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.
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ImmersiveContemporary music
Feel the Sound
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Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time. Our new immersive exhibition will rearrange what you think sound is.
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Theatre & dance
Fiddler on the Roof
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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.
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Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
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Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
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Cinema
A Woman Like Eve (Een vrouw als Eva) + ScreenTalk
After leaving her husband for another woman, a mother faces difficult challenges and decisions about her future in Nouchka van Brakel’s Dutch melodrama from 1979.
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano
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A climactic close to the LSO's 2024/25 season: Sir Antonio Pappano leads concert performances of Strauss’ Salome. Acclaimed soprano Asmik Grigorian takes on the title role.
Richard StraussSalome
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
Asmik GrigorianSalome
Michael VolleJochanaan
Violeta UrmanaHerodias
Wolfgang Ablinger-SperrhackeHerod
Niamh O’SullivanThe Page of Herodias
John FindonNarraboth
Liam James KaraiFirst Nazarene
Alex OtterburnSecond Nazarene
James KryshakFirst Jew
Michael J ScottSecond Jew
Aled HallThird Jew
Oliver JohnstonFourth Jew
Jeremy WhiteFifth Jew
Barnaby ReaFirst Soldier
William ThomasSecond Soldier
Hannah McKayA Slave
Redmond Sanders Cappadocian
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Art & designTalks & events
Architecture on Stage: Owen Hatherley
Coinciding with the publication of his major new book, The Alienation Effect, Owen Hatherley discusses the influence of central European émigrés on British cultural life.
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Contemporary musicClassical music
James Taylor Quartet
Join James Taylor Quartet for a one-off concert featuring an Orchestra and special guests Nitin Sawhney, Graham Day (The Prisoners), Snowboy and Yvonne Yanney.
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Cinema
Record of War
A unique dovetailing of two films charting the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935–6 from radically opposed viewpoints.
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Cinema
The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire + ScreenTalk
Director and writer Madeleine Hunt Ehrlich joins us to discuss her debut feature, an immersive exploration of the work of the remarkable Martinican writer and activist Suzanne Césaire.
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Classical music
CBSO/Abi Sampa: The Orchestral Qawwali Project
This glorious blend of Sufi poetry, Indian Classical dance and symphony orchestra comes to the Barbican.
Rushil RanjanAllah Hoo
Man Kunto Maula
The Forest
Candles
Soul Escape
Ganje Shakar
Dam Dam Karo Fareed
Shikwa Movement 6
Dam Mast Qalandar
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CBSO Chorus
University of Birmingham Voices
Melvin Tayconductor
Janan Sathiendrantabla
Shahid Abbas Khan vocalsist
Lydia Alonsocello
George Kakasharmonium
Jatinder Kwatrachorus
Raman Singhchorus
Vibhati Bhatiachorus
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Contemporary music
Herbie Hancock
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The GRAMMY award-winning legend Herbie Hancock returns with three exclusive UK shows to celebrate his 85th birthday and 51 years since his first ever London show.
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Contemporary musicClassical music
Quinteto Astor Piazzolla
With five virtuoso soloists, Quinteto Astor Piazzolla explores the vast repertoire of the outstanding Argentinian composer who revolutionized tango.
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Take part
Young Barbican Pick & Mix: Beginnings (15*)
Young Barbican Pick & Mix presents Beginnings, a curated screening of short films by Black women directors yet to make their features.
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Cinema
Sorry, Baby + ScreenTalk with Eva Victor
Writer and director Eva Victor joins us to discuss their quietly powerful feature debut, which has already garnered wide critical acclaim following screenings in Sundance and Cannes film festivals.
