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Contemporary music Immersive Theatre & dance

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats

It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters. 

Nickel Boys
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Cinema

Senior Community Screening: Nickel Boys

RaMell Ross directs an adaption of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about two friends attempting to survive the harshness of a segregated reform school in 1960s Jim Crow-era Florida.  

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Contemporary music Immersive

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

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Theatre & dance

Fiddler on the Roof

A theatrical triumph, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s completely sold-out electrifying Fiddler On The Roof transfers to London this summer in what is set to be the theatre event of 2025.

ANAVITORIA on stage
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Contemporary music

ANAVITÓRIA

The Latin GRAMMY-winning Brazilian sensations ANAVITÓRIA head to London for their debut full live band performance in the UK.

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.

Against a dark, starry background, a giant eye radiates blue light. Inside the iris is a smiley face.
Event
Contemporary music Immersive Theatre & dance

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats

It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters. 

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Event
Contemporary music Immersive

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

Huma Bhabha standing in a studio with two tall sculptures, one carved out and one with markings ready to be carved.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha

Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

An ensemble stand underneath a large sloping roof
Event
Theatre & dance

Fiddler on the Roof

A theatrical triumph, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s completely sold-out electrifying Fiddler On The Roof transfers to London this summer in what is set to be the theatre event of 2025.

A black and white still from Je Tu Il Elle, showing two naked women laying face to face on a bed, touching each other's faces.
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Cinema

Je Tu Il Elle + introduction

Chantal Akerman’s feature debut, made when she was just 24, is a potent and radical portrait of the search for connection, culminating in a famous 10-minute lesbian sex scene.

A black and white photo of pianist Brad Mehldau playing the piano
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Contemporary music

Brad Mehldau Trio with Felix Moseholm & Jorge Rossy

Brad Mehldau, one of the most lyrical voices in jazz piano, blends jazz, classical, and pop in a spellbinding performance of original compositions and iconic reimaginings.

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.

green blue background w/ are you listening call to action
Event
Contemporary music Immersive

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

Against a dark, starry background, a giant eye radiates blue light. Inside the iris is a smiley face.
Event
Contemporary music Immersive Theatre & dance

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats

It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters. 

Huma Bhabha standing in a studio with two tall sculptures, one carved out and one with markings ready to be carved.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha

Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

A male-presenting character stands on the left, pointing at something ahead of them. A woman stands on the right, her gaze following his finger.
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Cinema

My Dearest Senorita (Mi querida señorita) + introduction

Jaime de Armiñán’s Oscar-nominated drama made, extraordinarily, in Franco’s Spain, is an early and sympathetic portrait of identity and intersexuality.

An ensemble stand underneath a large sloping roof
Event
Theatre & dance

Fiddler on the Roof

A theatrical triumph, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s completely sold-out electrifying Fiddler On The Roof transfers to London this summer in what is set to be the theatre event of 2025.

Rebel Radio Dance Rebellion Panel Talk
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Contemporary music Talks & events

Rebel Radio Talks: Where are all the house parties?

Join Richie Brave and a panel of DJs, authors, and sound system founders as they explore how the dancefloor has shaped London culture and what role parties play today.

A side profile shot of Evgeny Kissin
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Classical music

Evgeny Kissin

Chopin at his most mercurial, and Shostakovich’s response to Bach as well as his piano sonata swansong all come under the spotlight as the great pianist attends to unfinished business.

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.

green blue background w/ are you listening call to action
Event
Contemporary music Immersive

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

Against a dark, starry background, a giant eye radiates blue light. Inside the iris is a smiley face.
Event
Contemporary music Immersive Theatre & dance

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats

It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters. 

Huma Bhabha standing in a studio with two tall sculptures, one carved out and one with markings ready to be carved.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha

Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

An ensemble stand underneath a large sloping roof
Event
Theatre & dance

Fiddler on the Roof

A theatrical triumph, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s completely sold-out electrifying Fiddler On The Roof transfers to London this summer in what is set to be the theatre event of 2025.

Two young men
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Cinema Contemporary music

Young Soul Rebels + ScreenTalk

Youth culture meets identity politics in this part-thriller, part-gay love story set in London in 1977. The hedonistic world of pirate DJs Chris and Caz is shattered when a close friend is killed.

LSO Discovery participants playing brass instruments
Event
Classical music

LSO Discovery Showcase

Curated by LSO animateur Rachel Leach, this showcase brings together the Orchestra with participants from all across LSO Discovery’s work.

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.

green blue background w/ are you listening call to action
Event
Contemporary music Immersive

Feel the Sound

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

Against a dark, starry background, a giant eye radiates blue light. Inside the iris is a smiley face.
Event
Contemporary music Immersive Theatre & dance

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats

It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.