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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

Traumatic experiences leave their imprint on the body as well as the mind. Dr Bessel van der Kolk returns to offer a new paradigm for healing. The helplessness and invisibility associated with trauma ...

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 ...

‘You have to see the real thing… seeing a real painting is the only way to do it.’ Robert Ryman believed that the best way to experience a painting is in person. His paintings, which mostly use white ...

Both a personal memoir and a political act, this intimate solo performance asks what it means to keep dancing when everything around you says stop. Alone onstage, Omar Rajeh dances and speaks of a ...

Welcome to the Barbican’s Family Film Week 2026 – our annual celebration of cinematic discovery for young ones and their grown-ups. We’ve selected our favourite films to get you thinking, giggling and ...