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5 things to know about You Are Here
The Riverside Terrace in front of the Royal Festival Hall on a bright summer\'s day is packed with young people dancing
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5 things to know about You Are Here

Get an insight into a special one-off spectacular to celebrate 75 years of the Southbank Centre.

Who is composer Alban Berg?
Austrian composer Alban Berg photohgraphed in his workroom in Hietzing. He is seated in a desk chair in front of a full bookcase, an open music manuscript sits on the table in front of him.
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Who is composer Alban Berg?

Discover the Austrian composer who hid an affair in his music score and whose first orchestral work caused a riot.

How I create... with visual artist Yin Xiuzhen
The artist Yin Xiuzhen stands win front of her installation A Heart to Heart in the Hayward Gallery exhibition of the same name.
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How I create... with visual artist Yin Xiuzhen

The artist behind our current Hayward Gallery exhibition on ideas she can’t abandon, and the evolution of her creative process.

5 things to know about Quentin Blake
The illustrator and author Quentin Blake; an elderly man wearing a brimmed summer hat. He is sitting on an outdoor bench, holding up one of his illustrations.
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5 things to know about Quentin Blake

Of course you’ll know who Quentin Blake is, but did you know these things about him?

Playlist: Classical favourites, inspired by Multitudes
A quartet of acrobats, clad in back, lean forwards while standing on top of each others' shoulders. Behind them, on the same stage, an orchestra performs. The word 'Playlist' is imposed over the top of the image.
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Playlist: Classical favourites, inspired by Multitudes

Listen to a playlist created for Multitudes by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and pupils at Acland Burghley School.

Arts unravelled: what does a conductor do?
Nicholas Collon, seen from behind, conductors members of Aurora Orchestra who face him from the stage.
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Arts unravelled: what does a conductor do?

Leading conductors Charles Hazlewood and Nicholas Collon help us answer one of classical music’s most commonly asked questions.

Who is jazz musician Ramzi Hammad?
Portrait of a young man with curly hair and a mustache wearing a black beanie, a plaid overshirt, and a dark hoodie, looking directly at the camera.
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Who is jazz musician Ramzi Hammad?

An introduction to the young jazzman causing a stir in Switzerland.

Family things to do this Easter and May half term at the Southbank Centre
Children playing in a loose parts play installation
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Family things to do this Easter and May half term at the Southbank Centre

Get inspiration for fun family-friendly shows, events and activities to enjoy during the upcoming school holidays.

How I create… with Thick & Tight’s Daniel Hay-Gordon
Both members of Thick & Tight stand beside each other in front of a concrete wall covered with graffiti. They wear white tops and dark trousers.
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How I create… with Thick & Tight’s Daniel Hay-Gordon

The dancer, choreographer and Thick & Tight co-director on taking cues from Brian Eno and staying disciplined through a love of his work.

Love Ssega: ‘If you’ve an opportunity to do something you’ve got an interest in, go for it’
Low angle mid-shot of Southbank Centre Associate Artist Love Ssega, looking down into the camera and wearing a red denim jacket, buttoned-up and with the collar up
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Love Ssega: ‘If you’ve an opportunity to do something you’ve got an interest in, go for it’

The musician and performance artist discusses Clean Bandit, chemical engineering and Cluedo with Martin Creed in this in-depth interview.

5 things to know about Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life
A woman with dark hair in a black blouse stands behind a curtain of hanging red strings and scattered white papers.
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5 things to know about Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life

Read an introduction to the artist and her celebrated immersive large-scale installations.

How I create… with dance artist and performer Anna Seymour
Anna Seymour, a white woman with dark curly hair
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How I create… with dance artist and performer Anna Seymour

Get an insight into the creative process of the Deaf performer who gets ‘so much joy from dancing so it doesn’t feel like hard work’