Lucrecia Dalt

Colombian experimental musician Lucrecia Dalt makes her Barbican debut with A Danger to Ourselves (RVNG Intl., 5 Sept 2025), her acclaimed new album. Joined on stage by Her Ensemble who will perform new arrangements alongside Lucrecia on 2 May 2026, the new album will be brought to life in this special show, which is a highlight of the Barbican’s Spring 2026 season.

A Danger to Ourselves marks Dalt’s most personal and sonically ambitious work to date. Where her past albums explored character-based narratives and outer world entanglements, this thirteen-track collection turns decisively inward. Working closely with percussionist Alex Lázaro, the record builds its tension and beauty not through conventional melodic structures but through the dynamic interplay of bass lines, beats and textural details. As the album unfolds, Dalt pushes beyond her earlier lo-fi approaches toward a newfound clarity where both voice and instrument emerge with greater presence and detail.

The album features a rich collaborative cast, with Japan’s David Sylvian joining as co-producer and guitarist on select tracks. Vocal contributions from Juana Molina, Camille Mandoki, and Eliana Joy appear throughout, while the instrumental landscape is shaped by Cyrus Campbell on upright and electric bass and Chris Jonas on saxophone.