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Symphony concerts that open up new horizons, operas that take audiences to another realm .... trust music to transport us out of daily life and make a world of difference
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Immersive
Vox Motus’ Flight at the Bridge Theatre is an immersive and deeply affecting account of two young Afghan brothers’ hazardous journey in search of a better life in London
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Two months of live music performed by leading artists. Listen in person, or be part of the online audience.
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After superlative reviews and a sellout run, Complicite's extraordinary exploration of sounds and storytelling will be available to experience online
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Booking opens at 10AM on Mon 16 March for a full year of first-class music. Here is our pick of the great orchestras, soloists, programmes and premieres
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Dance
American choreographer Pam Tanowitz’s critically acclaimed New Work for Goldberg Variations has its European premiere at the Barbican this spring
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Opera
Friends, colleagues and inveterate music-makers, the great German tenor and Covent Garden conductor give a recital of favourite pieces
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Cinema
Barbican cinema discounts, 2 for 1 tickets and cheap day Tuesday: we round up where to buy and how to get cheap cinema tickets in London
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A bumper year for opera in both city and country houses, concerts marking 250 years of Beethoven's legacy and a chance to catch the biggest names in music today
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Opera
The 10 best performances that herald Christmas with compelling story-telling, grand choruses and spectacular solos sung by the finest artists
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Gigs
EFG London Jazz Festival features everything from jazz icons playing the biggest stages to fledgling greats serenading intimate bars
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The UK-Russia Year of Music comes to a brilliant end with concerts featuring Russian artists and masterworks, but much more Russian music lies ahead
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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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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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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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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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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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New music, Beethoven commemorations, and world-class soloists at the forefront of classical music converge at the Barbican
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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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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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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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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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Dance
Expect a buzz when Ballet Black returns to the Barbican for the fourth consecutive year
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Theatre
The Royal Shakespeare Company brings the Bard’s most famous love story to the Barbican Theatre
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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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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