An evening with Kazuo Ishiguro and Stacey Kent Southbank Centre 2024-05-23 | Since 2007, author Kazuo Ishiguro has written song lyrics for the award-winning vocalist Stacey Kent, which have been set to music by composer and saxophonist Jim Tomlinson.In March 2024, this collaborative union was set in print as those lyrics were published in a new book, The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain: Lyrics for Stacey Kent. And that same month we celebrated this new publication here in our Queen Elizabeth Hall, with Kent and Tomlinson performing some of their Ishiguro-penned tracks, before the writer sat down to discuss his work with journalist Samira Ahmed.Order the novel here: faber.co.uk/product/9780571378876-the-summer-we-crossed-europe-in-the-rainThe event was opened by Ishiguro himself who explained the backstory to how he, Kent and Tomlinson first came to work together, and also gave credit to illustrator Bianca Bagnarelli whose exquisite illustrations bring the newly printed lyrics to life. This video of the event showcases a brief performance by Kent and Tomlinson before giving way to the talks, as Ahmed first interviews Ishiguro alone, before being joined by his musical partners.0:00 | Introduction by Kazuo Ishiguro5:50 | Performance by Stacey Kent, Jim Tomlinson and Art Hirahara (Part 1)INTERVIEW WITH Kazuo Ishiguro and Samira Ahmed11:17 | Writing song lyrics before beginning to write fiction17:29 | A good novel, like a good song, should haunt you20:17 | The perspective given by the passing of time 23:27 | Memories: “They can’t take that away from me”31:51 | Audience Question: “Has winning a nobel prize changed you or your work?34:03 | Audience Question: “How do you choose the titles for you novels?”39:13 | Audience Question: “Musical vs Literary structure”45:02 | Audience Question: “What other mediums would you like to explore?”49:22 | “How have your thoughts on travel changed?”DISCUSSION WITH Kazuo Ishiguro, Stacey Kent, Jim Tomlinson and Samira Ahmed55:55 | Kazuo and Stacey’s working process and themes of hope1:00:44 | Discussing the song ‘Postcard Lovers’1:06:17 | What is the saddest piece of music in the world?1:10:40 | Performance by Stacey Kent, Jim Tomlinson and Art Hirahara (Part 2)’Stacey said, we’re familiar with your books, and they can be pretty sad. That’s OK, that’s your business, but if you’re going to write lyrics for me you can be pretty sad, but you have to give me a tiny bit of hope’.Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
The myth of Drexciya told through art | Black History Month Southbank Centre 2024-10-21 | Imagine an underwater world of liberation 🌊 As part of Black History Month, we're taking a look back at the oceanic myth that inspired Ellen Gallagher's work with Curator of In the Black Fantastic, Ekow Eshun (@ekoweshun)Gallagher’s series of paintings, Ecstatic Draught of Fishes, wrestle with the grotesqueness of the Middle Passage and find in its legacy the space to imagine new configurations of Black life and resistance. On the sea floor, amid nautilus shells and corals, and the memory of the shackled and the drowned, we find elegant, alien, female creatures whose appearance is modelled by Gallagher on sculpted Fang figurines from Central Africa.Their presence references the Black oceanic myth created by Drexciya, the enigmatic 1990s Detroit techno duo. The group’s songs imagine a submarine realm populated by the offspring of pregnant African women thrown overboard from slave ships. The women’s foetuses learned to breathe through the embryonic fluid of their mother’s womb and were born adapted to life underwater. Gallagher’s figures might be the descendants of these infants. With their proud bearing, they are glorious proof of how Black life might have flourished in Africa without the depredations of slavery.📹 Revisit the full exhibition on our YouTube channel - link in bio
Happy birthday, Thundercat! 🎸❤️🔥 Why he loves performing live... Southbank Centre 2024-10-19 | Happy birthday, Thundercat! 🎸❤️🔥 Oversharing, singing weird stuff and talking to his cats - he's just like us fr📹 Revisit Thundercat's appearance at Nile Rodger's #MeltdownFest now on our channelSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Artist and filmmaker Topher Campbell on Being a Black Man; Southbank Centre 2024-10-17 | “Standing on the shoulders of giants…” Acclaimed artist and filmmaker Topher Cambell speaks alongside the panellists of the extraordinary panel discussion entitled ‘Being a Black Man’ at the Royal Festival Hall nearly a decade ago - also featuring Akala, Shane Ryan and Ekow EshunUnravelling the complexities of the black male experience - the panel also explores diverse perspectives on identity, race, and sexuality, and discuss personal stories of navigating a world that often renders black masculinity invisible. 💻 The full hour long discussion can be found on the Southbank Centre’s YouTube channel 🔗 click the link in our bio to watch#BlackHistoryMonth #BeingABlackMan #SouthbankCentreSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Head Gardener reveals the secrets and lore of Yarrow Southbank Centre 2024-10-16 | The secrets and lore of Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) 🌱⛑⚕️ with Head Gardener of the Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof GardenDo you know the story behind the not-so-secret garden on top of our Queen Elizabeth Hall?The garden was created by Grounded Ecotherapy. A recovery programme that provides support for a team of incredible gardening volunteers, some of whom may have experienced problems with substance dependency, mental health and/or homelessness, by providing therapy through horticulture.⛔️ DISCLAIMER: This video should not be used for identifying wild or foraged foods. Always consult an expert for accurate identification. If you are pregnant, nursing, have a medical condition, or are on medication, consult a healthcare professional before consuming wild foods.Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Happy birthday Leigh-Anne Pinnock! 👏 👑 Southbank Centre 2024-10-04 | Yes, Leigh-Anne! 👏 👑 Happy birthday to superstar singer-songwriter and former Little Mix member Leigh-Anne Pinnock @LeighAnneOfficial!Throwback to last year's London Literature Festival with Black British Book Festival where the singer-songwriter shared some advice about believing in yourself and owning your power alongside Chidera Eggerue @theslumflower💻 Watch the full conversation with #LeighAnnePinnock and #TheSlumflower on our channelThis year's LLF will have talks from Ghetts, Keanu Reeves, Jordan Stephens Deborah Levy and many more - check out our website for the lineup: southbankcentre.co.uk/events/london-literature-festival#Advice #OwnYourPower #LittleMix #LondonLiteratureFestival #SouthbankCentreSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre
