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Perle Noire: Julia Bullock at the Barbican
Julia Bullock, Peter Sellars and Tyshawn Sorey revisit Joséphine Baker through song and spoken text. The current Barbican listing gives a 20:00 start on Tuesday 20 October.
A portrait built from more than songs
Sorey reimagines music associated with Joséphine Baker, while Sellars directs Bullock in a staged song cycle.
The programme crosses opera, jazz, spirituals and French music hall, with spoken interludes by Claudia Rankine. It is a contemporary response to Baker’s life and legacy, not a conventional tribute-band concert or a promise to reproduce her recordings.
- Start
- 20:00 BST
- Listed standard price
- From £24: £20 plus £4 transaction fee
- Finish
- Approximately 21:20; no interval
- Last source check
- 20 October 2026; seat availability not confirmed
On this page
Use the current start, not an older announcement
The direct event listing checked on 20 October says 20:00 and an approximate 21:20 finish without an interval.
Earlier season publicity gave another start time. Keep the current venue page and your own ticket together when planning arrival; do not use an old search snippet as your final instruction.
A quick choice for two different listeners
Choose this if your group wants a tightly focused staged performance in which a voice, music and text carry the evening.
Choose a freer improvisation night instead if spontaneous ensemble interaction is the main attraction. Neither requires you to arrive as a specialist: agree which kind of attention you want to give, rather than choosing only by the best-known name.
What the listed price can and cannot tell you
The advertised standard starting total is £24, shown as £20 plus a £4 transaction fee.
The public page’s availability widget did not establish which seats remained at our check. Open the official booking route before setting out; compare the actual category and basket total.
A published starting price is not a reserved seat.
Make the short evening feel unhurried
Put food and any essential comfort break before the performance, then leave a little room for getting out of the auditorium afterwards.
The stated finish is approximate, so avoid an inflexible connection immediately afterwards. Save Barbican Hall, not simply a broad City of London map pin, and check the venue’s access route if lifts or a particular seat determine whether the outing works.
Questions, answered
What time does Perle Noire start?
The current Barbican listing gives 20:00 BST on 20 October 2026.
Does it have an interval?
No. The venue gives an approximate finish of 21:20.
Are tickets definitely available?
We verified the published listing and tariff, not live seat inventory. Check the official booking route.
