Browse events in our two theatre spaces, which play host to the finest international theatre, dance and performance by artists who are challenging the idea of what theatre can be.

Academy Award–winning composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, known for Chernobyl, Tár and The Joker, brings her album Where to From to life on stage in a performance with immersive sound and light. Marking the ...

This summer, we're using our exhibition Project a Black Planet as the inspiration for a deep dive into the rich influence of Pan-Africanism on contemporary arts and culture. Over 30 events across art, ...

Elegance, exuberance, and one remarkable woman: Academy of Ancient Music travels to Georgian London and the lost world of musical innovator Elisabetta da Gambarini. Think you knew 18th century London?

Did you know the Barbican’s theatre and concert hall extend deeper underground than the nearest Tube line? Or that early plans for the Centre once included a pyramid? Discover these and many more ...

González founded the Escuela de guías (Guides School) at Bogotá’s Museum of Modern Art (MAMBO) in the 1970s. Join participants from our own Guides School as they lead tours of the exhibition.

Retelling an essential story from a singular perspective, Tansy Davies’ music – full of grit & groove – blends old and new sounds in its exploration of a compelling figure from the Passion narrative.

Go Fish! Enjoy an evening of card games, friendship speed dating and plenty of fun at our post screening game night. Inspired by our screening of Go Fish, join us after the screening for an evening of ...

Get creative at our collage drop-in session as a chance to relax and express yourself creatively with fellow festival attendees. Throughout the festival, unwind and reflect by dropping by our free ...

A British Sign Language tour, exclusively for D/deaf and hard of hearing people led by Martin Glover. Did you know the Barbican’s theatre and concert hall go deeper underground than the nearest Tube ...

Nguyễn Trinh Thi interrogates the impact of official histories and international viewpoints on Vietnam, offering a powerful new vision of film form that confronts the limits of filmic representation.