Ghetts on influences, education and rap and grime as a form of poetry Southbank Centre 2024-10-03 | ‘We love words… and that’s just the essence of it, we love words.’Ahead of his co-curation of our 2024 London Literature Festival, the grime MC, rapper and songwriter Ghetts sits down in our Queen Elizabeth Hall to answer questions on rap, poetry and his inspirations.As well as discussing where rap and poetry collide, Ghetts also expands on his influences, both musically – in rappers Sharky Major and Namesbliss – and educationally, in the form of his former English teacher Mr Henry . He also discusses the complexities of whether art should reflect the time in which it’s created, or offer an escape.In a celebration of the links between London’s poetry and music communities Ghetts curates the opening weekend of the Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival in October 2024. Of his curation he says ‘I want people to leave here thinking ‘wow, I thought [literature and rap] were worlds apart, and I couldn’t have been more wrong’.’00:00 Introduction00:15 Are rappers modern day poets?00:30 Rap vs Poetry00:54 First lyricist who inspired you?01:36 The poetry scene, school and education02:37 Rap & Grime on the curriculum? 03:07 Words or the music?03:32 Reflecting the times04:29 Co-Curating London Literature Festival London Literature Festival, now in its 17th year, takes place at the Southbank Centre, 23 October – 3 November, 2024.Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
I write poetry because... 👴🫶 Happy International Day of the Older Person Southbank Centre 2024-10-01 | Protect Anthony at all costs! Happy International Day of the Older Person 👴🫶 Listen to this brilliant poetry reading from Anthony M. Baker of Well Versed on why he continues to write as an elderly man…Well Versed is a collective of ordinary, extraordinary older people who make and share poetry for connection, escape, solace, witness, protest and fun!You might have heard that getting old is bad… If you wish to resist this socially normalised self-sabotage, come and join All Change at the National Poetry Library tomorrow evening 📝
Lemn Sissay reads his poem 70 | National Poetry Library Southbank Centre 2024-09-26 | Celebrate 70 years of the National Poetry Library with this stunning poem by Lemn Sissay 🎉💛As part of the celebrations, we asked you to discover 70 new poets and write 70-word poems of your own - share yours in the comments!Lemn's poem was written as part of his role as Ambassador for the National Poetry Library, signposting the library as a free and open space for everyone living in Lambeth and beyond. Read the full piece…70To live a full life within seventy yearsTo recall in colour seventy dreamsTo have known by name seventy peopleTo have cried in secret seventy timesTo have uncovered seventy untruthsTo know seventy poems off by heartIs to live seventy times a life----Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Shall I compare thee to a summers day? Harriet Walter performing William Shakespeares Sonnet 18 Southbank Centre 2024-09-24 | Shall we compare Harriet Walter to a summer's day? 💭🌞 Happy birthday to the incredible actress!To celebrate, here's Harriet's beautiful rendition of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 18...#HarrietWalter #Shakespeare #PoetryReading #SonnetSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Honey Dijon: ‘Not About You’ (Live) with the Radiant Baby Orchestra Southbank Centre 2024-09-16 | Enjoy this live remixed performance of ‘Not About You’ by Honey Dijon, featuring the Radiant Baby Orchestra, recorded in September 2023 in our Royal Festival HallThis track was performed as part of The Honey Dijon Experience, one of a number of events within Honey Dijon’s Honeyverse takeover weekend at the Southbank Centre.Honeyverse saw Honey Dijon curate a mix of club nights, live sets, orchestras and conversation into a takeover that drew inspiration from her roots in the Black Queer community.Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre #HoneyDijon
The secrets and lore of Vipers-Bugloss & Opium Poppy Southbank Centre 2024-09-10 | The secrets and lore of Vipers-Bugloss & Opium Poppy 🌱⛑⚕️ with Head Gardner of the Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof GardenDo you know the story behind the not-so-secret garden on top of our Queen Elizabeth Hall?The garden was created by Grounded Ecotherapy. A recovery programme that provides support for a team of incredible gardening volunteers, some of whom may have experienced problems with substance dependency, mental health and/or homelessness, by providing therapy through horticulture.Want to learn more about the garden?Or are interested in volunteering?Hit the link in our bio 📲⛔️ DISCLAIMER: This video should not be used for identifying wild or foraged foods. Always consult an expert for accurate identification. If you are pregnant, nursing, have a medical condition, or are on medication, consult a healthcare professional before consuming wild foods.Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
5 things to know about artist Haegue Yang | Hayward Gallery Southbank Centre 2024-09-05 | Here are 5 things you should know about our next exhibition Haegue Yang: Leap Year 💡Welcome to artist Haegue Yang's world of inventive, immersive and multisensory installations and sculptures that weave connections between disparate histories, cultures and traditions.📆 Coming to the Hayward Gallery: 9 Oct 2024 – 5 Jan 2025Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
4 new artists that you should have on your radar 👀🎧 Southbank Centre 2024-09-03 | 4 amazing up-and-coming artists that you should have on your radar 👀🎧 From neo-soul to punky hip-hop, we’re so gassed for the next futuretense line-up!Programmer Edith shares some recommendations featuring:⏩ TaliaBle⏩ Stacy N.K.R. - performing 13 Sep⏩ Frozemode - performing 17 Oct⏩ Toby Corton - performing 10 Octfuturetense is our FREE gig series presented in collaboration with @bbcintroducing where you get to find your next musical obsession and say you heard them here first ✨#NewMusic #MusicRecommendations #UpAndComingArtists #BBCIntroducing #futuretense Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Creative Future Writers Day Southbank Centre 2024-08-29 | Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeNotebooks at the ready: writers, publishers and literary professionals share hints, tips and initiatives in a day of talks and panel events for aspiring writers.TikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre© Southbank Centre, 2023. All rights reserved.Whether you’re just starting out as a writer, or have been writing for years, this event is the perfect opportunity to gain inside insight from literary professionals that could help advance your writing career.The day includes short talks from Creative Future and other leading writing development agencies, followed by panel events with Q&As.The event also sees a literary fair take over the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer, with leading literary organisations and publishers exhibiting their work and welcoming chats with all attending.Presented in partnership with Creative Future.
Creative Future Writers Awards Southbank Centre 2024-08-29 | Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeDiscover rising talent at the Creative Future Writers’ Award, a showcase of underrepresented writers hosted by Wayne Holloway-Smith and Nina Mingya Powles.TikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre© Southbank Centre, 2023. All rights reserved.The Creative Future Writers’ Award is a development programme for talented writers from a wealth of backgrounds. It includes the UK’s only national writing competition for all underrepresented writers, alongside workshops online and across the UK.This year’s competition invited entries from poets, short story and creative non-fiction writers on the theme of ‘Reveal.’ For the first time in the award’s eleven years, the number of prizewinners has been increased from twelve to fifteen.At this event, the winning writers read their work alongside the hosts in a showcase of new and emerging voices.The award-winning writers were selected by judges poet Wayne Holloway-Smith and poet/essayist Nina Mingya Powles, alongside prize givers Joey Connolly (Faber Academy), Tessa Foley (Poetry School), Jennifer Kerslake (Curtis Brown Creative), and Aki Schilz (The Literary Consultancy).The winners receive £23,000 in cash and development prizes from leading literary partners, long-term support, and publication in an anthology which debuts at the showcase.Presented in partnership with Creative Future
Deborah Levy: Why the Novel Matters Southbank Centre 2024-08-29 | Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubePrize-winning novelist, playwright and memoirist Deborah Levy delivers the 2024 New Statesman/Goldsmiths Prize Lecture, on the unique potential of the novel.TikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre© Southbank Centre, 2023. All rights reserved.The Goldsmiths Prize celebrates fiction that breaks the mould, and in its annual lecture series leading authors their thoughts on the art of the novel.For her talk, Deborah Levy argues that the novel uniquely gives close attention to the ways we negotiate with reality, which is the core of all writing and living.In this personal manifesto on why the novel matters, she contends that it is the form that can most freely unmask the co-existence of immense power and vulnerability in its human protagonists.After her lecture, Levy takes part in a conversation with Tom Gatti, executive culture editor at The New Statesman.Presented in partnership with the Goldsmiths Prize and The New Statesman
Hanif Kureishi: Shattered Southbank Centre 2024-08-29 | Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeOn Boxing Day 2022, in Rome, Hanif Kureishi had a fall. When he regained consciousness in a pool of blood, he was horrified to realise he had lost the use of his limbs.He could no longer walk, write or wash himself. Completely reliant on others, he required constant care in a hospital. Thus began a year-long journey through the medical systems of Rome and Italy, with the hope of eventually returning to his home in London.While confined to various hospital wards, he felt a strong urge to write. Unable to type or hold a pen, he began dictating his thoughts to family members. The result was an extraordinary series of dispatches from his hospital bed – a diary of a life in fragments, recorded with rare honesty, clarity, and courage.As he wrote early on: ‘A few days ago, a bomb went off in my life, but this bomb has also shattered the lives of those around me. My partner, my children, my friends.’This book compiles these hospital dispatches – edited, expanded, and meticulously interwoven with new writing – and charts both a shattering and a reassembling: a new life born of pain and loss, but animated by newfound feelings of gratitude, humility, and love.TikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre© Southbank Centre, 2023. All rights reserved.
