Join us as we celebrate 20 years of Darbar Festival — honouring Indian classical music and the enduring legacy of Bhai Gurmit Singh ji Virdee’s vision and values. Spread across two weekends, the ...

The London International Animation Festival proudly showcases the whole spectrum of animation, showing that animation is for ...

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. From ruined romantic evening gowns to faux-stained jeans, mud-splashed dresses and upcycled outfits, the fashion world ...

In anticipation of the release of his latest film Jay Kelly, we present a selection of the Mumblecore master’s most ...

Become Ocean: Dalia Stasevska conducts John Luther Adams’s 21st century cult classic. Described by The New Yorker’s Alex Ross as what ‘may be the loveliest apocalypse in musical history’, John Luther ...

Korean post-rock band JAMBINAI make their Barbican debut in a rare and electrifying performance in our Hall. JAMBINAI sound less like a band than a force of nature, fusing the full dramatic range of ...

The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is joined by the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra for an evening of beloved 20th century works in celebration of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt's 90th birthday. Arvo Pärt ...

The UK premiere of award-winning Bushra El-Turk’s contemporary opera, inspired by a song from Egyptian legend Oum Kalthoum, with star singers Ghalia Benali, Dima Orsho & Bernadeta Astari. The ...

Experience the passage of time through a surprising and utterly fresh interpretation of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Projections by artist Eleanor Meredith surround the pioneering collective of musicians ...

Widely considered one of the most influential contemporary music groups of the last 40 years, Tortoise will perform new pieces alongside classics from their catalogue of boundary-defying music. Age ...

New East Cinema is a London-based collective working to deliver the most recent and exciting auteur-driven cinema from the New East to the UK as a means of alternative distribution. The New East, a ...