Ramón Rivera Moret's compelling archival documentary revisiting a utopian chapter in Puerto Rico’s history through dozens of short films made in rural communities from the late 1940s to the 1960s.
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Contemporary music
Hand to Earth & Shabaka
A harmony of culture and sound through the blend of Wägilak song and British Jazz. Celebrating the launch of Hand to Earth’s new album Ŋurru Wäŋa (ROOM40).
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts two dramatic, emotionally intense American symphonies, both born of 20th-century tumult.
Leonard BernsteinSymphony No 3, Kaddish (revised version)
Aaron CoplandSymphony No 3
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Dame Felicity Palmer narrator
Katharina Konradi soprano
Tiffin Boys' Choir
London Symphony Chorus
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Classical music
London Schools Symphony Orchestra
The LSSO returns to the Barbican following its summer tour of Yorkshire and Birmingham, with a programme including Sibelius' Finlandia and Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony.
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Copland
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
Aaron CoplandSymphony No 3
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano
Beethoven’s defiant Symphony No 5 meets the sneering mockery of Shostakovich and Prokofiev in exhilarating mood.
Dmitri ShostakovichSymphony No 9
Sergei ProkofievPiano Concerto No 2
Ludwig van BeethovenSymphony No 5
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
Seong-Jin Chopiano
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano
Violinist Janine Jansen showcases Britten’s soulful concerto before the LSO launches into Shostakovich’s scathing criticism of Stalin.
Benjamin BrittenViolin Concerto
Dmitri ShostakovichSymphony No 10
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
Janine Jansenviolin
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Art & design
Dirty Looks
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Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion in a bold new exhibition that questions what is beautiful, and what the future of fashion can be.
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Theatre & dance
Caroline Guiela Nguyen: LACRIMA
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Exploring the dramatic and dazzling world of couture fashion, this ambitious, large-scale production spans continents and reveals the hidden world behind beauty and luxury.
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Classical music
ANNO: Four Seasons by Anna Meredith & Antonio Vivaldi
Experience the passage of time through a surprising and utterly fresh interpretation of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
This programme features Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons interspersed with electronic compositions by Anna Meredith, with projections of visual art by Eleanor Meredith.
Scottish Ensemble
Anna Meredith electronics and composer
Eleanor Meredith visual art
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Cinema
Dystopia is Not the Future: 2073 + ScreenTalk
Blending visionary science fiction and nonfiction, this cinematic warning from a dystopian future urges us to tackle the biggest challenges endangering our present day.
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Contemporary music
Balimaya Project X Discos Pacifico All Stars Present: Calima
Balimaya Project meets the Discos Pacífico Allstars in a musical exchange blending West African and African-descendant cultures with Afro-Colombian marimba music and jazz.
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Classical music
Britten Sinfonia and Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
Rising star Jeneba Kanneh-Mason is the soloist in Mozart’s exquisite and lyrical concerto, while Britten Sinfonia performs Schubert’s most Mozart-like symphony, filled with grace and invention.
Trailblazing director Łukasz Twarkowski fuses theatre, tech and live cinema to create a monumentally spectacular production that explores art and authenticity in a fast-changing world.
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Classical music
Oum – A Son’s Quest for His Mother
We are proud to present the UK premiere of Bushra El-Turk’s latest music theatre work, featuring star singers Ghalia Benali, Dima Orsho and Bernadeta Astari.
Bushra El-Turk and Kenza KoutchoukaliOum – A Son’s Quest for His Mother
Nadia Amin actor
Ghalia Benali contralto
Dima Orsho mezzo-soprano
Bernadeta Astari soprano
Bushra El-Turkcomposition
Wout Van Tongerentext adaptation
Kanako Abe musical direction
Kenza Koutchoukalistage director
Yannick Verweijset designer
Hannah Sibaicostume designer
Yuri Schreuderslighting designer
Wout Van Tongerendramaturgy
Roshanak Morrowatianchoreography
Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra
Elias El HoussainiMusical project leader & director for Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra