The Barbican Centre is one of the world’s leading arts centres. It provides all the arts – music, theatre, dance, cinema, the visual arts and creative learning under one roof and one creative direction.
Our funding will enable Arts Council England to partner the Barbican Centre in its contemporary music programme, and will enhance the Barbican Centre's local and national impact in this area of activity.
Simon McBurney and Paul Rhys talk about Complicite's production of The Master and Margarita, featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the company's rehearsals.
For more information, please visit:
http://complicite.org
http://barbican.org.uk
Artistic Director of Slung Low Alan Lane talks about their latest production, in which families are invited on a quest around the Barbican Centre's foyers...
More information at http://barbican.org.uk
What lies beneath the Barbican Centre?
Journey into our hidden underground spaces in the first of our Barbican Portraits series.
Music by Tom Rosenthal.
http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=13723
Dancers from Wayne McGregor | Random Dance inhabited rAndom International's acclaimed Rain Room installation in the Barbican's Curve gallery, performing continuously evolving interventions in the Rain, with a score by contemporary composer Max Richter.
Wayne McGregor | Random Dance: http://www.randomdance.org/productions/current_productions/rain_room
rAndom International: http://random-international.com/work/rainroom/
Compagnie MPTA/Mathurin Bolze - Du Goudron et des Plumes
28 Nov - 1 Dec 2012
'Extraordinary and exhilarating circus. Seamlessly and cunningly put together' The Guardian *****
'A goldmine of ideas, beautiful, clever, simply superb.' Le Monde
'A visual feast... all about atmosphere and acrobatics.' Londonist
Following the spectacular success of the sold-out run at the Barbican in 2011, one of today's most original and brilliant young circus creators returns to the Barbican with this highly physical production.
Tickets/More info
http://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=13648
Zimmermann & de Perrot
Hans was Heiri
23 -- 26 Jan 2013
Catch your breath as seven performers tumble through an astonishing spinning house whose inhabitants miraculously live life through 360 degrees, jumping, climbing or dancing.
Presented in association with London International Mime Festival
http://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=14003
Unleashed
Made by the Young People of Barbican Guildhall Creative Learning and Boy Blue Entertainment
23 - 24 November 2012 / 19:15, 14:30
Barbican Theatre
What do young people think about living in London?
Celebrate the dreams and aspirations of young Londoners with this thrilling theatre show. Drawing on their experiences, Unleashed shows London through their own words, dance moves, films and music. 200 talented young artists including Boy Blue Entertainment's Da Bratz & Bluez have created a high-energy urban explosion featuring thumping baselines, drums, heart-felt political poetry, jaw-dropping hip hop dance and more.
Find out more:
http://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=13647
The Back2Black Festival was first staged in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as a major cultural event which aimed to explore the cultural and historical relationship between Brazil and Africa through live music and other events.
Back2Black as part of London 2012 Festival, with Gilberto Gil as the central figure, was based on the original format but aimed to also reflect London's own cultural demographic.
At this festival, UK artists were invited to collaborate with Brazilian and African artists.
This led to a collaborative project and performance platform for the Barbican Drum Works 'Drum Heads' ensemble and musicians from the Pracatum School in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.
In this daring new commission, contemporary art studio Random International invites you to experience what it's like to control the rain. Visitors can choose to simply watch the spectacle or find their way carefully through the rain, putting their trust in the work to the test.
Random International are represented by Carpenters Workshop Gallery, London and Paris.
Part of Rain Room by Radom International at The Curve, Barbican Centre. 3 Oct 2012 - 4 Mar 2013. Visit bit.ly/UNpZFy for more details.
Music score: Max Richter
Film production: Gramafilm
Calixto Bieito
Forests
Based on texts by William Shakespeare
6 - 10 November 2012 / 19:45
Barbican Theatre
Tickets:
£16 - 35
Forests is a new Shakespearean odyssey imagined by one of Europe's most prominent theatre directors, Calixto Bieito, whose passionate and radical interpretations of classics have stimulated controversy and earned him critical acclaim.
Composed from original verse from Shakespeare's woodland and heath scenes, the play takes audiences from As You Like It's forest of Arden through the moving trees of Macbeth's Birnam Wood, ending in the bare wilderness of King Lear's cliffs of Dover: a vivid theatrical journey from the calmness of paradise to the uncertainties of purgatory and finally into the flames of hell.
Forests features an international cast led by Catalan actors Josep Maria Pou, Roser Camí and English actor George Costigan.
'An extraordinary Catalan collage, conceived and directed by the vibrantly experimental director Calixto Bieito: hot-blooded, anarchic and haunted by images of death. Far from being an act of crazy vandalism, Forests is a visceral response to Shakespeare's texts.' Guardian ★★★★
http://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=13339
Chinese photographer Li Zhensheng discusses with Robert Pledge, co-founder of Contact Press Images, the legacy of his unparalleled photographic project that reveals the stark realities of life during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-76).
