Festivals & Events 2008

How The Lift Was Built is an exhibition which tells the story of how the four-storey mobile venue and hub of the Lift Festival was built.  More

Meet AOC, the architects who designed The Lift, and hear about the process from conception through to realisation. More

Start the day with something different at a series of refreshing and unusual morning workshops presented by Southbank Centre's Resident Artists and other local practitioners. More

With parallels to Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club comes the inspirational music from Australia's black protest movement.More

A collection of local choirs, including the Newham World Choir, sings a welcome to artists from New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Australia. More

Don't miss this opportunity to hear this unique didgeridoo player and story-teller. More

This compelling film documentary tells of the devastation and inhumanity brought upon Indigenous people in every aspect of their daily lives. More

MAU's Lemi Ponifasio in conversation with Lou Bennett from The Black Arm Band about their work and lives. More

Artistic Director of MAULemi Ponifasio returns to Southbank Centre (Requiem, 2007) with his new work Tempest II. More

On the day the World Trade Center crumbled, 438 Afghan refugees were in a small boat off the coast of Australia, fleeing the persecution of the Taliban regime. More

In Pacific culture Tã is how we act and manipulate things in the world. Tã is the making of art and our interactions with the natural environment. More

Using the traditional vehicle for independent expression - the soapbox - 10,000 young people nationwide were invited to join Operation Soapbox More

Always wanted to improve your public speaking skills but never had the chance? More

Deaf artist and Graeae Artistic Director Jenny Sealey has created a series of still images and a short film that demonstrates the international diversity of sign language.More

Jenny Sealey in conversation with Angharad Wynne-Jones, Director, Lift - following a screening of the film. More

Speak is an insightful new performance about our sense of belonging and exclusion. More

Dawn Reid, Associate Director of Theatre Royal Stratford East and Lift International Associate (UK), and Roger Robinson in conversation with spoken word artist Malika Booker about the creation and themes of Speak. More

Future Shorts is proud to bring you a vibrant and eclectic programme of short films and music videos from all over the world. More

Watch 999 pieces of the Millipede's work and then make piece 1,000 with us live on the Southbank. More

Seducing the audience with comic, character-driven sequences, Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg fuses dance and theatre to create a powerful and memorable performance. More

Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg in conversation with Lift International Associate Menno Plukker (Canada) about bANGER and her body of work. More

What does 'progress' mean in the 21st century? Despite 'globalisation' the world remains unequal and old economic models seem outdated. More

Speak your mind on the state of art, activism and political theatre today. More

A round-table discussion mixed live to air on Resonance104.4 FM, followed by the Resonance Film Night and London premiere of Manu Luksch's Faceless.More

Want to learn something new? Get your expertise out of the closet and share your knowledge in return for someone else's in this skills-exchange event presented by City Mine(d). More

mouth to mouth presents a short interactive performance that utilises and reveals their unique methods for communication as global storytellers. More

The Long Table on Performing Rights is an invitation to explore the role of performance in communicating human rights issues. More

This multimedia dance-theatre event offers a rare glimpse into the real experience of living in China today. More

Wen Hui, Artistic Director of Living Dance Studio, and Wu Wenguang, Producer of Living Dance Studio, talk to Nelson Fernandez from Visiting Arts. More

Composer and Yangchin player Kimho Ip performs in collaboration with Dutch saxophonist Filip Davidse and special guests. More

Winner of the Golden Lion at the 2006 Venice Film Festival, Still Life is the vivid and absorbing tale of two individuals struggling to keep up with the dizzying pace of change in 21st-century China. More

Jennifer Baichwal's award-winning documentary centres on renowned artist Edward Burtynsky. More

A discussion with some of the Youth Voyagers from Cape Farewell's first Youth Expedition to the Arctic in September 2007. More

Pupils and staff across London have been working on a range of exciting projects and activities to make their schools green. More

The Transition Town movement has grown rapidly across the UK and internationally in its first two years. More

TippingPoint invites you to an evening of green games and lively discussion to bring you even closer to the heart of climate change. More

Join us for the last day of Lift Festival 2008 with a leisurely (or not so leisurely) cycle ride and walk - a day to remember! More

'Sila' in Inuktitut means atmosphere, the outside, temperature, the spiritual power that is related to weather and the world. More

Ishrat Nishat presents a Report from Bangladesh on the likely impact of rising sea levels. More

For over 20 years, Platform's work has brought together activists, artists and educators to create innovative projects driven by the need for social and environmental justice. More

For the closing night party at The Lift, City Mine(d) curates a chain of masterclasses using the expertise of Lift Festival 2008 audiences and artists. More

How can cultural information from one part of the world be shared with another? More

Hannah Hurtzig, director of Mobile Academy in Berlin, presents her reflections on public conversation events. More

The Saison Poetry Library at Southbank Centre has chosen a poem for each day of the Lift Festival.More