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Spotlight on Music & Dance:

Feel free to hum along, tap your toes or just sit back and listen to a lively mix of music from around the world... from cool jazz to upbeat ethnic and much, much more.

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Enjoy live music every Friday during Friday Tonic in The Front Room. Situated in Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer, The Front Room provides a relaxed, informal and intimate setting where audiences can enjoy many great performances.

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Philharmonia Orchestra 2007/08

25 Sep 07-23 Oct 08
SBC Royal Festival Hall
A fond farewell to a musical maestro...
Christoph von Dohnányi opens his final season as the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Principal Conductor with performances of Beethoven’s Choral Symphony and Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben. Autumn highlights include a Gala Concert celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Riccardo Muti’s first ever performance with the Philharmonia.

London Sinfonietta 2007/08

25 Sep 07-14 Oct 08
SBC QEH & Purcell Room
Explore the London Sinfonietta's new season!

The London Sinfonietta's new season mixes classics by great composers of the 20th century with brand new works written specially for the ensemble. The ensemble takes a leading role in Southbank Centre's festivals Luigi Nono: Fragments of Venice and From the Canyons to the Stars:The Music of Olivier Messiaen.

Budapest Festival Orchestra

6 Jun-1 Oct 08
SBC Royal Festival Hall
Enjoy the delights of live orchestra, for one day only
An enticing programme including Dvořák's beloved Cello Concerto. Part of Shell Classic International series.
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U2 3D

22 Jun-15 Jul 08
BFI IMAX
See the band in IMAX 3D on the biggest screen in the UK.
U2 3D takes viewers on an extraordinary cinematic journey, a quantum leap beyond traditional concert films, in the first ever all-live, all-digital 3D experience.
Book Online * or call 0870 787 2525
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IN MOTION

2-13 Jul 08
SBC Royal Festival Hall
Dance and have some fun!
Dance enthusiasts of all ages are invited to sample free and fun activities.
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London Literature Festival 2008

5-19 Jul 08
SBC QEH & Purcell Room
A blend of exciting and powerful literature!
Bringing together the world’s leading writers and the freshest new voices, for a mix of fiction, poetry, comedy, music, performance and visual arts.
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Watch This Space

6 Jul-16 Sep 08
National Theatre
Experience a fabulous outdoor theatre festival

The National’s summer festival of outdoor entertainment, featuring the best of British and international theatre and performance.

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Waterloo Carnival

11 Jul 08
Waterloo Millennium Green
Follow the yellow brick road to Waterloo..

Wizard of Oz themed entertainment for all ages with interactive stalls, street performers, music and cabaret continuing into the evening, plus a fabulous carnival procession!
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Street Scene

17-22 Jul 08
Young Vic
Take in one of the triumphs of the American music theatre.
Street Scene is a musical melting pot of working class New York - scintillating show tunes, operatic arias, jazz, the blues, spirituals...
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Colombianamente

20 Jul 08
Bernie Spain Gardens
Part of the Coin Street Festival

Musicians, actors, circus performers, dancers, marching bands and visual artists bring a unique and amazing display of the sights and sounds of Colombia.

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To book, call 020 7021 1600
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The Wizard of Oz

23 Jul-31 Aug 08
SBC Royal Festival Hall
Prepare your Ruby Slippers!
Join Dorothy and Toto on their epic adventures through Oz in this brand new musical production.
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The Mayor's Thames Festival

13-14 Sep 08
Bernie Spain Gardens
The ultimate end-of-summer party!

A spectacular, FREE, outdoor annual celebration for London and the River Thames. An exciting mix of arts, spectacle and entertainment attracts people of all ages to what has grown into London's largest family-friendly festival.

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