1.1 Creative and Media Activity in the Southbank Central London as well as being the business centre of England is a major hub full of modern art however it can be said that the area, Southbank and in particular the Southbank centre is the epicentre that is bustling with life, business and modern art not only on the street but also in places like the Tate Modern and The Hayward Gallery. The centre attracts tourists from all over the world including Britain, to see the truth about the creative industry of Britain and also the masses of street performers and also to take a ride in the London Eye itself to witness London from above.
Tate Modern- http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/musicperform/22058.htm
The Tate is an English national organisation that is owned by the public. One of the branches in the Tate family is the Tate Modern and some of the sister branches are The Tate Britain, Tate St. Ives and Tate Liverpool. The Tate Modern itself is an organisation that is dedicated to sharing performing arts with the public. The Tate's objective is to increase public knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of British culture and does this by presenting modern and contemporary art, music concerts, plays, art displays and other events happen at the Tate Modern every day.
Events
Trisha Brown Dance Company
One of the Performances being shown at the moment is the Tate Modern Live: Trisha Brown Dance Company. It is a dance group that uses apparently simple movements, which come together and give a complex feel.
The dates of the performances are;
Saturday 16 October - Tuesday 19 October
Alejandro Cesarco. Present Memory
Through different methods of concept and a range of media, including many different media types, Uruguayan artist Alejandro Cesarco explores the various meanings of words and images in relation to context, experience and subjectivity.
Tate Modern 10 July – 31 October 2010
Cold Mouth Prayer
Cold Mouth Prayer is a panoramic new painting, specially made for Tate Modern’s Restaurant. It has been influenced by Renaissance landscape painting and nineteenth-century French scenic wallpaper, the artist explores his interest in the natural world but also the concepts and imagery surrounding heavy metal rock.
18 August 2007 – 30 June 2011
The Hayward Gallery-
http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/hayward-gallery-and-visual-arts
The Southbank centre is a complex of artistic themed venues situated in the very heart of London itself neighbouring the London Eye and Big Ben.
It presents a wide-ranging programme including classical & world music, rock & pop, jazz, dance, literature and the visual arts and attracts a massive audience from many places all over the world.
The Southbank Centre complex is consisted of the Royal Festival Hall , the Hayward Gallery,Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Saison Poetry Library. In the Royal festival hall there are on sometimes musical concerts and performances during lunchtime or in the evenings at the weekend and I myself have played in there and also the Queen Elizabeth hall on multiple occasions. I have played in these venues with my band, which is called KINETIKA BLOCO. We are a carnival band that brings joy wherever it goes as we travel all over England but mostly to places in London where we play in Gigs and separate venues in order to add some “atmosphere” to smaller events such as student parties.
Events
One of the events on now at the Hayward gallery is Move: Choreographing You, and its aim is to get general people from the public to get involved in performance as it builds confidence and the ability to express oneself as well as the use of mind and body to perform.
British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet
Through the use of paintings, sculpture, installations, video, film, performance and many other methods, British Art Show 7 explores the ways in which contemporary British art conjures histories - distant or near, longingly imagined or all too real - to illuminate our present moment.
The British Art Show is widely recognised as the most ambitious and influential exhibition of contemporary British art, organised by the Hayward Gallery and has taken place every five years since 1979. Some of the artists involved are Varda Caivano, Spartacus Chetwynd and Steven Claydon.
Performing Arts (theatre)
The Globe Theatre - http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/
Founded by the pioneering American actor and director Sam Wanamaker, Shakespeare's Globe is a unique international organisation dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare's work and the playhouse for which he wrote, through the connected means of performance and education.
Together, the Globe Theatre Company, Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition and Globe Education seek to further the experience and international understanding of Shakespeare in performance.
