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8 TS Eliot Prize winning poets to have appeared at the Southbank Centre
Poet Joelle Taylor stands on stage in the Southbank Centre\'s Purcell Room
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8 TS Eliot Prize winning poets to have appeared at the Southbank Centre

How many of these popular poets have you seen appear on our stages?

My Mixtape: Asian Dub Foundation's 10 tracks for 30 years at the Southbank Centre
Asian Dub Foundation's guitarist raises his fist to the sky whilst performing on stage with the band. The words 'My Mixtape' appear over the top in white text
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My Mixtape: Asian Dub Foundation's 10 tracks for 30 years at the Southbank Centre

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

How I create… with 1927’s Suzanne Andrande and Paul Barritt
Suzane Andrande, a white woman with long styled grey hair wearing a sliver blouse, and Paul Barritt, a white man with mid-length hair wearing a patterned sweater
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How I create… with 1927’s Suzanne Andrande and Paul Barritt

Writer and performer Suzanne Andrande and animator and illustrator Paul Barritt offer two creative insights for the price of one.

5 things to know about Koestler Arts: No Comment
An installation view of the 2024 Koestler Arts exhibition No Comment at the Southbank Centre. The exhibition is in a low ceilinged white room; pictures are on the walls, other art works are present in vitrines and on shelves.
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5 things to know about Koestler Arts: No Comment

An insight into the artists, curators and stories behind the works showcased in the 17th annual Koestler Arts exhibition.

Who is Circa?
A moment within Circa\'s Duck Pond; a performer in white wearing a large ruff is thrown in the air by another performer all in black wearing a crown. Three other performers in all black wait to catch the airborne performer.
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Who is Circa?

Discover the company who continue to ask ‘what is possible in circus?’

Playlist: futuretense 2025
Jeffrey The KiDDD, a young Black man with long dreads wearing pink tinted sunglasses and a light blue puffer jacket, with two toned blue jeans. The word 'Playlist' sits over the top of him in yellow type.
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Playlist: futuretense 2025

Get a feel for the 2025 series of futuretense, our free live music gigs showcasing the best in new and up and coming artists.

Explore the works of Haegue Yang with Leap Year curator Yung Ma
A gallery installation featuring multiple vertical sections of white Venetian blinds used as screens for projections, alongside sculptures and brightly colored abstract panels.
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Explore the works of Haegue Yang with Leap Year curator Yung Ma

Get an expert-led introduction to our 2024 Hayward Gallery exhibition, Haegue Yang: Leap Year.

'I was born an artist - the world made me an armed robber': John Costi and Jeremy Deller on Koestler
Artists Jeremy Deller and John Costi sit on chairs in the Koestler Arts building, around them multiple artworks (predominantly paintings) adorn the walls; others are propped up in stacks against the base of the walls.
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'I was born an artist - the world made me an armed robber': John Costi and Jeremy Deller on Koestler

Artists John Costi and Jeremy Deller talk about their co-curation of the 2024 Koestler Arts exhibition, No Comment.

Arts unravelled: How do you adapt a novel for the stage? with Kevin Barry
Writer Kevin Barry, a White man with unkempt light brown hair, wearing a green shirt
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Arts unravelled: How do you adapt a novel for the stage? with Kevin Barry

Author Kevin Barry details how he adapted his fourth novel, The Heart In Winter from the page to the stage.

Artist on artist: Vanessa Kisuule on the ‘complicated joy’ of Michael Jackson
Writer Vanessa Kisuule stands underneath a tree wearing a pink waistcoat.
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Artist on artist: Vanessa Kisuule on the ‘complicated joy’ of Michael Jackson

Vanessa Kisuule – poet, writer and performer – explores the changing nature of her fandom of pop superstar Michael Jackson.

Han Kang: Greek Lessons
Han Kang, a middle-aged Korean woman with long dark hair, sits on a chair on a darkened stage; adjacent to her is the broadcaster Octavia Bright, a White woman with long brown hair sat on a similar chair.
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Han Kang: Greek Lessons

Listen to Han Kang, 2024’s Nobel Prize in Literature winner, in conversation with Octavia Bright, recorded live in our Purcell Room in 2023.

5 things to know about The Multi-Story Orchestra
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5 things to know about The Multi-Story Orchestra

Introducing the orchestra that calls a Peckham car-park home and continues to excel on so many levels.