season review 2014 / 15 1 barbican.org.uk Forewords Managing Director, Kenyon Nicholas Sir not more be exciting. Join us on the journey. of the cultural hub in the City, the future could us more accessible than ever, and the prospect With the imminent arrival of Crossrail to make that the Barbican is aunique, amazing venue. abroad. Our commercial events spread the word relayed, reaching huge audiences nationwide and These events were all broadcast, streamed, or Philharmoniker and theLondon Symphony Orchestra. of Productions’ staging Friedman Sonia in Cumberbatch in the Barbican’s of co-production Antigone of ourcharismatic day: Binoche Juliette performers We some of have to the fortunate most attract been and technicalplanners, services staff. support artistic performers, and artists of our commitment This remarkable achievement the reflects has travelled afield, further than ever before. for aprogramme that ranges more widely, and We’ve had our highest attendance figures ever adventurousness. and openness with responded wealth of events to audiences, its who have year the Barbican has an offered extraordinary celebrate our common humanity. Over the past togetherbring people in shared communities, and to understandthem our to fractured try world, Now, more than ever, We we the need arts. need Hamlet ; and Sir Simon with the Rattle Berliner

Sir Nicholas Kenyon © Sheila Rock ; Benedict ; Benedict Chairman, Barbican Centre Board John Tomlinson will benefit thewholeof thecapital andthe UK. deliver athrillingfuture for thisarea of Londonthat developing withour partnershave the potential to enhance ouroverall offer. Theambitious planswe’re heritage, learningandentertainment willfurther a globallyrenowned destinationfor thearts, transform thenorth-west of theSquare Mileinto boroughs, whiletheCity’sboldplansto a hugelypositive impact inourneighbouringeast creative learningprogramme continuesto have Closer to hometheBarbicanandGuildhallSchool’s tickets booked from 97different countries. audience to ourprogramme attheCentre with the USA. We’ve alsoattracted an international Juliette BinocheinAntigone Revolution touring work suchasthe hugely popularDigital This year we have becomemore globalthan ever, creativity anddynamismof theCityitself. plays akey role, fittingly complementingthe of London’sartisticoffer inwhichtheBarbican A majorreason for thissuccessisthequality as well astheworld's leading financial centre. confirmed itasthetop globaltourist destination live, work anddobusiness.Recent reports have London isarguably theleading globalcityto exhibition to Stockholm andAthens

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2 © Nicholas Triantafyllou Barbican Season Review 2014/15 3 barbican.org.uk September 2014 Neighbouring Sounds,Brazil 2013 DirKleberMendonça is atitsmostexplosive. at atimewhenurbangrowth urban planningandglobalisation debates aboutarchitecture, by aprogramme of talks and Screenings were complemented cities have beendepicted infilms. looked athow urbanlife and The CityVisionsfilm season Visions City @BarbicanCentre #cityvisions festival #cityvisions @meikoderen for your amazing for your amazing shocking. Thank you Thank shocking. heartbreaking and Beyond insightful, ‘(Director) Thomas Ostermeier involves Ostermeier ‘(Director) Thomas the Schaubühne Berlin, AnEnemy of thePeople ©ArnoDeclair An Enemy of thePeople Guardian audience to thrilling effect as Ibsen’s as effect drama to thrilling audience scales new heights of new excitement fascination’ heights and scales HHHHH pertinent mirror for ourtimes. reinterpreted Ibsen’swork asa theatre directors who each most innovative international productions from someof today’s Season brought together three Germany, theInternational Ibsen from Australia, France and Featuring leading companies season Ibsen International

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Boy Blue Entertainment, A Night with Boy Blue © Tristram Kenton Inspiring people to discover Membership 15 / and love the arts During the year, we made The year 2014/15 was a record significant improvements to 8,000 increase one for audiences at the Barbican our membership scheme, Centre. A total of 1.2 million while continuing to invest in the in Young Barbican membership people attended a Barbican event audiences of the future with our during the year, a rise of 27% fast-growing Young Barbican on 2013/14 and even surpassing membership. Young Barbican audience numbers during our offers up to 50,000 affordable 87% of UK cinemas record 2012 Olympic year. tickets to 14–25-year-olds every year, with the changes we’ve broadcast Hamlet live Hamlet made to the scheme leading Sonia Friedman Productions’ to an increase of 8,000 young Hamlet, starring Benedict people signed up as members. Barbican 2014 Season Review Cumberbatch, saw phenomenal 1.2 million attendances demand for tickets and Young people was one of the UK’s fastest- Our commitment to giving young selling theatre shows ever. people the chance to experience the arts was also reflected in the Demand for the show was truly Creative Learning manifesto, global. Bookings were received Helping Young People Find Their Barbican Ambassadors from 74 different countries and Creative Voice. This manifesto was Our Barbican Ambassadors the play was broadcast via NT launched to celebrate the fifth undertake targeted work across Live to 25 nations and 87% of UK anniversary of the Barbican and communities in east London, cinemas, making it the highest- Guildhall School’s joint Creative bringing new audiences to our grossing ‘event cinema’ opening Learning division. It included events both within the building of the year. The production ambitious pledges to enable young and beyond. Their work was also attracted a significant new people to access and experience complemented earlier this year by audience to the Centre, with arts events, explore their own a successful new programme of 56% of tickets being booked by creativity and develop the skills taster events and activities involving customers who had never bought required in a 21st-century economy. local communities and schools tickets to a Barbican event before. in the build up to the summer’s This investment in new audiences Walthamstow Garden Party and and participants is also reflected Barking Town Square Street Party. in our work with schools. Over the past year our Big Barbican Workshop has given school groups the opportunity to spend a day exploring all the art forms on offer at the Barbican, while a new schools tour has been created to complement recent 6 © Tristram Kenton Blue © Tristram A Night with Boy Blue Entertainment, Boy Barbican Art Gallery exhibitions. Works by Bernd & Hilla Becher, Constructing Worlds © Chris Jackson/Getty Images ‘Apart from the elegance of Constructing Worlds: the concept, the work shown Photography and is terrific and well-chosen. Architecture in the There is a nice balance of styles, Modern Age attitudes and subjects’ Constructing Worlds explored the relationship between architecture and photography, bringing together Observer 250 images from eighteen leading international

