The Music in Secondary Schools Trust returns for its 12th Annual Concert celebrating the achievements of their students in a spectacular showcase.
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Contemporary music
Liminal Chords: A Dreamscape in Verse & Sound
Poet and sound artist MA.MOYO (Belinda Zhawi) and friends, Roxanne Tataei & Marysia Osu, respond to the radical work of artist Noah Davis through poetry, vocal textures, and music.
Thu 24 Apr
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Library
Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music
Free
This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
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Art & design
Noah Davis
Celebrating the late artist’s expansive creativity, this debut retrospective showcases Noah Davis as one of the most original and uncanny painters emerging in recent years.
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Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
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Art & design
Noah Davis: Curator Tour with Wells Fray-Smith
Join curator Wells Fray-Smith on this exhibition tour, highlighting Davis’s use of found photography and images of friends and family as source material for his exuberant paintings of everyday life.
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Talks & events
Barbican Community Choir
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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Cinema
Cinema Restored: Turang
Rediscover a landmark of Indonesian cinema with Turang (1958), screening as part of our Cinema Restored series.
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Contemporary music
Daniel Brandt: Without Us
Composer, drummer and filmmaker Daniel Brandt performs music from his new album, Without Us. French contemporary music ensemble, Ensemble 0, performs the latest work by Tristan Perich.
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Theatre & dance
Queer East: When the Cloud Catches Colours
Thought-provoking theatre exploring the experience of two queer Singaporeans as they grow older. Based on true accounts, the show delves into relationships, family, insecurity, kindness and safety.
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Theatre & dance
Hamlet: Teatro La Plaza
This joyous and defiant ★★★★★ (The Stage) reimagining breathes new life into Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy.
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Cinema
Pink Floyd at Pompeii - MCMLXXII
Capturing Pink Floyd's unforgettable 1971 performance in the ruins of Pompeii, Adrian Maben's film returns, beautifully re-mastered in 4k.
Fri 25 Apr
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Library
Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music
Free
This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
Event
Art & design
Noah Davis
Celebrating the late artist’s expansive creativity, this debut retrospective showcases Noah Davis as one of the most original and uncanny painters emerging in recent years.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
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Classical music
Hough plays Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto
Stephen Hough plays Beethoven and Sakari Oramo conducts Mahler’s First Symphony. Genius, pure and simple, from the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Concerto No 3
Gustav MahlerSymphony No 1
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramoconductor
Stephen Houghpiano
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Theatre & dance
Queer East: When the Cloud Catches Colours
Thought-provoking theatre exploring the experience of two queer Singaporeans as they grow older. Based on true accounts, the show delves into relationships, family, insecurity, kindness and safety.
Event
Theatre & dance
Hamlet: Teatro La Plaza
This joyous and defiant ★★★★★ (The Stage) reimagining breathes new life into Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy.
Sat 26 Apr
Event
Library
Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music
Free
This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
Event
Art & design
Noah Davis
Celebrating the late artist’s expansive creativity, this debut retrospective showcases Noah Davis as one of the most original and uncanny painters emerging in recent years.
Event
Cinema
Family Film Club: Spirited Away
Studio Ghibli on the big screen is an absolute must for cinephile families – and why not come along before the film and try your hand at some themed Origami?
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Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
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CinemaTalks & events
Chronic Youth Film Festival: Scavenger Hunt
Navigate our one-of-a-kind scavenger hunt through the Conservatory and uncover hidden items inspired by the films.
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Talks & events
Chronic Youth Film Festival: 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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Cinema
Chronic Youth Film Festival: UK Premiere: Tiger
A breathless exploration of toxic masculinity. José María Cabral's unflinching semi-autobiographical film unpacks the making and unmaking of machismo in a ‘Tigueres’ bootcamp.
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Theatre & dance
Queer East: When the Cloud Catches Colours
Thought-provoking theatre exploring the experience of two queer Singaporeans as they grow older. Based on true accounts, the show delves into relationships, family, insecurity, kindness and safety.
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Cinema
Chronic Youth Film Festival: Talking About Trees + Short
Earnest and spirited, Apostles of Cinema and Talking About Trees put the spotlight on two passionate groups of East African film workers bringing cinema back to the community.
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Cinema
Chronic Youth Film Festival: Happyend Live Music Experience
Echoing the soundscape of Happyend, be transported to a world of hypnotic techno futurism in the Barbican's concrete garden.
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Cinema
Chronic Youth Film Festival: Preview: Happyend + Q&A
Neo Sora’s breathtaking fiction feature debut explores a dystopian near-future Tokyo through the eyes of a group of teenagers rebelling against societal expectations.
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Theatre & dance
Hamlet: Teatro La Plaza
This joyous and defiant ★★★★★ (The Stage) reimagining breathes new life into Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy.