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Essential
Visual Arts
The Barbican Centre's immersive look into the world of cabarets and clubs invites you to become a child of the night
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Classical Music
Words and music combine when the writer and actor Stephen Fry joins the Baroque specialists AAM to launch its 2019/20 season, with Beethoven and Dussek
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Preview
Theatre
International theatre's most in-demand auteur is directing the legendary Comédie-Française company in his adaptation of Luchino Visconti's 1969 film
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Tried and Tested
Dance
Kalakuta Republik, by Serge Aimé Coulibaly and Faso Dance Théâtre brings vigorous dancing to the Barbican, but a muddled narrative seriously mars its impact
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In the Know
Theatre
Cheek By Jowl's Declan Donnellan directs the renowned Russian ensemble in a comedy by one of Shakespeare's greatest contemporaries
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Immersive
Two days of free concerts, with performers representing every branch of music, from traditional symphony orchestras to alternative musicians who cross boundaries
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Tried and Tested
Dance
Night of 100 Solos, Merce Cunningham’s transatlantic centenary celebration, provided a dazzling sampler of the late American choreographer’s work
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Best of
New music, Beethoven commemorations, and world-class soloists at the forefront of classical music converge at the Barbican
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Tried and Tested
Dance
Not a moment too soon at the Barbican, part of the centenary commemoration of the dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham, is an event that promises much but falls short
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Tried and Tested
Dance
Tesseract, a multidisciplinary performance work that plays with our perceptions of time and space, has its European premiere at the Barbican, following its New York debut
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In the Know
Cinema
With the world-famous Leicester Square, central London is renowned for its cinemas. For couples, cheap tickets or impressive legacies, here are the best cinemas in Central London
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Visual Arts
The relationship between art and intimacy is lovingly explored in the major autumn Barbican exhibition, Modern Couples
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Preview
Dance
That exhilarating collection of all that's weird and wonderful, the London International Mime Festival, LIMF2019 kicks off in early January. Here are some of the highlights
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Classical Music
The Glory of Christmas is back to spread the classical Christmas cheer at the Barbican Hall – featuring the likes of Handel, Schubert, and David Willcocks
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Preview
Dance
Expect a buzz when Ballet Black returns to the Barbican for the fourth consecutive year
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In the Know
Theatre
The Royal Shakespeare Company brings the Bard’s most famous love story to the Barbican Theatre
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In the Know
Classical Music
A timely warning in music about the impact of climate change and proof that civilisations can vanish
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Classical Music
The world's top orchestras and solo artists unveil their programmes for London, and there is something for every musical taste
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In the Know
Theatre
Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack star in the RSC's production of Macbeth, which transfers to London
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Classical Music
An hour's music is the perfect antidote to a demanding day, and starts the evening out in style
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Last Chance
Classical Music
When a traveller from another world arrives on Earth, its classical music helps her find her way – and guides her home
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Cinema
To celebrate the release of Sara Driver's new Jean-Michel Basquiat documentary, we investigate how Basquiat, a self-taught outsider, became the darling of the art world establishment.
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Tried and Tested
Dance
The hit hip hop company Boy Blue showed off its impressively gifted students in A Night With Boy Blue, a short run of high-energy performances at the Barbican
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Preview
Dance
Bach’s sublime Goldberg Variations undergoes a fascinating reinterpretation through the joint work of a string orchestra and a small group of contemporary dancers
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Tried and Tested
Dance
The latest instalment in Julie Cunningham’s explorations into choreography and identity is her take on playwright Sarah Kane’s Crave
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Tried and Tested
Dance
A commemorative programme at the Barbican provides a rare insight into the early work of the choreographer who was to leave an indelible mark on British ballet: Kenneth MacMillan
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In the Know
Theatre
Theatre-maker Zoë Svendsen leads a multi-media exploration of people's power to lead change
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In the Know
Theatre
Katie Mitchell and Alice Birch collaborate in a theatrical exploration of the sex industry, voyeurism, and the male gaze
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Sold Out
Classical Music
A world-class conductor, three top soloists and an important French composer. (And they're all women, of course)
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Visual Arts
From prostitutes to street-peddlers and cross-dressers to circus performers: the Barbican celebrates the outsider in its compelling exhibition of photography spanning the last 50 years
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Tried and Tested
Best of
In this phenomenal retrospective, the late New York artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, finally got the recognition he deserves
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Last Chance
Classical Music
A rare chance to catch a piece with not just one but seven composers, with the chance to see Sir Simon Rattle in action
