JOYRIDE: A Night of Revelry

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Sat 15 Oct 2022, 7.30pm
Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Joy fills the room as ESEA Sisters present a night of performance, dance, comedy and spoken word from people of East and South East Asian heritage.

Since March 2021, ESEA Sisters have been creating a community where women, transgender, non-binary and genderqueer people of East and South East Asian heritage can come together, connect, heal, educate and empower themselves and others to live authentically and fully.

The community group has been taking up space across London – from sold-out Art Chats at the Tate Modern to being perfect party hosts at Somerset House for This Bright Land – and now they’re coming to the Southbank Centre, bringing you JOYRIDE.

Expect performances by talented East and South East Asian individuals, including performance art and martial art, dancers and comedians, and jazz and spoken word.

Altogether it’s an exploration of collective joy, expressing how love, humour, movement and ancestral wisdom can create joy within the everyday.

JOYRIDE: A Night of Revelry has been produced in collaboration with Lucinda Chua to mark the release of her upcoming debut album, in tandem with her Purcell Sessions performance.

That Purcell Sessions performance is a chance to hear the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist play a set of her intimate, enchanting ambient pop.

In 2019 Chua self-released her debut solo EP Antidotes 1, while simultaneously performing with FKA twigs in the live band of her Magdalene world tour. The sister release, Antidotes 2, followed after signing with 4AD.

Need to know

Age recommendation

For ages 18+

Under-18s should be accompanied by an adult.

Contains nudity, sexual references and explicit language

Dates & times

Sat 15 Oct 2022, 7.30pm
Approximate run time: 2 hours 10 mins.
Run times may vary by up to 20 minutes as they can be affected by last-minute programme changes, intervals and encores.

Price

  • Standard entryFree, but ticketed

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Venue

Purcell Room

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Toilets

An accessible toilet is located in the foyer.

A Changing Places toilet is located on Level 1 Royal Festival Hall next to the JCB Glass Lift, for the exclusive use of disabled people who need personal assistance to use the toilet.

The facility includes a height-adjustable bench, tracking hoist system, a centrally-placed toilet, a height-adjustable basin and a shower. Please visit the Welcome Desk on Level 2, Royal Festival Hall, where a member of staff can provide you with the key. You can also use the phone next to the Changing Places toilet to speak to a member of staff. The facility is open daily 10am – 11pm.

Cloakroom

The Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room cloakroom is closed. You won’t be able to bring any bags over 40 x 25 x 25cm into the venues, so please leave large bags at home.

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Purcell Room is located in Queen Elizabeth Hall. For step-free access please use Royal Festival Hall JCB glass lift to Level 2 and enter via Riverside Terrace.

Talk to a member of staff at the auditorium entrance if you have a disability that means you can’t queue, or you need extra time to take your seat. They can arrange priority entry for you as soon as the doors open.

Please bear with us while we update our access map to reflect the refurbishment of the Royal Festival Hall’s Level 2 foyer spaces. The step-free routes remain the same.

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