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 London/South Bank Travel Guide
The South Bank is river-edge locality in central London, located along the south bank of the River Thames and adjoining streets.
A walk along the South Bank of the river is an essential part of a visit to London, taking in much of the history of the city.
The walk along the South Bank of the Thames is a relaxing walk through central London, away (albeit only a short distance) from the traffic.
www.imakoopedia.org /en/article/London/South_Bank   (1090 words)

  
 South Bank Centre
The South Bank Centre's wide-ranging programme - classical and world music, rock and pop, jazz, dance, literature and the visual arts - attracts the most diverse audience of any UK venue.
The Centre consists of the Royal Festival Hall (closed to the public due to its current transformation), Hayward Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room and the Saison Poetry Library.
Situated on the south bank of the River Thames next to the popular BA London Eye, the South Bank Centre is at the heart of an arts quarter stretching from the Royal National Theatre and National Film Theatre to Tate Modern and Shakespeare's Globe.
www.southbankcentre.org.uk   (236 words)

  
 South Bank Centre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The South Bank Centre is a complex of arts buildings located in London, England on the South Bank of the River Thames beside the Hungerford Bridge.
The SBC was developed as the South Bank Arts Centre by London County Council on former industrial land, which had been used for the Festival of Britain in 1951.
The SBC came under the authority of the Greater London Council in 1965.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Bank_Centre   (1017 words)

  
 South Bank University - Search Results - MSN Encarta
London South Bank University, institution of higher education in central London, south-eastern England.
South Bank Centre, arts complex on the south bank of the Thames, between Westminster Bridge and Waterloo Bridge, in central London.
South Australia, University of, institution of higher education in South Australia, Australia.
uk.encarta.msn.com /South_Bank_University.html   (95 words)

  
 London/South Bank - Wikitravel
The South Bank refers to an extensive river-edge locality in central London, located along the "South Bank" of the River Thames and extending into adjoining streets.
A walk along the South Bank of the river is an essential part of a visit to London, reflecting much of the varied history of the capital.
The South Bank Centre is an concrete monstrosity on the south bank of the river, comprising a number of cultural institutions.
wikitravel.org /en/London/South_Bank   (1446 words)

  
 BBC News | ARTS | Delays dog South Bank Centre
A £200m redevelopment programme for the South Bank Centre, London, is being held up due to planning permission delays, officials at the arts centre have said.
Maya Even, South Bank Centre vice chairman, told MPs on the Culture Committee that the South Bank Centre was like a horse trapped in the stalls waiting for the start of the race.
She said the South Bank Centre was in desperate need of redevelopment and plans costing more than £200m were in place, adding she was "ashamed of the site" at present.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/1761474.stm   (517 words)

  
 London/South Bank Walk - Wikitravel
This is part of the South Bank Centre, which although ugly looking on the outside, is an interesting entertainment complex that also includes the smaller Purcell Room and the Hayward Gallery.
Although the Shell Centre isn't open to the public, the exterior might be familiar from the many films in which it has appeared.
One interesting thing to look for is the statue of a lion beside County Hall on the south side of the bridge - this statue is one of the few remaining examples of Coade stone, a ceramic substance developed by a Victorian female scientist, Eleanor Coade.
wikitravel.org /en/London/South_Bank_Walk   (1259 words)

  
 South Bank Centre announces new vision [29 June 2006]
The SBC says that a "unique working relationship" is to be forged between the resident orchestras; the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Sinfonietta; the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Philharmonia Orchestra.
These relationships will allow the artists to create work that is rooted in the South Bank, ranging across the entire site: the four major venues and the spaces between.
Chief executive Michael Lynch said: "When I joined the South Bank Centre in 2002 I had several objectives; not only would the Royal Festival Hall be restored and refurbished, but there would be a full creative vision for the site.
www.london-se1.co.uk /news/view/2233   (713 words)

  
 Dicoll > Transactional kiosks for the South Bank Centre
With the impending refurbishment of the Royal Festival Hall, the opportunity arose for a review of the box office arrangements and it was at this point that Dicoll Ltd became involved in the development of a new version of their already successful transactional kiosk.
Dicoll had already been involved in the supply of various touchscreen technologies to the Centre and took this chance to demonstrate the transactional kiosks that had been implemented elsewhere.
Linking the kiosks into the Ethernet LAN at the centre will provide the facility for customers to buy their tickets directly from the kiosks rather than having to queue at the box office.
www.dicoll.co.uk /southbank.htm   (697 words)

  
 South Bank, England. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
For centuries London stopped at the Thames; the South Bank was a marshy, uninhabitable place, a popular place for duck-shooting, but otherwise seldom visited.
What sealed the South Bank's rejuvenation, though, was the arrival of the spectacular London Eye, the world's largest observation wheel.
Since most of London sits on the north bank of the Thames, the views from the South Bank are the best.
www.hostelbookers.com /guides/england/south_bank   (351 words)

