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Returning for a ninth year - and a second at the Barbican - Battle of Ideas is a weekend of high-level, thought-provoking public debate. Guest speakers exchange views on some of the biggest issues facing the world, covering a range of topical themes in a mixture of interactive talks, sessions and open discussions. Visitors are invited to do battle in a war of words in which free speech is the primary weapon.
About Barbican Centre
Described by the Queen as 'one of the wonders of the modern world' , the Barbican Centre has also been voted 'London's ugliest building'. Ugly or not, this multi-faceted performance and arts venue is truly wondrous. Open 363 days a year, it offers the most diverse program of any London venue. More about Barbican Centre
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With an exciting calendar of events, London 2013 is shaping up to be another special year. Find out the best of what's happening throughout the capital this year with our thorough guide to 2013's finest entertainment.
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel Double Rooms: 16% off from £243
52 Chiswell Street, EC1Y | 2 minutes from Battle of Ideas
Set deep in the heart of London's financial district, a majestic edifice stands tall and grand building, a living embodiment of distinction, class and flamboyance. The ...More
London > Apartment > Apartment Deluxe Double Rooms: 39% off from £110
42-46 Chiswell Street, EC1Y | 3 minutes from Battle of Ideas
The London City Suites by Montcalm are within a grade II listed heritage building, located in the City of London. The 5-star accommodation provides all the ...More
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel Deluxe Double Rooms: 52% off from £179
7-9 Copthall Avenue, EC2R | 7 minutes from Battle of Ideas
In the heart of the financial district and close to the Bank of England, the newly opened Apex London Wall Hotel, is within walking distance of ...More
London > Events > Leisure Dates: Tuesday 21st May 2013 - 6.45pm-9pm
Distillers Farringdon, 66 West Smithfields, EC1A | 6 minutes from Battle of Ideas
A fun night in a great atmosphere with a chance to win fantastic prizes and pit yourself against our Quiz Master Scott....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Tuesday 21st May 2013
The Nightjar Bar, 129-131 City Road, EC1V | 10 minutes from Battle of Ideas
New Orleans-style jazz from the pianist and singer....More
London > Events > Concerts Dates: Tuesday 21st May 2013 - 5pm-1am
Favela London, 91-93 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, EC2A | 12 minutes from Battle of Ideas
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London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | Same location as Battle of Ideas
Described by the Queen as “one of the wonders of the modern world”, the Barbican Centre is an imposing collection of the finest in British arts. ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | Same location as Battle of Ideas
The Barbican Centre's two theatre spaces - the Barbican Theatre and The Pit - offer everything from gritty reality to far-flung fantasy, from dance to ...More
London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | Same location as Battle of Ideas
Described by the Queen as 'one of the wonders of the modern world' , the Barbican Centre has also been voted 'London's ugliest building'. Ugly or ...More
Sights and Attractions near Battle of Ideas
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Ground Level, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | Same location as Battle of Ideas
Part of the Barbican Centre for arts and conferences the Curve Gallery, situated on the ground floor, has changing exhibitions of photography, art and design. ...More
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | Same location as Battle of Ideas
Huge, multifaceted arts and entertainment centre. Described by the Queen as “one of the wonders of the modern world”, this multifaceted performance and arts venue forms one ...More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Silk Street, City, London EC2 | Same location as Battle of Ideas
The Barbican is renowned as one of London's top venues for theatre, art and dance. At the Barbican Art Gallery on level 3 you get ...More
London > Shopping > Music Shops
Cromwell Tower, Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | 1 minute from Battle of Ideas
Tucked away near the Barbican multi-arts centre and the world-renowned Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chimes Music is in illustrious company. Since opening in 1983 ...More
Restaurants near Battle of Ideas
London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
The Barbican Centre, Level 2, , City, London EC2Y | Same location as Battle of Ideas
