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Filmmaker Hind Meddeb captures four years of a revolution’s rise and fall, revealing how poetry, art, and music became the ...
Akira Kurosawa’s profound adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear, set in the historical backdrop of Japan’s 16th century Civil ...
Browse concerts from the Barbican Contemporary Music programme, including artists from all forms of music, experimental collaborations and new talent.
A triumphant finale to 2025’s Classical Pride, as the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Oliver Zeffman celebrate LGBTQ+ voices in classical music with a vibrant programme.
Struggles, seduction and sparkling wit: Laurence Cummings and AAM play Beethoven, Haydn and Maria Theresia Ahlefeldt. On a magical island, a young hero makes sweet music with a beautiful sorceress. In ...
Lotfi Achour's previous short films Father (Père) and Law of Lamb (La Laine sur le dos) both screened in the short film ...
DJ and radio producer Tayo Popoola presents this six part podcast series delving into the history and influence of pirate radio.
Hoping to rekindle his father's zest for life, Filip Hammar and his best friend Fredrik Wikingsson drive him to the French coastal town where they used to spend their holidays. As they journey through ...
Director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland reunite for the new terrifying auteur horror set in the aftermath 28 Days Later.
NYT bestselling author Samin Nosrat invites you to celebrate Good Things, her long-awaited follow-up to Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, filled with recipes and rituals to share with loved ones.
The Barbican is proud to be a part of ECHO, the European Concert Halls Organisation – which collaborates each year to give Europe’s brightest young musical stars a truly international platform.
In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats is an experience designed for groups of 1-4 people This experience supports the option of 1 seated person per group of 4 on request This VR experience is strictly for ...