Merlin Nova, Lac Milan, James Oldham + Anat Ben-David
Sat 19 Apr
|The Old Library
An evening of experimental song, movement, avant-garde comedy and everyday rap.


Time & Location
19 Apr 2025, 19:00 – 23:00
The Old Library, 116-118 New Cross Rd, London SE14 5BA, UK
About the event
An evening of experimental song and movement, avant-garde comedy and everyday rap. The Self curated, featuring Merlin Nova, Lac Milan, and James Oldham + Anat Ben-David.
The Old Library, SE14, 19 April, 7:30pm
Tickets £8
Merlin Nova released her "creepy, funny and outright terrifying" (The Wire) debut album BOO! in 2020; EP Big Heart, long time love in 2021 and set scene sound (CAVE 12) in 2024. Nova has collaborated with Theatre Deli, Slow Dance, NTS, Young Turks, FAT OUT, Café Oto, Blank Editions and BBC Radio 6 Late Junction.
Lac Milan is an everyday rapper, searching for soul in sparkling water, trees, the multinational franchise Spar, and himself.
ANAT BEN-DAVID’s approach to time-based work, music performance and film, is founded in exploring the freedom of live improvisation combined with structural methods. Her background in experimental theatre (the School of Visual Theatre, Jerusalem) and as a member of electro-punk band…