Norman Jays Notting Hill Carnival Memories Southbank Centre 2024-08-26 | How was everyone's Carnival weekend? Revisit Norman Jay's Carnival memories...Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
When your kids realises art is more than just drawing 🤩✨ Kids ask a pro artist Southbank Centre 2024-08-22 | That magical moment when your child realises there's so much more to art than just drawing on paper 🤩✨ After an inspiring visit to our exhibition, these kids got the chance to ask artist Tavares Strachan everything they wanted to know about it!Last chance to visit before the school holidays end!#ThingsToDoInLondon #ArtGallery #KidsAsk #SchoolHolidayActivitiesSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Brat vs. Demure: Classical Edition 🍏💅 Southbank Centre 2024-08-22 | Did you know Vivaldi actually invented Brat summer? 🍏 ✨ Pick your team with BRAT vs. DEMURE: Classical Edition Whether you're a 365 party girl or feeling very cutesy, very mindful, there's a classical symphony to match your mood!Let us know which side is matching your vibe coming into the new season 👇 Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
RuPaul on learning to accept love (The House of Hidden Meanings) Southbank Centre 2024-08-22 | 'The thing I’m most proud of is allowing myself to be loved by someone’In April 2024, RuPaul joined us in our Royal Festival Hall for an eclectically entertaining night as he introduced his new memoir The House of Hidden Meanings.Part of the evening saw the international drag superstar answer questions from the audience, including this one, which asked what he is most proud of.In this clip from the event RuPaul talks about learning to accept love, from a place where he had only previously found himself chasing it. He also discusses trying to reconcile his relationship with his father, and offset the unhappy relationships of his childhood through his romantic relationships.Order the instant #1 New York Times Bestseller 'The House of Hidden Meanings' by Ru Paul from publisher Harper Collins here: www.harpercollins.com/products/the-house-of-hidden-meanings-rupaul?variant=41074376441890The Southbank Centre regularly hosts discussions that challenge what we know, and offer greater insight to arts, culture and the world around us. Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre #RuPaul #rupaulsdragrace
Are you good at art? Kids ask a professional artist 🎨 Southbank Centre 2024-08-15 | What would a professional artist say if you asked them if they're good at art? 🎨 This was tested out when we asked a group of kids to question Tavares Strachan, the artist showing in our current exhibition.As Tavares explains, art is not all about technical proficiency, art is about storytelling and having something to say ✨ With neon works, bronze and ceramic sculptures, and mixed-media installations, our exhibition is a fascinating introduction to the storytelling power of art for your little ones! 🎟️ Visit now - link in bioSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody’ (live), with Nu Civilisation Orchestra and the Southbank Meltdown Choir Southbank Centre 2024-08-15 | Chaka Khan performs her global smash hit ‘Ain’t Nobody’ with a full orchestra, live on stage at the Southbank Centre as part of her 2024 Meltdown festival.This live recording comes from Khan’s festival-closing concert, a 20th anniversary celebration of her album ClassiKhan. Backed by Nu Civilisation Orchestra and Chaka Khan’s Meltdown Choir – a collection of young London-based Black and Black mixed heritage female and non-binary singers, brought together from an open call-out specifically for the festival – Khan performed a host of tracks from the 2004 album.This concert wrapped up Khan’s Meltdown; 10 days of gigs and live performances across our venues by artists specially curated by the ten-time grammy award-winner to celebrate her 50 years in music. And Khan closed out the gig, and the festival, with this brilliant live rendition of ‘Ain’t Nobody’, one of her most iconic tracks.About Tomorrow's WarriorsTomorrow’s Warriors is a leading talent development organisation based at the Southbank Centre in London. They creatively produce shows, provide learning, mentorship, training and consultancy specialising in jazz. Founded in 1991, they help aspiring young artists discover their magic, nurture nascent talent, achieve creative ambitions, and build engaged, diverse audiences.They champion diversity, inclusion and equality. Whilst inclusive, their pioneering Young Artist Development Programme primarily supports the early careers of young musicians, with a focus on Black musicians, female musicians and those whose financial or other circumstances might lock them out of opportunities to pursue a career in the music industry.Over almost three decades, Tomorrow’s Warriors have proved a crucial development platform for many of the artists now tearing up the international jazz scene – Moses Boyd, Nubya Garcia, Cassie Kinoshi and Nérija, Femi Koleoso and Ezra Collective, Binker Golding, Shabaka Hutchings and Sons Of Kemet, Cherise Adams-Burnett, Eska, Denys Baptiste, Soweto Kinch, Zara McFarlane, and so many more…About MeltdownThe Southbank Centre’s Meltdown is the longest-running artist-curated festival in the world. Every year we invite a different cultural figure to curate Meltdown, programming ten days of live concerts and performances across our venues. First held in 1993 the festival has been curated by international icons including Grace Jones, David Bowie, Nick Cave, Robert Smith, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, David Byrne, M.I.A., Yoko Ono, Patti Smith and Nile Rodgers.Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre #ChakaKhan #MeltdownFest
Why would you fill an art gallery with grass? Kids ask a pro artist 🌾 Southbank Centre 2024-08-08 | Sometimes kids ask the questions that we all want to know... like why did Tavaras Strachan fill one of the rooms in our exhibition with grass? 🌾🍃After their visit to the exhibition, we gave a group of primary school children to quiz the artist on the things they just had to know!📹 Watch the full video on our YouTube channel#KidsAsk #ThingsToDoInLondon #FamilyActivitiesSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Hidden Figures: Annie Easley | A Black History of Art on Tavares Strachans Exhibition Southbank Centre 2024-08-07 | Meet the coder who launched rockets, Annie Easley 🚀💻 Annie was a computer scientist who joined NASA in 1955 as 1 of 4 African Americans among 2500 employees.Let Alayo from A Black History of Art talk you through her remarkable story…🖼️ In Double Consciousness (2023) Tavares uses Annie’s story to explore the concept by American scholar and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois. Du Bois coined the term to describe the ‘peculiar sensation’, experienced by African Americans, of living physically within and mentally outside a racist society and this work uses Annie Easley to exemplify this.🔬 Discover stories of incredible people who’ve been erased from history due to historical biases in our exhibition Tavares Strachan: There is a Light Somewhere📍 Hayward Gallery🗓️ Open now until 1 Sep🎟️ Book your ticket online with no booking fee via link in bioSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
David Olusoga: Black British History and Belonging Southbank Centre 2024-08-05 | Historian and filmmaker David Olusoga joins journalist Nesrine Malik in conversation to chart the story of Black British history, bringing to light overlooked narratives.From well-known figures to individual lives consigned to the margins of history, how do the lived experiences of Black British people through time influence questions of belonging and identity?This conversation was recorded live in our Royal Festival Hall on 11 July 2024 as part of You Belong Here, or summer series of events that draw on the themes of our Hayward Gallery exhibition, Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere.The talk sees Olusoga draw on his acclaimed documentaries including ‘Britain's Forgotten Slave Owners’ and his groundbreaking ‘Black and British: A Forgotten History’.
