Friday 18 September 2026, 7.30pm
Voice collides with soundscapes, disordered text, misbehaving beats, spontaneous expressions and micro-stories, inviting audiences into a world of dark fantasy, fierce deliveries and a hypnotic sonic journey.
An electrifying long-form improvisation of music and words led by composer and live-electronic musician Pouya Ehsaei and performer-writer Tara Fatehi joined by a fresh cast of guest musicians and writers.
From the Lips to the Moon blends live and electronic music, twisted beats, spoken word, and performance into an unruly, multi-sensory experience. It is a space for unexpected encounters, radical openness, and endless playfulness – an “ecstatic embrace of dissonance” (Nero Editions).
Since 2022, From the Lips to the Moon has become a driving force in London’s experimental performance scene, with past shows at Southbank Centre, Latitude, V&A, Cafe OTO, 180 Studios, Sophiensaele, Teatro Lucido, NTS and Soho Radio among others. Their self-titled album was released on Akazib Records (2026). Lipstomoon press has released two publications In times of darkness and Noise Complaint. www.lipstomoon.com // @lipstomoon
“Wildly sonic and poetic imaginary” Songlines
“a deviant, fierce, sonic, displaced multilingual home” Nero Editions
POUYA EHSAEI is a live electronic musician, composer and sound designer working on the intersections of experimental electronic music, live improv and dub techno, characterised by influences from industrial music, breakbeat, jazz, noise, and Iranian folk and classical music. He is co-founder of From the Lips to the Moon, the band-leader of Cuban-Iranian ensemble Ariwo and co-founder of Parasang where he led long-form improvisations in a clubbing context. His latest album People of the Wind is out on Akazib Records (2025).
www.pouyaehsaei.com
TARA FATEHI works across performance, movement, voice, and writing exploring multivocality, unfinishedness, and ambiguity. Her playful practice is inspired by everyday absurdity, the inevitability of politics, and misremembered histories. She has performed at Nottdance, V&A, Tate Modern, Southbank Centre, Arnolfini, Montpelier Dance, Oslo Dansens Hus, parks, streets, warehouses, and more. She is co-founder of From the Lips to the Moon, experimental punk-inspired music and spoken word night; author of Mishandled Archive (LADA, 2020), a series of 365 public interventions; and vocalist of People of the Wind (Akazib, 2025).
www.tarafatehi.com
