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Noah Davis Pueblo del Rio
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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.

People enjoy a workshop
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Talks & events

Young Barbican Takeover Festival

Young Barbican

Join us for a vibrant day of events curated for and by London's emerging creatives with artists, musicians, writers and industry professionals for workshops, live music, screenings and more.

Ballet dancers in Swan Lake stand in a line under a misty moon.
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Cinema

RBO Live 24-25: Swan Lake

Classical ballet's most powerful tale of love, treachery and forgiveness. Bringing together Tchaikovsky’s score with the imagination of choreographer Liam Scarlett and designer John Macfarlane.

Maria Schneider and Oslo Jazz Ensemble perform on stage, surrounded by orange and yellow lights
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Contemporary music

Maria Schneider and Oslo Jazz Ensemble

One of the jazz world's most original and respected voices, Maria Schneider presents Data Lords alongside the highly acclaimed Oslo Jazz Ensemble.

Into Eternal Land exhibition photograph. Long painted scrolls line concrete walls.
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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. 

Crossing dance
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Cinema

Senior Community Screening: Crossing

A retired Georgian woman travels to Istanbul in search of her long-lost niece, where she meets a trans activist lawyer, in Levan Akin's identity drama.

Mansfield Park artwork - a young woman looking up surrounded by smokey haze
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Classical music Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Mansfield Park by Jonathan Dove

Immerse yourself in the charm and wit of Mansfield Park, Jonathan Dove's enchanting opera based on Jane Austen’s novel, performed in the author's 250th anniversary year.

The Seagull
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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.

Into Eternal Land exhibition photograph. Long painted scrolls line concrete walls.
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. 

Noah Davis Pueblo del Rio
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.

The Seagull
Event
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.

Into Eternal Land exhibition photograph. Long painted scrolls line concrete walls.
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. 

Noah Davis Pueblo del Rio
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.

The Seagull
Event
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.

A group of people sit beside each other on the floor, drawing, colouring and collaging.
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Art & design Talks & events

Home: Figure and Portrait Drawing Workshops

Express yourself freely and creatively at this figure and portrait drawing course that will encourage you to reflect on the themes of family and the home. 

Into Eternal Land exhibition photograph. Long painted scrolls line concrete walls.
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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. 

Noah Davis Pueblo del Rio
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 painting of a man riding a white unicorn. The background is entirely black.
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Art & design

Noah Davis: Curator Tour with Kitty Gurnos-Davies

Join curatorial assistant Kitty Gurnos-Davies on a tour of the exhibition that highlights how Davis explored the emotional textures of everyday life through his artmaking. 

Two headshots: One person in a purple scarf sits in front of a tree and poses for the camera and another person in a suit stands in front of a red background.
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Talks & events

Barbican Community Choir

Do you enjoy singing? Would you like to share the joy and enrichment of singing with others? Join our new community choir that comes together every week on a Thursday evening. 

The Seagull
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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.

Roberto Gonzalez-Monjas conducting Guildhall Symphony Orchestra
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Classical music

Guildhall Symphony Orchestra: An Alpine Symphony

Join Guildhall Symphony Orchestra for an awe-inspiring evening of music in Barbican Hall, conducted by alumnus Roberto González-Monjas.

John Butt directing the Dunedin Consort
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Classical music

Bog Cantata with the Dunedin Consort

Beguiling baroque expressions of loss and longing tempered with Bohemian lamentation accompany an intriguing world premiere that originates from a chance find in an Irish peat bog.

Into Eternal Land exhibition photograph. Long painted scrolls line concrete walls.
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. 

Noah Davis Pueblo del Rio
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.

Wolfwalkers
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Cinema

Schools Screenings: Wolfwalkers

From Cartoon Saloon, the studio behind Song of the Sea, My Father’s Dragon and The Breadwinner, comes their latest film - an uplifting and stunning animation about friendship and loyalty.

A group of girls stand in a line talking and laughing
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Cinema

Schools Screenings: Rocks (12A)

Join us at the Barbican Cinema for a free schools and colleges screening of this heart-warming depiction of teenage girlhood in London, highlighting the importance of female friendships. 

The Seagull
Event
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.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason sitting with his cello in a mountainous landscape, with a lake in the distance behind him
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Classical music

Czech Philharmonic/Semyon Bychkov: Shostakovich 5

An orchestra blazing burnished colours, rich string tone, and boundless refinement, the Czech Philharmonic launches a two-day residency with a concert of Shostakovich.

Into Eternal Land exhibition photograph. Long painted scrolls line concrete walls.
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. 

Noah Davis Pueblo del Rio
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.