The Barbican

As part of La Linea the London Latin Music festival, Tuesday night saw the Barbican taken over by a Latin carnival with a uniquely British twist. “Spanish Bombs: Tropical Tribute to The Clash” saw some of the biggest stars from the Latin music scene take …

Some people are born to entertain. It’s a special kind of magic. Sally Pomme Clayton has that magic in plenty – she is a professional story-teller, a dream-weaver, a spell-binder. She works and lectures all over the UK and Europe and was a founder member …

Interesting concept this. What would Martian anthropologists make of us Earth-dwellers if all they had to go on were examples of contemporary art? The Barbican Art Gallery, disguised as a museum on the red planet, plays out this indulgence in a new exhibition. Those crafty …

As we mentioned briefly before, Thursday brings the East 2008 Festival. For six days, a cornucopia of performances, exhibitions, workshops, food and other events ensures entertainment with emphasis on promotion of the best of East London. Here’s our pick of the mix: 6th March: F-EAST …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 3rd March 1982: The Barbican Centre is opened by the Queen. After 15 years of construction, at a cost of £161 million, the centre would become the largest performing arts centre in Europe (as well as being voted …

Londonist knows at least 2 people who’ve admitted they’ve started their Christmas shopping. We’re not even thinking about it until we at least get past our birthday but, hot on the heels of Davro’s Dick, here’s our second slice of upcoming panto season. The Barbican’s …

The Mayor of London wants you to stay up late. Stay up late for the Lates October season. He wanted you to cut back on sleep and catch up on culture back in May when the first Lates season was launched, now it’s October, he …

The Barbican’s love of all things Brazilian continues this week, as it launches into a week-long season of Brazilian cinema that picks up where last year’s Tropicalia left off. Cinema of Brazil: Literature into Film, presented in conjunction with the Embassy of Brazil, aims to …

Sometimes, you’ve got to wonder how they do it. The ballet dancers, the orchestras, the actors, singers, directors and conductors – what does it take to get them into the state we see them in for the final product? Are there hissy fits, tiaras and …

Back to St Paul’s again this week. The modern image was taken by Joao Mario along Bankside last week; the other is 100 years old. The foreground is utterly recast. This area took one hell of a blitzing, while the cathedral, symbolically, remained seemingly unscathed. …