Spend 24 hours in The Bahamas with artist Tavares Strachan Southbank Centre 2024-08-05 | Spend 24 hours in Bain Town, The Bahamas with conceptual artist Tavares Strachan and his childhood friend ☀️Tavares explores the roots of his creative process, offering an insight into the vibrant community that shaped his vision and the ideas that propelled him onto the international stage. Check out our channel to watch the full video 🔗#BainTown #TheBahamas #ConceptualArt #LondonArtExhibitionSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Come with us on the Southbank Centre Pub Crawl! 🍻 Southbank Centre 2024-08-02 | Happy International Beer Day 🍻 To celebrate, come with us on the Southbank Centre Pub Crawl!Join some of our staff hitting five must-visit spots for a drink across our site:✅ Southbank Centre Roof Garden✅ Puzzles✅ Beany Green✅ Festival Bar & Kitchen✅ HoplockerSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Kids ask Tavares Strachan why he made artwork with human hair Southbank Centre 2024-08-01 | What do kids want to learn from a pro artist? ✏️ 🎨 We gave a group of primary school children free reign to quiz artist Tavares Strachan after they saw his exhibition.First up, they speak with Tavares about his choice to incorporate real human hair into his work...🎥 Check out the full video now on our channelSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Imagine That: Kids ask questions with professional artist Tavares Strachan Southbank Centre 2024-08-01 | What do kids want to know about artists and the creative process behind the artworks they produce? After a visit to our Hayward Gallery exhibition, There Is Light Somewhere, we gave a group of primary school children free rein to quiz the artist behind the works, Tavares Strachan.Speaking to his young audience, Strachan talks about his use of unconventional materials such as hair and grass, the important role that collaborating plays in creating art and whether you need to be ‘good at art’ to be an artist. ‘When I was younger I thought being an artist meant being proficient, having a high skill level… as I got older, I learned that it’s good to have something to say with your art,’ Strachan explains.New York-based, Bahamian artist Tavares Strachan is dedicated to telling stories about extraordinary figures overlooked by official histories. As an artist he works in a broad range of creative mediums, from neon works to bronze sculptures, large-scale installations to collages, and his pieces offer a fascinating introduction to the storytelling power of art for younger audiences.Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere is at the Hayward Gallery until Sunday 1 September.Book now: southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/art-exhibitions/tavares-strachan-there-light-somewhere?utm_source=&utm_medium=socialSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Hidden Figures: Sister Rosetta Tharpe | A Black History of Art on Tavares Strachans Exhibition Southbank Centre 2024-07-31 | Your favourite rockstar’s favourite rockstar 🎸 Meet Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of rock ‘n’ roll Sister Rosetta attained popularity in the 1930s with her gospel recordings, characterised by a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and rhythmic music. She was a great influence on later singers such as Little Richard, Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry, who once said his entire career was ‘one long Rosetta Tharpe impersonation’.🖼️ Rosetta with Pot and White Crown Pigeon (2022) depicts the musician’s head crowned with a large pot and debonair white-crowned pigeon. 📍 Discover more musical pioneers hidden within the work of Tavares Strachan in our current exhibition | Open until 1 Sep#NinaSimone #LondonGallery #RockNRollSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Sathnam Sanghera: Empireworld Southbank Centre 2024-07-30 | Journalist and author Sathnam Sanghera traces the legacies of the British empire around the world, drawing on his book Empireland: How Modern Britain is Shaped by its Imperial Past, in conversation with Colin Grant.This conversation was recorded live in our Queen Elizabeth Hall on Sunday 14 July 2024, as part of You Belong Here, our summer programme of events inspired by the unsung stories and forgotten trailblazers celebrated in our Hayward Gallery exhibition Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere.Sathnam Sanghera is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Empireland: How Modern Britain is Shaped by its Imperial Past, memoir The Boy With The Topknot, and novel Marriage Material.Colin Grant’s books include Bageye at the Wheel, shortlisted for the Pen Ackerley Prize, and Homecoming: Voices of the Windrush Generation, a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. His latest book is I’m Black So You Don’t Have to Be. Grant is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and director of WritersMosaic, an online magazine and division of the Royal Literary Fund.