barbican.org.uk Constructing Worlds: Photography and photographers whose work has changed the way Architecture in the Modern Age we think about the world in which we live. Since premiering at the Barbican, Constructing Worlds has toured to Madrid for PhotoEspaña, where it was 7 November 2014 November voted the best exhibition in this international festival. 15 Just Jam / A partnership with online channel Just Jam saw the cutting-edge talents of the UK and international bass, house and grime music scene take over the Barbican Hall. Combining live music, dance and specially commissioned visual and audience interaction, the event recreated Just Jam’s distinctive atmosphere on a massive scale. Barbican 2014 Season Review ‘… a rare and welcome opportunity to get seriously grimey in a very grand setting’ Time Out Just Jam

Novelist and Mumdance, Just Jam © Just Jam December 2014 December 8 9 barbican.org.uk An international, cross-arts programme reached 800,000 people people 800,000 reached Work UK the outside toured nations 97 different from booked Tickets

Ninagawa Company, Kafka on the Shore © Takahiro Watanabe An international, Regular Barbican partner Global reach home, Magnificent Obsessions 15 / cross-arts programme Complicite curated this year’s Our international approach to travelled to the Sainsbury Centre The Barbican’s 2014/15 Barbican Theatre Box. This programming is reflected in the for Visual Arts in Norwich. programme saw us develop education project aims to ignite, diverse, global audience we our commitment to presenting support and facilitate creativity attract, with tickets booked from The Barbican’s co-production of the work of some of the world’s in schools through encouraging a total of 97 countries over the Antigone starring Juliette Binoche leading artists and companies. students to devise and create course of the year. The worldwide has played to sold-out audiences work from scratch based on items appeal of the Barbican’s offer across Europe (Amsterdam, Highlights of our international selected by acclaimed artists. helps to boost the international Antwerp, , Luxembourg, programme at the Centre included The project involved 530 young profile of the City of London, Paris, Recklinghausen) and the hosting a full cycle of Sibelius’s people in 35 east London schools. London as a whole, and the UK. US (Michigan, New , North symphonies performed by the Carolina, Washington DC) as well Berliner Philharmoniker, with Collaboration The Barbican is also increasing as being broadcast on BBC Four. one of the concerts televised We supported a number of new its international reach through Barbican 2014 Season Review by the BBC; two seasons of collaborations that saw artists touring exhibitions and Over the year we’ve toured innovative international theatre push the boundaries of their productions across the world. Barbican exhibitions and companies presenting bold art form. Station to Station was productions to 11 countries and new interpretations of plays by a month long ‘living exhibition’ This year our Barbican reached an audience outside the Ibsen and Beckett; major gallery created by American artist Doug International Enterprises UK of over 800,000 people. exhibitions focusing on the Aitken that took over many of the department sent shows to Athens, relationship between photography Barbican’s indoor and outdoor Madrid, Monterrey, Montreal, Exhibit B legacy and architecture and on the spaces. Putting the creative process Moscow, Rotterdam and Following the closure of Brett personal collections of artists; and centre stage, this experiment in Stockholm. Those that proved Bailey’s theatrical installation a season that explored how cities spontaneous artistic creation particularly successful were Digital Exhibit B in September 2014, we have been captured on film. featured 100 international and Revolution – which became the have worked to ensure a positive UK-based artists from the world most popular exhibition ever legacy for the project. This Our arts programme is of contemporary art, music, at Tekniska Museet, Stockholm, includes supporting nitroBEAT underpinned by our creative dance, graphic design and film. with an attendance figure of to run an event discussing new learning work, which provides 260,000 – and Designing 007: possibilities for diversity in the inspirational opportunities for Other significant collaborations 50 Years of Bond Style, which arts and contributing to Index young people to work with included the world premiere of attracted 160,000 visitors to on Censorship’s new guidance outstanding artists. This included LOOP>>60Hz, John Cale and the Kunsthal Rotterdam. for arts organisations on Sir Simon Rattle conducting Liam Young’s innovative work freedom of artistic expression. the newly assembled Young using flying drones to accompany Our Art Gallery is also increasingly Orchestra for London, which a live concert; a multimedia partnering with major museums brought together 11- to 21-year- opera production of Alice in and galleries both in the UK and old musicians from each of Wonderland by composer Unsuk internationally. Our Constructing London’s 33 boroughs, and Chin and designer Netia Jones; Worlds exhibition was shown members of our creative and the exceptional opportunity in Stockholm and Madrid, learning ensembles working with for members of our newly formed where it was voted the best musicians from the New York Young Arts Academy to work and exhibition at the PhotoEspaña Philharmonic and renowned perform with composer Terry Riley. International Festival. Closer to 10 © Takahiro Watanabe Watanabe © Takahiro on the Shore Kafka Company, Ninagawa jazz musician Arun Ghosh. 11 barbican.org.uk January 2015 state surveillance played outintotal darkness. Theatre Ad Infinitum’s nightmarishLight,atale of award-winning the levitating dancersof Peeping Tom inthe Olivier International Mime Festival, theBarbicanpresented Continuing ourrelationship withtheLondon Festival Mime London International Peeping Tom, 32rueVandenbranden, ©HermanSorgeloos 32 rueVandenbranden and @BarbicanCentre, part #PeepingTom’s show Was blown away by @rubytheclarke of @MimeLondon – physical work, brilliantly surreal incomprehensibly flawless

15 / ‘ It was brilliant, socially inclusive, and musically wonderful. If you wanted to see arts outreach at its best, this was it’ Independent Young Orchestra for London Barbican 2014 Season Review

Berliner Philharmoniker: The London Residency 2015 During the course of a week, the acclaimed Berliner Philharmoniker performed a complete cycle of Sibelius’s symphonies at the Barbican and Mahler’s Second Symphony at the Southbank Centre. As part of the residency, a new Young Orchestra for London was brought together by the Barbican and Southbank Centre featuring 100 young people from across all 33 London boroughs. The project culminated in two landmark performances by the Young Orchestra, led by Sir Simon Rattle.

