From the Lips to the Moon
Immerse yourself in improvised music, poetry and visuals led by electronic musician Pouya Ehsaei and writer-performer Tara Fatehi, marking Refugee Week.
Water comes up. Water comes up. Windows. Water comes up. Water comes up. Nostrils. Water comes up. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six. CRY. SMASH. Did you close the door? Did you say goodbye?
From the Lips to the Moon is an immersive space playing with the synergies of words, melodies, languages and beats. Expect riveting live music, mind-bending beats, fierce poetry, absurd texts, hypnotic visuals, and non-stories told in goosebumps and half-familiar languages
The performance brings together state of the art experimental electronic music with a fresh and raw sound that puts listeners in an imaginative realm, with guest musicians, poets, VJ and DJ bringing in their unique languages, stories, tunes and cutting-edge live visuals.
Pouya Ehsaei is an electronic musician, composer and sound designer experienced at live performance and composition with acoustic instruments, spoken-word and performance.
Tara Fatehi is a performer, performance maker and writer whose work highlights mistranslation, ambiguity, disjunction, playfulness and unfinishedness.
This event is part of our Refugee Week programme and our summer season You Belong Here, which explores how we create and foster a sense of belonging in our communities and with our audiences so that everyone feels that the Southbank Centre is a home away from home.
Presented in collaboration with Counterpoints Arts
Need to know
A DJ plays in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer from 7.30pm and the show starts in the Purcell Room at 8pm.
This event is presented on a pay what you can model. Free tickets are available for the unwaged or those who’d benefit from them (with no booking fee). Otherwise we ask people to pay £8 or £15 depending on what feels affordable (plus our standard booking fee applies).
For your visit
This event is held at the Purcell Room Southbank Centre
The Purcell Room is located in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, which is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
Plan your visit
The Purcell Room is an auditorium located within our Queen Elizabeth Hall.
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
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.