Gentle Sessions with Bollyqueer
Get your boogie on with an inclusive, gentle version of our Saturday Sessions, featuring a family dance workshop and playful social session with Bollyqueer.
Our Saturday Sessions are a perfect place to start the weekend, with different performances and creative activities for children and their adults each week – all for free. Watch a new performance, make something with artists and come together to create and play with other little performers, makers and creators.
Gentle Sessions are our adapted version, for children and families who would benefit from a gentler space and a smaller group.
September’s Gentle Session is led by Bollyqueer, a Bollywood dance space that encourages joy through the magic of Bollywood, and reminds us what dance is really about – self-expression! It was founded to empower and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community.
Every month, we bring together brilliant artists and London’s children to experience top quality work in a playful setting. Saturday Sessions welcomes everyone into the Southbank Centre to make, do and create. Come on down and discover the inner artist in us all.
Need to know
Gentle Sessions is part of our Open Doors programme to welcome everyone into our creative spaces.
Times & tickets
Dates, times and prices
Dates & times
Sat 14 Sep & Sat 5 Oct 2024, 10.30am
Run time
2 hours (approx)
All timings are approximate and subject to change
Standard entry
Free – ticket required
Make a donation
Help us open up the arts to everyone by making a one-off or a recurring donation.
Access
This session has reduced capacity and a nearby rest space available to use for the duration of the session whenever needed. The workshop is adapted for a gentler experience.
If you or your child have SEND or other needs and would benefit from a quieter space, please book a free ticket. Otherwise, you may want to attend our afternoon Saturday Session which is a repeat of this performance and workshop, with no need to book a ticket.
You can join our free Access Scheme through your online Southbank Centre account or via email.
Find out more about our Access Scheme
All our Access & facilities information
For your visit
This event is held at the The Clore Ballroom Southbank Centre
The Clore Ballroom is open daily.
Monday & Tuesday, 10am – 6pm*
Wednesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
*If we’re hosting a performance, the building will stay open until the event ends.
Plan your visit
The Clore Ballroom is located inside our Royal Festival Hall on Level 2.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
Next to The Clore Ballroom is our Ballroom Cafe where you can grab a coffee and a piece of freshly made cake. Also on Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.