Space Station Earth
Marvel at our planet, the stars and the exploration of the universe through the eyes of astronauts in this multi-media live concert.
See through the eyes of an astronaut with Space Station Earth, a live concert by composer Ilan Eshkeri, exploring how seeing Earth from space reshapes human perspective.
Eshkeri’s album is performed live on synthesisers with an orchestra and choir, unfolding as a continuous musical work that moves from moments of near stillness to overwhelming scale.
The concert is presented alongside a film written and directed by Eshkeri, created from footage captured by astronauts aboard the International Space Station and imagery filmed at European Space Agency locations. Projected across three large-scale screens, the film unfolds in dialogue with the music, framing the band and orchestra and extending the music’s sense of scale and emotion, moving between vast planetary imagery and moments of intimate detail.
The work engages with the ‘overview effect’ – the profound shift in perception that comes from seeing Earth from space – allowing you to encounter this perspective through the unfolding of the music.
Ilan Eshkeri is a composer whose work spans concert music, film, television, video games, dance and theatre. His large-scale concert works have been presented at venues including the Royal Albert Hall and the Louvre.
Need to know
For your visit
This event is held at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
The Royal Festival Hall is open six days a week.
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
Plan your visit
The Royal Festival Hall is home to our largest auditorium as well as The Clore Ballroom, National Poetry Library, Members’ Lounge, Festival Bar & Kitchen, Ballroom Cafe and Skylon restaurant.
Getting here
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Food & drink
On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.
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.