Welcome to the Barbican | Barbican
Feb 5, 2010 · A world-class arts and learning centre, the Barbican pushes the boundaries of all major art forms including dance, film, music, theatre and visual arts.
THE SEAGULL - Barbican
Cate Blanchett stars as Arkadina, a celebrated actress whose larger-than-life presence dominates both the stage and her personal relationships. Arriving at her family's country estate for the weekend, she finds herself caught in a storm of conflicting desires. Her playwright son, Konstantin (Kodi Smit-McPhee), struggles to step out of her shadow …
Visit the Conservatory | Barbican
The Conservatory was designed by the Barbican’s architects Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, and surrounds the Barbican Theatre’s fly tower, from which scenery for productions taking place on the stage six stories below is lowered into place.; The roof is constructed of steel and glass and covers 23,000 square feet, providing cover for over 1600 cubic metres of …
What’s on - Barbican
A pilot exhibition exploring the rise of Britain’s Y2K lost subculture: Emo. Focusing on the first-generation Emo scene from 2004 to 2009.
Barbican announces spring-summer 2025 classical music season
Today (9 October) the Barbican announces its spring and summer season of classical music for 2025. From February through to July next year, alongside its Resident Orchestra the London Symphony Orchestra, and Artistic Associates the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Academy of Ancient Music and Darbar, the Barbican will present a sweeping array of homegrown and international classical talent performing ...
What's on – Cinema - Barbican
Browse films from the Barbican Cinema programme including the best international new releases, talks with filmmakers and major curated seasons
Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke to star in Chekhov’s The ... - Barbican
Wessex Grove and Gavin Kalin Productions announce that Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke will star in Duncan Macmillan and Thomas Ostermeier’s new version of Chekhov’s masterpiece The Seagull.Also directed by Ostermeier, the production will play a limited 6 week run at the Barbican Theatre from February 2025.. Tickets starts at £20, and for every performance there are over 100 tickets at that ...
Library - Barbican
The Barbican Library is a vibrant public library in the heart of the Barbican Centre with books, spoken word recordings, DVDs, CDs and sheet music available for loan to all members.
Classical Music 2024–25 - Barbican
In the autumn/winter there are performances from some of the finest musicians, including Yo-Yo Ma, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Samantha Ege and Stephen Hough. We’re visited by orchestras including Sinfonia of London, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal with Rafael Payare, and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra with Gustavo Dudamel.. In 2025 we celebrate two major anniversaries: Pierre Boulez’s ...
Evgeny Kissin | Barbican
Back in February Evgeny Kissin anchored performances of Shostakovich’s sonatas for violin, viola, and cello. Now he returns to play the lean, sometimes wistful Second Piano Sonata as well as excerpts from Shostakovich’s extended tribute to Bach.