Creative Encounters: Sophie Herxheimer
Celebrate the beauty of words, literature and poetry with a collage poetry workshop led by the playful poet and artist Sophie Herxheimer.
Creative Encounters invites you to find a creative home in the heart of the city with our monthly creative sessions, bringing together Londoners old and new for conversation, music and making.
Join Sophie Herxheimer at her sparkling tables of collage gold – the kind of material you can’t buy in the shops – to cut, swap and rearrange old found texts and other delights to create your own take-home spell book.
There are opportunities to share the work you make during intermittent readings throughout the evening. Herxheimer also takes the mic for instruction and encouragement, as well as to read and perform her own collage-based and image-rich poetry.
All materials are provided.
Need to know
This is a drop-in event.
Creative Encounters is a monthly programme with events on the third Wednesday of the month. This is sometimes subject to change, so do always check the website for dates. These are friendly sessions designed for both those attending on their own or with others. There are opportunities to socialise and take part in activities together, but you are also very welcome to have a solo experience.
Creative Encounters is part of our Open Doors programme to welcome everyone into our creative spaces.
Access
There is a ramp down to The Clore Ballroom stage, and wheelchair accessible bathrooms throughout the venue. You can join our free Access Scheme through your online Southbank Centre account or via email.
Find out more about our Access Scheme
All our access information
If you require British Sign Language interpretation, please email [email protected] and we will try to accommodate your request.
For your visit
This event is held at the The Clore Ballroom Southbank Centre
The Clore Ballroom is open six days a week.
Tuesday, 10am – 6pm*
Wednesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
*If we’re hosting a performance, the building will stay open until the event ends.
Plan your visit
The Clore Ballroom is located inside our Royal Festival Hall on 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.
There is step-free access to The Clore Ballroom, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall, via a ramp.
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
Next to The Clore Ballroom is our Ballroom Cafe where you can grab a coffee and a piece of freshly made cake. Also 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 which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace.
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.