Turn 2016 at The Contact Theatre

One of the key events in Manchester’s dance calendar, Turn 2016 sees twenty short pieces of new dance works over two evenings – Friday the 22nd and Saturday the 23rd of April. Fluidly lyrical, effervescently acrobatic or eccentrically innovative, let Turn transport you into a… Read more »

New Dawn Fades at the Dancehouse

The acclaimed play New Dawn Fades – A Play About Joy Division and Manchester, chronicles the rise and fall of the influential post-punk band and the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis. This unique production places the band within the context of Manchester’s history, taking… Read more »

-scape at The Holden Gallery

The three artists in –scape explore some of the diversions, delusions – as well as the delights – of the constructed landscape. In doing so, the work questions the relationship of space to experience and the ways in which meaning is constantly re-configured.   The… Read more »

Not Quite Light Weekend

Not Quite Light is a project by photographer Simon Buckley, whose work captures the outskirts of Manchester’s city centre in the half-light of dawn. The project is being celebrated with a weekend of low-light photography workshops, panel discussions, Periscope broadcasts and a charity night of… Read more »

FOOL at Victoria Baths

Short&Sweet Manchester introduces a series of FOOLish performances in an empty swimming pool. From seriously bizarre political performance art, to tranquil and anarchistic music ensembles, with a large chunk of dancers, practical jokers and experimentalists wedged in the middle.   Tickets for the event on… Read more »