Saturday 12 July 2025 | 6.30-9.00 p.m. (doors open from 6.00 p.m.) | Swedenborg Hall, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH | Free (£3 admin charge which includes a free drink)

Join the Alchemy collective for an evening of music and poetry inspired by the vision and writings of Emanuel Swedenborg.

Young people today face a great deal of challenges, and it is through creativity that they can create their own versions of the world and invite others in; worlds with futures full of possibility. You are invited into that world, a world of transformation where borders are crossed and perspectives are changed.

Alchemy is a creative music and youth work mentoring programme based at Goldsmiths University, delivered by a diverse team of music and spoken word artists, students and alumni, and youth workers, for 13–21-year-olds in Lewisham and beyond. The intention is to build skills and confidence in musical creativities, improve mental health, and support future employment and education pathways by building a network of friendship and collaboration across the university, local community and organizations, and new partnerships such as this event with the Swedenborg Society. Alchemy employs anti-oppressive and listening-centred methodologies, operating with a strong ethos of equity, co-design and student-led learning.