FLAWA: LatinXtravaganza
Dive into family-friendly performances, sustainable fashion and lots of dancing into the night to celebrate the London Latinx community.
Celebrate the weekend in style with a fashion launch from sustainable label Anciela, with music from Gloria Exillio, Luzmira Zerpa and Popola.
Schedule
Anciela takeover: 2pm – 4pm
DJ G: 4pm – 6pm
Live music from Luzmira Zerpa: 6.30pm – 7.30pm
POPOLA: 7.30pm – 10.30pm
Anciela is a London-based sustainable luxury womenswear label celebrating South American folklore and experimental tailoring through the lens of migration and childhood memories. In this event, they launch their new collection ‘Echoes of Earth’ in an immersive fashion presentation reimagining the role of fashion in an era of environmental challenges. Inspired by Tavares Strachan's work You Belong Here, Anciela invites the audience to collectively answer this question, to dream and envision a sustainable and just future.
DJ G’s electrifying sets blend tropical Latin beats with an eclectic mix of genres. As the founder of Exilio Latinx, a pioneering event series established in 1996, DJ G has been instrumental in providing a safe, festive space for the LGBTQ+ Latinx community and lovers of tropical crossover music.
Luzmira Zerpa is a Venezuelan singer-songwriter based in the UK whose music blends traditional, folkloric music from Latin America with international influences that come from over 15 years of involvement in the alternative London music scene. Her latest journey is an exploration of the music she grew up with in Venezuela, reimagined for the 21st century, which is set for release as her debut solo record in late 2024 in partnership with the Mais Um label. Refracted through a London lens, these folk songs fuse with other styles of Latin and African music, electronic and psychedelic sounds.
Popola’s music spotlights the rich diversity of London's Queer LatinX & Afro-Caribbean diasporic communities by producing vibrant celebrations of culture and roots. Through our events, Popola provides welcoming spaces where diasporic women and QPOC can uninhibitedly express their artistry, individuality, and cultural heritage. They strive to make sure that historically excluded voices are heard, while working to create safer, healthier environments and promote diasporic art/expressions.
Curated in collaboration with FLAWA, this weekend showcases music, performances and new proposals inviting audiences to engage with artwork by new generations of LatinX artists.
FLAWA is an organisation that works to give visibility and celebrate the art created by women (cisgender, queer, non-binary). They strive to create multidisciplinary events for anyone interested in the many angles and trajectories of Latin American culture.
This summer, we're collaborating with a range of London-based collectives and organisations to curate the Riverside Stage in response to the theme of our season, You Belong Here, enabling these collaborators to welcome different audiences and recognise how they want and choose to belong here at the Southbank Centre.
Need to know
Suitable for all ages, but after 9pm the content is more suitable for adults.
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Toilets
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Cloakroom
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Entering the hall
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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.
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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.
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There are a wide variety of restaurants and cafes to enjoy around our site, as well as the Southbank Centre Food Market.