Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke make their return to the stage in Thomas Ostermeier's new production of Chekhov’s THE SEAGULL.
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Art & designCinema
Delusions of Grandeur: A response to Noah Davis
A series of films that explore the monumental within the everyday, confronting memory, community, and identity with intimacy and innovation taking inspiration from Noah Davis's Delusions of Grandeur.
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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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Art & designTalks & events
Architecture on Stage: New Architects
A talk from some of the most exciting, emerging architects working in Britain today: Artefact, Brisco Loran, Izat Arundell and Nebbia Works.
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda
Shostakovich in both revolutionary and festive mood alongside a MacMillan Concerto, written for Nicola Benedetti.
Dmitri ShostakovichFestive Overture
Sir James MacMillanViolin Concerto No 2
Dmitri ShostakovichSymphony No 12, The Year 1917
London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda conductor
Nicola Benedetti violin
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Classical musicTheatre & dance
Moving Eastman
Experience a new dance and sonic performance that takes inspiration from the intersectional life of the Black American composer Julius Eastman.
Elaine Mitchenervocals, movement and music direction
Dam Van Huynhconcept, choreography and direction
The Rolling Calf:
Jason Yardesaxophone, electronics
Neil Charlesbass, electronics
Xhosa Colesaxophone, percussion
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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
Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land
Free
The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration.
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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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Theatre & dance
THE SEAGULL
Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke make their return to the stage in Thomas Ostermeier's new production of Chekhov’s THE SEAGULL.
Event
Classical music
Wigglesworth conducts Debussy and Berg
Poetry unlocks the imagination, as Ryan Wigglesworth and soprano Sophie Bevan plunge into the wild, wondrous sonic universe of Claude Debussy and Alban Berg.
Alban BergThree Pieces from the Lyric Suite
Claude Debussy (arr Adams)Le livre de Baudelaire
Alban BergThe Wine
Claude Debussy Nocturnes
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Sophie Bevansoprano
BBC Symphony Chorus
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Classical musicTheatre & dance
Moving Eastman
Experience a new dance and sonic performance that takes inspiration from the intersectional life of the Black American composer Julius Eastman.
Elaine Mitchenervocals, movement and music direction
Dam Van Huynhconcept, choreography and direction
The Rolling Calf:
Jason Yardesaxophone, electronics
Neil Charlesbass, electronics
Xhosa Colesaxophone, percussion
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
Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land
Free
The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration.
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.
Event
Cinema
Family Film Club: Notebook Presents: Children’s Cinema
In partnership with MUBI’s Notebook magazine, a programme of experimental films for children!
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Theatre & dance
THE SEAGULL
Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke make their return to the stage in Thomas Ostermeier's new production of Chekhov’s THE SEAGULL.
Event
Contemporary music
Hania Rani & Ensemble present: Ghosts
The Polish pianist and composer, Hania Rani brings her ethereal album Ghosts, specially rearranged for a large ensemble.
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Classical musicContemporary musicTalks & events
Talk: Exploring Guru Nanak's Philosophy of Oneness
Discover the universal aspects of Guru Nanak’s experiential philosophy of oneness, which underpins Nanak’s entire teaching about the nature of consciousness and reality.
Professor Arvindpal S Mandair
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Art & design
Citra Sasmita: Into Eternal Land
Free
The Indonesian artist transforms The Curve in her first solo UK exhibition. Via painting, installation, embroidery and scent, take a sensory journey exploring ancestral memory, ritual and migration.
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.
A short film about a community of Pakistani Muslim musicians with deep-rooted ties to the Sikhs by way of a centuries-old music tradition that originated with Guru Nanak and his disciple Bhai Mardana.
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Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
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Classical musicContemporary music
Immersive Experiential Mool Mantra Workshop
Join for a landmark event that marks the convergence of ancient wisdom, consciousness and cutting-edge science, focusing on personal and transpersonal health, healing, and well-being.
Film: Guru Nanak's Message of Peace and Forgiveness
A deep dive into Guru Nanak’s timeless teachings on peace and forgiveness – messages that resonate across cultures even today – in an insightful film and Q&A by Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh Ji.
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Cinema
RBO Live 24-25: Turandot
Puccini’s captivating opera of a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor. Featuring the ever-popular ‘Nessun dorma’, this opera of love and revenge is brought to life in a dazzling production.
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Classical musicContemporary music
Guru Nanak and Indian Classical Music
Eeshar Singh takes us on a musical journey that is both meditative and profound, exploring Guru Nanak's connection between spiritual verses and music.
Eeshar Singhsantoor
Gurprit Chandajori
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Classical musicContemporary music
Guru Nanak’s Message of Peace through Music
Immerse yourself in inspired spiritual music as we mark Guru Nanak’s 555th birth celebration, paying homage through kirtan, qawaali and bhajans performed together for the first time under one roof.