Sir Simon Rattle with the Young Orchestra for London © Mark Allan February 2015 February 12 13 barbican.org.uk Investing in the artists of today and tomorrow learning participants 32,076 creative worked us with nations 51 different from Artists

Juliette Binoche, Antigone (directed by Ivo van Hove) © Jan Versweyveld The Barbican is proud to invest in artists at all We’ve developed a new Young Over the past twelve months, this 15 / stages of their career. We have presented the Arts Academy – a network of community of twenty practitioners work of world-class international artists such as young artists aged 14 to 25 developed cutting-edge work, Juliette Binoche (Antigone), Philip Glass, Benedict who regularly meet for sessions covering everything from sculpture, Cumberbatch (Hamlet), Sir Simon Rattle and that aim to open doors to the installations and physical Joyce DiDonato; showcased exciting, boundary- creative and cultural industries. performance to coding, film breaking talent through Curve commissions Originally piloted in July 2014, the editing and digital art. Interfaces by artists including Walead Beshty; hosted programme provides free training, brought together the work of this concerts from rising stars like Nils Frahm and seminars and workshops focused close-knit group of emerging Benjamin Clementine; and staged cutting-edge on creativity, entrepreneurship talent, whose members are theatre in The Pit from Forced Entertainment and professional practice. Led united by the desire to investigate and puppeteer Basil Twist, among others. by artists such as Tim and Barry how reality is affected when (Just Jam), Kerry Michael (Artistic perceived through the combined Supporting creative voices Director of Theatre Royal Stratford lenses of art and technology. Barbican 2014 Season Review Alongside high-profile commissions and new East), Pantha du Prince and work from established and emerging artists, our Terry Riley, the sessions enable commitment to supporting and developing artists young creators to learn directly extends across a wide range of initiatives. from established professionals.

We continue to take part in the European Concert The Barbican has also secured Hall Organisation (ECHO)’s Rising Stars series, legacy funding to develop the contributing to the Barbican and Guildhall School work delivered as part of the of Music & Drama’s joint commitment to the Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Art development of young and emerging artists. Works initiative. This funding will allow us to support three Our Open Labs programme allows artists, regional organisations to deliver companies and collectives to use The Pit as a a Fellowship programme and space for experimentation, collaboration and the provide training pathways for development of new work. In July we also hosted artists in participatory settings. our first ever Open Lab Festival showcasing some of the work developed during these sessions. Interfaces This year we presented the first In September 2015 we welcomed the first students annual showcase from digital on a new BA in Performance and Creative art community Fish Island Labs. Enterprise. Delivered by the Guildhall School This incubator in Hackney in association with the Barbican, the degree is Wick, set up by the Barbican designed to meet the needs of artists from a range in collaboration with The of music and theatre backgrounds who want to Trampery, is helping to kick-start cultivate skills for employment in the arts industry. the careers of a new generation of emerging talent whose work spans technology and the arts.

Open Lab Festival © Camilla Greenwell 14 15 barbican.org.uk March 2015 ‘Binoche has real power real has … ‘Binoche Antigone The TimesHHHH well as a principled one’ aprincipled well as She leavesShe you doubt no in that the grieving Antigone grieving Antigone the that is a damaged woman as adamaged is production was alsofilmed andbroadcast onBBC Four. Edinburgh, New York, Paris andRecklinghausen. The international tour, includingrunsinAmsterdam, Antwerp, out audiencesattheBarbicanbefore embarkingonamajor Ivo van Hove, ourco-production of Antigoneplayed to sold- Starring Juliette Binocheanddirected by renowned director Antigone Antigone (directed by Obi Abili,Juliette BinocheandPatrick O’Kane, Ivo van Hove) © JanVersweyveld

15 / ‘ What a delightful exhibition Magnificent Obsessions proves to be. Bursting at the seams with bizarre and beautiful objects… it is by turns amusing, surprising, illuminating – Barbican 2014 Season Review and always engrossing.’ Daily Telegraph Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector

Pae White among her scarf collection, Magnificent Obsessions © Peter MacDiarmid/Getty Images

Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector Magnificent Obsessions was the first major exhibition in the UK to present the fascinating personal collections of a variety of post-war and contemporary artists. Exhibits included Damien Hirst’s collections of skulls and taxidermy and a room of scarves owned by American multi-media artist Pae White.

