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Barbican Family Film Club
See a selection of great kids movies at the Barbican Family Film Club.BarbicanSilk Street,London,EC2Y 8DS,United Kingdom
When
01 March 2008 -
03 March 2012 Various
Cost
Membership free
Film screenings £5.00
OMA/Progress
Curated by the Belgium-based collective Rotor, this survey of the global architectural practice looks at the productivity and recent projects that are currently under development.
When
From Oct 6, Mon & Tue, Fri-Sun 11am-8pm, Wed 11am-6pm, Thu 11am-10pm, closed Dec 24-26, ends Feb 19
Cost
£10, concs £8, ages 13-17 £7, adv £8, adv concs £7, ages 13-17 £6 adv, under 13s/mems free
The Devil And Mister Punch
Devised puppet theatre show from Improbable, in which a pair of down-at-heel vaudevillians are forced into presenting a Punch and Judy show, which doesn't go according to plan. Directed by Julian Crouch.
When
From Feb 2, Mon-Sat 7.45pm, Feb 2-4, 7.15pm, mats Sat 2.30pm, ends Feb 25
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Rachmaninov's Isle Of The Dead, Korngold's Violin Concerto and Bartok's Concerto For Orchestra, with violinist Leonidas Kavakos.
Song Dong: Waste Not
An installation of more than 10,000 items collected by the artist's mother over a period of 50 years, inspired by childhood memories of China's cultural revolution.
When
From Feb 15, Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun 11am-8pm, Thu 11am-10pm, ends Jun 12
New York Philharmonic
Alan Gilbert conducts Mahler's Symphony No 9.
Phil Smith Trumpet Masterclass
Music workshop.
'Tis Pity She's A Whore
Cheek By Jowl Theatre Company presents John Ford's bloody Jacobean tragedy about the incestuous love between a brother and a sister. Directed by Declan Donnellan.
When
From Feb 16, Mon-Sat 7.30pm, mats Feb 25, Mar 3, 10, 2.30pm, ends Mar 10
New York Philharmonic
Alan Gilbert conducts Thomas Ades's Polaris, Berlioz's Les Nuits D'ete, Stravinsky's Symphony In Three Movements and Ravel's Daphnis And Chloe Suite No 2, with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato.
Phil Myers Horn Masterclass
The New York Philharmonic member leads a music workshop.
Kidzone Live
An opportunity for children to meet musicians from the New York Philharmonic and learn about musical instruments.
New York Philharmonic
Alan Gilbert conducts Bernstein's Overture To West Side Story, Symphony No 2 'Age Of Anxiety: Masque' and Three Dance Episodes from On The Town, plus Copland's Skyline from Music For A Great City, with pianist Benjamin Grosvenor.
New York Philharmonic
Alan Gilbert conducts Magnus Lindberg's Feria, Bartok's Piano Concerto No 2 featuring pianist Lang Lang, and Prokofiev's Symphony No 5.
London Symphony Orchestra
Andre Previn conducts Copland's Appalachian Spring Suite, his own Concerto For Violin, Viola And Orchestra and John Harbison's Symphony No 3. With violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and violist Yuri Bashmet.
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Andre Previn, Daniel Muller-Schott
The violinist, pianist and cellist perform Mozart's Piano Trio No 2 In B Flat, Previn's own Trio No 1 and Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No 1 In D Minor.
London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev conducts the Overture to Tchaikovsky's Romeo And Juliet, Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 3 and Shostakovich's Symphony No 5. With pianist Denis Matsuev.
Cost
£10-£35, phone for availability
London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev conducts Britten's Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No 1 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 6 'Pathetique'. With violinist Sarah Chang.
Cost
£10-£35, phone for availability
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Kirill Karabits conducts Sibelius's Symphony No 4, Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 1 and Stravinsky's Petrushka. With pianist Khatia Buniatishvili.
Academy Of St Martin In The Fields
Murray Perahia conducts the Overture to Ries's Liska Oder Die Hexe Von Gyllensteen, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 2 and Schubert's Grand Duo.
London Children's Book Swap
Drop-in event to encourage the swapping of books and reading.
Lambchop, Cortney Tidwell
Alt country from Kurt Wagner's American collective.
Evgeny Kissin
The pianist performs Beethoven's Sonata No 14 'Moonlight Sonata', Barber's Sonata and Chopin Nocturne As-Dur and Sonata.
Barbican Weekender
Two days of performances, workshops and film screenings
Rawums (:): Florschutz And Dohnert (Ages 2-5)
Show which introduces children to the wonders of gravity.
