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Ali Smith on Michael Clark

Author, playwright and journalist Ali Smith describes the elation of experiencing Michael Clark’s most recent work, featuring fearless dancers in a gorgeous triple bill of arresting choreography.

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Basquiat, The Poet

To celebrate National Poetry Day, we take a look at a selection of poems and word experiments from Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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Basquiat: Boom for Real

Cultural historian Augustus Casely-Hayford discusses the explosive impact of Jean-Michel Basquiat ahead of our exhibition, Basquiat: Boom For Real.

Jace Clayton
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Barbican Meets: Jace Clayton

In a special live performance piece for grand pianos, electronic and voice, Jace Clayton aka DJ /rupture  revisits the work of composer Julius Eastman.

Photo of Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting
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Barbican Meets: Esa-Pekka Salonen

Esa-Pekka Salonen is best-known to London audiences as Principal Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra – but he is also one of the most dynamic of the current generation of Finnish composers. 

Photo of Station to Station smoke installation on the Barbican Lakeside
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Welcome to Culture Mile

Our Managing Director Sir Nicholas Kenyon introduces a new initiative in the north-west of the City, Culture Mile.

Woyzeck in Winter: Patrick O’Kane as Woyzeck and Camille O’Sullivan as Marie
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Woyzeck in Winter

Jenny Gilbert explores a new production by director Conall Morrison, who has combined two masterpieces of the early 19th century to form a remarkable piece of music theatre.