JUNE
Highlights
Stockhausen: Cosmic Prophet Celebrate the architect of modern music across projects that explore different sides to his revolutionary works. Our Artist in Residence Pierre-Laurent Aimard curates a weekend of the pieces that set a new course for 20th-century music. Discover the transformative influence Stockhausen had on contemporary music at our study day, Stockhausen in Depth, and hear Aimard perform Stockhausen’s seminal piano pieces, Klavierstücke and Kontakte.
Kiss My Genders
Encounter the work of more than 30 international artists who challenge and question gender identities through photography, painting, sculpture, video and installations in this ambitious Hayward Gallery exhibition.
On the cover: Renée Fleming © Andrew Eccles Highlights page: Stockhausen © Werner Scholz; Juliana Huxtable, Untitled (Lil’ Marvel), 2015 © Juliana Huxtable, 2019. Courtesy of the artist, Project Native Informant, London and JTT, New York. Exhibition title taken from ‘Transome’ by Planningtorock, licensed courtesy of Domino Publishing Members go free Company Limited; Karen Armstrong © Michael Lionstar
The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices feat. Lisa Gerrard Contemplate the secrets of the human voice in a ravishing musical experience with the enigmatic female choir, marking its first recording in 20 years, and evocative Australian singer, formerly of Dead Can Dance.
There’s the opportunity to encounter the composer’s maverick, experimental piece Stimmung, performed by London Voices, and his ‘intuitive music’, Für kommende Zeiten (For Times to Come). On Sunday afternoon, Aimard and his regular collaborator Tamara Stefanovich present transcendental, electronica-infused works for percussion and two pianos, Mantra and Zyklus.
The Light in the Piazza
Be transported to sun-drenched Italy by the London premiere of this Broadway hit, starring four-time Grammy winner Renée Fleming, Alex Jennings (The Crown) and film and television star Dove Cameron.
Weimar Berlin: Bittersweet Metropolis
The Philharmonia Orchestra presents the Weimar Republic’s generation of composers, film-makers, performers and writers, whose often collective efforts would influence the whole course of Western culture.
Karen Armstrong: The Lost Art of Scripture
One of the world’s leading commentators on religion presents an exclusive keynote talk on the use and abuse of holy texts. Armstrong’s new book The Lost Art of Scripture is available ahead of publication at the event.
Fountain: Jeppe Hein’s Appearing Rooms
Try your luck at guessing the next move of our fickle fountain. If you guess wrong, you might get soaked! This popular, free interactive sculpture returns for the summer.
Daily listings
Saturday 1 Soundpit
What if you could hear colour and feel sound? Come and play in giant sandpits, creating music and designs through movement. 10.15am – 4.15pm; Exhibition Space, Level 1, Royal Festival Hall; £8
Stockhausen in Depth
Discover the transformative influence Stockhausen had on contemporary music at this study day. 12 noon; Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall; £25
Stockhausen and Improvisation with David Toop
David Toop leads an improvisation workshop combining theory and practice, inspired by Stockhausen’s compositional approach. No experience necessary. For ages 18+. 1.30pm – 4.30pm; Blue Room, Level 1, Royal Festival Hall; Free*
The Music of Zimmer vs Williams
Experience unforgettable scores from two of the world’s greatest film composers, performed live. London Concert Orchestra Anthony Inglis conductor Programme includes: Hans Zimmer Inception; Gladiator; Man of Steel; The Dark Knight; Pirates of the Caribbean; The Da Vinci Code; John Williams Superman; Harry Potter; Star Wars; Raiders of the Lost Ark 2.30pm & 7.30pm; Royal Festival Hall; £16.50 – £49.50
Composers’ Mixer
Composers, performers and music industry professionals are invited to an informal networking event for ages 18+. 5pm; White Room, Level 1, Royal Festival Hall; Free
Pierre-Laurent Aimard: Stockhausen’s Klavierstücke & Kontakte The Southbank Centre Artist in Residence performs Stockhausen’s seminal piano music. Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano Dirk Rothbrust percussion Marco Stroppa sound Stockhausen Klavierstück I – XI; Kontakte for piano, tape & percussion 7.30pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £15 – £25
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Stockhausen: Stimmung
Hear the most maverick and experimental composition of its kind, performed by London Voices. Stockhausen Stimmung (Tuning) for 6 vocalists 10pm; Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall; £15
Sunday 2 Soundpit 10.15am – 4.15pm; see Sat 1 Jun for more details.