Modern European cuisine. Booking advised. Dress smart casual. ...More
London > Restaurants > British restaurants
56 Chiswell Street, City, London EC1Y | 3 minutes from Battle of Ideas
Chiswell Street Dining Rooms is a modern British restaurant, complete with seven private dining rooms. The brainchild of Tom and Ed Martin of ETM Group, responsible ...More
London > Restaurants >
49 Chiswell Street, City, London EC1Y | 3 minutes from Battle of Ideas
Brothers Ed and Tom Martin, the duo behind well loved London gastropubs The Gun, The Botanist, and The Angel & Crown in Covent Garden opened their ...More
London > Education > Professional Training
106 Bunhill Row, City, London EC1Y | 6 minutes from Battle of Ideas
City’s Print Journalism course is recognised as the best in London. Although places like Goldsmith’s are trendier, City is respected in the industry thanks to a ...More
London > Education > Professional Training
161 Old Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V | 7 minutes from Battle of Ideas
This gorgeous 18th century Grade I listed Hawksmoor church is one of a number of London churches which has, in recent years, been converted into a ...More
London > Education > Evening Classes
4 Luke Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A | 12 minutes from Battle of Ideas
National charity for adult learning which also runs an excellent selection of theatre, literature, history and politics evening classes....More
Leisure near Battle of Ideas
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
King Edward Street, City, London EC4M | 5 minutes from Battle of Ideas
Bounded in by surrounding office buildings, Postman's Park's appeal lies in what it symbolises as much as how it looks. Located just north of St Paul's ...More
London > Leisure > Activities
Hatton Square Business Centre, 16-16a Baldwin Gardens, Holborn, London EC1N | 13 minutes from Battle of Ideas
Immerse yourself in a world of chocolate with this mouth-watering workshop. You will discover how chocolate is processed from bean to bar. Sample a variety of ...More
London > Nightlife > Pubs
71 Long Lane, Clerkenwell, London EC1A | 5 minutes from Battle of Ideas
One of the oldest pubs in Smithfield, The Old Red Cow has stood on this spot on Long Lane since the year dot. Steeped in history, ...More
London > Nightlife > Pubs
115 Charterhouse Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1M | 6 minutes from Battle of Ideas
This renovated traditional pub in the heart of Clerkenwell has been serving the traders of nearby Smithfields Market for years. Under the Malmaison umbrella - the ...More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
2 Clerkenwell Road, Clerkenwell, Clerkenwell, London EC1M | 7 minutes from Battle of Ideas
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Nightlife near Battle of Ideas
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
77a Charterhouse Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1M | 7 minutes from Battle of Ideas
Built on the site of a Victorian meat cellar, Fabric continues to boast the most sensational line-ups in the capital. Its global reputation is founded on ...More
Meeting venue hire near Battle of Ideas
London > Business > Venue Hire
Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | Same location as Battle of Ideas
The Barbican Centre is the jewel in London's artistic crown, with its theatres, concert halls, art galleries and cinema providing a year-round programme of ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
Chiswell Street, City, London EC1Y | 2 minutes from Battle of Ideas
While the City of London is not short of modern, flexible event-spaces, not many can claim to be located in a Grade II listed building, or ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
Aldermanbury Square, Moorgate, City, London EC2V | 4 minutes from Battle of Ideas
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Barbican Centre events
Dancing around DuchampDancing around DuchampThis spring, from February to June, the Barbican celebrates Marcel Duchamp with Dancing Around Duchamp, a major cross-arts season which explores the work of the famous French Surrealist artist, his precursors, collaborators and those he influenced in music, dance, theatre, film and art. At the heart of the season is an exhibition at the Barbican 21st May 2013Sunday 9th June 2013
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This spring, from February to June, the Barbican celebrates Marcel Duchamp with Dancing Around Duchamp, a major cross-arts season which explores the work of the famous French Surrealist artist, his precursors, collaborators and those he influenced in music, dance, theatre, film and art. At the heart of the season is an exhibition at the Barbican ... More about this event
