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Myths about famous artists are powerful parts of why we are drawn to them, but delve deeper and their lives are often more fascinating than the tales that surround them. This month there’s the opportunity to do a deep-dive into the life and work of Beethoven in a weekend dedicated to the great composer and his life (see pages 5-6). There’s also a look at the incredible effect dancer Isadora Duncan had on her discipline, but also on society as a whole, as her great-niece reveals on page 3. Our major new exhibition opens this month, taking a look at how photographers over the years have approached masculinities – a particularly impassioned debate today. Curator Alona Pardo gives us a preview of this complex and fascinating issue on page 4. February is Oscars month and we’re very excited to be showing a programme of films nominated for awards at this year’s ceremony. Curator Sonia Zadurian picks some of her favourite international features from 2019 on page 2. Guildhall School of Music & Drama recently appointed award-winning director Orla O’Loughlin as Vice Principal and Director of Drama – discover her plans as her inaugural season gets underway, on page 12.

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Highlights Ruby Wax will be among the speakers at Life Lessons What’s coming up this month 1–4 Get inside the mind of a musical revolutionary 5–6 Cinema 7–8 A toolkit for life Classical Music 9–10 Theatre & Dance 11 Life Lessons is bringing a science-led, Contemporary Music 13 holistic approach to better living. Art & Design 14

Soon Featuring a line-up of experts and big The weekend, presented by The Sunday Book now for these thinkers such as Dr Michael Mosley, Bill Times, will include Alain de Botton leading forthcoming events 15–16 Bryson, Marie Forteo, Lily Cole and Richard a discussion on the roads to emotional Dawkins, the weekend aims to leave visitors health; a live edition of Ruby Wax’s show Always with practical tips for improving lives and on neuroscience and Buddhism; star of Enjoy the Barbican communities, says producer Vicki Perrin. Diary of a Drag Queen, Crystal Rasmussen, at any time of day 17–18 ‘It’s a gathering of great thinkers and sharing their thoughts on identity; Philippa great minds who will share their ideas, life Perry offering tips on mindful parenting; lessons and recipes for living better. Extinction Rebellion leading a conversation about sustainable living; and Adam Kay on The cover image shows the white-tiled ‘Traditional wellbeing has been focussed on the life lessons he learnt as a junior doctor. blocks that house the exhibition bays of things such as going on a diet to lose weight, the Barbican Art Gallery, and form a taking more exercise to get fitter and so on. We Sunday Times Magazine editor Eleanor distinctive feature of the Centre’s façade. feel that it should be more holistic than that – it’s Mills says, ‘Every day, we are bombarded with new ways to improve ourselves, to Cover photograph © Harry Cory Wright. First reproduced about building communities sustainably, about in Barbican Centre (Pocket Photo Books series) by Harry looking at mental health as well as physical. be happy, to live well. It’s impossible to Cory Wright, published by Thames & Hudson in 2019. work out which ones are the real deal and ‘We’re bringing these people together which are just snake oil. Until now.’ to share ideas for practical things people can do in their daily lives.’ Life Lessons 15–16 Feb See lifelessonsfestival.com for details

1 barbican.org.uk now soon always The mother of modern dance Isadora Duncan was a pioneer, a free spirit who challenged not only the norms of dance but society itself and as a result, transformed the discipline and became a feminist icon. As Viviana Durante Company prepares to pay tribute, Duncan’s great-niece tells us about the impact she had on the world.

Since her death aged 50, when her scarf became entangled in the wheels of a car in which she was a passenger, she has been recognised as the inventor of modern dance. Featuring an all-female ensemble, Viviana Durante Company will perform a selection of works either by or inspired by Duncan, including the rarely-seen Dance of the Furies, and the technically demanding Five Brahms Waltzes in the Manner of Isadora Duncan by Frederick Ashton, performed by Durante in her first solo appearance for a decade. ‘Isadora was an extraordinary person but we should remember her upbringing was important,’ says her great-niece, Dorée Seligmann, author of Life Into Art: Isadora Duncan and Her World. ‘Isadora’s mother had four children and all of them became artists in their own right. Their mother filled them with enormous confidence and showed them that the world was their stage. Isadora was the true genius of the family and this upbringing allowed her creative spirit to flourish. It gave her the ability to focus on her art and push boundaries without having to adhere to conventions.’ It was this erasing of convention at a very early age that was key to Duncan becoming the person she was. Feminism was in its infancy at the time, but she came from the perfect background to step in as a leader not only in her art form, but socially. ‘Her concept of freedom of movement not only meant taking command of your own space but also your sexuality and agency,’ says Seligmann. ‘She ran her own finances, didn’t rely on any man, took on anyone she wanted as a lover. These things would later be used against her, as happens to so many powerful women.

Photo: Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts ‘She did what she wanted and didn’t suffer fools, and didn’t care what people said or thought about her.’ Born in San Francisco in 1877 Duncan started Her fresh new style eschewed the rigid dancing at an early age but after a few ballet discipline of ballet. She pioneered the Duncan is regarded as a touchstone lessons aged nine, she declared it a school idea of natural movement, and danced for many young women, because she of ‘affected grace and toe walking,’ and barefoot, dressed in short white tunics bucked the system and espoused the idea quit to focus on developing her own art. that shocked conservative society who of “dress the way you want, live the way you want, don’t follow society’s rules”. In 1902 her debut performance in Hungary thought women should dress modestly. was a sensation, and was sold-out for 30 The forward thinkers of the day loved her, ‘I don’t think there are many figures in history days. Shows across Europe followed, with but her alternative approach – and equally like that,’ says Seligmann. ‘My grandfather used a mixture of success and opposition to her non-traditional personal life – drew criticism to say Isadora had as much effect on modernity new approach. But it didn’t faze her and by from those less open-minded. Not that she as Queen Victoria had on what preceded it.’ 1905 she had established her own dance cared – conformity was for other people. Isadora Now school in Berlin, subsidised by her tours. 21–29 Feb See page 11 for details