Martin Wong collection / Dahn Vo- artwork (detail), Magnificent Obsessions © Peter MacDiarmid/Getty Images 16 April 2015 Beyond Barbican Station to Station participants of all ages from This summer our offsite Beyond Doug Aitken’s cross-arts project across London for the annual Barbican programme returned Station to Station featured over Dialogue festival; and family with two major outdoor events 100 free events ranging from focused workshops and activities built on the Barbican’s long immersive yurt installations to films, during the Framed Film Festival, history of programming and workshops, and performances and the Magnificent Obsessions partnerships with artists and rehearsals from artists in residence, exhibition and around our organisations in east London. among them Martin Creed, family theatre programming. Jeremy Deller and LoneLady. The Barking Town Square Street The month-long event saw over The majority of our intensive Party saw the Barbican working 47,000 visits across the Centre. projects for young people – with Barking and Dagenham Barbican Young Poets, Barbican Council and Studio 3 Arts to Curve commissions Young Programmers, and music produce our first major event Our commissions in the Curve projects such as Young Orchestra in Barking. This large-scale gallery are free to attend and for London and our creative street party celebrated the give artists who are often in the ensemble Future Band – are area’s creative community and early or middle stages of their offered free to all participants. We featured live music, dance and career the chance to produce also worked with artists, including theatre, food and drink made ambitious new works in this graduates from the Guildhall by local producers, as well as unique space. Commissions in School, to present a series of family-friendly activities such 2014/15 included Walead Beshty’s pop-up performances across as art workshops, storytelling exhibition of 12,000 cyanotypes, east London primary schools, and street entertainment. which documented a year in ranging from creative participatory The event was aimed at local his life; Roman Signer’s Slow work inspired by legendary people and saw over 4,500 Movement kayak installation; musicologist Alan Lomax, to visitors across the weekend. and a new, interactive, digital performances led by New York laser commission from Aaron chamber ensemble Decoda. Walthamstow Garden Party Koblin and Ben Tricklebank returned for a second year, with as part of Station to Station. the Barbican and our Associate Partner Create London working Free learning activity with Waltham Forest Council This year has seen a wide range to produce a free weekend of of free learning activity at the music, theatre, arts and crafts, Centre. These included a day of food and family activities in workshops and performances Walthamstow’s Lloyd Park. The during the New York Philharmonic weekend showcased a diverse International Associate residency; mix of international and local a takeover of the foyer spaces

barbican.org.uk artistic talent and was attended by students from the Guildhall by more than 32,400 people. School of Music & Drama and 17 Free Barbican Free 15 / 32,400 Walthamstow Garden Party visitors

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Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Walthamstow Garden Party Party Garden Walthamstow Force, & The Positive Kuti Femi © Gar Powell-Evans 18 19 barbican.org.uk May 2015 recent generations of Americanartists. Sufjan Stevens, anddrew connectionsbetween John LutherAdams, PhilipGlass,Steve Reich and featured performances of musiccomposedby music inspired by theAmericanlandscape.It and Waves member of rock bandThe National– Curated by Bryce Dessner–composer, guitarist and Waves and Mountains was aweekend-long celebration of So Percussion ©LiveWellPhoto Mountains – ‘Wave Movements’ Movements’ ‘Wave – @BarbicanCentre A stunning finale finale A stunning & incredible Steve& incredible @ashleightoll @ashleightoll weekend of music to a sublime sublime a to Reich ‘Drumming’

15 / ‘A production of luminous intelligence and virtuoso physicality‘ Daily Telegraph HHHHH Waiting for Godot Barbican 2014 Season Review

Sydney Theatre Company, Waiting for Godot © Lisa Tomasetti International Beckett Season The International Beckett season saw nine pieces of Beckett’s work performed by outstanding international companies across four locations. Productions included Sydney Theatre Company’s Waiting for Godot, Robert Wilson’s Krapp’s Last Tape and Lisa Dwan’s trilogy of solo pieces: Not I/Footfalls/Rockaby. June 2015 20 21 barbican.org.uk Our partners worked us with 226 organisations associates internationaland national resident, 15

Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic, Petrushka © Chris Lee Our partners Guildhall School programme reached 93 schools, production of Petrushka, an 15 / The Barbican’s diverse, cross-arts Our pioneering partnership with 334 teachers and 14,496 pupils. acclaimed concert with Joyce programme is delivered in the Guildhall School of Music & DiDonato and a wide range of partnership with a wide range Drama through our joint Creative Centre for Music masterclasses and learning activity. of national and international Learning Department saw us The strength of the Barbican’s Programme highlights from our partners. In 2014/15 we worked launch an ambitious creative partnerships with the LSO and associate ensembles included with 226 organisations to learning manifesto that included Guildhall School led to the Britten Sinfonia’s collaborations deliver our world-class arts a pledge to deliver high-quality Chancellor of the Exchequer with Barbara Hannigan and Nico and learning programme. arts experiences for every young and the Mayor of London Muhly, while the Academy of person in east London by 2020. commissioning a feasibility Ancient Music presented concert London Symphony Orchestra This will largely be delivered study to consider the case for performances of Monteverdi’s Our resident orchestra the LSO’s through our East London Cultural building a world-class Centre L'incoronazione di Poppea and season included Principal Education Partnership, a broad for Music in London. This study Handel’s Messiah. We also Barbican 2014 Season Review Conductor Valery Gergiev coalition of over 30 creative, was developed over the summer continued our partnership with exploring music from his voluntary, public sector and and was submitted to the associate producer Serious, Russian homeland, while Music education organisations that government in autumn 2015. including being one of the Director Designate Sir Simon Rattle together have developed a shared central venues for the EFG conducted several concerts vision for cultural education across Associates London Jazz Festival, and hosting including Schumann’s Das east London. The Barbican’s associate concerts from Herbie Hancock, Paradies und die Peri, and the UK orchestra, ensembles and Chick Corea and Dr John. premiere of a children’s opera, Following initial funding from the companies play a major role in our The Monster in the Maze, by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, this programme throughout the year. In our theatres, artistic associates Jonathan Dove. This was part of partnership secured an award Barbican Associate Orchestra Cheek by Jowl staged a Russian an international collaboration from A New Direction to develop the BBC Symphony Orchestra language version of Measure for between the LSO, Berliner the Creative Schools Programme, presented a programme that Measure, while Boy Blue Philharmoniker and Aix-en- which over the next three years included a highly praised cycle Entertainment brought back its Provence Festival and featured will begin to address inequality of of Nielsen’s six symphonies action-packed hip-hop adventure hundreds of young people, access to creative opportunities conducted by Chief Conductor The Five & the Prophecy of members of the local community across east London through Sakari Oramo; three Total Prana and Deborah Warner and Guildhall School musicians embedding high quality cultural Immersion Days focusing on collaborated with English National on stage alongside the orchestra. provision in schools. John Tavener, Percussion and Opera on Between Worlds. Pierre Boulez at 90 respectively; In Spring 2015, the LSO The Barbican and Guildhall a series of semi-staged operas; Our continuing relationship with International Violin Festival School were also major partners and commissions and premieres associate company Create saw us took place, featuring twelve of in the GLA’s Teach Through from Unsuk Chin, Brett Dean, collaborate on the Walthamstow the world’s finest violinists, Music initiative, designed to Christopher Rouse, Albert Garden Party, Barking Town including Anne-Sophie Mutter support and develop Key Stage Schnelzer and Ryan Wigglesworth. Square Street Party and the This and Gil Shaham, performing 3 music teachers across London. Used to be Fields project, which concertos from across the ages. We delivered specialist training We hosted an international saw a new mural developed in creative music-making in the associate residency from the New with the local community of the classroom and provided a range York Philharmonic, who presented Becontree Estate in Dagenham. of opportunities for teachers to two performances of a spectacular 22 Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic, Petrushka © Chris Lee Philharmonic, Petrushka York Alan Gilbert and the New connect to the music sector. The 23 barbican.org.uk July 2015 ‘It’s mesmerising stuff; ‘It’s mesmerising Station to Station Evening Standard and collaboration’and of the a potent reminder power of imagination power of imagination © Rob Stothard/Getty images Olaf Breuning smoke installation, Station to Station Coates, Jeremy Deller, workshops featuring over 100 artistsincludingBeck,Boredoms, Marcus residencies, installations, one-off performances, interviews and experiment inspontaneous artisticcreation, theproject comprised to Station, alivingexhibition by AmericanartistDougAitken. The Barbican’sindoorandoutdoorspaces were taken over by Station toStation Station

