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    Dance 

    March dance in London

    Best dance in March

    Berlin, New York and Johannesburg dance in London

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  • We love

    Opera 

    Messiah: London Christmas performances 2022

    Messiah: London Christmas 2022 performances of Handel's oratorio

    The Christmas story is told in grand choruses and virtuosic solos, sung by the finest artists and with thrilling instrumental playing

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  • Essential

    Visual Arts 

    Our Time on Earth - review

    Our Time on Earth ★★★★★

    05 May 22 – 29 Aug 22



    An important and optimistic exhibition on the climate emergency and how we can live more sustainably

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    Theatre 

     Ivo van Hove resurrects the ancient Greeks

    Age of Rage, Barbican Theatre

    05 May 22 – 08 May 22

    Ivo van Hove returns to the Barbican with another epic trek through history. Age of Rage fuses the myths of ancient Greek dramatists Euripides and Aeschylus

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    Dance 

    April dance in London

    Dance to watch in April

    Dance for all tastes in April

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    Immersive 

    Blanca Li's virtual reality ball

    Le Bal de Paris, Blanca Li, Barbican

    01 Apr 22 – 28 May 22

    You are invited to a ball like no other: Le Bal de Paris, a sumptuous virtual reality event with digital costumes by Chanel, courtesy of choreographer Blanca Li

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    Dance 

    March dance in London

    Dance shows to see in March

    A bumper month for dance in London

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    Dance 

    The Barbican Screens Films by Indigenous Australian Directors

    Bangarra Dance Theatre on film, Barbican

    03 Feb 22 – 05 Feb 22

    The Barbican screens two dance films that illustrate the history of the extraordinary Indigenous Australian Bangarra Dance Theatre

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  • In the Know

    Opera 

    Handel's Messiah: the key to Christmas music

    Handel's Messiah: the key to Christmas music

    Messiah makes an impact however it is sung. But what's so special about an oratorio written in a rush and using recycled material? Claudia Pritchard explains

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    Gigs 

    Highlights to catch at EFG London Jazz Festival

    EFG London Jazz Festival 2021

    12 Nov 21 – 21 Nov 21

    EFG London Jazz Festival features everything from jazz icons playing the biggest stages to fledgling greats serenading intimate bars

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  • We love

    Opera 

    26 Oct: Joyce DiDonato in concert, Barbican

    Joyce DiDonato in concert, Barbican

    On 26 Oct 21

    The scintillating American mezzo-soprano gives a solo recital with music inspired by solitude

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    Classical Music 

    10 Dec: Lang Lang plays Bach, Barbican

    Lang Lang plays Bach, Barbican Concert Hall

    On 10 Dec 21

    The charismatic Chinese virtuoso performs the endlessly fascinating Goldberg Variations

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  • Extra shows added

    Tried and Tested

    Immersive 

    Bridge Theatre, Flight, Vox Motus

    Review Vox Motus, Flight ★★★★★

    17 May 21 – 06 Jun 21

    The Bridge Theatre has added new shows to Vox Motus's immersive diorama Flight, which follows two young Afghan brothers’ hazardous journey in search of a better life In London

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  • Updated

    In the Know

    Best of 

    Best Opera and Classical Music 2021

    Best Opera and Classical Music 2021

    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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    Opera 

    Barbican live concerts this autumn

    Barbican live concerts this autumn

    04 Oct 20 – 13 Dec 20

    Two months of live music performed by leading artists. Listen in person, or be part of the online audience.

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    Tried and Tested

    Immersive 

    Watch Complicite's ★★★★★ The Encounter online

    Complicite: The Encounter - watch online

    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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  • Essential

    Best of 

    Best Barbican concerts: top performances 2020/21

    Best Barbican concerts: the top musical performances of 2020/21

    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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  • CANCELLED

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    Dance 

    Pam Tanowitz's New Work for Goldberg Variations

    Pam Tanowitz Dance, New Work for Goldberg Variations, Barbican

    06 May 20 – 09 May 20

    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 

    Book for Jonas Kaufmann & Sir Antonio Pappano

    Jonas Kaufmann & Sir Antonio Pappano and friends, Barbican

    On 16 May 21

    Friends, colleagues and inveterate music-makers, the great German tenor and Covent Garden conductor give a recital of favourite pieces

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  • Tried and Tested

    Cinema 

    Every trick to find cheap cinema tickets in London

    How to get cheap cinema in London: offers to know

    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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    Best of 

    Best Classical and Opera 2020

    Best Classical and Opera 2020

    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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    Best of 

    Best Russian music: London concerts and operas now

    Best Russian music: London concerts and operas that dazzle

    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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  • Essential

    Visual Arts 

    Revel in cabarets in Barbican's immersive exhibition

    Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art, Barbican Centre review ★★★★★

    04 Oct 19 – 19 Jan 20

    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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  • We love

    Classical Music 

    2 Oct: Stephen Fry and the AAM, Barbican

    Stephen Fry and the Academy of Ancient Music, Barbican

    On 02 Oct 19

    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 

    Ivo van Hove directs the Comédie-Française at Barbican

    The Damned (Les Damnés), Barbican Theatre

    19 Jun 19 – 25 Jun 19

    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 at the Barbican

    Kalakuta Republik Review ★★★★★

    30 May 19 – 01 Jun 19

    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 

    Russian Renaissance comedy at the Barbican

    The Knight of the Burning Pestle, Barbican Theatre

    05 Jun 19 – 08 Jun 19

    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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  • We love

    Immersive 

    18 & 19 May: Sound Unbound, Culture Mile

    Sound Unbound, Barbican and Culture Mile

    18 May 19 – 19 May 19

    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 

    Merce Cunningham honoured in Night of 100 Solos

    Night of 100 Solos, Merce Cunningham review ★★★★★

    On 16 Apr 19

    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 

    Barbican Classical Music 2019/20

    Barbican Classical Music 2019/20

    14 Sep 19 – 31 May 20

    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 

    The Barbican celebrates Merce Cunningham

    Not a moment too soon, Barbican Review ★★★★★

    04 Apr 19 – 06 Apr 19

    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 

    Charles Atlas European premiere

    Charles Atlas/Rashaun Mitchell/Silas Riener: Tesseract Review ★★★★★

    28 Feb 19 – 02 Mar 19

    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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