Read, Watch & Listen

We speak to the experts to learn more about the art behind the arts and gain some insight into the behind-the-scenes work of some of London’s most prominent arts institutions.  

This month, Jenny Jokela shares the story of paraclimber, Anoushé Husain in a handpainted animation featuring an interview with Anoushé where she discusses the concept of difference, confidence and resilience.

After ten years with Merce Cunningham and three with the Michael Clark Company, dancer turned-choreographer Julie Cunningham is embarking on a way of working that’s new to her: her production of Sarah Kane’s Crave will be all-female.

 Our selection of songs and ballads that will help you relax - close your eyes and drift away.

For March, Laurie Ogden shares her poem, ‘Hunger Strike’, inspired by the treatment of women detained at Yarl’s Wood.

Activist, author and musician CN Lester reflects on the language we use to understand trans lives.

Discover music from across the Contemporary Classical spectrum – from Emily Howard and Joby Talbot to Minimalist Dream House and Max Richter.

Complementing our 'Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins' exhibition, listen to the first episode in our series exploring the photographers and their subjects. 

Music journalist Arwa Haider looks back through John Cale’s six-decade career, ahead of John Cale (2018-1964): A Futurespective. 

We look back at our March 2018 Instagrammer, Philippa Thomas to explore her Barbican shots.

Helen Plumb’s film, A Prickly Subject, follows the account of a woman who is grappling with the decision of whether or not she should embrace her body hair in public – a prickly subject indeed…

Revisit our 2018 exhibition, Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins, in this online exhibition tour.