LoneLady, Thurston Moore andSavages. An An 15 / ‘Cumberbatch is an electrifying presence from the start … his Hamlet is very, very good’ Sunday Times Hamlet Barbican 2014 Season Review

Hamlet Sonia Friedman Productions’ Hamlet, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, was one of the fastest-selling shows in British theatre history. The production was a truly international phenomenon, with tickets booked from 74 different countries and large numbers of audience members travelling from Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the US.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Hamlet © Johan Persson August 2015August 24 A creative destination As part of this, we’re increasingly on locally sourced produce and The Barbican is playing a leading working to produce programmes sustainable catering, and most role in the development of the jointly with neighbouring venues importantly offer visitors to the cultural hub in the north west and organisations. This includes Centre a range of exciting new of the Square Mile. Working collaborating with the Museum eating spaces and dining options. alongside the unrivalled collection of London and the London of arts, cultural and learning Metropolitan Archives to create Business events organisations that surround us, the schools day City Stories The Barbican’s reputation as one together with the City of London (piloted with City of London of London’s leading event venues Corporation, we aim to transform Academy Southwark), and continues to grow. Our Business the area around the Centre into creating a Schools Visit Fund Events team exhibited at over an internationally renowned, to enable students from across twenty local and international distinctive, vibrant and welcoming London to visit the City’s venues. trade events this year, with destination for the arts, heritage, increased visibility resulting in learning and entertainment. Creative use of our spaces a significant growth in business. Our unique architecture and Highlights include winning Nearly one million additional design remains a source of £1 million worth of event contracts visitors a year are expected in inspiration for many, with an in a single week, largely through the area from 2018 as Crossrail increasing number of film- international bookings, and opens stations at Farringdon makers and photographers using receiving industry recognition as and Moorgate, and the the Centre for location shoots. Coolest Exhibition and Conference North-South Thameslink line These have included recent Centre at the Cool Awards 2015. is upgraded. Coinciding with shoots for German Vogue and these major developments BBC One’s The Apprentice. Sustainability there are plans to contribute to Sustainability remains a high the wider regeneration of the This year we have presented two priority for the Barbican and area through improving links free foyer exhibitions exploring we are proud that our buildings between venues, upgrading the history and architecture of the are some of the best in the City infrastructure, enhancing the Barbican, as well as continuing to of London at limiting carbon public realm and environment, run our popular architecture tours emissions, with energy reductions and enlivening spaces. of the Barbican Centre and estate. being achieved year on year. In the past three years we have This will be an increasingly We are constantly looking for made 848 tonnes of CO2 savings, coordinated and collaborative ways to improve our facilities enough to fill our concert hall 40 offer, animating the area seven to ensure the Barbican remains times over. Our achievements in days a week and creating a an outstanding venue as well as waste management performance place where people want to a welcoming space for visitors were also acknowledged this spend the day. It will deliver and audiences. This year we year with a City of London

barbican.org.uk the highest quality arts, culture, announced new catering contracts Platinum Clean City Award. education, outreach and learning with restaurant, bar and event experiences alongside an specialist Searcys, alongside high integrated offer for families. street brand Benugo. These new 25 © Sidd Khajuria looking west Tower, Cromwell of the top from View A creative destination relationships place an emphasis 15 / Barbican 2014 Season Review

