Part of Dance Umbrella Festival 2025, these short films are programmed by international curators HSIEH I-Hsuan and Emily Shin ...

"Dirt is a very effective way of bringing back an idea of realness, about distupting a form of order, what we deem acceptable.” ...

Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow directs this high-stakes drama, in which Rebecca Ferguson and Idris Elba call the shots at the ...

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

Join Neil Hannon and his band as they return with their latest orchestral pop masterpiece, Rainy Sunday Afternoon. Returning for the first time since their epic five show residency in 2022, The Divine ...

The BBC Singers and Principal Guest Conductor Owain Park join forces with acclaimed Nigerian-Scottish trumpeter Aaron Azunda Akugbo. This radiant programme invites audiences into a world of wonder, ...

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven. Focusing on the biggest dam removal and river ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...