Special Edition: The Last Dance
Celebrate the privilege and process of ageing and building community in this poetry session for International Day of the Older Person and National Poetry Day.
The received wisdom is that getting old is bad. If you wish to resist this socially normalised self-sabotage, come and join All Change and Well Versed to celebrate The Last Dance anthology launch, International Day of the Older Person, and National Poetry Day.
Well Versed is a collective of ordinary, extraordinary older people who make and share poetry for connection, escape, solace, witness, protest and fun.
Working with poet Francesca Beard and a very special guest, The Last Dance layers spoken word, music, movement and visuals, ending with a Q&A that invites the audience to discuss arts activism, ageing, care and community.
Need to know
Times & tickets
Dates, times and prices
Dates & times
02 Oct 2024, 8pm
Run time
1 hour and 30 minutes (approx)
All timings are approximate and subject to change
Standard entry
from £7.00*
* Excludes £3.50 booking fee.
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For your visit
This event is held at the National Poetry Library Southbank Centre
The National Poetry Library is open six days a week.
Tuesday, 12 noon – 6pm
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 noon – 8pm
Getting here
The National Poetry Library is on Level 5 of our Royal Festival Hall.
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.
Study & library use
The library is London’s only space dedicated to poetry study. Visitors studying another subject or looking for a place to work are kindly asked to find an alternative space in the Royal Festival Hall.