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"We Need to Look at It So That We Don’t Let It Happen Again": Robyn Orlin on Choreography About the Apartheid
By all accounts, Robyn Orlin appears to be yet another dancer from a long lineage of dancers. “My mother was a dancer, my aunt was a...
Rose de t’Serclaes
Mar 143 min read


When Humans and Humanoids Land on a Dystopian Southbank: a Q&A With the Director of 'The Employees'
"I thought about how to find a visual representation of what humanoid life would be, and that’s how I decided to dual-role the actors."
Hannah Durkin
Jan 106 min read


Toby Corton’s Queer Inspired Soundscape: East Croydon artist performs in futuretense free gig series
Gig review of Toby Corton's futuretense Southbank Centre performance.
Gia Deitch
Oct 30, 20243 min read


Contemporary Chronicling: In Conversation with Ted Hodgkinson Ahead of the London Literature Festival
“ We love words .” When preparing for my interview with Ted Hodgkinson, head of literature and spoken word at the Southbank Centre, I...
Dan Ramos Lay
Oct 21, 20245 min read


Celebrating An Oft-Overlooked Genre: Reviewing 'Crazy Smooth: In My Body' at the Southbank Centre
Moments of vulnerability offer personal accounts of the problems that embroil a dance career: ageing, motherhood, and injury.
Faye Elder
Jul 20, 20242 min read


Vulture Capitalism: Grace Blakeley and a Night of Re-Education
Photo by Anainah Dalal Capitalism is perhaps the most discussed phenomena in the world, whether it be by proponents of it or those that...
Anainah Dalal
Apr 4, 20244 min read


Challenging Narratives About The North: 'Pity' by Andrew McMillan at the Southbank Centre
Photo by Sophie Davidson, courtesy of Southbank Centre 2024 is the year of The North. With many new books coming out featuring Northern...
Lara Mae Simpson
Feb 19, 20245 min read


The Best Poetry of 2023 - T.S. Eliot Prize Readings Review
Video by T.S. Eliot Prize on YouTube The T. S. Eliot Prize is an annual award bestowed on the author of the best – well, according to...
Leda Schenke Gonis
Jan 28, 202412 min read


An Evening in the In-Between: Bi+ Lines at the National Poetry Library
Photo by Anainah Dalal So often, in art and all that surrounds it, we tend to get caught up in binaries. Binaries of meanings and...
Anainah Dalal
Dec 14, 20234 min read


Sir Ian Rankin's 'The Rise' at LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2023
As part of this year’s London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre, Sir Ian Rankin graced Queen Elizabeth Hall to discuss his new...
Molly Whiting
Nov 17, 20237 min read
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