CN Lester founded Transpose in 2011, and has spent the eleven years since promoting and platforming the talents of trans artists (and our friends) through this cross-genre showcase event. Transpose appeared at venues throughout London, including Tate Modern and Hackney Attic, before finding a home at Barbican in 2016; past performers include Rebekah Ubuntu, Danielle Braithwaite-Shirley, Jamie Hale, Holden Madagame, Travis Alabanza, Alex Bork, Roz Kaveney, San Alland, Andra Simons, Bethany Black, and Juliet Jacques.

With the allocation of Arts Council funding in 2021/2022, CN has been able to step back into the role of Artistic Director, and bring in a brand new curator and creative team for Transpose: JOY

For more information on Transpose see here - and watch 2018’s Transpose: The Future, in full below.