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Barbican Community Choir

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Share the joy of singing with others and make new friends at this new community choir that comes together weekly on Thursdays led by Rachel Huggins and Abdul Shyllon. 

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CYFF: Scavenger Hunt

Stamp your card at every station of our one-of-a-kind film trail through the Conservatory and get a chance to win two tickets to a film of your choice!

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CYFF: Conservatory Events

Join us at the Conservatory for events that explore the themes of the festival’s films. Nestled among exotic plants, our Conservatory will become a living hub for film, music and discovery. 

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CYFF: Collage & Community Cookbook

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Free drop-in activities during the festival, come along for to the Collage & Cookbook Corner. 

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Experiments in Utopia: Conservatory Takeover

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Step inside our iconic conservatory for a day of talks, interventions, and workshops exploring practices of intentionality and experimentation in the interplay of community and creativity.

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Experiments in Utopia Workshop: Solfi – Noise from Nowhere

Join Solfi for this sound workshop and create a collective song about utopia in the here and now. What does togetherness sound like in a broken world?

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Experiments in Utopia: Keynote Talk

In a climate of fear and division, how do we forge communities of hope to enable experimentation and imagine better futures? Discover more at this keynote talk. 

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Experiments in Utopia: Embodied Care Workshop

Join Yello Yaad for this immersive workshop on embodied care and the practices of connection and reciprocity, led by Josh Woolford and Sippin' T.

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Experiments in Utopia Talk: More Than Human Togetherness

Join us at this Experiments in Utopia talk to consider how contemporary technology can catalyse collectivity and hack the system of individuality.

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Experiments in Utopia: The Singing Village Workshop

Join this workshop and be part of a timeless space where people come together to create and receive sound.

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Experiments in Utopia: Perceptual Drift Workshop

Step inside a calming, sensory pop-up bubble on our sculpture court for a workshop session about expanding states of embodied perception, led by Michele Occelli, Ben Khan, and Lewis Walker.

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Experiments in Utopia: New Moon Futures

An evening of sound and guided meditation under the selenic glow of the New Moon in response to the themes of utopia, resistance and collectivity.

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Concrete Garden: May Day

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​​Come together and celebrate the vibrant springtime festival in our iconic conservatory at a day of talks and workshops.

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Home: Community Exhibition

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Come along to this free foyer exhibition that brings together a range of artworks in response to the themes of family, identity and the home.

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Architecture on Stage: Gort Scott

London-based architects Jay Gort and Fiona Scott discuss their diverse portfolio in the UK and beyond.