February 2020 2 now Top global films to look out for

Atlantics (Dir Mati Diop, Senegal, 2019) Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, as well as Best First Feature at the 2019 BFI London Film Festival this debut feature from Mati Diop has been a huge hit with critics. The film begins in a busy suburb of Dakar, as a group of young men on a building site are conned out of payment they are due for work already conducted. Financially desperate, the men sail out to sea in hopes of prospering abroad. At the same time, strange things begin to happen in the town which raises the suspicions of local law enforcement that some of the men may not have left after all. Most notable for its striking imagery and atmospheric score, this astonishing debut is positively haunting with a truly unique and darkly magical tone. The Academy Award for Best International Portrait of a Lady on Fire Feature gives international films a special focus, (Dir Céline Sciamma, France, 2019) highlighting exceptional work from around Winner of Best Screenplay, as well as the the globe to a wider audience. The category Queer Palm at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, is hugely competitive, with each country able this beautiful portrait of a queer relationship to put forward only one option for Academy enveloped in the wrappings of a period drama voters to consider. While non-English speaking is deftly crafted by Céline Sciamma (Water films are occasionally nominated for Best Lillies, Tomboy, Girlhood). The drama begins at Feature and other categories, the International the end of the eighteenth century, as a female Feature award sheds light on global cinema painter is asked to paint a portrait of a young and enables us to look at the variety of film woman. What transpires is an intricately layered cultures that are often marginalised by English and devastatingly Hitchcockian tale of love, speaking films. Barbican cinema curator desire and obsession; daring and emotional. Sonia Zadurian hand picks the international features to watch out for in this award season. Catch up on all the excitement of this year’s Oscars, as we show all the films nominated for Parasite Best Picture and more at this year’s Academy (Dir Bong Joon-ho, South Korea, 2019) Awards in one glamour-filled week. Discover This critical darling was the first Korean film to the biggest films of the year in this celebration win the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival of cinema, in partnership with the Academy but has also broken box office records in the US, of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. with the highest per screen average for any non- Oscars Week English language release ever. The film follows 7–13 Feb the Kim family, who are poor with no prospects, See page 7 for details until an opportunity arises to manoeuvre their way into the household staff of the obscenely rich Park family. What begins as a sharp, whip-smart black comedy gradually transforms into an even darker thriller with a devastatingly horrific underbelly. These genre transitions are seamless and coincide with character journeys and plot devices, so smoothly approached and eloquently painted that audiences will be completely enraptured from beginning to end. A tale of class, inequality and our relentless pursuit of wealth that will have audiences reflecting long after the end credits have rolled.

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The exhibition is divided into six sections – here’s what to look forward to: Disrupting the Archetype Challenging traditional ideas of manhood, this section includes photographs of athletes, bodybuilders, soldiers, warriors, bullfighters, cowboys, frat boys and men at work, offering an alternative view of these hyper-masculinised gender stereotypes. Male Order: Power, Patriarchy and Space From the rarefied interior of London’s exclusive members’ clubs, to portraits of lawmakers and leaders of industry, US fraternity houses to Presidents, the exhibition will explore the unequal grasp men have on power structures. It will examine how photographers have captured and challenged the dominance of men in these realms, and reflect on the roles that gender, class and patriarchy play in upholding traditional structures. Too Close to Home: Family and Fatherhood ‘Photographing my father became a way of confronting my confusion about what it is to be a man in this culture’ Larry Sultan wrote in his series Pictures from Home (1983-92). Offering an intimate look into family life through photographers’ eyes, this part of the exhibition looks at the role of fatherhood and families in our understanding of what it is to be a man. Queering Masculinity The ways in which artists have disrupted the traditional ‘norms’ of gender and sexuality are explored through works such as Hal Fischer’s Gay Semiotics – which combines word and image to code and classify styles and types of gay men in San Francisco during the late 1970s. ‘The work in this section throws into relief the performative aspects of identity that are woven into the historical fabric of homosexuality and its representation,’ says Pardo. The section also explores the black male queer experience through the work of Isaac Julien and Rotimi Fani- Kayode, among others.. Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Untitled, c. 1985, Gelatin silver print © Rotimi Fani-Kayode. Courtesy of Autograph, London Reclaiming the Black Body The artists in this section confront expectations of race, gender, history and the white gaze, including Samuel Fosso’s early work from the 1970s where he created highly performative self- The many portraits adopting a series of personas, often commenting on the history of Africa. Women on Men: Reversing the Male Gaze faces of men ‘Since the 1970s artists such as Annette Messager, Laurie Anderson and Marianne Wex have been consciously reversing the power With gender such a hot topic in today’s society, our major dynamic by objectifying male sexuality in a new exhibition is a timely look at how masculinity has bid to subvert and expose the invasive and uncomfortable nature of the male gaze,’ says been captured through photography and film. Curator Pardo. Among the works in this section are Alona Pardo gives us a guided tour. Anderson’s Fully Automated Nikon (Object/ Objection/Objectivity), 1973, which documents the men who cat-called her as she walked What does it mean to be male? That’s the ‘Ultimately this exhibition highlights the challenges through New York’s Lower East Side. question at the heart of Masculinities: and complexities of being male, as well as any Liberation through Photography, which brings simple understanding of masculinities,’ says together works by over 50 international artists Pardo. ‘The works suggest that traditional tenets Masculinities: Liberation through to reveal how masculinities are experienced, of masculinity – power, stoicism and dominance Photography performed, coded and socially constructed. – are hindering personal emancipation. Rejecting 20 Feb-17 May any idea of a singular “ideal man”, they argue for See page 13 for details an understanding of masculinity untethered from societal expectations and gender norms.’

