Articles tagged ‘Southbank Centre’
Slow Food Market at the Southbank Centre
By Chris | December 18th, 2007 |
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The Southbank Centre between Waterloo and Westminster Bridges on the south side of the River Thames hosts London’s inaugural Slow Food Market this week from 20-23 December. The market is being set up outside the Royal Festival opening daily from 11am–8pm and is organized by Slow Food UK, part of the Slow Food Movement (as [...]
Gamelan comes to London’s South Bank
By Chris | September 7th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Gamelan is the music of the islands of Indonesia including Java, Bali and Lombok. Its an ensemble form of music featuring instruments such as metallophones, drums and gongs. This weekend the Southbank Centre in London is getting into all things gamelan with three days of activities staring today with a Gamelan Symposium in the Purcell [...]
World London
By Chris | July 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The Southbank Centre by Waterloo Bridge is holding the first of what it says will be an annual series of festivals celebrating the cultural roots of London’s different communities. Called World London the season starts today, here’s what’s on.
17 July - Miso Soup Japanese electro-punk band play the Purcell Room at 7.30pm. Tickets £5.
17 July [...]
London Literature Festival 2007
By Chris | June 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The Southbank Centre is hosting the London Literature Festival 2007 from 29 June-12 July at its venues near Waterloo Bridge. The two week festival will feature international and prize-winning authors, historians, poets, performers and artists, children’s events, specially commissioned work, debate and discussion, interactive and improvised writing and performance.
Two of the main themes of this [...]
London African Music Festival
By Chris | May 16th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The fifth London African Music Festival takes place this month featuring a whole range of musical styles that represent the estimated one million Africans who live in London. The festival runs from 18-30 May at venues including the Southbank Centre, the ICA, The Coronet and Cargo. Below is a rundown on who’s playing in this [...]