The Bride and the Bachelors: Duchamp with Cage, Cunningham, Rauschenberg and JohnsThe Bride and the Bachelors: Duchamp with Cage, Cunningham, Rauschenberg and JohnsThe Bride and the Bachelors: Duchamp with Cage, Cunningham, Rauschenberg and Johns explores Marcel Duchamp's American legacy by tracing his relationship to four great modern artists - composer, John Cage, dancer and choreographer, Merce Cunningham, and visual artists Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. A central part of the Barbican's Dancing aro21st May 2013Sunday 9th June 2013
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VENUE Barbican Art Gallery
The Bride and the Bachelors: Duchamp with Cage, Cunningham, Rauschenberg and Johns explores Marcel Duchamp's American legacy by tracing his relationship to four great modern artists - composer, John Cage, dancer and choreographer, Merce Cunningham, and visual artists Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. A central part of the Barbican's Dancing aro... More about this event
Geoffrey Farmer: The Surgeon And The PhotographerGeoffrey Farmer: The Surgeon And The PhotographerGeoffrey Farmer's installation piece The Surgeon and the Photographer, which takes over from the Rain Room at the Barbican's Curve gallery from 26th March, is made out of 365 hand puppets created from images cut out of old books and magazines and mounted onto fabric. The Canadian artist's work is heavily influenced by the work of dadaist Hannah Hoc21st May 2013Sunday 28th July 2013
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TIMES 26th March to 28th July 2013 PRICING Free
Geoffrey Farmer's installation piece The Surgeon and the Photographer, which takes over from the Rain Room at the Barbican's Curve gallery from 26th March, is made out of 365 hand puppets created from images cut out of old books and magazines and mounted onto fabric. The Canadian artist's work is heavily influenced by the work of dadaist Hannah Hoc... More about this event
event Wednesday 22nd May 2013
VENUE Barbican Centre
Valery Gergiev conducts Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No 2, Paganini's Violin Concerto No 2, Ravel's Tzigane, Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen and Berlioz's Act Five from The Trojans.
event Running from Friday 24th May 2013 until Monday 27th May 2013
VENUE Barbican Screen
Screening of the landmark production of Wagner's Ring directed by Patrice Chéreau for the centenary of the Bayreuth Festival in 1976. Das Rheingold, Die Walkure, Siegfried and Gotterdammerung are shown on consecutive nights at the Cinema 1 on Silk Street.... More about this event
event Running from Friday 24th May 2013 until Thursday 30th May 2013
VENUE Barbican Centre
event Saturday 25th May 2013
VENUE Barbican Centre
Ingo Metzmacher conducts Wolfgang Rihm's Nahe-Fern-1, Mahler's Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn and Shostakovich's Symphony No 11, with baritone Johan Reuter.
event Running from Friday 24th May 2013 until Thursday 30th May 2013
VENUE Barbican Centre
event Running from Friday 24th May 2013 until Thursday 30th May 2013
VENUE Barbican Centre
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What's On Today Near Barbican Centre Undergraduate Strings Players Concerts | On 21st May 2013 Guildhall School Of Music And Drama 1 minutes walk from Barbican Centre ...More The Distilled Knowledge Quiz Leisure | Until 21st May 2013 Distillers Farringdon 6 minutes walk from Barbican Centre A fun night in a great atmosphere with a chance to win fantastic prizes and pit yourself against our Quiz ...More Callanetics: Workshop Sporting Events | Until 28th May 2013 Raduno 7 minutes walk from Barbican Centre ...More Hugo Simmonds Concerts | On 21st May 2013 The Nightjar Bar 10 minutes walk from Barbican Centre The musician plays ragtime and stride piano....More Dom Pipkin On Piano Concerts | On 21st May 2013 The Nightjar Bar 10 minutes walk from Barbican Centre New Orleans-style jazz from the pianist and singer....More Killer Mike Concerts | On 21st May 2013 XOYO 11 minutes walk from Barbican Centre Hip hop from the Brooklyn-based rapper, Michael Render....More Ftw Comedy Pop Quiz Comedy | Until 28th May 2013 The Queen Of Hoxton 11 minutes walk from Barbican Centre Gary Carey and Kate McGann host the interactive weekly quiz, with stand-up from James Loveridge, Amy Howerska, Luke Capasso and ...More Florence Joelle Concerts | On 21st May 2013 Favela London 12 minutes walk from Barbican Centre ...More Reading Group Exhibitions | Until 28th May 2013 Shoe Lane Library 12 minutes walk from Barbican Centre Book club....More Rhyme Time (Under 5s) Kids Events | Until 28th May 2013 Shoe Lane Library 12 minutes walk from Barbican Centre Songs, rhymes, craft activities....More London 2013 The AnnualThe best London events, openings, anniversaries & experiences for 2013, from LondonTown.com Book £10 Tablet FREE
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