Composers’ Collective: Stockhausen Inspires
A practical session inspired by Stockhausen’s composition methods. For ages 18+; bring an instrument (or your own voice). 1.30pm – 4.30pm; Blue Room, Level 1, Royal Festival Hall; Free*
Stockhausen: Für kommende Zeiten Bypass the brain and experience the sound of pure intuition. Apartment House. Stockhausen Für kommende Zeiten (For Times to Come) 2.30pm; Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall; £15
Stockhausen: Mantra & Zyklus Transcendental, electronicainfused works. Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano Tamara Stefanovich piano Dirk Rothbrust percussion Marco Stroppa sound Stockhausen Zyklus for percussion; Mantra for 2 pianos & electronics 5pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £15 – £20
Music of Today: Composers’ Academy
Hear world premieres by three emerging UK composers, performed by members of the Philharmonia Orchestra as part of the Young Composers Academy. Chia-Ying Lin Rubato (World premiere); Alex Woolf Octet for mixed ensemble (World premiere); Benjamin Ashby Some mad ideas (World premiere) 6pm; Royal Festival Hall; Free
Philharmonia Orchestra: Tchaikovsky & Bruch
Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti interprets Bruch’s First Violin Concerto. Pablo Heras-Casado conductor Mendelssohn Overture, The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave); Bruch Violin Concerto No.1; Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4 7.30pm; Royal Festival Hall; £12 – £58
Monday 3 Dragon Babies – Gamelan for 3 – 5 year olds
Shake, rattle and gong with your little ones. 11am; Gamelan Room, Level 1, Royal Festival Hall; £5 ( child and accompanying adults)
Gong Babies
Join this relaxing music workshop aimed at parents, carers and babies. 2pm; Gamelan Room, Level 1, Royal Festival Hall; £5 (baby and accompanying adults)
Seamus Heaney Book Club
Get digging into the work and legacy of the beloved poet and mark what would have been his 80th year. 6.30pm; National Poetry Library, Level 5, Blue Side, Royal Festival Hall; £7 (includes glass of wine)
Karen Armstrong: The Lost Art of Scripture
One of the world’s leading commentators on religion speaks on the use and abuse of holy texts. 7.15pm; Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall; £15
Tuesday 4 The Boyd Duo
The brothers play passionate piano and cello works. Nathaniel Boyd cello Alexander Boyd piano Beethoven Cello Sonata No.4 in C, Op.102 No.1; Mendelssohn Cello Sonata No.2 in D, Op.58; Piazzolla Le grand tango; Brahms Cello Sonata No.1 in E minor, Op.38 7.45pm; Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall; £10 – £20
Wednesday 5 Music of the Spheres
Aurora Orchestra explores celestial sounds in an eclectic programme featuring choreography and illustration. Nicholas Collon conductor Pekka Kuusisto violin Kate Wicks production design William Reynolds lighting design Beethoven Molto adagio from String Quartet in E minor, Op.59 No.2 (Razumovsky); Thomas Adès Concerto for violin & chamber orchestra (Concentric Paths); Richter Journey (CP1919) (London premiere); Mozart Symphony No.41 (Jupiter) (performed from memory) 7.30pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £10 – £40
ArsLonga Piano Trio
Encounter the rich musical diversity of the Romantic era. Grieg Andante con moto in C minor for piano trio; Smetana Piano Trio in G minor, Op.15; Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op.49 7.45pm; Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall; £10 – £25
Out of Body Experience
Poets Kate Davis, Abi Palmer and Meryl Pugh reflect on gender, disability, place and the body. 8pm; National Poetry Library, Level 5, Blue Side, Royal Festival Hall; £7
Thursday 6 Colour Series – Orange
The BBC Concert Orchestra continues its series of concerts inspired by colours. Bramwell Tovey conductor Victor Sangiorgio piano Delius Daybreak from Florida Suite; Jonathan Dove Sunshine (London premiere); Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain for piano & orchestra; Sibelius Nightride and Sunrise; Michael Torke Ecstatic orange; Prokofiev The Love for Three Oranges Suite 7.30pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £12 – £25
Lalgudi GJR Krishnan & Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi
Be dazzled at an evening of South Indian music and dance following the National Indian Arts Awards. percussionist to be announced 7.45pm; Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall; £13 – £15
Friday 7 Rug Rhymes
Nursery rhymes and poems for under-5s and their carers. 10.30am; National Poetry Library, Level 5, Blue Side, Royal Festival Hall; Free
Friday Lunch: Woom
A four-part all-female choir rearranges the melodies of Radiohead and Frank Ocean. 1pm; The Clore Ballroom, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall; Free
The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices feat. Lisa Gerrard Contemplate the secrets of the human voice in this ravishing musical experience. 7.30pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £27.50