Find out more about the exhibition:
http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=13613
Critically acclaimed South African photographer David Goldblatt, renowned for his sharp yet subtle take on life under apartheid, discusses his work with the London-based artist duo Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin.
Find out more of the exhibition:
http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=13613
Soft-spoken Ophelia is rather ordinary, but one day she experiences something quite extraordinary.
Two talented and nimble performers use lively storytelling, imaginative puppetry and a beautiful score in this charming and award-winning stage adaptation of the book Ophelia's Shadow Theatre by Michael Ende.
When Ophelia stumbles upon a shadow that belongs to no one, she takes the solitary silhouette under her wing. When more shadows arrive, she tucks them into her tiny purse. Soon, unforgettable friendships are forged as Ophelia and her sidekicks share a poignant journey that delights long after the lights dim.
'Forty-five minutes of theatrical delight' Het Parool (Netherlands) ★★★★
Performed in English
http://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=13645
Sat 3 Nov 12, 2pm & 3pm, Barbican Hall
Enter the weird and wonderful world of Maurice Sendak's much-loved books for children and see his iconic drawings brought to life in these wildly imaginative family operas by Oliver Knussen.
Live digital projections by Netia Jones, see rolling-eyed monsters and talking cats and dogs interact with singers and orchestra to create an unforgettable spectacle.
Book now: http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=13031
For ages 7+
£25 adults / £15 under 16s
This takes place during the Barbican Weekender (3 & 4 Nov): Two days of free music, film, theatre and visual art across the foyers.
A co-production between the Aldeburgh Festival, Barbican and Los Angeles Philharmonic Association in association with Lightmap. This production was conceived by Transition.
http://www.barbican.org.uk/bond/
Here we present a short study into James Bond's personal style, meeting award winning costume designer, Lindy Hemming; and a handful of bespoke tailors who have been instrumental in shaping and crafting this icon of style over 50 years.
The Barbican marks the 50th anniversary of James Bond with a unique exhibition showcasing the inside story of the design and style of the world's most influential and iconic movie brand: http://www.barbican.org.uk/bond/
http://www.barbican.org.uk/bond/
This film focuses on the creation of the iconic world inhabited by James Bond over 50 years. We spend time with award winning set designer, Sir Ken Adam; as well as Aston Martin's Head of Design; along with the designers and the makers of the legendary Golden Gun.
The Barbican marks the 50th anniversary of James Bond with a unique exhibition showcasing the inside story of the design and style of the world's most influential and iconic movie brand: http://www.barbican.org.uk/bond/
Monika Stadler recalls her mother Gunta Stölzl's memories, anecdotes and friendships made during her time as a student and as pioneering master of the Bauhaus weaving workshop.
Learn of Stölzl's journey to the school and her successful career in business and the arts following its closure and her return to Zurich.
On Monday 26 Sept 2011, Stephen Fry hosted a special evening at the Barbican to discuss the role and perceived decline of classical music in today's society and what can be done to keep its spirit alive.
With performances from rising star concert pianist James Rhodes, Sir David Tang moderating and surprise guests, the evening, captured here on film, turned out to be truly unforgettable.
On Monday 26 Sept 2011, Stephen Fry hosted a special evening at the Barbican to discuss the role and perceived decline of classical music in today's society and what can be done to keep its spirit alive.
With performances from rising star concert pianist James Rhodes, Sir David Tang moderating and surprise guests, the evening, captured here on film, turned out to be truly unforgettable.
On Monday 26 Sept 2011, Stephen Fry hosted a special evening at the Barbican to discuss the role and perceived decline of classical music in today's society and what can be done to keep its spirit alive.
With performances from rising star concert pianist James Rhodes, Sir David Tang moderating and surprise guests, the evening, captured here on film, turned out to be truly unforgettable.
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Simon McBurney & The Master (contains strong language)
Barbican Portraits: Beneath the Barbican
Wayne McGregor | Random Dance in the Rain Room
Compagnie MPTA/Mathurin Bolze - Du Goudron et des Plumes
Hans was Heiri - Zimmermann & de Perrot
Everything Was Moving: What people are saying
Barbican Drum Works (Drum Heads & Pracatum Residency)
Random International: Rain Room
Calixto Bieito- Forests Trailer
Everything Was Moving: In Conversation with Li Zhensheng
Everything Was Moving: In Conversation with David Goldblatt
Barbican 2012-13 classical music season trailer
Where the Wild Things Are & Higglety Pigglety Pop! - Knussen - Barbican, 3 Nov 12
Barbican Business Events - Virtual Venue Visit
Bauhaus: Art as Life - Gunta Stölzl: A Daughter's Perspective
Bauhaus: Art as Life - Screentalk with Aura Satz, Hattula Maholy-Nagy and Professor Ian Christie
[Pt 4/4] A Classical Affair: An evening with Stephen Fry
[Pt 3/4] A Classical Affair: An evening with Stephen Fry
[Pt 2/4] A Classical Affair: An evening with Stephen Fry
