Southbank Centre featured free events, 24th -30th June 2019
These are some of the selected free events taking place at The Southbank Centre. Click on the event title for further information.
Violet Nights: Queer Activism Now
Thursday 27 June 2019 | 7pm | Royal Festival Hall Foyer | Free but ticketed
Across the world, campaigners and activists are pushing for change for members of the LGBTQ+ community, but what are we now fighting for?
Fifty years on from the legendary Stonewall riots in New York, and the birth of the modern gay liberation movement in the West, Violet Nights brings together a new generation of changemakers to examine and explore queer activism now and in the future, including award winning youth activist Tanya Compas, artist, filmmaker and trans rights campaigner Fox Fisher, and Dr Senthorun Raj, Lecturer in Law at Keele University.
The discussion is chaired by Amelia Abraham, journalist and author of Queer Intentions: A (Personal) Journey Through LGBTQ+ Culture.
Violet Nights is our social space for young people to express their views and explore topical issues through music, performance and discussion.
Age recommendation
For ages 18 – 30
#LGBT+ #Talks
Friday Lunch: Eleni Era
Friday 28 June 2019 | 1pm | Royal Festival Hall, Central Bar, Level 2
The classical pianist and vocalist experiments with electronic loops to present a stripped-down version of her dream-pop album Rise Love.
The Berlin-based songstress takes her classical background and love of mellow pop melodies to create alternative soundscapes.
Armed with her piano, loop station and silky smooth vocals, Eleni Era presents a set of flowing and experimental pop songs.
Hailing from a small village in the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Eleni Era trained as a concert pianist.
Debut album Rise Love is a confessional collection of songs that the singer-songwriter has long kept close and is now ready to share across borders
#Music
Friday Tonic: Haleek Maul
Friday 28 June 2019 | 6 pm |Queen Elizabeth Hall
His track ‘Money God’ was described by The Fader as ‘angry and powerful’. Hear the Brooklyn-born, Barbados-raised rapper, singer and producer for yourself at a free Friday evening show.
Haleek Maul first surfaced in 2012 aged just 16 with the Oxyconteen EP. An album with Chicago production duo Supreme Cuts titled Chrome Lips followed, plus collaborations with Ryan Hemsworth, Le1f, Black Noise and others.
In 2015, Maul dropped the Prince Midas mixtape, featuring the Shy Guy-produced ‘Money God’, and in 2018 the In Permanence EP. He is now back in the studio working on a new album.
Influences on his style include Vybz Kartel, Damon Albarn, Aphex Twin, Tricky, Crystal Castles and Kanye West, as well as visual artists like Araki, Kenneth Anger and Chris Cunningham.
#FridayTonic #Music
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