  
 PlaybillArts: News: Director of London's South Bank Centre Announces Vision for Future
Jude Kelly, the new artistic director of London's South Bank Centre — the vast complex on the Thames that includes the Purcell Room, the Royal Festival and Queen Elizabeth Halls, the National Film Theatre and the Hayward Gallery — has unveiled her vision for its future.
Her remit includes supervising the South Bank's classical and pop music, visual art and dance offerings — the first time since the center's founding in 1951 that a single director has been responsible for all the art forms presented at the center.
She added, "Our intention is to make the South Bank Centre a far more open, hospitable, accessible and creative place — a 'bustling' cultural port at the heart of this great world city.
www.playbillarts.com /news/article/4844.html   (582 words)

  
 Ashlee House - Backpacker Guide to the South Bank Centre, south bank, south bank london, royal national theatre, ballet ...
Because of South Bank Centre’s popularity, especially during peak seasons, it is very important to book ahead of schedule.
One of the treasures of the South Bank Centre is the Royal National Theatre, which is the venue of ballets, plays and other musical performances—from the classic Swan Lake to modern pieces developed by London’s up and coming choreographers.
Because of the South Bank Centre’s popularity, not just as a tourist centre but a venue for much-anticipated performances and cultural events, the area has several conveniently located restaurants and souvenir shops.
www.ashleehouse.co.uk /ITA/guide_south_bank.aspx   (338 words)

  
 South Bank Arts Centre
Plans for developing the centre began in 1935, but the first building to be completed was the Royal Festival Hall - a 3,000 seat concert hall - which was a show piece for the 1951 Festival of Britain.
While there is an obvious thrill in a mini city devoted to the arts and of such a high calibre modernism appears to translate this into facing everything with raw concrete.
The 60's brutality is rather disliked and schemes are in hand to upgrade the complex, possibly as a huge glass enclosure....
www.plus44.com /london44/tour/southbank.html   (184 words)

  
 South Bank Centre | London | WCities Destination Guide
The South Bank Centre was created in the 1960's, after the Festival of Britain of 1951 had inspired renewed interest in the arts in the United Kingdom.
The South Bank Centre is made up of the Royal National Theatre (comprising the Olivier, Lyttelton and Cottesloe theatres), and the National Film Theatre which shows the cream of international art-house films.
The South Bank district is home to many other galleries and attractions, such as Vinopolis.
www.wcities.com /en/record/,4970/1/record.html   (112 words)

  
 South Bank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The South Bank is the area in London on the southern bank of the River Thames near Waterloo station that houses a number of important cultural buildings/institutions.
The legacy of the Festival is the Royal Festival Hall, now part of the South Bank Centre arts complex, was built.
The South Bank is also regarded by many to be the unofficial home of British street skateboarding.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Bank   (568 words)

  
 South Bank London | Jubilee Gardens
Jubilee Gardens was created in 1977 to mark the Queen’s Silver Jubilee and sits at the heart of London’s cultural centre, South Bank.
Its neighbours are the iconic British Airways London Eye, The Shell Centre and the River Thames.
At the moment Jubilee Gardens is a maintained grassed park but local community groups, businesses, statutory authorities and the South Bank Centre have joined forces to oversee its redevelopment.
www.jubileegardens.org.uk   (173 words)

  
 Eduardo Niebla - South Bank Centre, London
Eduardo Niebla, virtuoso Spanish guitarist returns to the South Bank Centre, London this June with his fabulous quartet to present a brilliant evening of flamenco jazz music to all lovers of world music.
His tours have taken him from the South Bank in London all the way to concert halls in the Middle East and South Africa, Jazz Festivals in Georgia and the San Isidro Fiesta in Madrid.
Eduardo Niebla will be performing at the South Bank Centre alongside his supporting musicians Ken Marley on double bass, Dave Hassell on drums, and Jake Lenson on guitar.
www.viewlondon.co.uk /whats-on-details-600.html   (228 words)

  
 The British Theatre Guide: Kelly to Take Over South Bank
Jude Kelly is to be the new artistic director of the South Bank Centre, the arts complex just along the river from the National Theatre which comprises the Royal Festival Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room and the Hayward Gallery.
Her most recent work was directing Ridiculusmus’ The Importance of Being Earnest which played at the Barbican Pit in June before setting off on a national tour, bfore which she directed ENO's On the Town at the Coliseum.
The South Bank Centre programme consists of classical and modern concerts, visual arts, literatrure and dance.
www.britishtheatreguide.info /news/southbankkelly.htm   (206 words)

  
 londondance.com : Jude Kelly joins the South Bank Centre
The South Bank Centre has announced that Jude Kelly is to become its Artistic Director.
A key priority will be planning the programme for the re-opening of the newly refurbished Royal Festival Hall in summer 2007, as well as leading the performing arts programme continuing in the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room and the exhibition programme in the Hayward Gallery during the closure of the Royal Festival Hall.
Clive Hollick, Chairman of the South Bank Board warmly welcomed the appointment: “The South Bank Board is delighted that Jude is taking on the crucial new role as Artistic Director.
www.londondance.com /news_details.asp?NewsID=7128   (424 words)