February 2020 4 now Get inside the mind of a musical revolutionary

Immerse yourself in the life The symphonies will be introduced by Classic We’ll be finding out how contemporary FM presenter Suchet, whose books about composers have responded, including André and work of the timeless Beethoven have been incredibly successful. He de Ridder’s collective s t a r g a z e performing Ludwig van Beethoven says we can learn a lot about the composer’s Beethoven NEIN! by Matthew Herbert, which life by listening to his work. ‘For instance, his combines electronic installation and flashmob during a fascinating String Quartet Opus 130 is one of his finest. to create a joyful participatory performance. weekend that will deepen Written in the later years of his life, and while The Conservatory will host young composers he was at great odds with his nephew, you can who have reimagined his Pastoral Symphony, your understanding of his really hear his emotional pain in the music.’ while others are taking his Conversation extraordinary legacy. Beethoven’s deafness is as infamous as his Books as inspiration for new works. grumpiness, and musicologists have long And if your ears need a break between ’More than any other composer, you can argued about whether or not it affected all this incredible music, head to Level G, hear Beethoven’s life in his music,’ says the tone of the music he wrote. Suchet, where Beethoven-Haus Bonn and DHL’s broadcaster and author John Suchet. So it’s who describes himself as an enthusiast fascinating exhibition BTHVN on TOUR appropriate that as we mark 250 years since and lover of Beethoven’s music rather includes the composer’s ear trumpet and his birth, we’ll be using the composer’s music than a musicologist, says what is clear ‘is sketch books, as well as Andy Warhol’s to delve into his life and impact today during as his deafness became more and more famous Beethoven screenprint. an intense two days across the Centre. significant, he retreated more and more into ‘By putting his music in historical and At the heart of the Beethoven Weekender himself and he gives us his inner world. personal context we get a deeper sense are performances of all nine symphonies, ‘I often say that if he were alive today, of Beethoven’s inner life and his concerns played by some of the great British orchestras, we would treat his deafness, or alleviate and motivations, both musical and extra- including Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra it in some way. But if we did so, we’d musical. He was revolutionary in many ways, & Kirill Karabits, the City of Birmingham never have the later quartets, which are and contemporary artistic responses to Symphony Orchestra under Mirga Gražinyte˙-- absolutely full of his personal pain.’ him demonstrate how relevant his concerns Tyla, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic are in our own time,’ says Keene. Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko, Over the weekend there will be a chance the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Lars to hear what Suchet means as the Carducci The Beethoven Weekender, sponsored by Vogt, and the Hallé with Sir Mark Elder. Quartet plays a selection of his string quartets, DHL, will be an excellent in-depth introduction accompanied by extracts from his intensely to a year of events marking the 250th year ‘Of course, the symphonies are performed passionate letters. And in another concert, hear since his birth, and there’s a lively programme regularly, but the chance to hear them all in his violin music played on his own instrument of other Beethoven music throughout 2020. a concentrated weekend is unusual,’ says by Daniel Sepec, and contrast it with Tai Among the highlights are Sir Simon Rattle and Barbican Classical Music Programmer Murray’s performance on a modern violin. the London Symphony Orchestra shedding Paul Keene. ‘Hearing the cycle complete light on a rarely-performed piece, Christ on enables us to experience the sheer variety ‘We’ve chosen to focus on some of the most representative genres, and in the case of the Mount of Olives (13 Feb), plus a Half Six Fix and range of these works, with a chance performance of his Ninth Symphony (12 Feb). to compare and contrast them.’ the violin music to offer the opportunity to hear it both as the composer would have, Budapest Festival Orchestra and Sir András ‘When you have the opportunity to hear and on a modern instrument’, says Keene. Schiff will play a selection of Piano Concertos a lot of a composer’s music in a short (23 & 24 May), while the extraordinary timeframe, you gain a deeper insight into their From mobile phones bleeping Für Elise, to Missa Solemnis will be unleashed by the BBC personality. It’s like learning their language Alex’s obsession with ‘lovely, lovely Ludwig van’ Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (4 Mar). – just as when you get to know someone you in A Clockwork Orange, Beethoven’s influence is even more powerful today than in his lifetime. It may be two and a half centuries since start to notice their figures of speech, their Beethoven arrived in the world, but his myth mannerisms, their personal obsessions, and and his music remain as potent as ever. how their personality develops over time.’ Beethoven Weekender 1–2 Feb See page 9 for details Part of Inside Out

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February 2020 6 now Cinema

From Fri 14 Feb Emma# Anya Taylor-Joy stars in the title role of this whimsical take on the classic Jane Austen tale. Co-starring Bill Nighy, Josh O’Connor and Miranda Hart, this is sure to brighten your February. (£12*)

From Fri 28 Feb Portrait of a Lady on Fire15 A fraught tale of forbidden love from acclaimed director Céline Sciamma (Girlhood) and winner of the Best Screenplay and Queer Palm awards at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. (£12*)

Special events and seasons

Tue 4 Feb 6.05pm, Cinema 2 Pather PanchaliU + Presentation by The Orphanage, part of Her Lens, His Story: Female directors and Masculinities Sunetra Gupta Science on Screen From Fri 21 Feb New releases Midnight Family# We open our 2020 series with this classic Indian drama by Satyajit Ray. Sunetra Gupta explores Please note the New Release This documentary follows the Ochoa family, whether globalization is a force for good and schedule is subject to change. who run a private ambulance service in Mexico discusses her work studying the spread of City. Midnight Family offers an enthralling and infectious diseases. (£12*) disquieting glimpse of healthcare in modern From Fri 7 Feb Mexico. (£12*) Parasite15 Fri 7–Thu 13 Feb Oscar® Week 2020 Boon Jong-Ho’s Palme d’Or winning film is a From Fri 28 Feb must-see. Full of suspense, this dark comedy is Dark Waters# Awards season is upon us, so we’re rolling a complex mix of genres which will leave you out the red carpet, popping the prosecco and unsettled but captivated. (£12*) Starring Mark Ruffalo, this drama follows celebrating the biggest films of the year with an attorney who uncovers a dark secret that screenings of films nominated in the 92nd connects a growing number of unexplained Academy Awards. (£12*) From Fri 14 Feb deaths to one of the world's largest First Love# corporations. (£12*) Fri 14 Feb 8.45pm, Cinema 3 One night in Tokyo, a self-confident young 18 boxer and a prostitute get caught up in a drug- Je t’aime moi non plus smuggling plot involving organized crime, My Twisted Valentine corrupt cops and a female assassin. (£12*) Written and directed by Serge Gainsbourg, this 1976 French drama explores a passionate love triangle. Starring Jane Birkin and Joe Dallesandro with a cameo appearance from Gerard Depardieu. (£12*)

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18–23 Feb, Cinema 2 Sat 29 Feb 5.55pm, Cinema 1 Second Sight Event Cinema Agrippina12A This national film tour launches at the Barbican Met Opera Live and explores the legacy, methods, aesthetic Sat 1 Feb 5.55pm, Cinema 1 Joyce DiDonato leads as the imperious strategies and histories of the UK Black Film Porgy and Bess12A* empress in the Met’s first-ever performance of Workshop Movement that developed thorough this tale of deception. Harry Bicket conducts Sir the 1980s. (£12*) Met Opera Live David McVicar’s new production, giving this The Gershwins’ modern American masterpiece Baroque black comedy a politically-charged, Wed 19 Feb 6.30pm, Cinema 2 has its first Met performances in almost three modern update. (£37*) London International decades, starring bass-baritone Eric Owens Animation Festival: and soprano Angel Blue in the title roles. (£37*) Inside the Mind15* Thu 13 Feb 2pm, Cinema 2 Families Inside Out In Search of BeethovenU Featuring work from the UK, Ireland, Estonia Afternoon Arts Every Saturday 11am, Cinema 2 and the US, this curated LIAF programme shows how artists use animation to explore A comprehensive and dynamic account of Family Film Club the concept of an ‘inner life’ and express the the life and works of the great composer. This We’ll be back in Feb to round up some of the otherwise inexpressible. (£12*) film delves beneath the mythical image of the best new releases for families that you may tortured genius to search for the real Ludwig have missed on the big screen. Don’t forget van Beethoven. (£10.50*) 26 Feb – 10 Mar, Cinema 1 & 3 to come along for our special Show and Tell Her Lens, His Story: Female introduction at the beginning of the month. Plus, Thu 20 Feb 7pm, Cinema 1 on the last Saturday in Feb we’ll be hosting directors and Masculinities Cyrano de Bergerac15 our usual free pre-film workshop at 10am. Inside Out (£2.50–5*) NT Live A programme exploring how female directors Parent and Baby Screenings have reversed the traditional male-gaze to offer James McAvoy returns to the stage in this complex, revealing and often provocative takes brilliant new adaptation. This classic play Enjoy the best new films every Monday and on masculinity. Showing in tandem with the Art is brought to life with linguistic ingenuity to Saturday morning with your little ones of twelve Gallery exhibition Masculinities. (£12*) celebrate Cyrano’s powerful and resonant months and under, at our specially tailored resistance against overwhelming odds. (£20*) screenings. (£6*) Thu 27 Feb 7pm, Cinema 1 Sign up to the mailing list at Thu 27 Feb 2pm, Cinema 2 barbican.org.uk/parentandbaby Andy Warhol’s U* Exhibition on Screen: Screen Tests Reel #10 Girl with a Pearl EarringU + new soundtrack by Leif Afternoon Arts Silent Film & Live Music Information This beautifully filmed documentary pursues Ten of Andy Warhol’s short black-and-white the many unresolved riddles surrounding the Relaxed Screenings film portraits – including Lou Reed, Edie extraordinary painting and its mysterious One Friday afternoon and one Tuesday Sedgwick and Jonas Mekas – with a new live creator. Who was this girl? Why and how was it evening in every month, we screen a film in a soundtrack created and performed by Leif. painted? Why is it so revered? (£10.50*) specially tailored environment for adults who (£12.50*) may be on the autistic spectrum, have Tourette Syndrome, anxiety, sensory or other learning difficulties. A companion or carer may attend for free. (£7*)

