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Performer Julene Robinson stands against a blue floral background. She wears cream and blue chains around her head and shoulders.
Event
Theatre & dance

Julene Robinson: The Night Woman

Past event

A compelling new play about the power of Black womanhood, darkness and the redemptive power of self-love, told through captivating fusion of dance, singing and music.

A swimmer with a swimming cap on smiles in the ocean, in front of a white boat.
Event
Cinema

NYAD

Past event

From the directors of Free Solo comes a biographical drama about the 60 year old athlete who decided to cross the open ocean from Cuba to Florida.

In The Moment: The Art of Photography
Event
Library

In The Moment: The Art of Music Photography

Past event

This exhibition chronicles the evolution of music photography over the last 70 years. It showcases iconic rock and roll images and the photographers who shot them.

A sample of the semi-abstracted paintings of artist Stephanie Wilkinson
Event
Library

Colour Burst - Stephanie Wilkinson

Past event

Fired by the love of strong colour, Stephanie creates semi-abstracted paintings from her imagination, as well as exciting new work in stained glass, mosaic, and enamels.

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
Event
Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Past event

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

Installation view Barbican Art Gallery  14 September 2023 – 11 February 2024 © Eva Herzog / Barbican Art Gallery
Event
Art & design

Julianknxx: Chorus in Rememory of Flight

Past event

Poet, artist and filmmaker Julianknxx explores themes of inheritance, loss and belonging as he crosses the boundaries between written word, music and visual art.

RE/SISTERS install photo
Event
Art & design

RE/SISTERS: A Lens on Gender and Ecology

Past event

A major group exhibition that explored the relationship between gender and ecology, and highlighted the systemic links between the oppression of women and the degradation of the planet.

Two prospectors look eye-to-eye
Event
Cinema

Parent and Baby Screening: Killers of the Flower Moon

Past event

Murderous ambition causes chaos in the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma, after the discovery of oil by the Indigenous population.

A baby piglet looks up from a bundle of other piglets.
Event
Cinema

Family Film Week: Special Preview: Oink + Quiz

Past event

We’re stoked to be hosting a special preview of this charming stop-motion from the Netherlands, not released in the UK until 2024 this is a super sneaky peek at a brand new story.

A man uses a long pole to try fix a falling letter on a sign for a derelict pub.
Event
Cinema

The Old Oak

Past event

Ken Loach's community drama draws a formidable comparison between refugees escaping war in the Middle East and those trying to survive in Britain's forgotten towns. 

A man and a woman look at each other on the subway
Event
Cinema

Past Lives

Past event

Celine Song's beautiful drama about childhood friends reconnecting years later in New York City, where past and present collide.

Performer Julene Robinson stands against a blue floral background. She wears cream and blue chains around her head and shoulders.
Event
Theatre & dance

Julene Robinson: The Night Woman

Past event

A compelling new play about the power of Black womanhood, darkness and the redemptive power of self-love, told through captivating fusion of dance, singing and music.

Two prospectors look eye-to-eye
Event
Cinema

Killers of the Flower Moon

Past event

Murderous ambition causes chaos in the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma, after the discovery of oil by the Indigenous population. 

A man in a suit sits in a chair.
Event
Cinema

The Pigeon Tunnel

Past event

In an interrogation of the line between fact and fiction, a deep dive into the mind of the Secret Intelligence Agent turned novelist John le Carré, writer of the world's most loved spy novels.

A man and a woman look forward in a dark room with a single, small, high window
Event
Cinema

MET Opera Live: Dead Man Walking

Past event

Jake Heggie’s powerful work has its highly anticipated Met premiere in a new production by Ivo van Hove.

A swimmer with a swimming cap on smiles in the ocean, in front of a white boat.
Event
Cinema

NYAD

Past event

From the directors of Free Solo comes a biographical drama about the 60 year old athlete who decided to cross the open ocean from Cuba to Florida.

Kronos Quartet group shot
Event
Contemporary music

Kronos Quartet: Five Decades

Past event

As part of their 50th anniversary tour, the pioneering group Kronos Quartet make their anticipated return to the Hall, performing seminal pieces from their extensive canon. 

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
Event
Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Past event

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

Indian Music Appreciation Course Darbar Festival 2023
Event
Classical music Contemporary music Talks & events

Indian Music Appreciation Course

Past event

The essential all-singing, all-dancing guide to everything you wanted to know about raga and tala music, but were afraid to ask. Satisfaction guaranteed.

Installation view Barbican Art Gallery  14 September 2023 – 11 February 2024 © Eva Herzog / Barbican Art Gallery
Event
Art & design

Julianknxx: Chorus in Rememory of Flight

Past event

Poet, artist and filmmaker Julianknxx explores themes of inheritance, loss and belonging as he crosses the boundaries between written word, music and visual art.

RE/SISTERS install photo
Event
Art & design

RE/SISTERS: A Lens on Gender and Ecology

Past event

A major group exhibition that explored the relationship between gender and ecology, and highlighted the systemic links between the oppression of women and the degradation of the planet.

Two prospectors look eye-to-eye
Event
Cinema

Members' Screening: Killers of the Flower Moon

Past event

Murderous ambition causes chaos in the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma, after the discovery of oil by the indigenous population.

Nimona looks threateningly forward, ready to fight.
Event
Cinema

Family Film Week: Nimona + Live Intro

Past event

This futuristic-medieval-punk-metal mash-up is a face-meltingly brilliant thrill-ride perfect for the big screen!

Pamela Singh, Chipko Tree Huggers of the Himalayas
Event
Art & design Talks & events

Movement and Embodiment workshop

Past event

Join artist Seyi Adelekun in the Conservatory to heal ecological grief.

A swimmer with a swimming cap on smiles in the ocean, in front of a white boat.
Event
Cinema

NYAD

Past event

From the directors of Free Solo comes a biographical drama about the 60 year old athlete who decided to cross the open ocean from Cuba to Florida.

A man uses a long pole to try fix a falling letter on a sign for a derelict pub.
Event
Cinema

The Old Oak

Past event

Ken Loach's community drama draws a formidable comparison between refugees escaping war in the Middle East and those trying to survive in Britain's forgotten towns. 

Two prospectors look eye-to-eye
Event
Cinema

Killers of the Flower Moon

Past event

Murderous ambition causes chaos in the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma, after the discovery of oil by the Indigenous population. 

A woman washes her back in a sauna
Event
Cinema

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Past event

Anna Hints' Sundance-winning Estonian documentary about the healing properties of saunas, about women, community and relief.

A man and a woman look at each other on the subway
Event
Cinema

Past Lives

Past event

Celine Song's beautiful drama about childhood friends reconnecting years later in New York City, where past and present collide.

A man in a suit sits in a chair.
Event
Cinema

The Pigeon Tunnel

Past event

In an interrogation of the line between fact and fiction, a deep dive into the mind of the Secret Intelligence Agent turned novelist John le Carré, writer of the world's most loved spy novels.