This July, the Southbank Centre’s summer season ‘You Belong Here’ presents an extensive programme of art, conversation, music, and performance with a clear message at its core: everyone is welcome. Across a range of free and ticketed events, You Belong Here provides a platform for an array of world-class artists, writers and performers to explore the impact notions of belonging have on art and society.
Over the coming months, Southbank Centre is creating space for Palestinian artists and collectives to share their work. In July, three organizations – PalFest, Palestinian Sound Archive and 3EIB – whose work showcases Palestinian creativity across various art forms – curate events at Southbank Centre as part of You Belong Here.
Writers, actors, and musicians come together to mark the launch of a new book at PalFest: Their Borders, Our World, an anthology of essays on international solidarity that ranges from architecture to football, and poetry to nuclear energy from twelve authors who offer new ways of thinking and exploring possible new futures.
The Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer transforms into a bustling bazaar featuring unique fashion brands from South West Asia and North Africa at 3EIB: Swag From SWANA. Enjoy a vibrant atmosphere of Palestinian DJs spinning sounds from the region as part of 3EIB: Sounds & Solidarity. 3EIB will also lead In Conversation: Contextualising Spaces for Liberation.
Majazz Project: Palestinian Sound Archive is a celebration of music, spoken word, and artwork, with a project reviving and remixing vintage Palestinian and Arab albums to showcase the richness and diversity of their cultural and musical heritage.
Incredible writers, activists and historians such as Kelechi Okafor (pictured) and David Olusoga provide in-depth discussions on Black British history, community and identity, while Anastasiia Liubchenko presents the family show Home, a colorful and playful tale of a trip to discover a new home, inspired by Liubchenko’s personal story of emigration.
You Belong Here’s public programme features several community-driven Riverside Terrace takeovers from ground-breaking groups such as Azeema and Sounds Like Chaos , bringing free workshops, music, and performances to the site.
For further information on the artist and the full line up of events, please visit the Southbank Centre website.
Images JAZZ RE:FEST (courtesy of the artist) Siwan Rhys ( by Tricia Yourkevich 2014) and Kelechi Okafor (by Full Frame Atelier) provided by The SouthBank Centre
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