February 2020 8 now Classical Music

Sun 9 Feb 3pm, Milton Court BBC Singers Family Concert Join the BBC Singers, conductor Alexander L'Estrange and a special guest for a fun-filled, interactive family concert suitable for ages 5+. (£10–16*)

Sun 9 Feb 7pm London Symphony Orchestra/ Noseda Culminating with Shostakovich’s Ninth Symphony, this all-Russian programme includes Prokofiev’s First Symphony and Violin Concerto, performed by Roman Simovic, and Mussorgsky’s depiction of dawn over the Moscow River. (£16–57*)

Mon 10 Feb 7.30pm Lise Davidsen in recital with James Baillieu The luxurious warmth of Davidsen’s soprano will be on full display in an evening of songs and lieder at their most darkly romantic, from Brahms, Strauss, Sibelius and Grieg. (£15–36*)

Wed 12 Feb 6.30pm LSO Half Six Fix/Rattle: Lise Davidsen © Ray Burmiston Beethoven Symphony No 9 A hit of live music before you head home or All concerts take place in the Barbican Fri 7 Feb 12.30pm, LSO St Luke’s Hall unless otherwise stated go out. Sir Simon Rattle conducts Beethoven’s LSO Discovery Free last symphonic epic, a piece that burst open 1 & 2 Feb, Across the Centre Friday Lunchtime Concert the doors on a radical future for the symphony. (£12–37*) Beethoven Weekender From Russia with Love: Make the most of your lunchbreak and enjoy a Inside Out free, 45-minute informal concert of Thu 13 Feb 7.30pm Hear all nine symphonies by Ludwig van Russian chamber music. (Free) LSO/Rattle Beethoven in the ultimate celebration Combining emotive force with theatricality, of the man, the music, and his place Fri 7 Feb 7.30pm Sir Simon Rattle sheds light on Beethoven’s in our time, introduced by Beethoven retelling of the Passion story and Berg’s lyrical specialist John Suchet. (£25–45*) BBC Symphony Orchestra: Mendelssohn’s Elijah Violin Concerto played by Lisa Batiashvili. (£16–57*) Thu 6 Feb 7.30pm Sakari Oramo conducts a stunning quartet of Evgeny Kissin plays Beethoven soloists for Mendelssohn’s Elijah, his great choral masterpiece of grandeur and soulfulness which Kissin finds something timeless and yet new is a musical telling of the story of the prophet. every time he encounters Beethoven. Here he (£12–40*) tackles three of the great Piano Sonatas: the Waldstein, Tempest and Pathétique. (£15–81*)

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Thu 13 Feb 7.30pm, Milton Court Wed 19 Feb 7.30pm 24 Feb–2 Mar, Silk Street Theatre Igor Levit plays Igor Levit plays Beethoven, The Angel Esmeralda Messiaen and Shostakovich Bartók and Brahms Guildhall School presents the world Our Featured Artist performs a revelatory Featured Artist Igor Levit smashes through premiere of a new opera commissioned by chamber version of Shostakovich’s the bounds of the conventional piano Scottish Opera, adapted from Don DeLillo’s haunted final symphony in a pared-down recital, in an absorbing programme short story with music by Lliam Paterson transcription for piano trio plus placing Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge, Brahms’s and libretto by Pamela Carter. (£25*) percussion, alongside Messiaen’s ecstatic Haydn Variations and Bartók’s Sonata in vision of the infinite. (£15–41*) electrifying counterpoint. (£15–41*) Tue 25 Feb 7.30pm, Hall Simon Trpcˇ eski in recital Fri 14 Feb 1pm, LSO St Luke’s Thu 20 Feb 7.30pm, Milton Court A flamboyant recital from the charismatic ECHO Rising Stars: Academy of Ancient Music: pianist, who pairs Prokofiev’s gentle Simon Höfele Thomas Dunford Grandmother’s Tales with his steely wartime Sonata alongside poetical Brahms, virtuosic An artist who doesn’t acknowledge Virtuosic lutenist Thomas Dunford joins the Liszt and a dazzling solo transcription by artistic boundaries, Höfele’s programme Academy of Ancient Music to direct and Mussorgsky. (£15–41*) includes Ligeti’s astonishing Mysteries perform an enthralling programme of Bach of the Macabre alongside a specially and Vivaldi showcasing the lute’s attributes as a commissioned work by Miroslav Srnka and solo instrument. (£15–35*) Thu 27 Feb 7.30pm a string of Gershwin transcriptions. (£12*) LSO/Chan Fri 21 Feb 1pm, LSO St Luke’s Ravel’s ecstatic music for Daphnis and Fri 14 Feb 7.30pm & Sat 15 Feb 2.30pm ECHO Rising Stars: Chloe follows Rachmaninov’s fiendish Anton & Erin Third Piano Concerto with young Czech Pablo Ferrández star Lukáš Vondrácek and a joyous Dance Those Magical Movies brings the magic This brilliant young cellist shows how dance suite by American composer of cinema to the dancefloor, in this brand-new passionate he is about communicating Elizabeth Ogonek. (£16–57*) show from the nation’s favourite ballroom through music in a recital of Rachmaninov, couple. (£21.50–49.50*) Bruch and a new commission from Spanish Thu 27 Feb 7.30pm, Milton Court film music doyen Antón García Abril. (£12*) Sat 15 Feb 7pm, LSO St Luke’s Beethoven: The Last Three LSO Discovery Sat 22 Feb, Across the Centre Piano Sonatas Soundhub Showcase BBC SO Total Immersion: Guildhall School’s Faculty Artist Series celebrates 250 years since Beethoven’s LSO musicians perform new work by Alex Ho Anders Hillborg birth with his Piano Sonatas Nos 30, 31 and Sun Keting developed through the LSO This Total Immersion day is a tantalising & 32, performed by Head of Keyboard Discovery Soundhub scheme, which enables opportunity to learn more about Anders Studies Ronan O’Hora. (£15*) young composers to explore, collaborate and Hillborg the man and to feel the embrace of his experiment. Expect the unexpected. (£8*) fresh, soulful and atmospheric music. (£37–60*) Fri 28 Feb 8pm Sun 16 Feb 7pm BBC SO/Jules Buckley with Sat 22 Feb 7.30pm Lianne La Havas LSO/Rattle BBC SO Total Immersion: Soprano Iwona Sobotka takes centre-stage for Anders Hillborg – Swedish The soulful music of Lianne La Havas is a powerful account of Berg’s Lulu Suite – given the live symphonic treatment by the a haunting portrait of the darker aspects of Maverick BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted and human nature – preceding Beethoven’s epic The culmination of the BBC SO’s focus arranged by the BBC SO’s new Creative Artist Ninth Symphony. (£16–57*) on Anders Hillborg features the UK in Association, Jules Buckley. (£20–35*) premiere of Violin Concerto No 1 with Carolin Widmann and Peacock Tails with clarinettist Martin Fröst. (£12–40*)

