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An example of work by the artist Olayanju Dada
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Library

Mudproof London by Olayanju Dada

Past event

The exhibition is a series of curated narrative collages that highlights the paradoxical essence and influence of London in unlikely places, as an ideal, a dream, a barrier or even a destination. 

I'm Not Okay (An Emo Retrospective) in black and pink colours
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Library

I'm Not Okay: An Emo Retrospective

Past event

A pilot exhibition exploring the rise of Britain’s Y2K lost subculture: Emo. Focusing on the first-generation Emo scene from 2004 to 2009.

Kanwal Ahluwalia directing a Yogabliss session
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Classical music Contemporary music

Yogabliss to Live Music

Past event

Join us for an enriching Yogabliss session with Kanwal Ahluwalia, where you can gently stretch, bend, twist, and calm your mind in a fun, easy-going class open to all levels.

Madhvi Parekh, Village Opera-2, 1975. © Madhvi Parekh. Courtesy DAG.
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Art & design Cinema Classical music Talks & events Tours & public spaces

Open Gallery: a free Art Gallery weekend

Past event

On the eve of Diwali and Bandi Chor Divas, take a moment to immerse yourself in our programme of Indian arts and culture, with free entry to our major exhibition of Indian contemporary art.

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
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Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Free

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

A woman stands in a blue, dark corridor, bathed in red light.
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Cinema

Parent and Baby Screening: Emilia Pérez

Past event

Passion has a new name. Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, and Selena Gomez star in Jacques Audiard's audacious fever dream.

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum installation photography
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Art & design

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It will end in tears

Past event

In her first solo exhibition at a major UK institution, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum filled The Curve with theatrical installations, building an imagined world in which to display her paintings.

A group of animals stand in a house around a birthday cake.
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Cinema

Family Film Week: Fox and Hare Save the Forest + Workshop

Past event

A stunning stop motion animation about Fox and Hare and their friends.

Jayanthi Kumaresh smiling while looking to her right
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Classical music Contemporary music

Jayanthi Kumaresh: Veena Unwrapped

Past event

An enlightening exploration of the veena's timeless beauty and enduring legacy by one of its foremost proponents.

Davel Patel smiling, standing in front of an ivy bush
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Classical music Contemporary music

Breathwork by Davel Patel

Past event

Come and experience this slow, rhythmic breathing class and learn how to tune into your own resilience for self-healing.

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Cinema

The Apprentice

Past event

The rise to fame and power of the reality star-turned-President, a young Donald Trump. 

A woman with orange hair stands in front of a stormy sea.
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Cinema

The Outrun

Past event

Saoirse Ronan sails the waves of addiction and recovery in this gripping story about the healing powers of the ocean, set between Scotland and London.

A person does a headstand in their pants against an orange and brown patterned wall.
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Theatre & dance

RSC/Wise Children: The Buddha of Suburbia

Past event

This ‘glorious and intoxicating five-star’ (Times) production based on Hanif Kureishi’s award-winning novel transfers for a limited 4-week season only.

A pile of string and a set of pens side-by-side on the floor.
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Art & design Talks & events Tours & public spaces

Body Mapping: Community Workshop

Past event

Explore ways to tell stories using art and the body at this community workshop led by artist and producer Somya Arora.

Painting of a woman's eyes
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Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: No Particular Order

Past event

Human nature is in a crisis. A despot has come to power, spreading chaos and fear. But in amid the oppression, there are some who dare to resist.

Ashwini Bhide Deshpande singing into a microphone
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Classical music Contemporary music

Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande: Khayal Unwrapped

Past event

An extraordinary opportunity to deepen your understanding and appreciation of khayal with one of its most illustrious practitioners.

A woman stands in a blue, dark corridor, bathed in red light.
Event
Cinema

Emilia Pérez

Past event

Passion has a new name. Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, and Selena Gomez star in Jacques Audiard's audacious fever dream. 

Two middle aged women stare out a window over a cityscape.
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Cinema

The Room Next Door

Past event

Old friends reunite when one is faced with her own mortality, starring Tilda Swinton & Julianne Moore, from Pedro Almodóvar. 

Chetna from Aatma Holistic using a singing bowl
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Classical music Contemporary music

Sacred Sound Bath with Aatma Holistic

Past event

Discover the transformative power of sound with an immersive and restorative gong bath led by Chetna of Aatma Holistic.

A family sit around a car on an urban street at night.
Event
Art & design Cinema

Rewriting the Rules: This Bit of India + Introduction

Past event

A programme of experimental films that map the post-colonial experience through the artist’s lens. 

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Cinema

The Substance

Past event

Demi Moore gives a career-best performance as a former A-lister suddenly fired from her fitness TV show and desperate to reclaim her youth.

Dory Previn lies down surrounded by cushions and hugging a white dog
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Cinema

Doc'n Roll Film Festival: Dory Previn: On My Way To Where...

Past event

Writing and singing the unvarnished truth about one’s buried secret life experiences is more common today than when Dory Previn wrote brilliant, disturbing, and darkly funny songs in the1970s. 

A composite image with Ambi and Dr L Subramaniam on the left, and Amaan Ali Bangash playing his sarod on the right
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Classical music Contemporary music

Dr L Subramaniam with Ambi Subramaniam + Amaan Ali Bangash

Past event

Dive into musical legacies and immerse yourself in mesmerising ragas in a captivating double bill.

Kirit Singh singing into a microphone
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Classical music Contemporary music

Dhrupad: Kirit Singh and Jasdeep Singh

Past event

Experience the timeless beauty of dhrupad in its purest form in an evening of spiritual and musical transcendence with Kirit Singh and Jasdeep Singh.

Jason Kalidas playing the bansuri
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Classical music Contemporary music

Raga Wellbeing with Jason Kalidas

Past event

Delve into the holistic aspects of Indian classical music and experience the healing power of Indian ragas on the bansuri and tanpuras.

Pink clouds in the sky
Event
Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Loveplay

Past event

Capturing 2,000 years of love and lust, and the power of human relationships, Moira Buffini’s Loveplay charts the changing fortunes of place, time and people at 29 Trick Street.

Actor Ruth Negga stares thoughtfully off-camera as a golden glow lights the stage behind her.
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Theatre & dance

Finn Beames & Company: Quiet Songs

Past event

★★★★ Academy Award nominee 'Ruth Negga gives a revalatory performance' in this new show that creates a beautifully unsettling world where string instruments are played with swords.

Kanwal Ahluwalia directing a Yogabliss session
Event
Classical music Contemporary music

Yogabliss to Live Music

Past event

Join us for an enriching Yogabliss session with Kanwal Ahluwalia, where you can gently stretch, bend, twist, and calm your mind in a fun, easy-going class open to all levels.

Madhvi Parekh, Village Opera-2, 1975. © Madhvi Parekh. Courtesy DAG.
Event
Art & design Cinema Classical music Talks & events Tours & public spaces

Open Gallery: a free Art Gallery weekend

Past event

On the eve of Diwali and Bandi Chor Divas, take a moment to immerse yourself in our programme of Indian arts and culture, with free entry to our major exhibition of Indian contemporary art.

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
Event
Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Free

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.