Saturday 8 Joy and James Lisney
Bach’s awe-inspiring Chaconne takes centre stage. Joy Lisney cello James Lisney piano Bach Sonata in D for viola da gamba & keyboard, BWV.1028; Chopin Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.65; Bach Chaconne from Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV.1004 arr. Joy Lisney for cello; Brahms Violin Sonata No.1, Op.78 transc. in D for cello & piano 7.45pm; Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall; £13.50 – £22.50
Sunday 9 Mozart, Beethoven, Hummel: Masters Loved and Lost
London Mozart Players reclaim a genius. Howard Shelley conductor, piano Mozart Symphony No.34; Hummel Piano Concerto in F; Beethoven Symphony No.4 3pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £10 – £45
The Brazen Roar
Young players from Hounslow Music Service and members of the Philharmonia present a performance inspired by themes from the Weimar period. 5pm; The Clore Ballroom, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall; Free
Insights Talk: Introducing the Weimar Berlin Series Gavin Plumley, series advisor for the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Weimar Berlin: Bittersweet Metropolis, talks to writer and broadcaster Philipp Blom about the Weimar Republic. 6pm; Royal Festival Hall; Free
Philharmonia Orchestra: Weimar Berlin: The Sounds of Change
A snapshot of Germany in the 1920s, via theatrical works. Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Angela Denoke soprano Berg 3 Fragments from Wozzeck for soprano & orchestra; Hindemith Concerto for Orchestra, Op.38; Weill Suite from The Threepenny Opera; Shostakovich Finale from The Age of Gold 7.30pm; Royal Festival Hall; £12 – £58
An Evening of Rare Ragas
Uncover the ancient tradition of rare ragas at a performance by sitarist Sanjay Guha. Pandit Rajkumar Misra tabla Ustad Shahbaz Hussain tabla 7.45pm; Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall; £12 – £15
Monday 10 Double the Moves Social Tea Dance
Two’s company with partner dancing on two occasions this month. No experience is necessary and there’s no need to bring a plus-one. 11am; Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer; Free
Creative Health Conference
Arts and health professionals are invited to this launch event for Creativity and Wellbeing Week 2019, celebrating the power of creativity to change people’s lives for the better. 1pm – 6pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; Free*
Polari: Featuring Dustin Lance Black
The Oscar-winning writer of biopic Milk brings Hollywood sparkle to the LGBTQ+ literary salon’s stage. 7.30pm; Level 5 Function Room, Green Side, Royal Festival Hall; £5
Tuesday 11 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: An Heroic Journey Virtuosic pianist Denis Kozhukhin performs Brahms. Vasily Petrenko conductor Brahms Piano Concerto No.1; Strauss Ein Heldenleben 7.30pm; Royal Festival Hall; £10 – £50
Wednesday 12 Kiss My Genders
The opening day of our group exhibition exploring gender identity and gender fluidity. Until 8 Sep; 11am – 7pm (last entry 6pm); Thursdays until 9pm (last entry 8pm); closed Tuesdays; Hayward Gallery; Hayward Gallery supporter £15.50**; standard £14
Charlie Cunningham
The singer-songwriter layers reflective vocals over dynamic guitar to create spectral melodies. 7.45pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £15 – £17.50
Thursday 13 Talking to Your Students about Gender
We invite teachers to explore talking about gender and identity in the classroom, via our Kiss My Genders exhibition. Includes exhibition access. 5pm – 7pm; Sunley Pavilion, Level 3, Green Side, Royal Festival Hall; Free*
Music of Today: New Music for Old Movies
See screenings of two silent-era films accompanied by new scores by Czech composer Martin Smolka. Players from the Philharmonia Orchestra Titus Engel conductor Martin Smolka Hats in the Sky – music to Hans Richter’s silent film Ghosts before Breakfast (UK premiere); En Tractant – music to René Clair’s silent film Entr’acte (UK premiere) 6pm; Royal Festival Hall; Free
Weimar Berlin – Metropolis Live Screening
Watch Fritz Lang’s sci-fi masterpiece Metropolis accompanied live. Frank Strobel conductor Gottfried Huppertz Metropolis – film screening 7.30pm; Royal Festival Hall; £12 – £58
Chineke! Orchestra
Chineke! bring their spirited approach to performing. Wayne Marshall conductor Stewart Goodyear piano Grieg Peer Gynt, Suite No.1; Stewart Goodyear Callaloo – Caribbean Suite for piano & orchestra (London premiere); Dvořák Symphony No.7 7.30pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £15 – £40
Manifesto Making and Youth Takeover Project
This six-session course invites trans, non-binary, gender-questioning and cis (i.e. ‘not trans’) teens aged 13 – 17 to create a youth manifesto and take over our Kiss My Genders exhibition. See southbankcentre.co.uk for more details; Hayward Gallery; Free*
Friday 14 Rug Rhymes 10.30am; see Fri 7 Jun for details.