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February 2020 10 now Theatre & Dance

Until 1 Feb, Theatre 3–13 Feb, Milton Court Studio Theatre 19–22 Feb, The Pit Kiss & Cry Collective The Royale Diverse City Cold Blood Guildhall School Mid Life London International Written by Marco Ramirez (Orange is the New Three women paused at a moment in time – Mime Festival Black), a black boxer in the racially segregated the menopause – talk about their fears, confront Dancing hands star in elaborate miniature sets, America of 1905 bids to become heavyweight losses and invite acceptance as they unpack filmed live to become epic on a big screen in this champion of the world. (£10*) their real-life stories with soaring humour, wonderfully whimsical production exploring the honesty and rage. (£18*) fleeting fragility of life. (£16–28*) 10–15 Feb, Milton Court Theatre Earthquakes in London 21–29 Feb, Theatre Viviana Durante Company Until 11 Feb, Milton Court Studio Theatre Guildhall School Gut Isadora Now An all-pervasive fear of the future collides with Guildhall School the guilty pleasures of the present to drive Mike Legendary ballerina Viviana Durante is joined by an all-female ensemble to pay tribute to New parents overcome by doubt and fear Bartlett’s epic rollercoaster of a play from 1968 to 2525 and back again. (£10*) Isadora Duncan, timeless feminist icon and about who they can trust are thrust to a mother of modern dance. (£16–50*) devastating breaking point in Frances Poet’s taut, psychological thriller. (£10*)

Mid Life encourages more openness around the subject of menopause. Image © Chelsey Cliff

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Award-winning director Orla O’Loughlin tells us about her debut season as Vice Principal and Director of Drama at Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

O’Loughlin’s current job unites two important ‘Women’s voices and women playwrights Gut loves in her life: theatre and training. She have always been high in my thinking because 31 Jan–11 Feb spent her early 20s as a teacher in London, things are not yet equal. As an artistic director, The Royale before a Masters in directing at the Central I have it within my gift to redress the balance 3–13 Feb School of Speech and Drama saw her take and mindfully consider whose stories are a journey that four years later saw her as being told, by whom and for whom.’ Earthquakes in London 10–15 Feb Associate Director at the Royal Court Theatre, Also coming up is award-winning psychological before her most recent role as Artistic Director thriller Gut, by Frances Poet; The Royale, See left for details at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh. which tells the story of Jack Johnson, the ‘I’ve always had education in my bones,’ boxer who in the Jim Crow era became she says. ‘When this role came up I thought the most famous black man on Earth; and this could be the perfect combination of so Mike Bartlett’s Earthquakes in London. many things I’ve dedicated my life to: training, That the season is asking many questions creating new work, and pushing for change of society and delving into issues of race, in the sector. From the top down, as an artistic gender, power and equality, is because director, you commission, develop and curate it’s a reflection of what O’Loughlin thinks the artists and work you feel is relevant, but is timely to examine right now. ‘Why do there’s something limiting about creating we make art? Who do we make it for? change from the top. The most powerful Who is being represented and what do change comes from the grassroots, from we have to say?’ she asks rhetorically. those coming into the industry asking the ‘It’s our great privilege as artists to tough questions and shaking things up. understand our work can have deep ‘Engaging and supporting the next generation personal, social and political impact. is my way of making a difference. I believe ‘So when was there a better time in history art can change the world and I think theatre than now to take the big questions on? is the way I can best make my contribution. Everyone and everything feels uncertain at Photo: Paul Cochrane ‘This isn’t about trying to catch up with the the moment: locally, nationally, globally and industry, it’s about taking a lead and we have it we need to make sense of where we have within our power with the Guildhall/Barbican been and where we may be heading. At alliance to create the future we want to see.’ these tipping point moments when so Any director’s inaugural season will be seen as much threatens to tear us apart we a statement of intent, and O’Loughlin knows urgently need to acknowledge that no matter how many mission statements our shared humanity, and or vision documents are written, people will theatre provides us with judge you by the work you stage. What she’s the perfect means to chosen is no different to the programme gather and do just that.’ she would present ‘in the real world’. ‘Our acting students are wonderfully representative in terms of class, race, gender so it was important that we programme work that speaks to them and represents them,’ she says. The season includes a new commission by Olivier Award-winning Stef Smith, a ‘world class playwright,’ says O’Loughlin who’s worked with the writer previously and will be directing her new version of Antigone in March.

For full programme information, Details of prices are available online. Barbican Members receive 20% off, Business Members including artist line ups, please receive 25% off selected events. Join Young Barbican and get tickets for just £5, £10 or £15 visit barbican.org.uk *Booking Fees: £3 per online transaction, £4 by phone. No fee in person.

February 2020 12 now Contemporary Music

All events take place in the Barbican Hall

Sat 8 Feb 8pm Julian Cope A Brutalist The former Teardrop Explodes frontman and ambassador of all things alternative performs his solo psych- pop back catalogue. (£25–32.50*) band

