Play Make Do: A Festival of Fun for All the Family
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Voiced: The Creative Voice Exhibition
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Discover how leading poets, artists and writers express what matters most through endangered texts, new poems and striking visual scripts in this foyer exhibition.
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Voiced: Endangered Voices Listening Trail
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Explore a sound trail of endangered languages in hidden spaces across the Barbican, created by sonic artist Jamie Perera.
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Seed Syllables Workshop with Sam Winston
Explore the visual and poetic dimensions of language in this hands-on workshop with acclaimed artist Sam Winston, blending text, drawing and creative experimentation.
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Macaronic Poetry Workshop with Chris McCabe
Push the boundaries of language in this hands-on macaronic poetry workshop with Chris McCabe, where creative translation unlocks playful, multilingual new writing.
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Translation Circle with the BBPC
Join a welcoming poetry translation workshop celebrating culture, language and connection – no experience or second language needed to take part.
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Swirl of Words Workshop with Stephen Watts
Celebrate London’s linguistic richness in this multilingual poetry workshop with poet and translator Stephen Watts.
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Create Your Own Alphabet with Tim Brookes
Get creative with alphabets! Design your own writing system in this imaginative, hands-on workshop with Endangered Alphabets founder Tim Brookes.
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Threading Tongues: Call & Response with Poetry and Beadwork
Explore South African storytelling, beadwork poetics and praise poetry in this participatory workshop with performer and writer Nomakhwezi Becker.
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Teacher View: Dirty Looks
Calling all teachers! Join us for an introduction to Dirty Looks, a bold new exhibition in our Gallery that questions what is beautiful, and what the future of fashion can be.
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The Restart Project: Repair Café
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To mark International Repair Day 2025, The Restart Project is inviting you to bring your broken objects, defective electricals, and any clothing items in need of a refresh – to be mended for free.
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Black British Book Festival 2025
Step into the heart of Black British storytelling. A space where culture, creativity and community collide.
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Lessons on Revolution
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One of The Scotsman's 'Best Shows of the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe', this 'unique and intellectually potent' (★★★★★, Morning Star) show explores how voices of the past can give us hope today.
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Autumn Drama Camp
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Join theatre director and sound artist Brigitte Adela for a fun and imaginative drama camp, where you'll create a play in just one week!
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Autumn Film Camp
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Join artist Nia Fekri for a week-long workshop exploring film-making processes to make a collaborative 16mm direct animation film from start to finish.
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Prayers for A Hungry Ghost: Creating Theatrical Worlds
Step into the theatrical world of Prayers for a Hungry Ghost in this hands-on visual language workshop for curious creatives aged 16–25, exploring myth, mood and instinct.