An Encounter: Invoking the Spiritual and the Secular
Encounter an incredible line-up of poets, musicians, storytellers and dancers in a day of participation and performance taking you on a journey from the spiritual to the secular.
Schedule
2pm – 3pm: Tony Supreme Soul Surge (DJ set)
3pm – 4pm: FUBUNATION (dance workshop)
4pm – 4.15pm: Usifu Jalloh (storytelling)
4.15pm – 5.15pm: Tony Supreme Soul Surge (DJ set)
5.15pm – 6.15pm: Jolade & Tania Nwachukwu (poetry and music)
6.15pm – 8.15pm: Denisha Anderson (DJ set)
8.15pm – 8.30pm: Usifu Jalloh (storytelling)
8.30pm – 9.30pm: Afronaut Zu (live music)
9.30pm – 10.30pm: DJ set
Artist bios
Guiding you on the journey throughout the day is storyteller, educator and award-winning performer Usifu Jalloh, who has been working in arts education for over 20 years. His roots in multicultural Sierra Leone, and his links to artists and audiences from a wide range of cultures, have led him to develop a storytelling style which encompasses international languages, music, dance and story themes. He was born in Kamakwie in the Karene District of northern Sierra Leone.
FUBUNATION is a London-based organisation founded in 2017 by Rhys Dennis and Waddah Sinada with the vision of adding to Black culture by creating more visibility and representation for dancers of colour in contemporary dance. Their objective is to build more diversity in the audiences that come to theatres and other dance platforms.
A powerhouse of sound, Afronaut Zu blends hip-hop and Afrobeat into soul-bearing melodies. He is live vocalist for Rudimental, former lead singer for Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons and a member of London hip-hop collective Orphgang.
Denisha Anderson, aka D-Vibes, is an artist whose creativity is at the centre of her craft as DJ, film-maker and photographer. She has an impressive catalogue snapping south London's music scene and some of her best work exhibited across the nation, including a photography installation at the V&A. Get ready for shape-cutting and rubbing shoes to the sound of D-Vibes.
Tony Supreme is a radio producer, presenter and founder of Soul Surge, a music discovery platform focused on soul, R&B and Jazz music from the diaspora. As a DJ with roots to south London and of Nigerian heritage, Tony is a culmination of his father's influential taste in music, life experiences and his own studious devotion to musical discovery.
SXWKS, named in tribute to the six-week school summer holiday, is a London-based creative collective using the power of a group to share artistic projects with their community.
More than a collective, they are connected by their refusal to relegate their artistic engagement to just a spare-time activity, maintaining it as a core part of their everyday existence.
Need to know
3pm – 4pm: FUBUNATION (dance workshop): for ages 7+
3pm – 4pm: FUBUNATION (dance workshop): open to anyone aged 7+. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. Once the workshop is full, we will operate a one in, one out system.
Dates & times
Price
- Standard entryFree
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Venue
Outdoor spaces
As we welcome you back, our number one priority is the health and wellbeing of our visitors and staff, so we’ve introduced a number of measures to help everyone stay safe.
Check our event pages for opening dates and times.
Our address is: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX.
- The nearest tube and train stations within 5-7 minutes walk are Waterloo (Northern, Bakerloo, Jubilee and Waterloo & City lines) and Embankment (District & Circle lines).
- There are also lots of bus routes with stops 2-5 minutes from our venues. For more information on getting here by road, rail or river.
Toilets
Toilets, including accessible toilets, are open on Level 2 of the Royal Festival Hall for ticket holders and those attending Riverside Terrace events.
Cloakroom
The Royal Festival Hall cloakroom is in the Green Side Foyer, Level 4. It’s £1 per item, card only. The cloakroom opens about an hour before ticketed events, and closes around 15 minutes after the performance ends. It can be accessed via Lifts 2 & 3, Green Side, Royal Festival Hall. The Queen Elizabeth Hall cloakroom is closed.
Any sized item can be left in our cloakroom, including fold-away bicycles. We don’t accept non-folding bicycles. Items must be collected on the same day they are stored. From time to time, the cloakroom may not be available. You won’t be able to bring any bags over 40 x 25 x 25cm into the auditorium of the Royal Festival Hall or the Queen Elizabeth Hall, or into the Hayward Gallery, so please leave large bags at home.
Items are left in our cloakrooms at the owner’s risk, and we cannot accept any responsibility for loss or damage, from any cause, to these items.
Entering the hall
There may be short queues to enter the building and the auditorium. If you are not able to queue or need further assistance, our Visitor Assistants are here to help you.
For level access to the Royal Festival Hall, please use the external lift near the Artists' Entrance on Southbank Centre Square, Belvedere Road, to Level 2, and enter via Riverside Terrace. All floors are accessible from the main foyer.
We welcome wheelchair users and guide companion dogs.
More about Access & facilities
Parking
Blue Badge holders and those with access requirements can be dropped off on the Queen Elizabeth Hall Slip Road off Belvedere Road (the road between the Royal Festival Hall and the Hayward Gallery).
There are four Blue Badge parking spaces available for visitors located on the Queen Elizabeth Hall Slip Road. Spaces are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, and are free to use. You must display your Blue Badge as you enter the site. Vehicles that do not display a Blue Badge are refused entry.
Blue Badge parking at National Theatre
Alternative parking for Blue Badge holders visiting the Southbank Centre can be found at the National Theatre car park (330 metres). If you are visiting the Hayward Gallery, just take your badge and car park ticket to the Ticket Desk in the gallery foyer for validation before you leave.
Please note: on Sunday when the National Theatre building is closed there is no step-free access from the car park.
Alternative parking is available nearby at the APCOA Cornwall Road Car Park (490 metres), subject to charges.
Blue Badge parking at APCOA Cornwall Road
Alternative parking for Blue Badge holders visiting the Southbank Centre can also be found at the South Bank Car Park – APCOA Cornwall Road Car Park. Just take your badge and car park ticket to the parking attendant office at the entrance to the car park for validation before you leave.
A drop-off point at the Royal Festival Hall (30 metres) has been created for visitors who are unable to walk from alternative car parks.
Our Access Scheme
If you have any access requirements, please sign up to our Access Scheme for discounts, wheelchair spaces, dedicated seats and free companion tickets. You can also join our mailing list to get news about accessible events and exhibitions.
There are a wide variety of restaurants and cafes to enjoy around our site, as well as the Southbank Centre Food Market.