JUST ANNOUNCED
British Sea Power: Music for Polish Animation Classics
15. KINOTECA Film Festival
Closing Gala
Wednesday 5 April 2017 / Barbican Hall / 20:00
Tickets £15 – 22.50 plus booking fee
Celebrating the 15th anniversary of KINOTEKA Polish Film Festival, the Polish
Cultural Institute in London and the Barbican Centre present a specially curated
evening featuring much loved indie rock group British Sea Power playing a newly
commissioned live score to the screenings of some of the best animations originated
from Poland.
British Sea Power will take audiences on a personal journey through their most admired
Polish animations, including Rybczyński’s Tango, Szczechura’s Journey, Schabenbeck’s
Stairs, Dumała’s Little Black Riding Hood, Oraczewska’s Banquet and Borowczyk’s
School and some short classics by the pioneer and virtuoso of puppet films, the symbolic
father of Polish animation school, Władysław Starewicz.
The band’s other soundtrack work includes recordings of the scores to award-winning
documentary films Man of Aran and Happiness.
The Barbican event coincides with the launch of British Sea Power’s long-awaited new
album, Let The Dancers Inherit The Party which will be out on 31 March 2017 and
followed by a UK tour later this spring.
On sale to Barbican Members on Thursday 9 February
On general sale on Friday 10 February
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Songhai by Toumani Diabaté, Juan & Josemi Carmona & Javier Colina
Saturday 13 May 2017 / Barbican Hall / 20:00
Tickets £17.50 – 25 plus booking fee
30 years after the first collaboration between Malian kora master Toumani Diabaté,
double bass legend Danny Thompson and Madrid flamenco group Ketama which
produced two albums – Songhai (1988) and Songhai 2 (1994) – Toumani Diabaté
reconvenes with former Ketama members, virtuoso flamenco guitarists Juan & Josemi
Carmona as well as bassist Javier Colina to revisit the high points of this now classic
record at the Barbican in May.
On sale to Barbican Members on Thursday 9 February
On general sale on Friday 10 February
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Manana//Cuba: A Night of Afro-Cuban Collaborations
Featuring DJ Tennis, Plaid, Ariwo, Soundspecies, Aché Meyi and Obbatuké
+ Racubah DJs and Alayo
Friday 26 May 2017 / Barbican Hall / 19:30
Tickets £17.50 – 22.50 plus booking fee
One year on from the ground-breaking MANANA Festival in Santiago de Cuba, four of
the most inspiring collaborations come to the UK for the first time. Afro-Cuban folkloric
masters, Aché Meyi and Obbatuké, showcase their original performances with Plaid
and Soundspecies, while crafting a world premiere collaboration alongside DJ
Tennis, and trumpet virtuoso, Yelfris Valdes at the Barbican this May. They are joined
by London based Cuban/Iranian breakthrough act, Ariwo, who focus on the rich
intersection between electronic and Afro-Cuban music. Support comes from MC, poet
and Manana co-founder Alayo + the roots flavours of Racubah Sound System.
Manana//Cuba is a pioneering festival and record label that connects the electronic
music community to masters of Afro-Cuban folkloric tradition. The project is built around
the belief that Cuba’s powerful blend of rhythm and culture will enrich the electronic
music community, while giving local musicians a platform to connect with international
audiences, incorporate technology and take their musical development in new directions.
The Barbican performance also coincides with the launch of Manana Records, featuring
debut albums from Obbatuké, Soundspecies + Aché Meyi and Ariwo.
On sale to Barbican Members on Thursday 9 February
On general sale on Friday 10 February
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Walthamstow Garden Party
Lloyd Park
Saturday 15 – Sunday 16 July 2017
FREE ENTRY
The Barbican and Create will once again be joining forces with Waltham Forest
Council to present the fourth Walthamstow Garden Party.
Celebrating Waltham Forest’s creative and cultural communities, this free event will see
the beautiful Lloyd Park host two days of music, theatre, dance, film, spoken word, arts
& crafts, food and family activity delivered in partnership with local organisations.
The festival’s programme will feature the best of local talent alongside international
artists from around the globe.
