At Least We Can Decide
Join SORI Collective as they dismantle the arts centre and turn the Southbank Centre inside out with communal workshops, dance-floor fillers and a jazz night.
For the third day of their takeover, the SORI curators have designed a day to break away from rules set by decision makers about what art is, who gets to be platformed and the relationship between audience and artist.
Join us for tactile, communal workshops that create moments of connection and intimacy and a chance to make together.
Knit a giant communal picnic blanket as part of Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner collective’s Safety Blanket project – a series of knitting workshops where people knit collectively from the same piece. Everyone is welcome and no knitting experience is needed! Collective members are on hand to teach beginners and you are invited to share your skills amongst one another. And shred and braid traditional maps with Maplective to challenge traditional ways we see the world and highlight histories connected to colonisation.
Then, DJ collective Baile Ijó starts the open-air terrace party, while REKKI Jazz Night brings the evening to a close with a live band, guest artists, DJs and shared energy.
SORI Collective (Speaking Out, Reimagining Institutions) comprises nine forward-thinking cultural programmers shaping the future of the arts. They are the driving force behind Southbank Centre Presents, a hands-on curation scheme empowering talent to build communities and redefine our cultural landscape as we celebrate 75 years.
This event is part of their four-day takeover of the Riverside Terrace in response to the theme of ‘the future of the art centre’. They are using the time to give a platform to artists from London’s cultural scene and question the various ways the Southbank Centre can exist as a stage for London, a civic space for its people, and a playground to attempt new ways of collaborating or existing.
Need to know
12 noon – 4pm: Workshops
6pm: Baile Ijó DJs
7.30pm: REKKI Jazz Night
Baile Ijó, a literal translation of dance dance in Spanish and Yoruba, is a name that encapsulates the Nigerian-colombian roots of the London-based DJ collective, and their mission to unite dancefloors through a fusion of global sounds.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner was created by artists Sophie Dickson, Jessie Evans, Katerina Mimikou and Ines Cardo in 2019. They came together through a shared interest in the themes of home, domesticity, social roles, crafts, mental health and community.
Maplective is a collective of black and brown women working with the map, who take techniques of personal care embedded in black and brown communities and use them to deal with colonial maps; dread-locking or braiding them to create a space for new understandings.
REKKI wanted to create a space that slows things down and brings people together through music, conversation and shared energy. Their values are centred around community, creating authentic and meaningful spaces and making sure every person feels seen.
For your visit
This event is held at the Riverside Terrace Southbank Centre
The Riverside Terrace is open all day, every day*.
*If you’re attending an event on our Riverside Terrace, check the event listing for start and finish times.
Plan your visit
The Riverside Terrace is an outdoor space overlooking the River Thames, on Royal Festival Hall, Level 2.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
Through the glass from Riverside Terrace on Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.