Friday Tonic: Allysha Joy
Admire the singer/pianist’s steady groove and husky vocal tone. 6pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer; Free
The Light in the Piazza
Be transported to a sun-drenched Italian piazza by the Broadway hit musical. 8pm; Royal Festival Hall; £15 –£150
Saturday 15 Out-Spoken Poetry Masterclass: Joelle Taylor
Tell your own story at a workshop on poetry reportage with the poet and founder of SLAMbassadors. 1pm; Foyle Pavilion, Level 3, Blue Side, Royal Festival Hall; £20
BBC Concert Orchestra Family Concert: Adventure at Sea A musical voyage with CBBC’s Naomi Wilkinson for ages 7+. Jessica Cottis conductor Programme includes music from Blue Planet, The Little Mermaid, Poldark, Pirates of the Caribbean and works by Benjamin Britten and Carl Nielsen.
2.30pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £8 (under-18), £16 (adult); Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyers at 1pm: Ticketholders are invited to drop in and try an instrument in the foyer before the concert. Free
The Light in the Piazza 2.30pm & 8pm; see Fri 14 Jun for more details.
Behind-the-Scenes Tour
Get a glimpse behind the scenes and see our famous spaces up close on this tour. 6pm; Royal Festival Hall; £10
Ino Moxo by Grupo Integro
Seek legendary shaman Ino Moxo at a visionary theatrical experience with Peru’s Grupo Integro. 7.45pm; Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall; £15 – £20
Sunday 16 The Light in the Piazza 5pm; see Fri 14 Jun for more details.
Ino Moxo by Grupo Integro 5.30pm; see Sat 15 Jun for more details.
The Horne Section 2019: That’s How I Like My Tour
Be blown away by the new tour from the five outstanding musicians and one non-musical stand-up. 7.45pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £25
Monday 17 Dragon Babies – Gamelan for 3 – 5 year olds 11am; see Mon 3 Jun for more details.
Tuesday 18 Archive Studio: Drop-in Volunteer Session
Drop in and lend a hand with the organisation of Southbank Centre’s collections. 11am – 1pm; Archive Studio, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall; Free
Lambeth Musitrax Festival
Almost 1000 Year 4 pupils from 15 primary schools demonstrate their musical skills. 1.15pm & 5.30pm; The Clore Ballroom, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall; Free
Southbank Sinfonia: Beethoven Symphony No.2
Gábor Takács-Nagy conducts energetic symphonies by Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn. Mozart Symphony No.32; Bartók Romanian folk dances arr. for orchestra, Sz.68; Haydn Symphony No.90; Beethoven Symphony No.2 7.30pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £11 – £33
The Light in the Piazza 8pm; see Fri 14 Jun for more details.
Wednesday 19 Lambeth Musitrax Festival 1.15pm & 5.30pm; see Tue 18 Jun for more details.
Joyful June Social Tea Dance
Rhumba, tango and waltz for joy at our monthly tea dance. 1.30pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer; Free
Architecture Tour
Join us on a tour exploring decades of architectural innovation at Southbank Centre. 6pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £12
Nicholas Hlobo in Conversation The artist discusses his sculptural and wall-based work, currently on show in the Hayward Gallery exhibition Kiss My Genders.
