Read, Watch & Listen

Acclaimed poets read new work – their words and verses responding to this Oscar-winning classic.

Festival Director of the Japanese Avant-garde and Experimental Film Festival (JAEFF), Joshua Smith, selects five films from Japan that challenge dominant forms of representation.

Enter Soundhouse to listen to experimental podcasts and radio from around the world and explore different ideas of intimacy and distance.

In this week’s archive edition, we speak to Scottish composer and conductor, Sir James MacMillan, whose Stabat Mater was premiered at the Barbican in October 2016.
 

Nigerian-American artist Toyin Ojih Odutola takes us through her exhibition 'A Countervailing Theory', highlighting key moments in the story unfolding before our eyes on the artworks.

Writer Iana Murray explores the relationship between fruits and sensuality in Japanese Nao Yoshigai's films.

In this week's podcast, we're delving into our archive, looking back to January 2019 and a conversation with actor, director, writer and perfume creator Richard E. Grant. 

Edwin Rostron explores the diverse animations from our 'Enter the Brainbox' screening, curated by Christopher Childs and part of Emerging Film Curators 2020.

In our October Family Film Club workshop learn how to draw and animate an adorable dog from motion artist, Pedro Allevato.

Watch Jarvis Cocker's band JARV IS… perform an exclusive set inside our exhibition Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer. 

To celebrate our exhibition Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer, writer Sarah Crompton looks backs at the career of dance legend Michael Clark, reflecting on his style and cult status.

As we gradually reopen our Theatre, an innovative and exciting new production gives you the chance to see it as never before.