Gamelan Room

A new series of workshops for schools and other groups on the Gamelan and in the Poetry Library.

Tuesday 22 April 2008 - Tuesday 15 July 2008

10.30am to 12.30pm Gamelan and Poetry workshops for Lambeth Primary schools
Book for free workshop sessions this summer term. For the first hour of these 2-hour sessions half your class will work with Sophie Clark, our resident Gamelan specialist while the other half visit the Saison Poetry Library before swapping for the second half of the 2 hour session. Taster sessions are supported by Lambeth City Learning Centre and only available to Lambeth Primary Schools.
Cost: Free admission

2pm to 4pm Gamelan Taster Workshops
Specialist worksop sessions are now available to groups of no more than 20 (eg GCSE Music groups). Each 2 hour session will explore composing, performing and listening with an expert tutor and can be tailored to your specific needs.
Cost: £150 per group

To book call 0871 663 2598 Mon-Fri 9.30-5.30

Dates: April 22, 29, May 6,13,20, June 3,10,17,24 and July 8,15.

Find out more about free events at the Southbank Centre.


How to get there:

To help plan your visit to the Clore Ballroom, consult Transport for London's Journey planner. The Clore Ballroom is part of the Southbank Centre, South of the River Thames in central London and is easily accessible by foot, there are also good transport links:


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.