When
Mar 3, 1pm & 3pm, Mar 4, 11am, 1pm & 3pm, Mar 5, 10am & 12noon
The BBC Symphony Orchestra: Urban Classic
Jules Buckley conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, in this mash-up concert, featuring British performers Ms Dynamite, Fazer, Skepta and Devlin
BBC Symphony Orchestra And Rufus Wainwright
Rory MacDonald conducts John Adams's Lollapalooza, Korngold's Much Ado About Nothing Suite, Prokofiev's Romeo And Juliet Suite and Rufus Wainwright's Five Shakespeare Sonnets. With Shakespeare sonnet readings from Sian Phillips.
Andrew Bird, Dosh
Indie-rock by the Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist.
Barnardo's Annual Choir Competition And Concert
Britten Sinfonia
Andreas Delfs conducts Mendelssohn's Elijah. With baritone Simon Keenlyside, mezzo-soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers, soprano Lucy Crowe and tenor Andrew Kennedy.
The Jayhawks
The American outfit plays alternative country and rock.
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek conducts Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20 In D Minor and Mahler's Symphony No 7. With pianist Jan Lisiecki.
Hugh Masekela
Modern and mainstream jazz from the world-famous South African trumpeter.
London Symphony Orchestra
Robin Ticciati conducts Strauss's Tod Und Verklarung, Mahler's Kindertotenlieder and Brahms's Symphony No 2. With baritone Christopher Maltman.
The Master And Magarita
Complicite presents an adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov's masterly novel about Satan's intervention in 1930s Russia. Directed by Simon McBurney.
When
From Mar 15, Mon-Sat 7.15pm, mats Mar 24, 31, Apr 7, 2pm (press night Mar 19), ends Apr 7
Cost
Mar 15-17 previews £14-£40, Mar 18-31, Apr 1-7 £16-£42
Britten Sinfonia
Andre de Ridder conducts Missy Mazzoli's Violent, Violent Sea, Owen Pallett's Violin Concerto featuring violinist Pekka Kuusisto and Nico Muhly's Cello Concerto featuring cellist Oliver Coates.
Roberto Fonseca, Ayanna
Jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms from the pianist.
Big And Small (Gross Und Klein)
Cate Blanchett stars as Lotte, a woman on the constant lookout for a connection to others, in Botho Strauss's drama, with English text by Martin Crimp. Directed by Benedict Andrews.
When
From Apr 13, Tue-Sat 7.15pm, mats Sun 4pm, Apr 19, 21, 26, 28, 1.30pm, ends Apr 29
Bauhaus: Art As Life
The most extensive Bauhaus display in the UK in more than 40 years, featuring paintings, sculpture, design, architecture, films, photography, textiles, ceramics, performances and installations by members including Josef and Anni Albers, Marianne Brandt, Marcel Breuer, Walter Gropius and Johannes Itten.
When
Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun 11am-8pm, Tue, Wed 11am-6pm, Thu 11am-10pm
Cymbeline
Japanese director Yukio Ninagawa re-imagines Shakespeare's rarely performed romance tragedy about a princess who secretly marries for love. A Ninagawa Company production for the World Shakespeare Festival starring Hiroshi Abe and Shinobu Otake, performed in Japanese with English surtitles.
When
May 29-31, Jun 1 & 2, 7.15pm
Cymbeline at Barbican
Get your tickets to see Cymbeline at Barbican when Yukio Ninagawa directs Shakespeare's tragic romance. BarbicanSilk Street,London,EC2Y 8DS,United Kingdom
When
29 May 2012 -
02 June 2012 7.15pm
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: World Cities 2012: Nur Du (Only You)
A dance-theatre work featuring pop music from the 1940s, 50s and 60s, which explores a particular Californian obsession with perfection.
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: World Cities 2012: Ten Chi
A dance-theatre piece featuring visual imagery, hand gestures, kabuki, Polynesian dance movement and more, offering a sympathy with modern Japanese culture.
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: World Cities 2012: Bamboo Blues (Koltaka)
A dance-theatre work accompanied by a range of Indian music and containing filmic images of the country.
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch: World Cities 2012: Agua
Exploring the contrasts of the country of Brazil, this dance-theatre work offers a homage to the country.
Desdemona
Othello's tragic lover and her African nurse Barbary reconnect from beyond the grave in an intimate performance created by Malian singer-songwriter Rokia Traore, Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison and director Peter Sellars for the World Shakespeare Festival.
The Lodger at Barbican
Watch Alfred Hitchcock's first suspense thriller in its newly restored format, accompanied by a brand new score.BarbicanSilk Street,London,EC2Y 8DS,United Kingdom
When
21 July 2012 -
21 July 2012 8pm