Was the Barbican deliberately designed to be hard to navigate? Not quite. The Barbican’s nature as an elevated island is due in part to the scrapped Pedways scheme, an initiative that once planned to ...

A festival that delves deep into the philosophies that form the basis of various theological texts and religious beliefs though conversations, music and healing foods. Voices of Faith is a platform ...

Join us for a day of readings, talks and activations centred around the conditions of life, all set in the living, breathing ecosystem of our conservatory. Entry to Fertile Ground in the conservatory ...

Pianist Sunwook Kim multi-tasks with the high octane Chamber Orchestra of Europe in a concert featuring Beethoven's Piano Concertos 3 and 4. C minor turbulence doesn’t just colour Beethoven’s Piano ...

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. Black Sound London ...

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Award-winning actor and War Child Ambassador Gillian Anderson hits the stage - joined by a surprise cast of friends - to give voice to the raw, unfiltered fantasies of women from across the globe.

This glorious blend of Sufi poetry, Indian Classical dance and symphony orchestra comes to the Barbican. Led by critically acclaimed composer Rushil Ranjan, the project the project breathes new life ...

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. Expect a mesmerising ...

A talk from some of the most exciting, emerging architects working in Britain today: EBBA, NVBL, OF Architecture and Studio KA. On the second of two special evenings, Architecture on Stage profiles ...

Journey into the unknown with musical pioneer Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI in a concert inspired by the 14th-century Islamic scholar Ibn Battuta, and narrated by Peaky Blinders actor Assaad Bouab.