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Tag Archives: southbank centre
That fountain
I don’t think most people realise that it’s art (or “art” at least) and that’s what makes it fun but Jeppe Hein‘s Appearing Rooms has appeared outside the Royal Festival Hall for the last four years – when it eventually … Continue reading
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Tagged appearing rooms, fountain, jeppe hein, royal festival hall, southbank centre
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Fa-fa-favela
With the proviso that Project Morrinho sounds worryingly close to football manager Jose’s latest plan for Special One based world domination it’s well worth popping along to see this replica favela currently based outside the Royal Festival Hall. As you … Continue reading
Ein elefant … or two …
This is an elephant and its new home is round the back of the Royal Festival Hall. Naturally it’s all for a good cause – a good cause that got quite a lot of publicity lining up a bunch of … Continue reading
When artists collide
Is there anything better than some free culture with your lunchtime sandwiches? Maybe free culture, lunchtime sandwiches and a heckler shouting “Rubbish” at inopportune moments. You should have been at Southbank Centre on Friday then: me, some artists who’ve been … Continue reading
Something to do with clothes, yes?
It’s London Fashion Week. This is not something that finds itself in my diary particularly often. At any given time I know the date of the next Challenge Cup Final and when More4 will next be repeating Come Dine With … Continue reading
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Tagged clore ballroom, ioannis dimitrousis, london fashion week, southbank centre, the model
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I’m a believer
It’s the London Literature Festival and being the ticket-avoiding cheapskate that I am the only bit I’ve managed to catch is this free compendium of performance poetry and the like. I normally only seem to catch performance poetry on Radio … Continue reading
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Genres. Redefined.
It’s been Ornette Coleman’s Meltdown at Southbank this week and as a result there’s been a noticeable increase in the sort of jazz that doesn’t get played in the background at restaurants too often. This Friday’s free gig on The … Continue reading
Soooooooouuuuuth bank …
A walk from the London Eye to Tate Modern, or vice versa, or just bits along the way, is never wasted. And that’s before you even get to jokes about going up the Oxo Tower. I’ve taken my camera up … Continue reading
It’s a garden of plasticine, a plasticine garden …
I heard about it on the News Quiz – an entirely plasticine garden made by James May of Top Gear fame. They said it won a gold medal — but that’s not strictly true … Anyway, it’s now in the … Continue reading
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Tagged chelsea flower show, garden, james may, plasticine, royal festival hall, southbank centre
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The Dude abides
Not this guy, obviously. This one: the wild haired, body shaking conductor of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. He and his collective of young folk who are the pinnacle of El Sistema have been redefining what classical music … Continue reading
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Tagged festival hall, gustavo dudamel, rite of spring, simon bolivar, southbank centre, venezuela, youth orchestra
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