a blog about art & culture in manchester
Contemporary dance can be seen as a niche idea of a good night out. It is often unfollowable and only addressed to those who ‘get it’ . I however took the plunge and invited my boyfriend to Mark Bruce’s production of Dracula at the Contact Theatre in Manchester. Not only did he sit through it without … Continue reading Review: Mark Bruce Company: Dracula @ Contact
The world needs more African inspired tropical dance fusions of art and music… I walk into Kraak Gallery on a mid-week jaunt to a gig that I wasn’t all that excited about. Three bands I had never heard of and no exciting reviews to prepare me. I went anyway and was blown away by the … Continue reading Review: Kraak Gallery, Manchester
What Krakov had to offer was more than I could have ever expected. You stand in a city with as much butch and as much brawn than a James Dean movie, yet the arts mixes in with the everyday. That is what I love about a place that is not under pressure to be labelled … Continue reading Poland, a short artist’s review
Manchester is no stranger to International artists, boasting a hugely successful International Festival which, even though in its infancy, has welcomed huge artists such as marina Abramovic in her experimental opera and Bjork who dazzled the stage with her technology based show in 2011. Manchester however is one city that understands its roots and is … Continue reading Video Jam 2014, Manchester Art Gallery
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I couldn’t quite muster the energy to get out of bed at 3am to see the start of Nikhil Chopra’s performance at the Whitworth at sunrise, but I did pop in when the sun was at its highest and all of Manchester had congregated in the Whitworth grounds. Chopra’s gruelling 65 hour performance is a … Continue reading Manchester International Festival, 2013
If, like me, you’ve seen the film based on Christopher McCandless tragic life and therefore are terrified of foraging wild berries, plants and mushrooms, maybe you would have had the same reservations about going to the Urban Naturalist walk put on my Manchester Museum. Luckily we were in safe hands with Jesper, an expert in the … Continue reading Into the Wild
