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Cinema

Noah Baumbach: Marriage Story

Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson are captivating in this devastating domestic drama. 

The Diaspora Suite
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Cinema Contemporary music

Jazz on Screen: The Diaspora Suite by Ephraim Asili

A film series created over the course of seven years exploring Black culture and the African diaspora through jazz and shared histories, using music to shape its rhythm, energy and visual language.

The creative team of Transpose pose alongside each other against an iconic Barbican backdrop with a red swirling light around them.
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Theatre & dance

Transpose Pit Party: Subverse

The latest edition of Transpose, a powerful evening of music and performance from some of the UK's most exciting trans artists, is directed by Jamie Hale and curated by ILĀ. 

Soweto Kinch against a dark background, holding two saxophones
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Classical music Contemporary music

Soweto Kinch/LSO: Soundtrack to the Apocalypse

The saxophonist, rapper and composer Soweto Kinch presents the final instalment of a trilogy of works in collaboration with the LSO, which began with The Black Peril in 2019 and White Juju in 2021.

Soweto Kinch Soundtrack to the Apocalypse
London Symphony Orchestra
Ben Palmer conductor
Soweto Kinch saxophone & vocals
Aja monet on stage
Event
Contemporary music Talks & events

aja monet: Live reading and Q&A with presenter Zakia Sewell

Join us for an unforgettable evening of poetry and conversation with acclaimed surrealist blues poet aja monet, hosted by broadcaster and writer, Zakia Sewell.

Blondie in Camera 1978
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Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

A woman looks at a collection of outfits by a range of designers.
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Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

Image of Barbican Backstage Tours
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Tours & public spaces Theatre & dance

Backstage Tours

Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60-minute Backstage Tour.

In a dark gallery, metal bleacher-style seating is positioned in front of a large, vertical, curved screen showing a river coursing through a lush, forested valley.
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Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

Free

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven.

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
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Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

A person starts to fly in the air, levitating above their bed
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Theatre & dance

Royal Shakespeare Company: Wendy & Peter Pan

An exhilarating new take on a beloved classic myth of love, loss, redemption – and pirates.

A painting of a woman's foot and a loose shoe
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Classical music

Academy of Ancient Music: Haydn in Paris

Paris in the 1780s was the musical centre of Europe. Academy of Ancient Music plays showpieces by Mozart, Haydn and the Chevalier de Saint-Georges: three geniuses on the edge of a volcano.

The creative team of Transpose pose alongside each other against an iconic Barbican backdrop with a red swirling light around them.
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Theatre & dance

Transpose Pit Party: Subverse

The latest edition of Transpose, a powerful evening of music and performance from some of the UK's most exciting trans artists, is directed by Jamie Hale and curated by ILĀ. 

aja monet singing in front of a jazz band
Event
Contemporary music

aja monet with guests

The GRAMMY-nominated surrealist blues poet and this year’s Artist in Residence brings her debut album, When The Poems Do What They Do, to our Hall.

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Cinema

LPFF 2025 Opening Night: The Voice of Hind Rajab

January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year-old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. They do everything they can to get help to her.  

Blondie in Camera 1978
Event
Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

A woman looks at a collection of outfits by a range of designers.
Event
Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

Totoro and children sitting on a branch above a river
Event
Cinema

Family Film Club: My Neighbour Totoro

Following a sell-out screening earlier this year, we’re bringing back everyone’s favourite tree spirit for another outing at Family Film Club. 

Image of Barbican Backstage Tours
Event
Tours & public spaces Theatre & dance

Backstage Tours

Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60-minute Backstage Tour.

In a dark gallery, metal bleacher-style seating is positioned in front of a large, vertical, curved screen showing a river coursing through a lush, forested valley.
Event
Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

Free

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven.

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

A person starts to fly in the air, levitating above their bed
Event
Theatre & dance

Royal Shakespeare Company: Wendy & Peter Pan

An exhilarating new take on a beloved classic myth of love, loss, redemption – and pirates.

So Watt Derek Bailey
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Cinema Contemporary music

Jazz on Screen: So Watt: Derek Bailey's On the Edge – The...

A rare chance to see Derek Bailey and Jeremy Marre's landmark series about improvisation and invention in music – screening in full, in stereo and across a single afternoon.

Black and white portrait of Cory Doctorow sitting in an armchair
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Talks & events

Cory Doctorow with Sarah Wynn-Williams

Is life online getting worse and worse? Leading tech critic and science fiction author, Cory Doctorow shares strategies for how we might reclaim the internet.

An image of two drummers playing on stage
Event
Contemporary music

Melbourne International Jazz Festival presents

Melbourne International Jazz Festival and EFG London Jazz Festival are proud to showcase exceptional artists, celebrating the unique and diverse sounds of the Australian jazz scene.

The creative team of Transpose pose alongside each other against an iconic Barbican backdrop with a red swirling light around them.
Event
Theatre & dance

Transpose Pit Party: Subverse

The latest edition of Transpose, a powerful evening of music and performance from some of the UK's most exciting trans artists, is directed by Jamie Hale and curated by ILĀ. 

Dee Dee Bridgewater
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Contemporary music

We Exist! The Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet

Grammy and Tony-winning jazz icon Dee Dee Bridgewater showcases her fearless artistry and genre-defying vocal mastery with WE EXIST! The Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet.

A woman looks at a collection of outfits by a range of designers.
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Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion.