Monday, 13 January 2025

Creative experiences at The Southbank Centre, London

 Full details in the latest newsletter below:


 

 

 

Creative experiences await

 

 

 

 

Now that January's well underway, make the most of the month of fresh starts by seeing the UK's finest new poets, joining our free events all about embracing your inner creative, or catching a show – from a dystopian epic to drag theatre. Scroll on to find your perfect event.

 

 

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Profound poetry

 

Portrait of Poet, TS Eliot

TS Eliot Prize Shortlist Readings

SUN 12 JAN

Hear the best new poetry coming out of the UK and Ireland, read by the ten shortlisted poets for this year’s prize, in an event hosted by poet Ian McMillan.

 

 

 

 

 

Black and white image of a man resting his cheek in his palm

TS Eliot Prize Readings: Live Stream

SUN 12 JAN

If you can't attend in person, tune in to the live stream to hear readings by the shortlisted authors.

 

 

 

 

Free events this week

 

 

 

 

A group of performers on stage, holding white banners in the air with floating inflatable organs hanging from the ceiling

Saturday Sessions with Body Odyssey

SAT 11 JAN

Join us today for workshops and live performance, as we play, make and experience a journey through the wonderful human body.

 

 

 

Collages with Sweet Thang on the cover

Creative Encounters: New Year, Same Me

WED 15 JAN

Come and settle in for an evening of zine-making with sweet-thang zine, accompanied by poetry and music from Black Geographies Collective.

 

 

 

Three people each wearing a black t-shirt posing in front of a blue door. One has long blond hair, one with short blond hair and another with dark hair

futuretense: Alien Chicks + Slow Cooked

THU 16 JAN

Find your new favourite artists with punk-fuelled sounds from band Alien Chicks and cellist Slow Cooked, in this edition of our free, twice-monthly gig series.

 

 

 

Dark satire is calling

 

A group standing together

Łukasz Twarkowski: The Employees

THU 16 – SUN 19 JAN

Employees of a mysterious Organisation explore a distant planet in a stunning adaptation of Olga Ravn’s dystopian sci-fi epic from the acclaimed theatre director.

 

 

 

Magazine

 

Steve ‘Chandrasonic’ Savale on stage at the Southbank Centre in 2016. He is wearing an electric guitar and is raising one fist to the sky in front of a projected image of children. Over the top of Savale are the words 'My Mixtape'

My Mixtape: Asian Dub Foundation's 10 tracks for 30 years at the Southbank Centre

Ahead of their 19 January appearance Steve ‘Chandrasonic’ Savale shares a mixtape of tracks inspired by Asian Dub Foundation’s 30 year association with our venue.

 

 

 

 

 

Black and white film still of three people in a bathroom, one washing their hands looking in the mirror

La Haine Live Soundtrack by Asian Dub Foundation

SUN 19 JAN

Asian Dub Foundation celebrates cult movie La Haine with a live soundtrack, creating a powerful journey between music and frames.

 

 

 

A powerful performance

 

Midgitte Bardot stands in a fishnet dress and green bra with bright blonde hair that fans out against the purple and red lit backdrop.

Midgitte Bardot's Shooting from Below

FRI 17 JAN

Combining musical theatre, movement, live art and drag, this show explores what happens when you gaslight a dwarf star to the point of combustion.

 

 

 

A gif of Haegue Yang's silk scarf

Get it for less, before it's gone

Get an extra 10% off our on-sale limited-edition, 100% silk scarf – inspired by Haegue Yang's captivating Mesmerizing Mesh series – off using code CF10. Offer valid while stocks last.

 

 

 

 

Coming up

 

 

 

 

Eimear McBride wearing a silver necklace and a green top.

Eimear McBride: The City Changes Its Face

WED 12 FEB

 

Six dancers in a row on a stage

Robyn Orlin: We wear our wheels with pride

FRI 21 & SAT 22 MAR

 

 

From our friends

 

 

Looking for Giants

TUE 14 – SUN 26 JAN | KING'S HEAD THEATRE

A monologue in three parts, Looking for Giants sees our narrator enter the minds of the men she can’t stop thinking about, inhabiting the objects of her obsession. When the boundaries between self and other start to blur, who’s in control of the narrative?

 

Not Crowded

THU 16 JAN | RICH MIX

Introducing a contemporary and experimental event series that thrives on openness and interpretation. Don’t miss this dynamic line-up, centring London’s emerging alternative/experimental music and live art scene.

 

 

 

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Thanks for reading. We hope you enjoyed your specially selected highlights. Share your comments and photos with us by mentioning @southbankcentre or @haywardgallery.

 

 

 

 

 

 


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