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View from the top of Cromwell Tower, looking west © Sidd Khajuria looking west Tower, Cromwell of the top from View 26 27 barbican.org.uk Our supporters fundraising income fundraising £1.3 million in programme. Andwe launched the schemea trulyinternational from around theworld, making an increasing numberof patrons families. We are alsowelcoming approaching 100 individualsand with thenumberof patrons celebrated itsfifth anniversary, The BarbicanPatrons programme Barbican’s fundraising. trustees whoplay avital role inthe Kane, theTrust hasappointed new Under thechairmanshipof Emma contributed afurther£573,000. million. ArtsCouncilEngland combined incomewas over £1.3 In the2014/15 financial year the and learningmissionpossible. who helpmake theCentre’s arts businesses andgrant makers the network of individuals, Centre Trust furtherbroadened The Barbicanandthe Our supporters generous support from Prudential, and foundations, aswell as donations from individuals This notable venture attracted Orchestra for Londonproject. to raise fundsfor theYoung both organisations joiningforces London Residency 2015, with around theBerlinerPhilharmoniker Barbican andSouthbankCentre collaboration between the The year saw animportant learning programme. support across ourartsand American Art,demonstrating based Terra Foundation for Foundation andtheChicago- supporters theGarfield Weston important grants from new Emperor Design,andreceived Management, Dow Jones and members Asset We welcomed new corporate and UKSponsorshipAwards. Corporate Engagement Awards Revolution was recognised by the Bloomberg andGooglefor Digital Station andthepartnershipwith learning activities duringStation to work, audiencedevelopment and supported commissionsof new ones. Bloomberg generously and initiated important new with current corporate partners We strengthened relationships about theBarbican. choose to supportwhatthey love contribute giftsof allsizesand Fund, thatenablesaudiencesto a new initiative, theBarbican ‘Since we joined the Barbican Barbican the we joined ‘Since visit barbican.org.uk/support-us. [email protected] or team on02073826185, email arts the with people more inspire To how youhelp learn can London Corporation. the investment of theCityof Their contributionsbuildupon grateful to allof oursupporters. Centre Trust are immensely The Barbicanand arts andlearningresonates widely. demonstrating how world-class on offer. Best of all, the the offer.on of all, Best all its community initiatives. initiatives. community its all an environment for creative for environment an done as a company’ quality of cultural enrichment Corporate Membership thinking. We’re amazed Steve Kemp, Founder, Emperor programme our staff have staff our programme It’s the best thing we’ve thing best It’s the ever Everybody’s embracing it.Everybody’s embracing givesBarbican through back by the diverse range and and by range diverse the as Barbican the using been , contact theDevelopment Income and expenditure 14/15 13/14 12/13 Barbican Centre Events Attendance 1000’s 15 £000’s £000’s £000’s arts attendance / Earned income 20,752 15,928 19,875 14/15 13/14 12/13 14/15 13/14 12/13 Public funding Barbican Hall City of London 16,402 16,703 15,399 Own promotions 76 79 76 114 113 116 City Bridge Trust 0 240 751 London Symphony Orchestra 70 83 70 93 100 96 Arts Council England 573 590 1,423 Other rentals 104 102 91 123 123 117 16,975 17,533 17,573 250 264 237 330 336 329 Total Income 37,727 33,461 37,448 Theatres Arts programming Barbican Theatre expenditure – Own promotions 115 66 138 88 50 140 Music 4,383 4,136 5,778 – Rentals 67 55 35 63 60 30 Theatre 2,974 1,949 4,637 The Pit 85 104 157 11 7 13 Barbican 2014 Season Review Cinema 660 634 413 Silk Street (GSMD) 17 14 0 5 5 0 Visual arts 1, 312 1,415 1, 215 284 239 330 167 122 183 9,329 8,134 12,034 Art galleries 6 5 4 262 153 287 Other arts-related activity 2,690 2,196 2,870 Salaries 15,742 14,785 14,242 Cinema 2,751 2,736 1, 412 173 168 107 Commercial, buildings 9,807 8,664 8,228 & overhead costs Digital Revolution 1 0 1 93 0 72

Total expenditure 37,568 33,779 37,383 Commercial and other 251 559 209 123 142 117 Balances brought forward (64) 254 189 from previous year Surplus/(deficit) after 95 (64) 254 balances brought forward

Fundraising 2% ACE 1 % Arts events, own promotion 65% City of London 43% Arts events, rentals etc 24% Trading and other 31% Commercial and other events 11% Box office 21%

Principal Funding Sources Overall attendance at the Centre in 2014/15 was approximately 1.2 million, which is an increase of 0.2 million from the prior year. This included all In 2014/15 financial year 43% of funds came from the City of London ticketed events, footfall through the Curve (foyer gallery), and estimated (compared with 50% in 2013/14). Income generated rose by £4.8 million attendance at commercial AGMs/exhibitions etc. The split of attendance between 2013/14 and 2014/15. between own promotion, third party events and commercial activity is shown on the chart. We received the final year of our three year National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) funding from the Arts Council, with a new NPO settlement beginning in 2015/16. In addition to these activities, the Centre hosted non-ticketed activity in the foyer spaces, such as Weekender events, and produced several large events 28 in the City and surrounding boroughs. Finance 29 barbican.org.uk Who’s who

Alasdair Nisbet Alasdair Nisbet John Tomlinson John Bennett(from May 2015) John Tomlinson John Murray Johnny Bergius Jeremy Mayhew Jeremy Simons(untilMay 2015) Judith Pleasance Torsten Thiele Tom Hoffman Tony Medniuk(untilNovember 2014) Tom Sleigh(from May 2015) Trevor Philips Vivienne Littlechild Vivienne Littlechild Chief Operating &FinancialOfficer: Catherine McGuinness Catherine McGuinness Catherine McGuinness(from May Chairman: Chairman: Chairman Chairman 2015) Giles Shilson(from May 2015) Wendy Mead Guy Nicholson Guy Nicholson Trustees September 2014–August 2015 Michael Dick Michael Dick Managing Director: Michael Welbank (from May 2015) Sean Gregory Sean Gregory Sandeep Dwesar Sir NicholasKenyon Sir NicholasKenyon Sir Roger Gifford Sir Brian McMaster Sir BrianMcMaster Professor Henrietta Moore Leonora Thomson Leonora Thomson Director of Audiences &Development: Director of Arts:LouiseJeffreys Director of Creative Learning: Director of Operations andBuildings: Roly Keating Emma Kane David Graves (until May 2015) Lucy Frew Barbara Merry Barbara Merry Lord Tim Clement-Jones Lord TimClement-Jones Emma Kane, Chairman Emma Kane Keith Salway Richard Regan (untilMay 2015) (Deputy ChairmanuntilMay 2015) Board Members Board Members Barbican Centre Trust Directors Directors Deputy Chairman: Chairman: Deputy

