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.
Event
Art & designCinema
Rewriting the Rules: Interview + Introduction
An opening edit that brings together two shots so that a cannon appears to be firing on a statue of the former Viceroy of India sets the tone for this formally and politically radical film.
Event
Theatre & dance
National Changgeuk Company of Korea: Lear
Discover this visionary restaging of one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies into a spellbinding traditional opera from some of South Korea's leading creatives, performers and musicians.
Event
Classical music
Piotr Anderszewski
Beethoven and Bartók both insist that there’s no such thing as a ‘mere bagatelle’ when Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski pairs two compelling sets of inventive miniatures.
Ludwig van BeethovenBagatelles, Op 126
Johannes BrahmsNos 1 and 3 from Four Pieces For Piano, Op 119
Nos 1, 2 and 6 from Six Pieces for Piano, Op 118
No 2 from Three Intermezzi for Piano, Op 117
Béla BartókBagatelles
Johann Sebastian BachPartita No 1, BWV 825
Piotr Anderszewskipiano
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Cinema
Kneecap
This hilarious comedy drama follows two young Irish speaking rappers in Belfast, as they link up with an Irish language teacher and form the titular hip-hop trio, beginning their rise to fame.
Event
Library
Mudproof London by Olayanju Dada
Free
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.
Event
Art & designTours & 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.
Event
Library
I'm Not Okay: An Emo Retrospective
Free
A pilot exhibition exploring the rise of Britain’s Y2K lost subculture: Emo. Focusing on the first-generation Emo scene from 2004 to 2009.
Event
Art & design
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It will end in tears
Free
In her first solo exhibition at a major UK institution, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum fills The Curve with theatrical installations, building an imagined world in which to display her paintings.
Event
Talks & eventsTheatre & dance
Lear: Meet the Creatives
Discover more about the National Changgeuk Company of Korea's visionary restaging of Lear at this in-conversation event with leading members of the creative team.
Event
Cinema
Joker: Folie à Deux
Two years on from the rise of the Joker, Joaquin Phoenix cackles his way back onto the big screen as infamous villain Arthur Fleck.
Event
Theatre & dance
National Changgeuk Company of Korea: Lear
Discover this visionary restaging of one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies into a spellbinding traditional opera from some of South Korea's leading creatives, performers and musicians.
Event
Contemporary music
Touching Bass presents: Lynda Dawn
The enigmatic R&B singer/songwriter continues her rise as one of the UK's most promising voices in contemporary soul.
Event
Contemporary music
Billie Marten & Her Ensemble
In a beautiful collaboration Billie Marten takes to the stage for a special one-off show with the pioneering Her Ensemble, performing reimagined songs from all four albums.
Event
Library
Mudproof London by Olayanju Dada
Free
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.
Event
Art & designTours & 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.
Event
Art & design
The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975–1998
A landmark group exhibition of art made in response to India’s changing cultural-political landscape during pivotal years.
Event
Talks & events
Black British Book Festival 2024
Champion emerging talent, hear from leading voices and discover your new favourite authors at this family festival that is Europe’s largest celebration of Black literature.
Event
Library
I'm Not Okay: An Emo Retrospective
Free
A pilot exhibition exploring the rise of Britain’s Y2K lost subculture: Emo. Focusing on the first-generation Emo scene from 2004 to 2009.
Event
Art & design
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It will end in tears
Free
In her first solo exhibition at a major UK institution, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum fills The Curve with theatrical installations, building an imagined world in which to display her paintings.
Event
Cinema
Family Film Club: My Neighbour Totoro
In rural Japan, two young sisters discover the magical spirits of the forest, in this Ghibli classic back on the big screen.
Event
Cinema
Parent & Baby Screening: Joker: Folie à Deux
Two years on from the rise of the Joker, Joaquin Phoenix cackles his way back onto the big screen as infamous villain Arthur Fleck.
Event
Cinema
Joker: Folie à Deux
Two years on from the rise of the Joker, Joaquin Phoenix cackles his way back onto the big screen as infamous villain Arthur Fleck.
Event
Cinema
MET Opera Live: Les Contes d'Hoffman
In this timeless opera, a poet retells the tales of the loves of his life; and the poetic, creative beauty that can come from our pain.
Event
Theatre & dance
National Changgeuk Company of Korea: Lear
Discover this visionary restaging of one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies into a spellbinding traditional opera from some of South Korea's leading creatives, performers and musicians.
Event
Contemporary music
Efterklang
A joyous journey through Efterklang's catalogue and new music as the dazzling Danish band return to celebrate the release of their forthcoming album, Things We Have In Common.
Event
Art & designTours & 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.
Event
Art & design
The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975–1998
A landmark group exhibition of art made in response to India’s changing cultural-political landscape during pivotal years.
Event
Art & design
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It will end in tears
Free
In her first solo exhibition at a major UK institution, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum fills The Curve with theatrical installations, building an imagined world in which to display her paintings.
Event
Cinema
Members' Screening: Joker: Folie à Deux (18*)
Two years on from the rise of the Joker, Joaquin Phoenix cackles his way back onto the big screen as infamous villain Arthur Fleck.