17 & 18 Feb 8pm These New Puritans return this Max Richter: Voices month with a new show, composed specifically for the Barbican Hall The world premiere of contemporary which includes collaborations composer Max Richter’s new piece, with filmmakers, artists and written for an orchestra with radically photographers. We caught up with reimagined instrumentation. (£35–45*) the band’s Jack and George Barnett, to hear about it. Thu 20 Feb 7.30pm What can we expect from Salvador Sobral The Blue Door? With a soulful mix of traditional and Jack: ‘This is a show in itself. It’ll be split contemporary sounds, the Portuguese between completely new music and singer-songwriter gives his first reinterpretations of previous music. We’re London performance. (£20–30*) putting together an unclassifiable brutalist band – so there will be elements of our touring group, industrial elements, classical Fri 21 Feb 7.30pm elements, electronic, beauty, brutality… Imagining Ireland big percussive moments and moments of Some of the brightest voices in Irish literature, total stillness. That’s what we’re planning music and poetry come together. Featuring anyway. I like music that is human, but SOAK, Radie Peat, Denise Chaila, Deborah sharp at the same time. It’s got to cut you What do you find attractive about Levy and more. (£20–25*) a little bit, it can’t be too comfortable.’ combining sound and visuals in this George: 'It’s the best possible way? How do you ensure there’s a balance between the two, so one Wed 26 Feb 7.30pm way we could perform our music, in the best possible venue.’ doesn’t overshadow the other? Eliades Ochoa How are you approaching Jack: ‘Combining visual and musical things + Omar Puente the development of the stage is natural for us, maybe because as kids we The former Buena Vista Social Club guitarist installation, and visuals? used to do it – I would make music and George makes a rare London appearance, with would help, and George would design things George: ‘This show will be an extension and I’d help out – it’s a continuation of that. support from jazz-classical-Caribbean of the imagery of the album, extending the fusionist Omar Puente. (£20–35*) visual world of TNP. We’ve been a part of ‘With a lot of stage production, it can be everything visual on this record – we get a competition of who’s got the biggest Sat 29 Feb 8pm guests in to work on visual things but it’s laser – whereas if you’re not U2 then Efterklang always a collaboration and with this record it’s better to turn inwards, make it more we’ve had the privilege of collaborating handmade, more English, take advantage + Kristín Anna with some of the most brilliant artists of the freedom involved in people not Singing in their native tongue for the first around: Daniel Askill, Harley Weir, Freya having rock show expectations of you.’ time, the Danish trio perform their first studio Don, Soojin Chang, Hans-Henning Korb These New Puritans: The Blue Door album in seven years, alongside material and Angelo Pennetta. This show will be 23 Feb from their back catalogue. (£20–25*) an extension of those painterly images.’ (£17–22.50*)

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With thanks The City of London Corporation, Art & Design founder and principal funder Centre Partner Christie Digital

Major Supporters Arts Council England Esmeé Fairbairn Foundation Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement Until 16 Feb, The Curve Mon 3 Feb, Frobisher Auditorium 1 The National Lottery Heritage Fund Trevor Paglen: Francesca Torzo Terra Foundation for American Art UBS From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly’ Architecture on Stage Wellcome Discover how autonomous computer vision Francesca Torzo founded her practice in Genoa in has developed embedded with hidden politics, 2008 – she joins us to present her recent projects, Business Supporters biases and stereotypes in this exhibition including the Z33 Museum in Belgium. (£15*) Aberdeen Standard Investments revealing the powerful forces at play in AI Allford Hall Monaghan Morris – now in its final weeks. (Free admission) Audible Mon 10 Feb, Theatre Bank of America Merrill Lynch Maccreanor Lavington Bloomberg 20 Feb–17 May, Art Gallery Architecture on Stage Calvin Klein CMS Masculinities: Liberation Since its founding in 1992, the work of Crédit Agricole through Photography Maccreanor Lavington has helped to shape UK DLA Piper housing. Co-founders Richard Lavington and DHL Inside Out Gerard Maccreanor discuss recent works. (£15*) Howden M&A Limited Examining representations of masculinity Leigh Day through photography and film, this exhibition Thu 20 Feb, Frobisher Auditorium 1 Linklaters LLP considers how masculinity has been coded, Mount Street, Mayfair performed and socially constructed from Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter National Australia Bank the 1960s to the present day. (£15/17) Architecture on Stage Natrium Capital Limited Danish architects Søren Johansen and Sebastian Newgate Communications Skovsted discuss their recent works across Pinsent Masons Denmark, which delicately blend landscape, Reed Smith architecture and heritage. (£15*) Slaughter and May Taittinger Champagne tp bennett UBS

Trusts & Grantmakers Austin & Hope Pilkington Trust Classical Futures Europe and the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a donor advised fund of the London Community Foundation Edge Foundation Jonathan Ruffer Curatorial Research Grant from the Art Fund

We also want to thank the Barbican Patrons, donors to Name a Seat and those who contribute to the Barbican Fund.

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For full programme information, Full details of prices are available online. Barbican Members and Business Members get free entry to including opening times, please Gallery exhibitions. Join Young Barbican and get tickets to selected events for just £5. visit barbican.org.uk *Booking Fees: 60p per online transaction, 70p by phone. No fee in person.

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Katie Mitchell and Alice Birch's adaptation of Orlando blends theatre and live action. Seen here at Schaubühne Berlin. Photo: Stephen Cummiskey

2–5 Apr, Theatre Orlando Virginia Woolf’s ground-breaking novel about gender fluidity is given a fresh look by regular collaborators Katie Mitchell and Alice Birch. As Orlando travels across 400 years, numerous countries and many lovers, we are taken along on the adventure through Mitchell’s blend of theatre, live broadcast and recorded film, and Orlando’s own mischievous looks to the audience.

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18 Mar, Milton Court 17 Apr, Milton Court Alison Balsom: Sketches of Spain Shards Miles Davis’s extraordinary follow-up to Kind of Blue saw him strike out in An extraordinary combination of synths, percussion and the human a new direction. Working with arranger Gil Evans he took inspiration from voice, Shards is a vocal group led by singer and producer Kieran Spanish folk and classical music, creating a trumpet masterclass that has Brunt which has its roots right here at the Barbican. Following a gone down as one of the greatest jazz albums of all time. As part of her performance with Terry Riley, we invited Brunt to form a choral Milton Court Artist-in-Residence season, Guildhall School alumna Balsom group for Nils Frahm’s Possibly Colliding festival, which led to the takes on this landmark record with Guildhall Jazz Orchestra, offering their pair collaborating on choral arrangements for Frahm’s album take on a work that remains as fresh today as when it was first released. All Melody. Now, Shards will perform their debut album, Find Sound, a series of mini sonic paintings, each adding up to an overall picture of the emotional confusion of early adulthood.

Toyin Ojih Odutola. Introductions: Early Embodiment from A Countervailing Theory, 2019. © Toyin Ojih Odutola. Fix Me (2009) Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

26 Mar–26 Jul, The Curve 1–30 Jun, Cinema Toyin Ojih Odutola: A Countervailing Theory Inner States Exploring an imagined ancient myth for her first ever UK exhibition, At a time when social norms are rapidly changing and the boundaries Nigerian-American artist Toyin Ojih Odutola creates an epic cycle of between private and public are less and less clear, this season of new work that unfurls through our 90 metre gallery. Working exclusively films shot from a first person perspective offers a profound insight in drawing materials, including pastel and charcoal, Ojih Odutola’s into a cinematic account of the self and its relation to others and works often take the form of enormous portraits, which retain an to the world. Including the work of Raed Andoni, Laurie Anderson intimacy despite their scale. She approaches the process of drawing as and Sha Qing, each film offers a journey to the inner sanctum of an investigative practice, proposing speculative fictions that invite the the self: be it the experience of loss, loneliness, madness, or just the viewer to enter her vision of an uncannily familiar, yet fantastical world. simplicity of keen observation from a unique vantage point. Part of Inside Out

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New Perspectives

This shot of the stippled concrete pillars reflected on the blue water by Bunyan Court was taken by photographer Theo Jones (@theodorejj). Discover how the water is kept blue and how the concrete pillars here – and around the Centre – were stippled among other interesting facts on one of our tours. Start your journey of discovery at barbican.org.uk/tours

Brutalist

RIBA Collections, Barbican Estate: typical elevation Valentine of a terrace block, 1966 Grand design With views over the Lakeside to fall in love Light the spark of love at the Aperitivi bar, where with, Osteria makes a romantic spot for a the cocktail list offers a twist on traiditional This archive architectural drawing by Valentine’s Day meal. Our Italian restaurant Italian offerings, such as Negroni, Bellini and Chamberlain Powell and Bonn shows the focusses on produce and seasonality, paired a signature aperitivo, the Mezzoemezzo. designs for a typical elevation of a terrace with regional wines including famous Barolos, If food is the music of love, eat on. block on the Barbican estate, drawn in Supertuscans, and indigenous grape varieties 1966. You can see the arch-shaped theme by new generation winemakers from Puglia, Discover all our dining options at frequently found around the Centre clearly Sicily and Sardinia – a match made in heaven. barbican.org.uk/food shown here. Take home a print of this piece of history from our shop on Level G, and brighten up your own architectural haven.

17 barbican.org.uk now soon always My Barbican: Tamara Anderson Our Cinema Curator shares her favourite spots around the Centre. GAlways open Always free Everyone’s journey starts on Level G, where you can relax, meet, eat and enjoy our iconic building. Our Level G programme offers free installations and events in our public spaces, all year round. This month Squish Space Various dates, 10am-4pm A sensory launch pad for children under five and their families to play, touch and think with tactile objects. Beech Gardens Big Barbican Adventure Explore the Barbican in this do-it-yourself Level 3 High Walks Beech Gardens adventure trail for families. Maps available If you’re coming to the main Centre from I choose the Lakeside for a spot of people- from the Tickets & Information Desk. Barbican tube station, use the Level 3 high- watching (and an ice cream cone from The BTHVN on Tour Until 7 Feb walks. As you exit the station, carry on up the Kitchen), but to sit quietly with a book on sunny DHL and Beethoven-Haus Bonn’s fascinating stairs, across the pedestrian bridge; go straight lunchtimes, my first choice is the Beech Gardens exhibition offers an insight into the life, work ahead, keeping right – pausing for a dizzying on Level 3. Laid out in 2015 by Dr Nigel Dunnett, and legacy of the great composer, displaying view upwards at the foot of Shakespeare Tower best-known for his planting at the Olympic Park, personal objects and historic scores up close. – then diagonally across the Sculpture Court this trio of raised beds is stunning year-round, and in through the double doors. I look back from the lime-green euphorbia in the spring, to Trevor Paglen: with regret at all the years I spent scuttling along the grasses and seed heads in winter. From ’Apple’ to ’Anomaly’ the Beech Street tunnel before I realised this Until 13 Feb, The Curve splendid, car-free approach existed. Explore the underbelly of our digital world Box B in this exhibition revealing the powerful I’m almost loathe to give this away, but for me and often hidden forces at play. the best place to watch a film at the Barbican is from Box B in Cinema 1. This won’t work if you’re Lumen Art Projects : the kind of person who likes to sit right down the Playing Democracy by Ling Tan front, near the screen: the box is at the back of 27 Feb–31 May the auditorium. But if you’re not, well, watching Question the social structures that shape a film from here – in a private box, with easy the way in which we live our lives through access to the bar – feels wonderfully exclusive, social play in this interactive installation. ‘regal’ almost. Pick up a guide to the Barbican and our Level G Barbican Library I tell everyone who’ll listen – that is, anyone programme from the Ticket who comes regularly to the Barbican, or lives Desk inside the shop or works nearby – to join the Barbican Library. I’ve lived up and down the UK, and it’s the best I’ve found. They have a fabulous collection of exhibition catalogues and arty coffee-table books, which they trust you to borrow and take home, unlike most places who insist you consult them on-site. And the Just Arrived section is every bit as appetising as the one in Foyles. Of course, you’ll need to get there early – before me! Level 3 High Walk

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calendar Feb 2020

Sat 1 event venue tickets page Sun 16 event venue tickets page 11am–7pm Beethoven Weekender Across the Centre £25–45* 9 11am–8pm Trevor Paglen: From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly’ The Curve Free 14 11am–8pm Trevor Paglen: From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly’ The Curve Free 14 7pm LSO/Rattle Hall £16–57* 10 2pm Gut Milton Court Studio Theatre £10* 11 5.55pm Met Opera Live: Porgy and Bess Cinema 1 £37* 8 Mon 17 7.30pm Gut Milton Court Studio Theatre £10* 11 8pm Max Richter: Voices Hall £35-45* 13 7.45pm Kiss & Cry Collective: Cold Blood Theatre £16–28* 11 Tue 18 Sun 2 6.30pm Second Sight: New Commissions + panel discussion Cinema 2 £12* 8 11am–7pm Beethoven Weekender Across the Centre £25–45* 9 8pm Max Richter: Voices Hall £35-45* 13 11am–8pm Trevor Paglen: From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly’ The Curve Free 14 Wed 19 Mon 3 6.30pm LIAF: Inside the Mind Cinema 2 £12* 8 11am–8pm Trevor Paglen: From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly’ The Curve Free 14 7.30pm Igor Levit plays Beethoven, Bartók and Brahms Hall £15–41* 10 7pm Architecture on Stage: Francesca Torzo Frobisher Auditorium 1 £15* 14 7.45pm Diverse City: Mid Life The Pit £18* 11 7.30pm The Royale Milton Court Studio Theatre £10* 11 Thu 20 Tue 4 10am–9pm Masculinities: Liberation through Photography Art Gallery £15 14 11am–8pm Trevor Paglen: From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly’ The Curve Free 14 7pm Architecture on Stage: Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter Frobisher Auditorium 1 £15* 14 2pm The Royale Milton Court Studio Theatre £10* 11 7.30pm AAM: Thomas Dunford Milton Court £15–35* 10 6.05pm Science on Screen: Pather Panchali + presentation £12* 7 7.30pm Salvador Sobral Hall £20-30* 13 7.30pm The Royale Milton Court Studio Theatre £10* 11 7.45pm Diverse City: Mid Life The Pit £18* 11

