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The Poetry Takeaway Saturday 13 July 2024

Sat 13 Jul 2024, 12:00 - Southbank Centre, London
from diverse backgrounds, our New Poets Collective programme is centred around the National Poetry
Rodgers & Hammerstein´s Carousel: A Concert Saturday 13 July 2024

Sat 13 Jul 2024, 19:00 - Southbank Centre, London
and Verity Quade as Mrs Mullin, alongside an ensemble company from Trinity Laban Musical Theatre and a
Making Poetry: Opening Event Saturday 13 July 2024

Sat 13 Jul 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
Be among the first to see Astra Papachristodoulou’s debut solo exhibition of visual poems, which take the form of sculptures, objects and textiles.
Read, watch and listen more Making Poetry presents works across a wide range of materials and techniques, including beeswax letter transferring, protest banner poetry, bio-resin sculptures and poetry games.
Papachristodoulou’s object poems enco

Sunday 14 July 2024:
Sathnam Sanghera: Empireworld Sunday 14 July 2024

Sun 14 Jul 2024, 14:30 - Southbank Centre, London
Drawing on his new book, journalist and author Sathnam Sanghera traces the legacies of the British empire around the world.
Read, watch and listen more 2.6 billion people are inhabitants of former British colonies. The empire´s influence upon the quarter of the planet it occupied, and the world outside it, has been profound: from the spread of Christianity by missionaries, to nearly a third of

Wednesday 17 July 2024:
A Gavin Selerie Celebration Wednesday 17 July 2024

Wed 17 Jul 2024, 20:00 - Southbank Centre, London
Discover the creative world and dynamic work of a poet who refused classification, in this celebration featuring readings and talks from contemporary poets.
Read, watch and listen more Join us for this celebration of one of the most skilful and imaginative exponents of the long poem in English, Gavin Selerie (1949 - 2023), whose work ranged in content from the life of Sheridan Le Fanu, to jazz

Thursday 18 July 2024:
Out-Spoken: July Thursday 18 July 2024

Thu 18 Jul 2024, 19:45 - Southbank Centre, London
, hosted by poet Joelle Taylor.
Read, watch and listen more Out-Spoken is the Southbank Centre’s

Saturday 20 July 2024:
You Belong Here: British Identity Saturday 20 July 2024

Sat 20 Jul 2024, 14:00 - Southbank Centre, London
A panel of writers, including Xiaolu Guo and Tomiwa Owolade, engage with Britain´s past, wrestle with its present and offer us alternatives for the future.
Read, watch and listen more Brexit meant Brexit, sort of - now what does British mean?
The UK is more divided than ever. When national identity feels mired in division, how can we approach it with pride and inclusivity?
Join us for

Sunday 21 July 2024:
Conversations with Baldwin: Another Country Sunday 21 July 2024

Sun 21 Jul 2024, 12:00 - Southbank Centre, London
Baldwin (1924 - 1987) in a collaboration between creative change agency Words of Colour and the Southbank
... Centre.
Notes of a Native Son: Baldwin and Artists’ Roles Sunday 21 July 2024

Sun 21 Jul 2024, 15:00 - Southbank Centre, London
discussion with writers and artists.
Presented by Words of Colour and the Southbank Centre in celebration
... of the titular essay by acclaimed actor and theatre director Burt Caesar, followed by a panel
The Dance Exchange Sunday 21 July 2024

Sun 21 Jul 2024, 13:00 - Southbank Centre, London
Dust off your best moves for a day of workshops and performances championing intergenerational and international street dance.






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