No One's an Island
Combining elements of contemporary jazz and Japanese folk music, this concert allows the exploration of seemingly unconnected worlds.
You to We brings together nine exceptional Anglo-Japanese artists exploring personal and collective identity through sound, image, and text. Curated by En Rapport, this two-part programme features three distinct projects — Ayatori, Lotus Code and No One’s an Island.
Award-winning jazz artists Kit Downes (piano) and Thomas Morgan (bass) explore the unique combination and sound of Emi Makabe’s voice and shamisen playing in a richly nuanced melding of the historical and the modern. The improvisational spirit of these three exceptional musicians is perfectly complimented by their richly layered and evocative compositions, enwrapping the crystalline quality of Makabe’s vocals.
Intertwining original music, photography, video, poetry, and digital technologies, You to We explores a new creative relationship between the UK and Japan, highlighting the rich cultural exchange and collaboration across generations.
En Rapport is interested in how similarities and differences co-exist across a wide spectrum of cross-cultural life. They curate platforms for artists to explore new creative experiences in collaboration with other likeminded artists working from different mediums and artistic approaches.
Need to know
Get tickets to both of the below events for £44 (plus booking fee) when you book them together:
Ayatori & Lotus Code
No One’s An Island
For your visit
This event is held at the Purcell Room Southbank Centre
The Purcell Room is located in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, which is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
Plan your visit
The Purcell Room is an auditorium located within our Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Getting here
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.
Food & drink
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.