From the Lips to the Moon
A surreal feast of music, poetry and performance by Pouya Ehsaei and Tara Fatehi, with Cassie Kinoshi, MA.MOYO, Mahan Mirarab and Gayathiri Kamalakanthan.
Words that glitch, sounds that misbehave. From the Lips to the Moon is a multisensory show of unexpected encounters, transformations and play blending live and electronic music, poetry and spoken word and otherworldly visuals.
Created by Ehsaei – electronic musician, composer and sound designer – and Fatehi – actor, vocalist, writer and interdisciplinary performer – this sensational show has taken London by storm, playing to sold-out audiences across the city and abroad.
For this edition for Poetry International Festival, Ehsaei and Fatehi are joined by the outstanding jazz musicians, guitar maestro Mahan Mirarab and award-winning saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi.
Bringing the poetic power are author and sound artist MA.MOYO and multi-award winning poet Gayathiri Kamalakanthan, performing poetry and spoken word.
The performance also features live visuals by Ehsaei and Fatehi’s longtime collaborator 2 Digit Visuals.
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A composer, arranger and alto-saxophonist who creates multi-disciplinary performance work across a breadth of audio-visual contexts.
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Dates, times and prices
Dates & times
11 Jul 2026, 8pm
Run time
2 hours (approx)
All timings are approximate and subject to change
Standard entry
Free – no ticket required
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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.
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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.