Academy of AncientMusic April 2015) Jazz atLincolnCenter Orchestra Johnson (untilFebruary 2015) Jackie Boughton Create London Commercial Development: Adrian Associate Ensembles Associate Orchestra Associate Partner Associate Producer Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig Graz Kalenik General Manager ExhibitionHalls: Gini Simpson(untilMay 2015) Management: MartinAuger (until Morgan (from November 2014) Serious Nicholas Triantafyllou Network Manager: DominicSmith New York Philharmonic Interim Head of Engineering:Stephen Britten Sinfonia BBC Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Head of Projects: JimTurner Business Systems Manager: Enterprises: NeilMcConnon Head of BarbicanInternational Royal ConcertgebouwOrchestra Los AngelesPhilharmonic Head of Engineering:Malcolm Lee Dobson Head of BusinessEvents Management: Blackaby (from February 2015) Head of Estates andFacilities Head of Marketing: PhilNewby Head of Marketing: Rob Baker Head of VisualArts:JaneAlison Interim Head of Catering Operations, Head of Sales–BusinessEvents: Head of Learning&Participation: Head of Cinema:Robert Rider Head of Theatre: Toni Racklin Robyn Lines(untilDecember2014) Head of Commercial Development: Head of Music:HuwHumphreys Lorna Gemmell Head of Communications: Head of HR:Steve Eddy David Duncan Head of Customer Experience: Head of Finance:NikiCornwell Head of Development: Lynette Brooks (until November 2014) (from June2015) Management Team International Associates Resident Orchestra Heads of Department Heads of Department

Austrian Cultural Forum inLondon ATP Associate Ensembles Artillery Amnesty International American Academy of Motion Pictures Aldeburgh Festival Adelaide Festival Adam Mickiewicz Institute Academy of AncientMusic A New Direction and Sciences and Dagenham Czech Centre Culture Programme of theEuropean Creative BarkingandDagenham Create London Counterpoints Arts Concertgebouw Brugge Complicite Como No City of LondonFestival Cinemagic Cigarette BurnsCinema Cheek by Jowl Chat’s Palace Centro Cultural Bankof Brazil, Brazil Cannes Lions Cheek by Jowl Cultural andEducationPartners Artistic Associates Union and Artscape Union andArtscape Michael ClarkCompany Fundacja Tone Framestore Focusrite Film London Festival of Arts Festival deMarseille Festival D’Automne aParis Fellows CourtCommunityCentre FACT Faber Music European Parliament EPPGH LaVillette Entelechy Embassy of theSlovak Republic Embassy of Denmark Embassy of Brazil EFG LondonJazzFestival Edinburgh International Festival Eat Your OwnEars East EndFilmFestival Dundee Contemporary Arts Double Negative Deborah Warner Dazed Broadway Theatre Barking Britten Sinfonia British Council Boy BlueEntertainment BleeD Music Birkbeck, University of London Birds Eye View FilmFestival BI ARTS BBC Symphony Orchestra Barking andDagenham MusicService BAFTA Deborah Warner Boy BlueEntertainment in London

Jumpboard Productions Jewish MusicInstitute James Hilton Society de Luxembourg and Drama Corporation Other Voices Oberhausen FilmFestival (Germany) Guildhall Schoolof Music&Drama Guardian Masterclasses Guardian Cities Greenwich MusicService Greater LondonAuthority Google Creative Labs Glenn Max Events Gillett Squared Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig Music Beyond Mainstream Museo ICO, Madrid Mulberry School Movado Moderna Museet,Stockholm. Michael ClarkCompany Makerversity Mais UmDiscos Pompidou New York Philharmonic National Theatre Wales National FilmBoard of Canada Princes Trust Penguin Press Paul Palestine FilmFestival Irish FilmInstitute Into FilmFestival Instituto Camões Institute of Ideas Institut français ICA LUX Humlebæk Louisiana Museumof ModernArt, Los AngelesPhilharmonic London Symphony Orchestra London Legacy Development London JazzFestival London International MimeFestival Festival London International Animation London EastEndFilmFestival London Collegeof Communication London Borough of Islington LFS Les Théâtres delaVille Les Spectacles Vivants-Centre Laura Fletcher/London Rides LA PhilharmonicAssociation La Linea Kyoto Experiment Kinoteka Human RightsWatch FilmFestival Harper’s Bazaar Hackney OneFestival Hackney MusicService Hackney Co-operative Developments Royal Holloway University of London Royal ConcertgebouwOrchestra Royal Central Schoolof Speech Roundhouse Radio Redbridge MusicService i.am.angel

ArkDes, inStockholm Artists attheBarbican The Institut français The Institutfrançais The CriticsCircle Technopolis, BuenosAires, Argentina Trinity LabanConservatoire of Music Tower HamletsMusicService Tower HamletsCouncil Toneelgroep Amsterdam Tipping Point FilmFund Time Out Theatre Royal Stratford East Théâtre delaVille–Paris The Vortex JazzClub The Vinyl Factory The Trampery The Times The Sunday Times The Architecture andDesignCentre, Trust The SamuelBeckett Theatre The LearningTrust Hackney & Dance du Royaume-Uni aspartof ‘French ZKM Karlsruhe Village Underground Wilton’s MusicHall William MorrisGallery, Walthamstow Wellcome Trust Waltham Forest MusicService Waltham Forest Council Wagner 200 UNSOUND Productions University of theArtsLondon University of Greenwich Union Chapel UKIFF UK Jewish FilmFestival Swan Promotions Studio3Arts Stratford Circus Stoke Newington Town Hall Stoke Newington SecondarySchool St Paul’s Trust SecondarySchool Spitalfields Music Sound Connections Sonia FriedmanProductions Songlines Solo Slovak FilmInstitute. Shoreditch Festival Sheffield Doc/Fest Serious Scottish ArtsCouncil Ruhrtriennale-International Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen

Thank you Lady JulietandDrChristopher Tadgell Michael andMelanieSherwood Ondine deRothschild Stuart andCarolyn Popham Judith PleasanceandMargaret Pleasance Helen Veale andTrevor Phillips Graham Nicholson George andBetsy Newell Dr Georges Mouton Barbara JMerry Tony andMelanieMedniuk Sir Stuart andLady RuthLipton John andAngelaKessler Sarah Ingham Lord andLady Hollick Stuart andLaura Fraser Tim andCatherineCox Lord TimClement-JonesCBE Anonymous (3) Premier Patrons George SZakhem Ian Rosenblatt Christopher andPhillidaPurvis Martin andCelestinaHughes Mr andMrsBahaBassatne Anonymous (1) Principal Patrons John Murray Emma Kane Crystal AmberFund Platinum Patrons SHM Foundation Leading Patrons Barbican Patrons UBS The Wolfson Foundation The Terra Foundation for AmericanArt Sir SiegmundWarburg’s Voluntary Settlement SHM Foundation Paul HamlynFoundation The NationalFoundation for Youth Music J Paul GettyJrCharitable Trust Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Cultural EducationChallenge City BridgeTrust Bloomberg Arts CouncilEngland Major Supporters barbican.org.uk/support-us. [email protected] orvisit Head of Development, on02073822397, and learning,pleasecontact Lynette Brooks, To helpusprogress ourvisionof world-class arts supporting us. who wishto remain anonymous) whoare individuals andorganisations (includingthose We would alsolike to thankthefollowing funder, theCityof LondonCorporation. support of ourfounder andprincipal The Barbicanisvery grateful for thecontinued

Mascha Zherebtsova Peter andKaren Ventress Steven Tredget John andPaula Tomlinson Susie Thomson Torsten Thiele Nicola Stanhope Giles Shilson Stephan andRosamund Shakespeare Keith Salway Matthew Richardson andAdam Richardson Yonatan Raz-Fridman Ben andChristinaPerry Mark Payne Millichope Foundation Wendy Mead Catherine McGuinnessandJohnGilbert Sir LaurieandLady Magnus James Lintott andMay Liang Michael Likierman Neil andTracy Lawson-May Sonya Leydecker andSteven Larcombe Sir NicholasKenyon Anne Kahn Alan JonesandAshley Garrett Richard Jacques Laurent andMarieIssaurat Sajid Hussein Mark Howlett Richard Hopkin Malcolm Herring Richard andJenny Hardie Gary Halkyard Julian HaleandHelenLikierman Alfred andLiselotte Gysi Barbara andMichael Gwinnell Marina Gratsos Christopher Gorman-Evans Roger andClare Gifford Ian S.Ferguson Michèle Fajtmann andAlbertMay Claire Enders Sonia Crandall Dr Gianetta Corley Carole Conrad Tim andCaroline Clark Gwen andStanley Burnton Lynette Brooks Homer Lynn Biggs Nicholas Berwin Johnny Bergius Peter Bazalgette andHilaryNewiss Stephen andAlyson Barter Jane Attias The Adamson Family Anonymous (10) Patrons Wellcome Trust Tower HillTrust The SwissArtsCouncilPro Helvetia Stanley ThomasJohnsonFoundation Department of ArtsandCulture, SouthAfrica The SouthAfricanSeasonintheUKand Royal Norwegian Embassy PRS for MusicFoundation Polish Cultural Institute Phillip andIrene Toll Gage Foundation Ministry of Culture inQuébéc Mexican Embassy inLondon The Mercers’ Company The JapanFoundation Institut fürAuslandsbeziehungen e.V. Institut français Innovate UK The Honourable TheIrishSociety The HenryMoore Foundation The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Fine Arts Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies inthe Goethe-Institut London Garfield Weston Foundation Fluxus Fund Film London Europa Cinemas Embassy of SwitzerlandintheUnited Kingdom Embassy of Sweden London Embassy of theKingdomof theNetherlands Embassy of Brazil inLondon Diaphonique The DanishArtsFoundation The Daiwa Anglo-JapaneseFoundation Culture Ireland BFI Australian HighCommissioninLondon The Austin &HopePilkington Trust Artists’ CollectingSociety The AnnandFrederick O'Brien Charitable Trust Aldgate andAllhallows Foundation 14– 18 NOW, WW1Centenary ArtCommissions Anonymous (1) Trusts, FoundationsandPublicFunders Sumitomo Corporation Europe Ltd Steinway &Sons Société Générale Slaughter andMay Prudential plc Natrium Capital Limited Linklaters LLP Emperor Dow Jones DLA Piper Crédit Agricole Citi Bank of AmericaMerrillLynch Aberdeen AssetManagement Corporate Partners charity inEnglandandWales (no.294282). The BarbicanCentre Trust Ltdisaregistered donation whenpurchasing tickets. and themany thousandswhohave made a listed here, allthedonorsto theBarbicanFund The Barbicanisvery grateful to alloursupporters Richard andAmandaHines Leonora Thomson Anonymous (4) £500 andover Barbican FundandOtherIndividualGifts, Modiano Charitable Trust The ThistleTrust Sir David andLady Scholey The Robert Gavron Charitable Trust Richard andJenny Hardie Vin Dharmarajan Tim andCatherineCox The JohnSCohenFoundation C RifkindandJLevy Charitable Settlement The AnnandFrederick O’Brien Trust Susie Thomson Emma Kane Donatella Flick Baha andGabriellaBassatne SHM Foundation Hollick Family Charitable Trust Prudential plc The Austin &HopePilkington Trust Centre include: Donors to theBarbicanCentre andSouthbank The LondonResidency 2015 Berliner Philharmoniker:

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