That question is at the heart of Always, Already There, the first UK edition of George Lewis’s Afrodiasporic Incubator. Bringing together artists across generations, disciplines and traditions, the ...

AI: More than Human is an unprecedented survey of creative and scientific developments in Artificial Intelligence, exploring ...

The first UK edition of George Lewis’s Afrodiasporic Incubator project, curated by vocalist and composer Elaine Mitchener, presented by the Barbican and Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Presented as part of the Film London Jarman Award 2026 tour, the Barbican presents a screening of four films by artist and filmmaker Alia Syed, followed by a conversation with the artist.

Experience an adventure brought to life through live music and sound by Jarvis Cocker, inspired by the Japanese tradition of ...

The ★★★★★, 'exhilarating' (The Stage) new musical based on the iconic Japanese manga phenomenon returns due to popular demand.

Experience an adventure brought to life through live music and sound by Jarvis Cocker, inspired by the Japanese tradition of benshi, in which performers narrated and interpreted silent films live.

US composer Julia Wolfe’s new work unEarth receives its UK premiere, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Finchley Children's Music Group, and Danish soprano Else Torp. unEarth is a ...

Sitar player Jasdeep Singh Degun, the first British Asian musician to win the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Instrumentalist award, returns to Darbar with one of today’s top tabla players. Custodian of ...

For nearly forty years, Chris Packham has been the voice of nature in the UK. Through his groundbreaking work on The Really Wild Show, Springwatch, Inside Our Autistic Minds and Earth, Chris has ...

Explore our concrete wonderland in these short welcome tours. From the sunken depths of our theatre to the soaring heights of our towers and beyond, discover the Barbican from a new perspective on our ...

Shakespeare’s great tragedy and Radiohead’s critically acclaimed album collide for a mesmerising live experience that fuses theatre, music and movement. In this frenetic distillation of Shakespeare's ...