The River Returns Home - Immersive Performance

Name: The River Returns Home - Immersive Performance
Start: 2026-04-06T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-04-06T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Crypt Gallery

Details

OPEN MIC + The River Returns Home - Part of Hold Space Poetry Festival

For our 6th day of open mic we will be closing off the evening with an incredible immersive performance.

In this performance set in The Crypt Gallery underneath St Pancras Church, three boundary-defying artists will weave together poetry, music, sound and visual arts to celebrate life amid darkness. Within this unique historical location, they will take the audience on a journey that emphasises hope, rebirth and light.

This event is part of the Hold Space Poetry Festival (1-7 April 2026) organised by Let’s Make Poetry Weird Again, a week of free events, workshops and poetry open mics.

There will also be a possibility to donate to a Ukrainian humanitarian charity project (QR codes will be provided at the venue).

6th April 2026

18:00 – open mic

20:00 – performance

Address: The Crypt Gallery, St Pancras New Church, 165 Euston Rd, London, NW1 2BA

Location

Crypt Gallery
165 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BA

The Lineup

THE ARTISTS

Lara Eidi is an award-winning vocalist, songwriter and pianist of Lebanese-Palestinian, Canadian and Greek heritage. Her work moves between music and storytelling, blending jazz, folk and intercultural influences while gently challenging ideas of “roots” and identity. Based between London and Athens, she has performed internationally, including the Royal Albert Hall, and has been described as “a captivating presence” (Jazz UK), with music that can “bring light where there is dark” (Grammy Academy Member and Artist Fiona Ross).

Virag Pazmany is a London-based visual artist, designer, VFX artist and award-winning filmmaker. Her artistic language focuses on innovative communication through visual design. With a background in scenography for theatre and production design for award-winning films, she is currently highly active in the fields of video art, generative art and visual effects.
Valeriy Simonchuk is a performer, theatre-maker, poet and multidisciplinary artist from Kyiv, Ukraine. He co-devised, directed and designed numerous performances that were shown internationally. He is a regular performer in London’s spoken word scene and blends soundscapes with poetry in his work.