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Damsel Elysium at the Southbank Centre: Why They Are the Blueprint for Decolonising Music
Photo by Michelle Mentu On Wednesday 1st March, Damsel Elysium made an appearance in the Southbank Centre's Purcell Room, adorned with a...
Michelle Mentu
Mar 5, 20232 min read


Erykah Badu Pays Tribute To Debut Album ‘Baduizm’ In A Double Bill At The Southbank Centre
Photo by Arnaud Mbaki, courtesy of the Southbank Centre The Southbank Centre recently linked up with Erykah Badu to provide 2 electric...
Michelle Mentu
Nov 27, 20223 min read


Women of the World Festival 2022: In Conversation with Warsan Shire
Lyrical, poignant and memorable, the poet Warsan Shire brought her unforgettable work to the Southbank Centre for day two of the Women of...
Ella Mansell
Aug 17, 20223 min read


Women of the World Festival 2022: Sunday Afternoon with Elizabeth Day
Journalist, author, and broadcaster Elizabeth Day has become extremely well-known in recent years thanks to her popular podcast, How to...
Maisie Allen
Apr 16, 20224 min read


Women of the World Festival 2022: Women of Greek Myth with Natalie Haynes and Nikita Gill
From the 11th to 13th March 2022, the WOW (Women of the World) Festival returned to London, this time back in person! For a whole...
Thalia Khadi
Apr 5, 20223 min read


Women of the World Festival 2022: Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan's Tangled in Terror
On March 11th, the opening night of the Women of the World festival, renowned writer, poet, educator and activist, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan...
Shaheena Uddin
Apr 3, 20224 min read


Women of the World Festival 2022: Lisa Taddeo and Pandora Sykes in Conversation
Each year the Women of the World Festival celebrates International Women’s Day with world-class speakers, activists, and performers. The...
Holly Cornall
Apr 1, 20223 min read


London Literature Festival 2021: Booker Prize Shortlist Readings
For the finale of the 2021 London Literature Festival and on Halloween no less, the Southbank Centre hosted an author discussion of this...
Maisie Allen
Feb 18, 20224 min read


London Literature Festival 2021: Mieko Kawakami's Heaven
Centred on the expansive theme of friendship, this year’s London Literature Festival inaugurated Japanese writer’s Mieko Kawakami’s novel...
Isabela Palancean
Feb 9, 20223 min read


London Literature Festival 2021: Creative Future Writers' Award
As part of the 2021 Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival, the organisation Creative Future hosted their annual Writers’ Award,...
Maisie Allen
Jan 24, 20225 min read
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