Run The Track: Ghetts Perfect Playlist Southbank Centre 2024-07-29 | What does Ghetts listen to when he’s in his feelings? 🎧This is Run the Track with a playlist specially curated by the grime star you can get to know him on a deeper level.Ghetts selected:🎵 Not Gon’ Cry - Mary J. Blige🎵 Fire in the Booth - Wretch 32🎵 Daily Duppy - Ghetts (GRM Daily)The British rap icon and co-curator of this year’s London Literature Festival performs at the Royal Festival Hall for the first time on Sat 26 Oct 🎟️ Tickets: southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/gigs/ghetts-live#Ghetts #Grime #GigsInLondonSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Tavares Strachans Black Star | a conversation with Hayward Gallerys Ralph Rugoff (SHORT) Southbank Centre 2024-07-29 | Did you know the first Black-owned shipping company was incorporated by the Jamaican politician and activist Marcus Garvey in 1919? 🚢⚓️Conceptual artist Tavares Stracahan and Hayward Gallery director Ralph Rugoff discuss Starachan’s breathtaking installation, Black Star (2024) This awe-inspiring artwork features a huge model boat, floating on a temporary rooftop lake in the heart of London, here at our Hayward Gallery. 📍 Hayward Gallery🗓️ Open now until 1 Sep🎟️ Book your ticket online with no booking fee via link in bioSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Tavares Strachans Black Star | a conversation with Hayward Gallerys Ralph Rugoff Southbank Centre 2024-07-29 | Conceptual artist Tavares Stracahan and Hayward Gallery director Ralph Rugoff discuss Starachan’s breathtaking installation, Black Star (2024).This awe-inspiring artwork features a huge model boat, floating on a temporary rooftop lake in the heart of London, here at our Hayward Gallery. It was created by the artist in homage to Marcus Garvey’s Black Star line, the first Black-owned shipping company, incorporated by the Jamaican politician and activist in 1919.In this video, Strachan delves into the inspiration behind 'Black Star,' shedding light on Garvey's profound influence and enduring legacy which extended to later civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. You can also see the remarkable engineering involved in creating this large-scale installation, with footage capturing both the boat and a colossal stone head of Marcus Garvey, being craned across the iconic London skyline.Tavares Strachan: There is Light Somewhere is at the Hayward Gallery until 1 September. Book now: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/art-exhibitions/tavares-strachan-there-light-somewhereSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Purge the bad energy like an emotional colonic! | RuPaul and Michelle Visage at the Southbank Centre Southbank Centre 2024-07-25 | You've got to purge any negative energy, just like a... coffee colonic?! ☕ 💩 Enter the fabulous and unpredictable world of @rupaulofficial as he speaks with @michellevisage about the importance of clearing the bad energy to make a path to better and brighter things.Subscribe for more discussions and talks: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Hidden Figures: Matthew Henson | A Black History of Art on Tavares Strachans Exhibition Southbank Centre 2024-07-24 | Did you know that a Black explorer co-discovered the North Pole in 1909? ❄️Matthew Henson was an African American explorer who reached the North Pole with Robert Edwin Peary and four Inuit guides, with Matthew and a guide likely being first to arrive.Matthew was fluent in the Inuit language and learned the methods that people native to the area used to survive the incredibly hostile landscape of the Arctic 🛷🖼️ Matthew’s story has influenced many of the works featured in our exhibition Tavares Strachan: There is a Light Somewhere. Visit now to discover how he inspired Tavares to undertake polar exhibitions of his own…📍 Hayward Gallery🗓️ Open now until 1 Sep🎟️ Book your ticket online with no booking fee via link in bio#MatthewHenson #Storytime #LondonGallerySubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
The disappearing sculpture... | Seated Panchen Lama (2011) by Tavares Strachan Southbank Centre 2024-07-22 | Have you seen our disappearing sculpture? 😶🌫️ In Seated Panchen Lama (2011), a skeletal figure is rendered in Pyrex glass and immersed in a tank of mineral oil. Because the two materials have the same refractive index, meaning that light passes through them at the same speed, the glass figure is visible only from certain angles, and seems to disappear at moments as we walk around it.In Tibetan Buddhism, the Panchen Lama acts as the Dalai Lama’s chief spiritual advisor and plays an indispensable role in choosing his successor. In 1995, the 14th Dalai Lama recognised Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the 11th Panchen Lama. Subsequently, Chinese authorities allegedly abducted the six year-old boy whose whereabouts are still unknown. 💬 In Tavares’ words, ‘when you removed the Panchen Lama, you ensured that an entire culture could not reproduce itself… if you take him away from the equation then you signify the end of an idea that is much bigger than just a religion or state.’📹 Take a look at the works of Tavares Strachan: There is a Light Somewhere in our Curator Tour on our YouTube ChannelSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Exploring Bain Town with Tavares Strachan: art, identity and the Arctic Southbank Centre 2024-07-18 | Join conceptual artist Tavares Strachan on an autobiographical tour of Bain Town, The Bahamas, where his artistic journey began.In this intimate exploration, Strachan delves into the roots of his creative process, offering an insight into the vibrant community that shaped his vision and the ideas that propelled him onto the international stage.Discover the fascinating genesis of Strachan's early projects, including his daring exploration of the Arctic and his groundbreaking transportation of Arctic ice to The Bahamas for ‘The Distance Between What We Have and What We Want’.Born in 1979 in Nassau, The Bahamas, Strachan currently lives and works between New York City and Nassau. He received a BFA in Glass from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2003 and an MFA in Sculpture from Yale University in 2006.Strachan’s work draws on both the resources and community of his birthplace, dividing his time between his studio in New York and Nassau. In the Bahamian capital he has established an art studio and scientific research platform BASEC (Bahamas Aerospace and Sea Exploration Center) and OKU, a not-for-profit community project encompassing an artist residency and exhibition spaces, a scholarship scheme, and after-school creative programs.Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere is at the Hayward Gallery until Sunday 1 September.Book now: southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/art-exhibitions/tavares-strachan-there-light-somewhereSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre #HaywardGallery
