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Dateline: 4th May, 2006

BITE06 - July to December

(Details of the programme until the beginning of July are here.)

The Barbican's BITE06 programme from July onwards has been announced:

Woyzeck production photo
5 - 15 July 2006
Woyzeck
Vesturport Theatre
Returning to the Barbican after its sell-out success during the YOUNG GENIUS season, Vesturport’s production of Buchner’s Woyzeck charts the downfall of a young man struggling to make the best from what life has dealt him.

Dance image
28 - 30 September 2006
Rosas/Alston/Khan - Dance to Music by Steve Reich
A Triple Bill
To mark the 70th birthday of composer Steve Reich we have put together a programme that celebrates the special fascination that Reich’s music holds for contemporary choreographers.
Part 1
Performed by Rosas Dance Company, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker and Michèle Anne Demey
Piano Phase and Violin Phase from Fase, four movements to the music of Steve Reich
Part 2
Performed by Richard Alston Dance Company
With Theatre of Voices; music performed by Athelas Sinfonietta Copenhagen
Part 3
Performed by Akram Khan Company
Music performed by London Sinfonietta
Reich Variations for Vibes, Pianos & Strings

Panto publicity graphic
Duckie publicity image
29 November 2006 - 20 January 2007
Dick Whittington and his Cat
A family pantomime by Mark Ravenhill

16 December 2006 - 7 January 2007
Duckie
The Class Club
For the Duckie Christmas show 2006, get socially mobile for one night only and choose your class - lower class, middle class or upper class - dress up, and come and have Christmas dinner with at the Barbican Pit.
In this quintessentially English game of manners, Duckie present a piece of 'Dinner-tainment', an audience interactive theatre event produced in association with BITE.
For the lower classes: Traditional corporate chav style turkey roast with lambrusco, lager and all the trimmings.
For the middle classes: Bio-dynamic, GI rated contemporary vegetarian cuisine, fair trade crackers and new world wines.
For the upper classes: Silver service, champagne and canapés, ancient rare breed estate game and bespoke puddings.
With special entertainment appropriate to your chosen class.
If you have any special dietary requirements, please call the Box Office on 020 7638 8891.

Much of the season is taken up with a celebration of the music of Steve Reich. We list only the theatre and dance events.

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©Peter Lathan 2006