7pm; Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall; £10
The Light in the Piazza 8pm; see Fri 14 Jun for more details.
Thursday 20 Super Schools and the Cape Crusaders
Over 240 Southwark primary school children perform music inspired by composer Abdullah Ibrahim. 5pm; The Clore Ballroom, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall; Free
The Mother
A dance theatre adaptation of a Hans Christian Andersen tale. Choreographed by Arthur Pita, starring Natalia Osipova and Jonathan Goddard.
Balkanised Beats
Open your ears to Balkan and Roma sounds and tracks about displacement. 5.30pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer; Free
No Direction Home
New stand-up from comics from refugee and migrant backgrounds. For ages 16+. 7pm; Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall; £12
David Olusoga: The Secret Windrush Files
The historian hosts an exclusive screening and delves into the hidden history that lies behind the Windrush scandal. 7pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £15 – £20
Full Circle
Lewisham Music Summer Gala
Lewisham’s young people showcase their musical talents. Lewisham Open Orchestra, Greenvale School Lewisham Schools Brass Band Lewisham Schools Concert Band Prendergast School Choir & Orchestra West African Djembe Drumming & Dance Rathfern Primary School Vocalize, Sedgehill School Lewisham Schools Massed Voices Clare Caddick conductor Robert Hayward bass-baritone Abimaro Gunnell narrator Programme includes James Redwood Endurance (World premiere) 7pm; Royal Festival Hall; £10 – £18
Friday 28
Over 200 young people present an opera project inspired by a Newham resident who arrived as a refugee.
Rug Rhymes
7.30pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £30 – £70
1pm; The Clore Ballroom, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall; Free
Missa Solemnis
Out-Spoken: June
Staging Sisterhood
Soak up music and spoken word from poets Ilya Kaminsky, Sabrina Mahfouz and Kei Miller. 7.45pm; Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall; £7 – £10
The Light in the Piazza 8pm; see Fri 14 Jun for more details.
Friday 21 Rug Rhymes 10.30am; see Fri 7 Jun for more details.
Friday Lunch: Harmonise with Music Action International
Theatre without borders: the women’s theatre project devised over video link-up between London and Lebanon. 2.30pm; Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall; £5
Singing Our Lives
Hundreds of voices unite in song and solidarity to celebrate Refugee Week 2019. 2.30pm; The Clore Ballroom; Level 2; Royal Festival Hall; Free
Monday 24
Over 100 primary-school children perform music inspired by Syrian, Roma, Mozambican and other refugee cultures.
The Light in the Piazza
1pm; The Clore Ballroom, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall; Free
The Light in the Piazza
The Mother 7.30pm; see Thu 20 Jun for more details.
The Light in the Piazza 8pm; see Fri 14 Jun for more details.
Saturday 22 The Light in the Piazza 2.30pm & 8pm; see Fri 14 Jun for more details.
8pm; see Fri 14 Jun for more details.
Tuesday 25 8pm; see Fri 14 Jun for more details.
Wednesday 26 Nelly Akopian-Tamarina Plays the German Romantics The connoisseur’s pianist brings her delicate touch to works by Schumann and Brahms. Schumann Arabesque in C, Op.18; Kreisleriana, Op.16; Brahms 8 Pieces for piano, Op.76
The Mother
7.30pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £10 – £38
2.30pm; see Thu 20 Jun for more details.
The Light in the Piazza
Architecture Tour
8pm; see Fri 14 Jun for more details.
6pm; see Wed 19 Jun for more details.
National Poetry Library Lates: June
Sunday 23 Dragon Babies – Gamelan for 3 – 5 year olds 11am; see Mon 3 Jun for more details.
As Far as Isolation Goes
Through painting, touch and sound, be guided through the hardships faced by people in detention centres. 1pm & 4pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer; Free
You, Me and Those Who Came Before Me Contribute to a wall of family portraits.
1pm – 6:45pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer; Free
Our new series of regular latenight poetry salons is back with its summer edition featuring poets Mary Jean Chan and Keith Jarrett. 8pm; Dan Graham Waterloo Sunset Pavilion, Hayward Gallery; £10
Thursday 27 Violet Nights: Queer Activism Now Join a new generation of LGBTQ+ changemakers to explore queer activism now and in the future.