Tavares Strachan and Ralph Rugoff on the giant Marcus Garvey sculpture outside of our gallery doors Southbank Centre 2024-07-18 | Have you spotted the giant bronze sculpture sitting outside of our gallery doors? It depicts one of Tavares Strachan’s childhood heroes, Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican-born Black activist.Tavares first heard about Marcus Garvey from listening to reggae 🎧 He said 'Garvey was never talked about in the classroom. Reggae music was the only way most of us learned about Black history.’One of Garvey's most impressive achievements was founding the United Negro Improvement Association, which at one point had six million members worldwide. Though Garvey is a controversial figure for some, due to his views on racial separatism, Tavares sees him as a cultural trailblazer for his work.🔍 Check out the piece for free outside of our gallery doors, look closely and you’ll see that within the head's cracks and fissures, Tavares has carved lines of poetry inspired by Garvey's story.Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Hidden Figures: Nina Simone | A Black History of Art on Tavares Strachans Exhibition Southbank Centre 2024-07-17 | You've heard the iconic voice, but do you know the story of Nina Simone? 🎙️Alayo Akinkugbe from the Instagram platform 'A Black History Of Art' is taking us through the lives of some of the many hidden figures that appear in our exhibition, Tavares Strachan: There is a Light Somewhere, starting with the high priestess of soul: Nina Simone.Famous for her emotionally intense music, the singer was blacklisted by the industry due to her alignment with the Black Nationalist Movement and figures like Malcolm X.Despite this, she remained committed to the Civil Rights Movement and her legacy continues as one of the most beloved voices of all time 🖤🖼️ Discover more musical pioneers hidden within the work of Tavares Strachan in our current exhibition | Open until 1 Sep#NinaSimone #LondonGallery #SoulMusicSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Tavares Strachan and Ralph Rugoff on the stories that deserve to be in encyclopedias Southbank Centre 2024-07-16 | If you could add someone from your neighbourhood to the history books, who would it be? 🏠 💭 The Encyclopedia of Invisibility is a sculptural work that features thousands of entries focused on historically marginalised individuals, places, and events.Come along with us on an exhibition tour with artist Tavares Strachan and curator Ralph Rugoff as they discuss some of the mind-blowing stories behind the artworks in our current exhibition.📹 Watch the full video via the link in our bio📍 Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere🗓️ Open now until 1 SepSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
TEASER: Tavares Strachan on Marcus Garvey, the vocabulary of Black hair and telling untold stories Southbank Centre 2024-07-11 | Strachan is in conversation with Hayward Gallery director Ralph Rugoff as the two take a tour through the exhibition Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere, a survey of the artist’s work, including immersive installations, moving neon works and fantastical sculptures.Among the latter are two works celebrating and commemorating the life of the political activist Marcus Garvey which are explored in this video. The first, a large bronze head, stands at the gallery’s entrance – ‘It was about creating a work that felt like it should have existed many centuries ago to honour someone I consider to be a giant and to do it in a way that represents the statue of his body of work’ explains Strachan. The other is a realisation of Garvey’s Black Star Line by way of a large liner floated on water on one of the gallery’s terraces.In this video the artist also introduces a series of bronze sculptural works adorned with real Black hair, and The Encyclopaedia of Invisibility (2014-18) through which he sought to present historically marginalised individuals and events. ‘If there’s a place where everything we know goes, could there be a place where the things that we don’t know would live?’Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere is at the Hayward Gallery until Sunday 1 September.Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Tavares Strachan on Marcus Garvey, the vocabulary of Black hair and telling untold stories Southbank Centre 2024-07-11 | ‘If I was going to bring a sentient being from another plant to get a little taste of human civilisation over a long period of time, I might bring them in this room’ explains Barbadian artist Tavares Strachan, as he stands in a room of our Hayward Gallery, the walls of which are covered with his encyclopaedic artwork Six Thousand Years (2018).Strachan is in conversation with Hayward Gallery director Ralph Rugoff as the two take a tour through the exhibition Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere, a survey of the artist’s work, including immersive installations, moving neon works and fantastical sculptures.Among the latter are two works celebrating and commemorating the life of the political activist Marcus Garvey which are explored in this video. The first, a large bronze head, stands at the gallery’s entrance – ‘It was about creating a work that felt like it should have existed many centuries ago to honour someone I consider to be a giant and to do it in a way that represents the statue of his body of work’ explains Strachan. The other is a realisation of Garvey’s Black Star Line by way of a large liner floated on water on one of the gallery’s terraces.In this video the artist also introduces a series of bronze sculptural works adorned with real Black hair, and The Encyclopaedia of Invisibility (2014-18) through which he sought to present historically marginalised individuals and events. ‘If there’s a place where everything we know goes, could there be a place where the things that we don’t know would live?’Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere is at the Hayward Gallery until Sunday 1 September.Book now: southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/art-exhibitions/tavares-strachan-there-light-somewhereSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Ghetts performs ‘Double Standards’ as spoken word, in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre 2024-07-09 | To mark his co-curation of our 2024 London Literature Festival, Ghetts performs a spoken word version of a verse from his track ‘Double Standards’.‘As a writer and lyricist, literature sits at the heart of what I do,’ explains Ghetts of his involvement in the festival. In a celebration of the links between London’s poetry and music communities the grime MC, rapper and songwriter will curate the opening weekend of the Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival in October 2024.Ghetts is seen here performing in our Queen Elizabeth Hall. ‘Double Standards’ is a song on his fourth studio album, On Purpose, With Purpose, released in February 2024. The album features guest appearances from, among others, Kano, Wretch 32, Sampha and Moonchild Sanelly.London Literature Festival, now in its 17th year, takes place at the Southbank Centre, 23 October – 3 November, 2024.Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre #Ghetts #Literature
Tavares Strachan discusses his artistic obsession Southbank Centre 2024-07-09 | “I bought 4 ½ tons of ice from the arctic…” Tavares Strachan discusses his artistic obsession with the arctic and discovering the incredible story of American explorer Matthew HensonIn an explorative video study the Hayward Gallery team follows the elusive Strachan to his home island in the Bahamas. The mini-documentary traverses the island and its waters - exploring themes of isolation, community and expressionComing soon…📍 Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere🗓️ Open now until 1 Sep🎟️ Book your ticket online with no booking fee via link in bioSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
Chaka Khan on jazz, Billie Holiday, and music as self-expression Southbank Centre 2024-07-04 | ‘Music is much deeper form of communication than we give it credit for. I’ve seen and felt miraculous things happen because of music.’The iconic singer and musician Chaka Khan took a time out from her curation of our 29th Meltdown – which included headline performances from Khan to both open and close the ten-day festival – to reflect on her 50-year career in music.In this interview she discusses how her lifelong love of jazz – ‘I’ve always loved jazz music, I was raised on it’ – inspired her 2004 album ClassiKhan, and how as a young child she was drawn to both the beauty and suffering of Billie Holiday.She also talks about the experience of performing with an orchestra’ – ‘we were all doing this wonderful thing together, we were conveying a message in a different language’ – and offers valuable advice to aspiring musicians – ’it’s not about competition, it’s simply about-self expression’. And underlying all this is Khan’s deep affection for experiencing and performing music; ’I’ve seen how music touches people in a way that nothing else does’.Subscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre #ChakaKhan #meltdownfest 00:00:10 Chaka on releasing her jazz album, ClassiKhan00:00:27 Chaka on being raised on jazz music00:00:48 Chaka's favourite singer, Billie Holiday00:01:41 Chaka on performing with a live orchestra00:02:03 Chaka Khan's advice for aspiring musicians00:02:38 Chaka Khan on children and the next generation00:03:16 Chaka Khan on music as communication
Chaka Khan on advice for aspiring musicians and artists: I pick them all. Southbank Centre 2024-07-04 | What advice would Chaka Khan give to aspiring musicians? 🎙️❣️ Competition is OUT and the power of self-expression is definitely IN!The iconic Chaka Khan took time out from curating our 29th Meltdown Festival to chat to us about her lifelong love of jazz, performing with an orchestra and why music is the deepest form of communication.⏯️ Check out the whole interview now on our YouTube ChannelSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
The Importance of Listening: The Annea Lockwood Story Southbank Centre 2024-07-03 | Who is composer Annea Lockwood? 🤔 Get to know the unconventional artist who’s ‘instruments’ have included glass, conversation, and entire rivers...Here are Lockwood’s instructions for Piano Burning, a work which is still performed by artists today:✅ Set upright piano (not a grand) in an open space with the lid closed.✅ Spill a little lighter fluid on a twist of paper and place inside, near the pedals.✅ Light it.✅ Balloons may be stapled to the piano.✅ Play whatever pleases you for as long as you can.Will you be playing along?!Find out more on our Blog: southbankcentre.co.uk/blog/articles/who-is-composer-annea-lockwood#ClassicalMusic #UnconventionalArtists #StorytimeSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
An Introduction to the Microtonal Harp with Ernestine Stoop Southbank Centre 2024-07-02 | When tuning the instrument is more difficult than playing the instrument 😅🎛️ Meet Ernestine Stoop, the harpist who has mastered the art of playing a 96-string microtonal harp so that Mexican composer and conductor Julián Carrillo’s music could be played as he intended.Hear it in action as London Sinfonietta perform as part of Sound Within Sound, our festival celebrating music's lost pioneers inspired by Kate Molleson's book of the same name.🎼 London Sinfonietta: Carrillo & Revueltas📍 Queen Elizabeth Hall, Fri 5 Jul, 7pm🎟️ TICKETS: southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/classical-music/london-sinfonietta-carrillo-revueltas?utm_source=&utm_medium=socialSubscribe for the latest videos: https://southbankc.re/youtubeTikTok ➳ tiktok.com/@southbank.centreInstagram ➳ instagram.com/southbankcentreFacebook ➳ facebook.com/southbankcentreX ➳ twitter.com/southbankcentre#SouthbankCentre