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ALSO COMING UP SOON
An Evening with Avishai Cohen
featuring Bastien Still with the BBC Concert Orchestra
Thursday 9 February 2017 / Barbican Hall / 19:30
Tickets £15-30 plus booking fee
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Asunder
A film by Esther Johnson
Featuring a live soundtrack by Field Music and Warm Digits
Sunday 12 February 2017 / Milton Court Concert Hall / 20:00
Tickets £20 / £22.50 plus booking fee
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http://asunder1916.uk/
Matthew E White & Flo Morrissey
Monday 13 February 2017 / Union Chapel / 20:00
Tickets £22.50 plus booking fee
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Robert Henke: Lumière III
+ Tristan Perich: Noise Patterns
Thursday 16 February 2017 / Barbican Hall / 19:30 & 23:00
Tickets £10 – 20 plus booking fee
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Shirley Collins presents Lodestar Live
Featuring Alasdair Roberts, John Kirkpatrick, Graham Coxon, Lisa Knapp, Olivia
Chaney and Brighton Morris Men plus Boss Morris
Music Director Ian Kearey
Visuals by Nick Abrahams
Saturday 18 February 2017 / Barbican Hall / 19.30
Tickets £17.50 – 30 plus booking fee
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Still Be Here with Hatsune Miku
by Mari Matsutoya, Laurel Halo, Darren Johnston, LaTurbo Avedon & Martin Sulzer
Sunday 26 February 2017 / Barbican Hall / 19:30
Tickets £20 plus booking fee
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This Is Not This Heat (postponed from 17 June 2016)
Saturday 4 March 2017/ Barbican Hall / 19:30
Tickets £17.50 – 25
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Efterklang & The Happy Hopeless Orchestra: Leaves - The Colour of Falling
Thursday 9 March 2017 / Barbican Hall / Time 19:30
Tickets £20 – 25 plus booking fee
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Courtney Pine featuring Omar
Friday 17 March 2017 / Barbican Hall / 19:30
Tickets £15– 25 plus booking fee
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Moonlight (2016 Dir Barry Jenkins)
Screening with live music featuring the London Contemporary Orchestra and
composer Nicholas Britell
Saturday 18 March 2017 / Barbican Hall / 20:00
Tickets £15 – 25
Find out more and watch the Moonlight trailer here
SUNN O)))
+ Hildur Guðnadóttir
Tuesday 21 March 2017 / Barbican Hall / 20:00
Tickets £22.50 – 27.50 plus booking fee
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Manuel Göttsching performs E2-E4 / Ash Ra Tempel Experience
featuring Ariel Pink, Oren Ambarchi & Shags Chamberlain
Wednesday 22 March 2017 / Barbican Hall / 20:00
Tickets £22.50 – 27.50 plus booking fee
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Room 29: Jarvis Cocker & Chilly Gonzales
Thu 23 – Sat 25 March 2017/ Barbican Theatre / 19:45
Tickets £16 – 35 plus booking fee
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Shostakovich: New Babylon (U)
World premiere live performance of Shostakovich’s lost original piano score by
Sasha Grynyuk
Saturday 25 March 2017 / LSO St Luke’s / 19:30
Tickets £20 – 25 plus booking fee
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Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali
Monday 27 March 2017 / Barbican Hall / 19.30
Tickets £17.50 – 22.50 plus booking fee
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The Can Project
Irmin Schmidt with London Symphony Orchestra/Thurston Moore + special guests
Saturday 8 April 2017 / Barbican Hall / 19:30
Tickets £20 – 35 plus booking fee
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Sound Unbound 2017: Barbican Classical Weekender
Sat 29 – Sun 30 Apr 2017, Barbican Centre, 10am
Music In Twelve Parts
Monday 1 May 2017 / Barbican Hall / 16:30
Tickets £15 – 22.50
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Whyte Horses Experience
Thursday 11 May 2017 / Barbican Hall / 20:00
Tickets £15 – 22.50
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Sasha: re-Fracted (live)
Sat 20 & Sun 21 May 2017 / Barbican Hall / 20:00
Tickets £22.50 – 30 plus booking fee
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The Unthanks - How Wild The Wind Blows
Performing the Songs and Poems of Molly Drake
Sunday 28 May 2017 / Milton Court Concert Hall / 15:00 & 19:30
Tickets £20 – 25 plus booking fee
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Jeff Mills: From Here to There
8, 9, 10 & 12 June 2017
Milton Court Concert Hall, Barbican Cinema 1, Barbican Hall
Tickets £20 – 35 plus booking fee
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Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest Kurt Elling
Sunday 16 July 2017 / Barbican Hall / 19.30
Tickets £20 – 40 plus booking fee
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Ben Frost & Daníel Bjarnason: Music for Sólaris
Saturday 29 July 2017 / Barbican Hall / 19:30
Tickets £20 – 25 plus booking fee
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COMING UP IN AUTUMN 2017
Darbar Festival: Kaushiki Chakraborty
Sunday 8 October 2017 / Milton Court Concert Hall / 18:00
Tickets £18 – 50 plus booking fee
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Tan Dun: The Martial Arts Trilogy
with the London Symphony Orchestra
Thursday 30 November 2017 / Barbican Hall / 19:30
Tickets £17.50-35 plus booking fee
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COMING UP IN 2018
Niladri Kumar - Seduced by the Sitar
Tuesday 13 March 2018 / Milton Court Concert Hall / 19:00
Tickets £18 – 50 plus booking fee
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ENDS
Notes to Editors
Barbican Box Office: 0845 120 7550
www.barbican.org.uk
Press Information
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About the Barbican
A world-class arts and learning organisation, the Barbican pushes the boundaries of all
major art forms including dance, film, music, theatre and visual arts. Its creative learning
programme further underpins everything it does. Over 1.1 million people attend events
annually, hundreds of artists and performers are featured, and more than 300 staff work
onsite. The architecturally renowned centre opened in 1982 and comprises the Barbican
Hall, the Barbican Theatre, The Pit, Cinemas One, Two and Three, Barbican Art Gallery,
a second gallery The Curve, foyers and public spaces, a library, Lakeside Terrace, a
glasshouse conservatory, conference facilities and three restaurants. The City of London
Corporation is the founder and principal funder of the Barbican Centre.
The Barbican is home to Resident Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra; Associate
Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra; Associate Ensembles the Academy of Ancient
Music and Britten Sinfonia, Associate Producer Serious, and Artistic Partner Create. Our
Artistic Associates include Boy Blue Entertainment, Cheek by Jowl, Deborah Warner,
Drum Works and Michael Clark Company. International Associates are Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles
Philharmonic, Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
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