student and U25s concessions: https://www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk/whats-on/sphinx-organization-l4yg

15/06/2026

Music, conversation, and history in the making ✨

Earlier this month, Alexandre Kantorow took to the stage for the first ever piano recital in the Sohmen Concert Hall, dazzling audiences with works including Bach reimagined by Liszt, Chopin, and Beethoven,
leading to an extended standing ovation following the performance.

He then stayed on for a conversation with Professor of Russian Literature and Music, Philip Ross Bullock, from the University of Oxford.

An unforgettable evening - thank you for joining us. ✨

📸 Ian Wallman Ian Wallman

15/06/2026

Announcing Sound and Transformation with Sigur Rós, on Sat 27 June.

This is a rare opportunity to hear members of Sigur Rós (bassist Georg Holm, and keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson) in discussion with Finn Moore Gerety, researcher in Mantra and the role of sound in yoga and meditation, Morten Kingelbach (Centre for Eudaimonia), John Best (Loss>

13/06/2026

Just one night left to catch Bark of Millions - Taylor Mac, Matt Ray and Machine Dazzle’s joyful celebration of q***rness in all its forms.

Expect a provocative, transformative experience unlike any other, tonight at the Schwarzman Centre, Oxford.

Tickets: https://www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk/whats-on/taylor-mac-and-matt-ray-s-bark-of-millions-in-concert-fmq7

12/06/2026

🌈 Taylor Mac, Matt Ray and Machine Dazzle's Bark of Millions in Concert explodes onto the Schwarzman Centre stage tonight!

Bark of Millions is a provocative, transformative experience, with the fierce elation of a Pride parade - in Oxford for two nights only.

Join the party: https://www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk/whats-on/taylor-mac-and-matt-ray-s-bark-of-millions-in-concert-fmq7 ✨

📸 Ian Wallman

12/06/2026

How do classical theatre and story continue to evolve across contemporary stage and screen?

Next week's Schwarzman Centre Conversations with Samira Ahmed brings together acclaimed actor Toby Jones, Olivier Award-winning actor and Artistic Director at the Globe Michelle Terry, playwright Amy Ng and University of Oxford English Professor Emma Smith, to examine how performers, practitioners and productions reimagine traditional narratives for modern audiences.

Schwarzman Centre Conversations - Stage and Screen: Reimagining the Classics
📅 19:30, 17 June
🎟️ Tickets available now: https://f.mtr.cool/grgchltlxf

10/06/2026

Ready to see the world in a new way?

This weekend, Head Over Wheels brings a joyful circus adventure for families to the Schwarzman Centre. Expect acrobatics, storytelling and plenty of surprises as two performers create a space of curiosity and celebration, rethinking who the world is designed for.

Come along and join the adventure - tickets available now via the link in bio.



📅 14:00, 13 & 14 June
📍 Theatre

BSL interpreted performances

📸 Mark Morreau

10/06/2026

Ready to see the world in a new way?

This weekend, Head Over Wheels brings a joyful circus adventure for familes to the Schwarzman Centre. Expect acrobatics, storytelling and plenty of surprises as two performers create a space of curiosity and celebration, rethinking who the world is designed for.

Come along and join the adventure - tickets available now: https://www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk/whats-on/mummy-what-s-wrong-with-that-man-s-legs-b51d

📅 14:00, 13 & 14 June
📍 Theatre

BSL interpreted performances

📸 Mark Morreau

09/06/2026

For two nights only: experience the Schwarzman Centre as you've never seen it before...✨

On 12 & 13 June, theatre renegades Taylor Mac (MacArthur "Genius" Fellow), Matt Ray and Machine Dazzle bring Bark of Millions to Oxford — an electrifying collision of music, drag spectacle and theatrical invention, featuring a powerhouse cast of 16 international artists, including Le Gateau Chocolat and Mama Alto.


Part epic rock opera, part celebration of q***r history and imagination, Bark of Millions invites audiences into a world of original music, incredible costumes, and collective joy.

Every time Bark of Millions is staged, a new song joins the canon; part of a mission to rebalance the American songbook by writing new works that centre q***r voices. The Oxford performances feature the world premiere of the 2026 song.

Join the party. All are welcome. 💫

✨ 12 & 13 June
📍 Sohmen Concert Hall, Schwarzman Centre
🎟️ Tickets available now: https://www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk/whats-on/taylor-mac-and-matt-ray-s-bark-of-millions-in-concert-fmq7

📸 Photo credit: Jas Lehal/PA Media Assignments

05/06/2026