Join creator and host of the How to Fail podcast,Elizabeth Day, for an uplifting, hilarious, moving and unforgettable evening.
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Concrete Garden: Fertile Ground
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Step inside our tropical oasis for a day of readings, talks and workshops on plants and fertile ground.
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CinemaClassical musicTalks & events
Music in Prime Time: A History of TV Themes and Scoring
Jon Burlingame, one of the most respected writers on film and TV music, discusses his book ‘Music in Prime Time’ with London Soundtrack Festival Artistic Director, Tommy Pearson.
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The Silence of the Lambs – In Concert
The classic, multi-Oscar-winning film screened in synchronisation with Howard Shore's score for the first time, as part of the London Soundtrack Festival.
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Claudia Rankine: New Approaches to Autobiography
Join American poet and playwright Claudia Rankine as she examines the shifting terms of autobiography in contemporary Black artmaking.
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Barbican Young Poets: In Response to Noah Davis
Young Barbican
Join Barbican Young Poets alumni at this special performance inspired by the work of Noah Davis, in collaboration with poet Claudia Rankine.
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Classical musicTalks & events
Pierre Boulez - The Man and the Music
Musicologist Professor Jonathan Cross talks to former members of the BBC SO as well as former Radio 3 Controller Sir Nicholas Kenyon – about their personal experience of working with Pierre Boulez.
Professor Jonathan Cross
Sir Nicholas Kenyon
Daniel Meyer
Caroline Harrison
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Pierre Boulez – The Legacy
Musicologist Professor Jonathan Cross talks to Gillian Moore CBE – a lifelong advocate for Boulez’s music – about his creative and cultural legacy.
Professor Jonathan Cross
Gillian Moore CBE
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Talk: Exploring Guru Nanak's Philosophy of Oneness
Discover the universal aspects of Guru Nanak’s experiential philosophy of oneness, which underpins Nanak’s entire teaching about the nature of consciousness and reality.
A short film about a community of Pakistani Muslim musicians with deep-rooted ties to the Sikhs by way of a centuries-old music tradition that originated with Guru Nanak and his disciple Bhai Mardana.
Film: Guru Nanak's Message of Peace and Forgiveness
A deep dive into Guru Nanak’s timeless teachings on peace and forgiveness – messages that resonate across cultures even today – in an insightful film and Q&A by Bhai Sahib Mohinder Singh Ji.
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Home: Family Drawing Workshops
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Draw, paint and collage at these fun family workshop sessions that explore what home and family means to you and your loved ones.
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Barbican Young Poets: In Response to Citra Sasmita
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Join Barbican Young Poets for an evening of performances and readings inspired by Citra Sasmita's exhibition, Into Eternal Land.
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Slavoj Žižek at 75 – A Celebration
Join the rockstar philosopher and revolutionary Slavoj Žižek for a celebration of his life and thought. Expect dialectics, psychoanalysis, and jokes.
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Concrete Garden: Experiments in Utopia
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Step inside our iconic conservatory for a day of talks, performances and workshops centred around intentional community building.