Curated by composer Meta Cohen, Temporality is an evening of music exploring queer historical imagination, ecstatic memory and temporal dislocation. Featuring internationally celebrated artists Jessica Aszodi (mezzo-soprano), Rachael Joyce (soprano) and Coady Green (piano), this program slips between centuries, moving through fractured timelines and imagined encounters with the past. At its centre is Meta Cohen’s song cycle ‘Sword Songs’, inspired by 17th Century queer icon Julie d’Aubigny: a bisexual, cross-dressing, sword-fighting Parisian opera star. Framing this are works by Julius Eastman, Jennifer Walshe, Connor d’Netto, Thomas Ades and Alex Raineri, showcasing the ways in which queer artists return to history as something living and unstable.