China Incidental

Curated by composer, artist and sound designer Matthias Kispert (D-Fuse, WKsound, CrowdFormation), this series of soundworks present a slice of contemporary China that is not seen but heard, providing an aural glimpse of everyday life in China.

The installation features newly commissioned work by some of China's leading experimental artists including Zhong Minjie and Yan Jun, providing an aural glimpse of everyday life in China.

The event runs from Friday April 18th to Monday April 28th at The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, 10am-11pm (daily). Admission is free.

Find out more about this event and others at the Southbank Centre.

How to get there

Rail - Waterloo, Waterloo East or walk over the Hungerford Bridge from Charing Cross.

Underground - The closest tube stations are Waterloo (on the Northern, Bakerloo & Jubilee lines), Southwark (on the Jubilee line) or walk over the Hungerford Bridge from Embankment (on the Northern, Bakerloo, District and Circle lines).

Buses - All the following buses stop on Waterloo Bridge and you can take the steps down to Southbank on either side of the bridge or use the pavements that slope down away from the river and then double back to take you to Upper Ground, which runs behind the Southbank Centre: 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, X68, Riverside Bus (RV1 - which also stops on Upper Ground which runs by the back of the Southbank Centre). 77 (Upper Ground near the Festival Hall), 211 & 507 (Waterloo Road near the main station), 381 (Stamford Street). 45, 63 & 100 all stop at the southern end of Blackfriars Bridge, and there is a 10 minute walk along the riverside to the Southbank Centre.