Uri Agnon is a Jerusalemite composer, activist, theatre-maker and researcher currently based in the UK. His work forges a close connection between the musical and theatrical and investigates political and activist themes. Uri’s pieces have been commissioned and performed by musicians such as Riot Ensemble, Zöllner-Roche Duo, Yshani Preinpanayagam, Kathrine Tinker, Southampton University Student Orchestra, and many more. His Opera Word Problem, composed entirely of Israeli school textbooks set to music, has been performed around Israel, including as part of the Israeli Music Festival, and his piece Absentee Means is currently exhibited at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Uri has also written music for many protests and direct actions both in Israel/Palestine and in the UK. His articles on music and on politics have appeared at Haaretz, Tempo, The Forward, 972, and amongst others.