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A group of hip hop dancers cheer and embrace in a rehearsal room.
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Theatre & dance

Boy Blue: BB – Frontline Battle

Join Boy Blue at this explosive dance battle event, with an electric atmosphere provided by a line-up of guest judges and DJ's.

A painting of two teenage girls asleep on a sofa. One has her head leant against the arm of the sofa, the other is laying beside her. On the left, the legs of another figure can be seen sitting in an adjacent seat. There are a pair of black shoes on the floor.
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Talks & events

In conversation: Black Worlding

Join artist and director Jenn Nkiru alongside other artists, musicians and cultural mavericks for a talk about intersectional creativity and "Black Worlding". 

A group of hip hop dancers caught in motion. They lift one arm in the air and open their mouths.
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Theatre & dance

Generation Blue: A Night With Boy Blue

Mixing exuberant hip hop dance displays, a joyful sense of community and the heart-thumping rhythms of an eclectic score, Boy Blue’s company showcase always culminates in uproarious applause.

Louise Alder standing by a large concrete pillar, smiling and looking upwards
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Classical music

The English Concert/Bicket: Giulio Cesare

A runaway hit at its 1724 premiere, Louise Alder stars in Giulio Cesare - arguably Handel’s most popular operatic creation – a drama teeming with passion and political skulduggery.

BBC Singers and Sofi Jeannin
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Classical music

BBC Singers: Songs from the Shows

Following the success of the BBC Singers previous visit to the West End and Broadway, Owain Park conducts BBC Singers and BBC Concert Orchestra in more music from some of our best-loved musicals.

Black Sound moving image display
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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
Cinema

Senior Community Screening: Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

A riveting historical rollercoaster from Johan Grimonprez detailing the key events that led up to the 1961 assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba.

Black Sound moving image display
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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.

Black Sound moving image display
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.

Gustavo Dudamel smiling while holding his baton above his head
Event
Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Gustavo Dudamel

Four stories of faraway lands, opulence, and scandal.

Black Sound moving image display
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.

Image of the band Bang on a Can stood next to each other
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Contemporary music

Terry Riley 90th Birthday Tribute

Celebrate Terry Riley's 90th with a mesmerising tribute featuring Pete Townshend, Bang on a Can All-Stars, and special guests.

A view from the ground up of tall buildings
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Classical music

Academy of Ancient Music: Bach's The Art of the Fugue

Four actors, four musicians, one unparalleled musical genius. From the theatrical imagination of Bill Barclay, a completely new journey into Bach’s astonishing The Art of Fugue.

Black Sound moving image display
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.

Land and Freedom
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Cinema

Land and Freedom - 30th Anniversary Screening + Screentalk

Thirty years on, Ken Loach's stirring, epic and award winning drama about international volunteers fighting for the Republic in the Spanish Civil War, followed by a ScreenTalk.

Dima Slobodeniouk clasping his hands in front of his face, with pink circular swirls around him
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Classical music

Slobodeniouk conducts Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet

From the depths to the stars; from romance to tragedy: Dima Slobodeniouk pairs Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet with Lili Boulanger’s mighty shout of hope and praise. 

Black Sound moving image display
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.

A woman stands in smoke on a dark stage.
Event
Cinema

MET Opera Live: Salome

Based of the biblical tale of Herod, Herodias and Salome, this opera follows Salone's infatuation with John the Baptist, full of desire, lust and tragedy.

fatoumata diawara, afro hair, colourful background
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Contemporary music

Fatoumata Diawara

Malian artist Fatoumata Diawara invites us on a cosmic journey through Afrofuturism.

A naked man lies in a cave, holding a sword that stabs him in the side.
Event
Cinema

RBO Live 24-25: Die Walkure

Gods and mortals battle in the second chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle. 

Leila Josefowicz
Event
Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Susanna Mälkki

Showpieces for the orchestra meet a dazzling concerto, brimming with characteristic Stravinsky flair and melody.

Quatuor Diotima holding broken instruments.
Event
Classical music

Quatuour Diotima: Boulez Anniversary Concert

Performed by one of its outstanding interpreters, Boulez’s uncompromising Livre pour quatuor is at the heart of a centenary tribute to the composer referencing Webern, Bach, and impassioned Debussy. 

Black Sound moving image display
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.

Pablo Ferrandez holding his cello
Event
Classical music

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Hindoyan

A Russian in exile, an Englishman in despair, and a Puerto Rican take on fantastical fandangoes: a welcome visit from the RLPO under its charismatic Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan.

Black Sound moving image display
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.

Black Sound moving image display
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.

Sir Antonio Pappano conducting
Event
Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/ Half Six Fix – Berlioz

Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.

Black Sound moving image display
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.

Lisa Batiashvili holding her violin and wearing a black dress standing in front of a black background.
Event
Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Dreams and fantasies from enigmatic Szymanowski to Berlioz’s most rock’n’roll work, the Symphonie fantastique. 

Black Sound moving image display
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.