7pm – 9pm; Blue Room, Level 1, Royal Festival Hall; Free*
10.30am; see Fri 7 Jun for more details.
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment David Hill conductor Sarah Fox soprano Christianne Stotijn mezzo-soprano Toby Spence tenor Roderick Williams bass The Bach Choir Beethoven Mass in D (Missa solemnis) 7.30pm; Royal Festival Hall; £10 – £52
Mohsen Namjoo
The revolutionary musician known as the Bob Dylan of Iran blends Persian classical with rock and blues. 7.30pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £12
Saturday 29 The Light in the Piazza 2.30pm & 8pm; see Fri 14 Jun for more details.
Family Gamelan Taster Session Bring your family and friends to play our Javanese gamelan percussion orchestra.
3pm; Gamelan Room, Level 1, Royal Festival Hall; £10
Sunday 30 The Light in the Piazza 5pm; see Fri 14 Jun for more details.
Chelsea Opera Group: The Demon
Chelsea Opera Group Orchestra Oliver Zeffman conductor Andrei Kymach baritone, The Demon Angela Simkin mezzo-soprano, The Angel Anush Hovhannisyan soprano, Tamara Barnaby Rea bass, Prince Gudal Giorgi Sturua tenor, Prince Sinodal Graeme Broadbent bass, Old Servant Chelsea Opera Group Chorus Anton Rubinstein The Demon – fantastic opera in 3 acts 6.30pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £15 – £40
Young Artists Concert
The talented young musicians of the Royal College of Music Junior Department perform live. 7pm; Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall; £20
Throughout the month Every 27 September
Uncover the history of Southbank Centre through archives from a single date across the decades. Daily until Thu 13 Sep; 10am – 11pm; Archive Studio, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall; Free
The Typographic Dante
Journey to Paradise with artist Barrie Tullett in an exhibition responding to the Divine Comedy. Daily (closed Mondays); 11am – 8pm; National Poetry Library, Level 5, Blue Side, Royal Festival Hall; Free
Kiss My Genders
A group exhibition exploring gender identity and gender fluidity. Until 8 Sep; 11am – 7pm (last entry 6pm); Thursdays until 9pm (last entry 8pm); closed Tuesdays; Hayward Gallery; Hayward Gallery supporter £15.50**; standard £14
Gamelan School and Group Workshops – Summer 2019
Get a group together to have a go at playing the Javanese gamelan.
Get an introduction to our gamelan.
Throughout the month; see southbankcentre.co.uk for more details; 10.30am & 2pm; Gamelan Room, Level 1, Royal Festival Hall; £195 for a group
6.30pm; Gamelan Room, Level 1, Royal Festival Hall; £10
Kate Cooper
Gamelan Taster Workshop
Junior Trinity Summer Celebration Concert
Trinity Junior Symphony Orchestra First half works to be announced; Leo Geyer Vortex; Mendelssohn Overture, The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave); Prokofiev Gavotte from Symphony No.1 in D (Classical); Bruch Allegro moderato from Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor; Shostakovich Festive Overture 7.30pm; Queen Elizabeth Hall; £10 – £15
The Upside Down Man by Mohamed Toukabri
The artist’s solo exhibition in HENI Project Space explores gender, technology and the body. Until Sun 23 Jun; 11am – 7pm (last entry 6pm); Thursdays until 9pm (last entry 8pm); closed Tuesdays; HENI Project Space, Hayward Gallery; Free
Jeppe Hein’s Appearing Rooms
Can you predict the fountain’s next move? Guess wrong and you might get soaked. Tuesday – Sunday (subject to weather conditions and maintenance); closed Mondays; 10am – 9pm; Riverside Terrace, Level 2; Free
Athi-Patra Ruga
What is it like to live between two countries, two cultures and two traditions?
A striking display of ‘stained glass’ featuring avatars designed by the artist. Part of Kiss My Genders.
7.45pm; Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall; £15
From Wed 12 Jun; Hayward Gallery Foyer & Queen Elizabeth Hall; Free
Ad Minoliti
Watch out for the artist’s brightly coloured geometric designs. Part of Kiss My Genders. From Wed 12 Jun; across Southbank Centre site; Free
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