Annual Review 2021/2022
Welcome to our Annual Review 2021/22
Welcome to the Barbican's Annual Review for 2021/22. The full Annual Review video can be viewed above, and below is a video looking at the Barbican's programming highlights for the year.
The Barbican is London’s Creative Catalyst for arts, curiosity, and enterprise. Our Annual Report film for 2021/22 captures another extraordinary year, and we have been privileged to witness our work sparking creative possibilities and transformation for artists, audiences, and communities – inspiring, connecting and provoking debate.
Throughout 2021/22, we have been proud to put on thousands of outstanding performances, exhibitions, and memorable moments across the year - not least our 40th birthday weekend in March 2022 which we marked with an eclectic and vibrant programme of events, exhibitions, films, concerts, theatre and dance. This important milestone brilliantly showcased the breadth of creative work that is uniquely possible here. For 40 years we have been, and will continue to be, a home for artistic exchange and performance; as well as a venue for business events; a resource for local communities, and a springboard to inspire and support the artists and creatives of the future.
None of this would have been possible without the support of the City of London Corporation, our Board, Trustees, and the generosity of our partners, supporters and donors. Our thanks also go to our Resident Orchestra the London Symphony Orchestra, and our many artistic associates. Without this unique blend of support and community the Barbican would not be the place or organisation that it is.
We couldn’t look back on this year without mentioning the launch of our Barbican Renewal project, a major capital project that will not only bolster the building’s infrastructure to ensure the Centre is fit for purpose for generations to come, but also introduce new spaces that will offer unique opportunities for creative professionals to develop new work.
As we look to the next 40 years, our aim is to ensure that we continue to be a spotlight and a catalyst for the creative energy in London and beyond and, crucially, a place where everyone always feels welcome.
Final thanks must go to the Barbican Team without whom none of this would have been possible. The last two years have presented unprecedented challenges to the creative industries, and the Barbican has not been immune to those. Their passion and commitment to our audiences, our artists and our communities is something for which I am truly grateful.
Thank you.
Claire Spencer
CEO, Barbican Centre
- Over a million people visited the Centre
- We put on 3,483 events
- 580,000 people attended events at the Barbican
- We worked with over 2,300 artists
- We collaborated with 28 partners and associates
- We had over 1.6 million social media followers
Barbican Management, Board and Trust – click here
Partners
Creative Alliance Partner:
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Resident Orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
Artist-in-Association:
Sir Simon Rattle OM CBE
Associate Orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Associate Ensembles:
Academy of Ancient Music
Britten Sinfonia
International Orchestral Partner:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
International Associate Ensemble:
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
International Associate Ensemble at Milton Court:
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Associate Producer:
Serious
Associate Company:
Create London
Artistic Associates:
Boy Blue
Cheek by Jowl
Drum Works
Michael Clark
Deborah Warner CBE
Associate Schools:
City of London Primary Academy, Islington
New Regent’s College, Hackney
Sydney Russell School, Barking and Dagenham
Whitefield Academy Trust, Waltham Forest
Regional Partners:
Harlow Playhouse
HOME, Manchester
West Norfolk LCEP via Creative Arts East
Community Collaborator:
Headway East London
Communities In Residence:
Accumulate
Babes in Development
Flourishing Lives
Phosphorous Theatre
Creatives in Residence
We Are Parable
The Barbican is very grateful to all our supporters over 2021/22, listed here, and the many thousands who made a donation when purchasing tickets or contributed to the Barbican Fund. To see our full current supporter list, please follow the link here.
Centre Partner
Christie Digital (to August 2021)
Major Supporters
Arts Council England
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch)
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
SHM Foundation
The Terra Foundation for American Art
Wellcome
Leading Supporters
Gregory Jankilevitsch
Lonti Ebers
Trevor Fenwick and Jane Hindley
Marcus Margulie
Programme Supporters
The Clare McKeon Charitable Trust
Elizabeth and J Jeffry Louis
Hugh Monk
Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery
Marie-Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (Spirit Now London)
Pat and Pierre Maugüé
Romilly Walton Masters Award
The Rudge Shipley Charitable Trust
Sayeh Ghanbari
Waddington Custot
Trusts, Foundations and Public Funders
Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust
Art Fund
Australian High Commission
Bagri Foundation
BFI
Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation
Boshier-Hinton Foundation
CHK Foundation
Cockayne – Grants for the Arts
Creative Europe Programme of the European Union
D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
Edge Foundation
Europa Cinemas
Golsoncott Foundation
Henry Moore Foundation
Idlewild Trust
Institut français du Royaume-Uni
Leche Trust
London Community Foundation
Mactaggart Third Fund
Noël Coward Foundation
PRS Foundation
Screen Australia
The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation
The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation
The Nugee Foundation
The Rainbow Dickinson Trust
The Rudge Shipley Charitable Trust
Tom ap Rhys Pryce Memorial Trust
Tower Hill Trust
U.S. Embassy London
Emma Kane
Farmida Bi CBE
John Murray
Natrium Capital Limited
Ruth and Stuart Lipton
Tom and Jo Bloxham MBE
Tracey, Eloise and Max Mayerson
Trevor Fenwick and Jane Hindley
Alex and Elena Gerko
Ian Rosenblatt
Martin and Celestina Hughes
Anonymous (1)
Brian Smith
J Paul Getty Jr Charitable Trust
John and Angela Kessler
Lady Juliet and Dr Christopher Tadgell
Robert Glick OBE
Romilly Walton Masters Award
Russ and Linda Carr
Stuart and Laura Fraser
Tim and Catherine Cox
Barbara and Michael Gwinnell
Ben and Christina Perry
Colin Kirkpatrick
Erica Cosburn
Dr Gianetta Corley
Giles Shilson
Gwen and Stanley Burnton
Helen Veale and Trevor Phillips
Hollick Family Charitable Trust
Ian S. Ferguson
John and Paula Tomlinson
Julian Hale and Helen Likierman
Keith Salway
Kendall Langford
Professor Dame Linda Partridge and Mr Michael Morgan
Lucy Musgrave and Zad Rogers
Lynn Biggs
Malcolm Herring
Mary Tapissier and family
Neil and Tracy Lawson-May
Nicholas Berwin
Sir Paul Morgan
Peter and Karen Ventress
Peter Tolhurst
Phillip and Irene Toll Gage Foundation
Richard and Jenny Hardie
Richard Hopkin
Robert McHenry and Sally Lloyd-Bostock
The late Sir Roger Gifford
Sajid Hussein
Sam and Rosie Berwick
Stephen and Alyson Barter
Steven Tredget
Tim and Caroline Clark
Tony Chambers
Wendy Hyde
Wendy Mead
Corporate Partners
American Express
Google Arts & Culture
Taittinger
Howden M&A Limited
UBS
Corporate Members
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Audible
Bank of America
Bloomberg
DLA Piper
Leigh Day
Linklaters LLP
Norton Rose Fulbright
Pinsent Masons
Slaughter and May
SEC Newgate UK