Wed 5 Fri 21 7.30pm Gut Milton Court Studio Theatre £10* 11 10am–9pm Masculinities: Liberation through Photography Art Gallery £15 14 1pm ECHO Rising Stars: Pablo Ferrández LSO St Luke’s £12* 10 Thu 6 7.30pm Imagining Ireland Hall £20-25* 13 11am–9pm Trevor Paglen: From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly’ The Curve Free 14 7.45pm Diverse City: Mid Life The Pit £18* 11 2pm Gut Milton Court Studio Theatre £10* 11 7.45pm Viviana Durante Company: Isadora Now Theatre £16–50* 11 7.30pm Evgeny Kissin plays Beethoven Hall £15–81* 9 7.30pm Gut Milton Court Studio Theatre £10* 11 Sat 22 10am–9pm Masculinities: Liberation through Photography Art Gallery £17 14 Fri 7 10.30am BBC SO Total Immersion: Anders Hillborg – Films Cinema 1 £8* 10 11am–8pm Trevor Paglen: From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly’ The Curve Free 14 1.30pm BBC SO Total Immersion: Anders Hillborg – 12.30pm LSO Discovery Free Friday Lunchtime Concert LSO St Luke’s Free 9 Chamber Music Milton Court £12* 10 7.30pm BBC Symphony Orchestra: Mendelssohn’s Elijah Hall £12–40* 9 3pm Diverse City: Mid Life The Pit £18* 11 7.30pm The Royale Milton Court Studio Theatre £10* 11 4pm BBC SO Total Immersion: Anders Hillborg – BBC Singers St Giles’ Cripplegate £12* 10 Sat 8 7.30pm BBC SO/Oramo: Anders Hillborg – Swedish Maverick Hall £12–40* 10 11am–8pm Trevor Paglen: From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly’ The Curve Free 14 7.45pm Diverse City: Mid Life The Pit £18* 11 2pm The Royale Milton Court Studio Theatre £10* 11 7.45pm Viviana Durante Company: Isadora Now Theatre £16–50* 11 7.30pm The Royale Milton Court Studio Theatre £10* 11 8pm Julian Cope Hall £25–32.50* Sun 23 10am–6pm Masculinities: Liberation through Photography Art Gallery £17 14 Sun 9 2pm Second Sight: Archive Films Cinema 2 £12* 8 11am–8pm Trevor Paglen: From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly’ The Curve Free 14 8pm These New Puritans: The Blue Door Hall £17-22.50* 13 3pm BBC Singers Family Concert Milton Court £10–16* 9 7pm LSO/Noseda Hall £16–57* 9

Mon 10 event venue tickets page Mon 24 event venue tickets page 11am–8pm Trevor Paglen: From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly’ The Curve Free 14 10am–6pm Masculinities: Liberation through Photography Art Gallery £17 14 7pm Architecture on Stage: Maccreanor Lavington Theatre £15* 14 7pm The Angel Esmeralda Silk Street Theatre £25* 10 7.30pm Gut Milton Court Studio Theatre £10* 11 7.30pm Earthquakes in London Milton Court Theatre £10* 11 Tue 25 7.30pm Lise Davidsen in recital with James Baillieu Hall £15–36* 9 10am–6pm Masculinities: Liberation through Photography Art Gallery £17 14 7.30pm Simon Trpcˇ eski in recital Hall £15–41* 10 Tue 11 7.45pm Viviana Durante Company: Isadora Now Theatre £16–50* 11 11am–8pm Trevor Paglen: From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly’ The Curve Free 14 2pm Gut Milton Court Studio Theatre £10* 11 Wed 26 6.20pm The Juniper Tree + ScreenTalk Cinema 1 £13.50* 7 10am–6pm Masculinities: Liberation through Photography Art Gallery £17 14 7.30pm Earthquakes in London Milton Court Theatre £10* 11 6.30pm Her Lens, His Story: Love Letter + Intro Cinema 1 £12* 8 7.30pm Gut Milton Court Studio Theatre £10* 11 7pm The Angel Esmeralda Silk Street Theatre £25* 10 7.30pm Eliades Ochoa Hall £20-35* 13 Wed 12 7.45pm Viviana Durante Company: Isadora Now Theatre £16–50* 11 11am–8pm Trevor Paglen: From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly’ The Curve Free 14 6.30pm LSO Half Six Fix: Beethoven Symphony No 9 Hall £12–37* 9 Thu 27 7.30pm Earthquakes in London Milton Court Theatre £10* 11 10am–9pm Masculinities: Liberation through Photography Art Gallery £17 14 7.30pm The Royale Milton Court Studio Theatre £10* 11 2pm Afternoon Arts: Girl with a Pearl Earring Cinema 2 £10.50 8 7pm Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests Reel #10 + live music by Leif Cinema 1 £12.50* 8 Thu 13 7.30pm LSO/Chan Hall £16–57* 10 11am–9pm Trevor Paglen: From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly’ The Curve Free 14 7.30pm Beethoven: The Last Three Piano Sonatas Milton Court £15* 10 2pm Afternoon Arts: In Search of Beethoven Cinema 2 £10.50* 8 7.45pm Viviana Durante Company: Isadora Now Theatre £16–50* 11 2pm Earthquakes in London Milton Court Theatre £10* 11 2pm The Royale Milton Court Studio Theatre £10* 11 Fri 28 7.30pm Earthquakes in London Milton Court Theatre £10* 11 10am–9pm Masculinities: Liberation through Photography Art Gallery £17 14 7.30pm Igor Levit plays Messiaen and Shostakovich Milton Court £15–41* 9 6.20pm Her Lens, His Story: Head On + Intro Cinema 3 £12* 8 7.30pm LSO/Rattle Hall £16–57* 9 7pm The Angel Esmeralda Silk Street Theatre £25* 10 7.30pm The Royale Milton Court Studio Theatre £10* 11 7.45pm Viviana Durante Company: Isadora Now Theatre £16–50* 11 8pm BBC SO/Jules Buckley with Lianne La Havas Hall £20–35* 10 Fri 14 11am–9pm Trevor Paglen: From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly’ The Curve Free 14 Sat 29 1pm ECHO Rising Stars: Simon Höfele LSO St Luke’s £12* 10 10am–9pm Masculinities: Liberation through Photography Art Gallery £17 14 2pm Earthquakes in London Milton Court Theatre £10* 11 5.55pm Met Opera Live: Agrippina Cinema 1 £37* 8 8.45pm My Twisted Valentine: Je t’aime moi non plus Cinema 3 £12* 8 7.45pm Viviana Durante Company: Isadora Now Theatre £16–50* 11 7.30pm Anton & Erin Hall £21.50–49.50* 10 8pm Efterklang Hall £20-25* 13 7.30pm Earthquakes in London Milton Court Theatre £10* 11

Sat 15 11am–8pm Trevor Paglen: From ‘Apple’ to ‘Anomaly’ The Curve Free 14 2.30pm Anton & Erin Hall £21.50–49.50* 10 7pm LSO Discovery Soundhub Showcase LSO St Luke’s £8* 10 7.30pm Earthquakes in London Milton Court Theatre £10* 11

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