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Come Through - Festival Opener

Come Through - A Festival of South London Youth Culture

Get inspired. Network. Create.
Join us for Come Through’s all-dayer festival opener!

Please note: Your £10 ticket gets you access to all the day’s shows and events.


Music. Art. Spoken Word…

Come Through is an opportunity for young creatives to ignite inspiration, expand horizons, find new collaborators and grow. At this multi-arts festival of youth culture, events spanning music, spoken word, visual art and performance flow into each other. Come down for one show and stay all day! Guided by the next generation of cultural leaders, like Tracks On Tap’s Lil Trubz, hone your skills with us over the next couple of months and by December you could be headlining!

Featuring shows, workshops and open-mics from South London’s hottest young artists and producers, including: Tracks on Tap, Portland & Pals’ Sip & Paint, Poetic Unity’s The Laugh Word, and A Night with Lara and Caleb: The Lab. 

Come Through is about cross-pollination, igniting ideas, networking, and only good vibes!

Our Festival Opener is on Saturday 16th September and your £10 tickets gets you access to all 4 events (schedule below)!

As part of Come Through Festival, there will be free food available at all Come Through events from 8pm onwards on a first-come-first-served basis.

A Night with Lara & Caleb: The Lab.

September 16th Schedule:

4.30pm: Doors open

5-6pm: The Laugh Word (spoken word)

6-7pm: Sip & Paint (painting)

7.30-8.30pm: A Night with Lara and Caleb (performance and open mic)

8.30-9pm: Free food in the bar (first come first serve)

9-10.30pm: Tracks on Tap (hip hop + open mic)

Tracks on Tap

Info on the participating events:

The Laugh Word: Poetic Unity returns with an intimate night of Poetry and Comedy featuring some of the UK’s best acts.

Portland & Pals - Sip & Paint: South London artist, Cam Portland brings to you a unique art event, full of fun, games and creation. This isn't your typical paint in silence art lesson! No more stuffy classrooms with Beethoven spilling through the speakers. Prepare to set your creativity free in a welcoming, vibrant social environment.

A Night with Lara & Caleb: Our regular collaborators, Lara Grace Ilori & Caleb Obediah, introduce A Night with Lara & Caleb: The Lab. The Lab is a night of performances of strictly original material. Live music, movement, poetry … you name it! Expect intimate vibes, bean bags and Queen K’s jollof rice followed by an opportunity to jump on the mic yourself.

Tracks on Tap: The face of the up and coming! Tracks On Tap is a hip hop and grime night, with open mic slots available! ToT are constantly bringing artists from their page to their stage - supporting artists online and truly helping them develop in real life through live performance. The work TOT does has been mentioned in the GQ Magazine and spoken about on Kiss FM.

The Laugh Word.

Please note: Your £10 ticket gets you access to all the day’s shows and events.

Event details:

Date: Sat 16th Sept, 2023

Times: Start 3 pm | End 10.30 pm

Duration: 7.5 hours

Age Guidance: NA

Please e-mail us ahead of the event to ensure we are aware of, and can facilitate any access needs


Come Through Festival - Full Programme of Events:

September:

  • 16th – Come Through Festival Opener

  • 21st – Tracks on Tap

  • 24th – Poetic Unity: The Laugh Word

  • 27th – The Lab Development Session

  • 28th – Portland & Pals: Sip & Paint

October:

  • 11th – Poetic unity Development Workshop

  • 26th – Portland & Pals: Sip & Paint

  • 29th – Poetic Unity: The Laugh Word

November:

  • 9th – Tracks on Tap

  • 11th – The Lab

  • 26th – Poetic unity: The Laugh Word

December:

  • 2nd – Come Through Festival Closer

  • 6th – Portland & Pals Exhibition Launch

Any questions, please reach out to hello@streathamspaceproject.co.uk.

 
 
Earlier Event: 14 September
Immigrants Abroad: Laughing Across Borders
Later Event: 21 September
Come Through: Tracks on Tap