This Cannes-award winning masterpiece is an enthralling thriller underpinned by a piercing analysis of colonial guilt.
Event
Cinema
Je Tu Il Elle
Chantal Akerman’s feature debut, made when she was just 24, is a potent and radical portrait of the search for connection, culminating in a famous 10-minute lesbian sex scene.
Event
Contemporary music
Brad Mehldau Trio with Felix Moseholm & Jorge Rossy
Brad Mehldau, one of the most lyrical voices in jazz piano, blends jazz, classical, and pop in a spellbinding performance of original compositions and iconic reimaginings.
Event
Library
Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music
Free
This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
Event
ImmersiveTheatre & danceContemporary music
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
Event
ImmersiveContemporary music
Feel the Sound
Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.
Event
Art & design
Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha
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.
Event
Theatre & dance
The Making of Us: Guildhall Actors' Self-Led Performances
Guildhall's dynamic final-year actors present a vibrant programme of brand-new performance works, created and performed entirely on their own terms.
Event
Cinema
My Dearest Senorita (Mi querida señorita) + introduction
Jaime de Armiñán’s Oscar-nominated drama made, extraordinarily, in Franco’s Spain, is an early and sympathetic portrait of identity and being intersex.
Event
Contemporary musicTalks & events
Rebel Radio Talks: Where are all the house parties?
Join Richie Brave and a panel of DJs, authors, and sound system founders as they explore how the dancefloor has shaped London culture and what role parties play today.
Event
Classical music
Evgeny Kissin
Chopin at his most mercurial, and Shostakovich’s response to Bach as well as his piano sonata swansong all come under the spotlight as the great pianist attends to unfinished business.
Johann Sebastian BachPartita No 2
Frédéric ChopinNocturne in C# minor Op 27, No 1
Nocturne in A-flat major Op 32, No 2
Scherzo No 4
Dmitri ShostakovichPiano Sonata No 2
Prelude and Fugue in D-Flat Major
Prelude and Fugue in D-Minor
Evgeny Kissinpiano
Event
Theatre & dance
Fiddler on the Roof
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.
Event
Cinema
Hidden (Caché)
This Cannes-award winning masterpiece is an enthralling thriller underpinned by a piercing analysis of colonial guilt.
Event
Library
Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music
Free
This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
Event
ImmersiveTheatre & danceContemporary music
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
Event
ImmersiveContemporary music
Feel the Sound
Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.
Event
Art & design
Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha
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.
Event
Theatre & dance
The Making of Us: Guildhall Actors' Self-Led Performances
Guildhall's dynamic final-year actors present a vibrant programme of brand-new performance works, created and performed entirely on their own terms.
Event
Theatre & dance
Fiddler on the Roof
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.
Event
Cinema
Hidden (Caché)
This Cannes-award winning masterpiece is an enthralling thriller underpinned by a piercing analysis of colonial guilt.
Event
CinemaContemporary music
Young Soul Rebels + ScreenTalk
Youth culture meets identity politics in this part-thriller, part-gay love story set in London in 1977. The hedonistic world of pirate DJs Chris and Caz is shattered when a close friend is killed.
Event
Art & designTalks & events
Architecture on Stage: Shahed Saleem & Neal Shasore
Shahed Saleem leads a conversation, unpacking the themes and ideas of his latest published collection of essays and photographs, Building Futures: The Counter Architecture of the British Mosque.
Event
Classical music
LSO Discovery Showcase
This showcase brings together the Orchestra with participants from all across LSO Discovery’s work.
Hector BerliozMovement 4 from Symphonie fantastique
LSO Next Generation & Rachel LeachInspiration: Tension: Connection: Legacy
George Harrison arr Podd BrothersHere Comes The Sun (for Choir & Orchestra)
Mark Withers orch Rachel Leach with LSO CreateReMBRANDT
Event
Theatre & dance
SMORGASBORD: The Making It Cabaret
Back by popular demand after a sell-out debut at last year’s Making It Festival, SMORGASBORD invites students and staff from across Guildhall School to serve their tastiest multi-disciplinary morsels.
Event
Library
Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music
Free
This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.
Event
ImmersiveTheatre & danceContemporary music
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats
It's 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.
Event
ImmersiveContemporary music
Feel the Sound
Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.
