Moroccan artist Soufiane Ababri’s new commission, Their mouths were full of bumblebees but it was me who was pollinated, explores questions of desire, queerness, and diaspora.
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Art & design
Francis Alys: Ricochets
A new immersive exhibition celebrating the universality and ingenuity of play: Ricochets is the largest institutional show in the UK by internationally renowned artist Francis Alÿs in almost 15 years.
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Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
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Cinema
Family Film Club: Robot Dreams (PG) + Free pre-film workshop
PleaseA dog and a robot romp around New York in the 1980s in this animated comedy. Come in for 10am for our free pre-film workshop!
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Cinema
Parent and Baby Screening: The Bikeriders
Austin Butler and Jodie Comer bring to life the hard-edged motorcycle gang tearing up Illinois from Danny Lyon's 1967 photobook.
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Cinema
The Bikeriders
Austin Butler and Jodie Comer bring to life the hard-edged motorcycle gang tearing up Illinois from Danny Lyon's 1967 photobook.
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Theatre & dance
Kiss Me, Kate
‘Sexy & Sassy with great songs, hot dancing and smart gags.’ (Daily Mail) this five star new production is ‘a supremely lovely way to spend a Summer evening’ (The Independent).
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Cinema
Kinds of Kindness
Yorgos Lanthimos's latest project is an absurdist triptych set in contemporary America, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe.
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Cinema
SAFAR: A Visit To Vanguard Cinema + ScreenTalk
Part of two festival events showcasing Sudanese films spanning from the 1970s and 1980s to contemporary works reflecting the aftermath of the 2019 revolution.
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Cinema
Kinds of Kindness on 35mm
Yorgos Lanthimos's latest project is an absurdist triptych set in contemporary America, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe, screened on 35mm film.
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Cinema
SAFAR: Inshallah a Boy + ScreenTalk
After the sudden death of her husband, working mother Nawal has to fight for her inheritance in order to save her daughter and home in a society where having a son would be a game changer.
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Cinema
Eternal You
If you had the chance to talk to a loved one who died, would you take it? A haunting documentary on technology's ability to resurrect the dead.
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Contemporary music
Mayra Andrade
Topical, tropical, travelling pop reflecting the life of Cape Verdean singer Mayra Andrade, inviting us to rediscover songs from across her discography, joined by Djodje Almeida on acoustic guitar.
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Cinema
La Chimera
Josh O'Connor digs himself in to a mess in this arthouse 80s drama about a troupe of Italian grave robbers.
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Cinema
Bye Bye Tiberias
Years after leaving her Palestinian village to pursue an acting career, Hiam Abbass returns home in this intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation.
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Art & design
Soufiane Ababri
Free
Moroccan artist Soufiane Ababri’s new commission, Their mouths were full of bumblebees but it was me who was pollinated, explores questions of desire, queerness, and diaspora.
Event
Art & design
Francis Alys: Ricochets
A new immersive exhibition celebrating the universality and ingenuity of play: Ricochets is the largest institutional show in the UK by internationally renowned artist Francis Alÿs in almost 15 years.
Event
Cinema
Members' Screening: The Bikeriders
Members' event
Austin Butler and Jodie Comer bring to life the hard-edged motorcycle gang tearing up Illinois from Danny Lyon's 1967 photobook.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
Event
Art & designTours & public spaces
The Conservatory x Ranjani Shettar
Free
Our Conservatory hosts a spectacular new site-specific commission by Indian sculptor Ranjani Shettar.
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Cinema
Network
A news anchor threatens suicide live on air after his low-rated show is cancelled, prompting an ambitious programming exec to push for a final broadcast, in this 1976 black comedy.
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Art & designTheatre & dance
Soufiane Ababri: Performance
Developed site-specifically as part of his commission in The Curve, this performance reflects on the politics of queer nightlife exploring themes of marginalisation, resistance and community.
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Cinema
Kinds of Kindness
Yorgos Lanthimos's latest project is an absurdist triptych set in contemporary America, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe.
Event
Cinema
SAFAR: Palestinian Tales + Introduction
A shorts programme of stories about and set in Palestine.
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Classical music
Academy of Ancient Music: Handel's Orlando
Passion, magic and spectacular singing: Iestyn Davies stars alongside Handel expert Laurence Cummings and Academy of Ancient Music in a concert performance of Handel’s epic fantasy opera Orlando.
George Frideric HandelOrlando
Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummingsdirector and harpsichord
Iestyn DaviesOrlando
Rachel RedmondDorinda
Anna DennisAngelica
Matthew BrookZoroastro
Sophie RennertMedoro
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Cinema
Kinds of Kindness on 35mm
Yorgos Lanthimos's latest project is an absurdist triptych set in contemporary America, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe, screened on 35mm film.
Event
Cinema
SAFAR: The Burdened + ScreenTalk
Join SAFAR Film Festival as they round off their ninth edition with The Burdened, followed by an online Q&A. The film receives its UK premiere as part of the festival.
Event
Cinema
Eternal You
If you had the chance to talk to a loved one who died, would you take it? A haunting documentary on technology's ability to resurrect the dead.
Event
Cinema
The Bikeriders
Austin Butler and Jodie Comer bring to life the hard-edged motorcycle gang tearing up Illinois from Danny Lyon's 1967 photobook.
Event
Cinema
Bye Bye Tiberias
Years after leaving her Palestinian village to pursue an acting career, Hiam Abbass returns home in this intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation.