  
 PlaybillArts: News: Renovation of London's South Bank Centre Still £7.3 Million Short
London's South Bank Centre, currently undergoing a major renovation, is £7.3 million short of money needed to finish the £110 million project, reports the London newspaper The Guardian.
Yet more worrying to industry insiders than the relatively small deficit, according to the paper, are strongly worded disagreements between South Bank artistic director Jude Kelly and chief executive Michael Lynch over programming, details of which are scheduled to be announced early next year.
Kelly, the former artistic director of the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, was appointed earlier this year to her role at South Bank, as well as chosen as chair of the Arts, Culture and Education Committee of the 2012 Olympics, which will be held in London.
www.playbillarts.com /news/article/5774.html   (537 words)

  
 Birtwistle Games nominated for South Bank Award
Birtwistle Games, the major Festival of concerts celebrating the 70th Birthday of Sir Harrison Birtwistle, has been nominated for a South Bank Award in the Classical section.
The award-winners will be announced at the Savoy Hotel on Thursday 27 January, and the event will be broadcast on ITV's South Bank Show on Sunday 30 January.
The South Bank Centre Festival was devised in collaboration with the Philharmonia Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra and several smaller ensembles and was universally acclaimed in the press.
www.philharmonia.co.uk /news/birtwistlegamesnominatedforsouthbankaward   (125 words)

  
 Centre for Applied Formal Methods
The Centre for Applied Formal Methods was established in March 2000 with the aim of carrying out research work with a balance of theory (formal methods) and practice (applications) in the general area of computer science.
Centre for Concurrent Systems and VLSI (Mondays, 12 noon, Room B470).
If you are considering visiting the Centre from abroad for a period (e.g., as a postgraduate student or on an internship) see some Frequently Asked Questions by
www.cafm.sbu.ac.uk   (400 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | Mayor’s Thames Festival London | South Bank Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
If you happen to be with the kids on the South bank this summer this is a great little eatery in which to recharge their batteries.
The centre maintains that it is more defensive than other far-eastern fighting forms, teaching students how to subdue an opponent without causing serious injury.
The centre is open five days a week and offers individual and group classes for all ages.
www.londontown.com /LondonEvents/MayorsThamesFestival/45924   (3483 words)

  
 Distance Learning Centre - South Bank University Enterprises   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
At the Distance Learning Centre (DLC) we ensure that our students are at the centre of everything we do.
The courses in Nursing and Midwifery offered by the Distance Learning Centre have been specifically designed to meet the needs of practicing professionals.
Our materials are regularly reviewed and updated, and address key issues in nursing and midwifery today, to enable you to relate these to your own area of practice.
www.studyoverseas.com /distance/dlc.htm   (872 words)

  
 Queensland Museum South Bank - Exhibitions - Inquiry Centre
Inquiry Centre displays present a little of everything from Queensland Museum's collections: corals, crayfish, shells, spiders, insects, reptiles, birds, mammals, ceramics, glassware, Aboriginal and Torres Strait artefacts, classical antiquities, firearms and edged weapons.
The items in displays are arranged systematically: that is, all the birds are together and all the ducks next to other ducks.
More information about the Inquiry Centre is available at the Inquiry Centre site.
www.southbank.qm.qld.gov.au /exhibitions/inquirycentre.asp   (125 words)

  
 Southbank London | Theatre, Exhibitions, Music, Shopping, Arts & Culture Overlooking The Thames
Spoil your friends and family with beautiful gifts and memorable times together.
South Bank's buzzy atmosphere and fantastic range of restaurants and bars make the perfect ingredients for a festive celebration.
David Batchelor illuminates the South Bank Centre this year...
www.southbanklondon.com   (66 words)

  
 Meltdown 2005, South Bank Centre, London, June 2005
The Meltdown Festival is a month of music, film and visual arts in and around the South Bank Centre in London.
In recent years the event’s moved away from its classical origins towards a more rockcentric theme, thanks in no small part to the celebrity curators that have included David Bowie and Scott Walker and Morrissey.
Tickets for all the shows go on sale at 9am on May 5 from the South Bank Centre Box Office on 08703 808 300 or online at www.rfh.org.uk/meltdown.
www.xfm.co.uk /article.asp?id=3907   (318 words)

  
 South Bank Centre / Editorial
The South Bank Centre aims to offer a range of podcast content across its literature, performing and visual arts programme, from event recordings to curatorial talks.
Following on from her two performances at the Queen Elizabeth Hall this month, we have an exclusive live track from Patti Smith, recorded as part of the Coral Sea Sessions.
South Bank Centre -- Royal Festival Hall -- Hayward Gallery -- Queen Elizabeth Hall -- Purcell Room -- Poetry Library
www.sbc.org.uk /editorial/podcasts.html   (132 words)

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