The IMAX - http://www.imax.com/
The IMAX is a special “brand” of cinema situated in places all over the world. However the BFI IMAX situated in the Southbank at 1 Charlie Chaplin walk and instead of having many normal size screens it has one huge screen that measures 26m x 20m; that is the size of five double decker busses. However it is not only famous for its massive screen but also the fact that its screen plays film at the highest resolution of any screen in the world coupled with an astonishing 11,600 watt surround sound speaker system the IMAX experience as it has been made is surely one that all fanatical film fans should know. On my visit to the London IMAX I was amazed. Everything about it was an adventure from the dramatic entrance underground to the massive projection in crisp, high quality IMAX HD. The film that I have seen in the IMAX is Despicable Me and it was just as outstanding as the IMAX itself. Our guide and person who gave us back gound information on the many successes of the BFI IMAX was called Miss Charlie Roberts who is the School and Group Bookings manager for the BFI IMAX.
Films/ Events
One of the new films being shown, as an IMAX experience is one called Legend of the Guardians. The story is one about a owl names Soren who is kidnapped as an owlet and starts being brainwashed by the antagonist evil owls of St. Aggies just like a multitude of other owlets however he and some of his close friend manage to escape to the island of Ga’hool; the home of the wise Owls where he trains and eventually helps in the battle against the evil owls.
Despicable me
Despicable me is the story of a villain who is planning the biggest heist ever; armed with an arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air; he is going to steal the moon however his life is dramatically changed by three little orphan girls Margo, Edith and Agnes who see him as a potential father.
BFI -http://www.bfi.org.uk/about/whoweare/history.html
The British Film Institute is a registered charity founded by the Royal Charter in 1933. It promotes “understanding and appreciation of film and television heritage and culture.” It was established in 1933 and one of its primary jobs is to look after and care for one of the world’s richest and most significant collection of film and television as the total number of titles that it protects is almost 1 million.
As well as protecting titles it also owns the BFI IMAX in the Southbank and therefore screens over 1,000 films a year and also runs the annual London Film Festival.
In 2009 over 1.3 million people visited the BFI in Southbank, over 130,000 people visited the BFI London Film Festival and more than 13 million people visit online and use the archives and library resources.
Each year, a great amount of the funding received by private sources. In order for the Institute to run properly it depends on the generous support of individuals, trusts, foundations and corporations in order for them to continue to reach the widest audience, promote the best in cultural film and preserve the world's largest film and television archive.
Events
One of the most important events of the next few months is the 54th anniversary of the BFI London Film Festival. Celebrations will run from the 13th – 28th of October. Some of the films being shown at this time are Chongquing Blues and The Chalk Garden.
Chongquing Blues –
http://www.bfi.org.uk/lff/node/1025
The film Chongquing Blues tells the tale of a Chinease father trying to find out the truth and reasons about why his only son was shot by the police shot in a hostage siege however there are some he faces many major obstacles in that the police and his ex-wife refuse to talk to him and his sons friends are wary and unhelpful. He tries to find the truth by searching through the Borgesian labyrinth however his search is fruitless therefore he is forced to use other methods in order to find the answers that he needs.
The Chalk Garden - http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_southbank/film_programme/october_seasons/deborah_kerr_part_two/the_chalk_garden
The Chalk garden is a black and white film made many years ago starring Deborah Kerr whose role is to be a governess for a special child. This child is different from the other children that Mrs Kerr in that she needs to be tamed for she has no respect for anybody.
Music- Royal Festival Hall -
The Royal Festival Hall stands at the heart of Southbank Centre complex. Opened in 1951 as part of the Festival of Britain, the Hall is one of the world’s leading performance venues. As well as the massive auditorium, the building consists of The Clore Ballroom, Southbank Centre Shop, several places to eat and drink, and the Saison Poetry Library. The Royal Festival Hall is open daily from 10am-11pm. Entry into the Southbank Centre and to all of it’s buildings is free, where people can enter the Foyer spaces and enjoy the atmosphere with or without a ticket. Also as a promotional enticement for people free WiFi is available on Level 2 of the Royal Festival Hall. Also outside of the front of the hall from time to time there is a market selling various dellicassens from different cultures such as cheese meats and also bread, eggs and live plus many other things. This is one of the ways in which the Southbank truly brings together the people of London.
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