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Workshops and productions from Contact in February and March.
February
Apostles
An exhibition of twelve portraits of maverick artists & thinkers by Lee Baxter.
When? Friday 3 February to Saturday 21 April
Hip Replacement
An exhibition of graphic works by Lee Baxter
When? Friday 3 February to Thursday 3 May
‘Age of Elegance’ re-mixed by More Than Fashion 2012
A contemporary re-mix of a traditional display as part of The Cultural Olympiad’s Stories of the World. Featuring poets and actors from CYAC and Young Identity.
When? Sunday 15 February to Saturday 19 May
Where? Manchester Gallery of Costume, Plattfields Park
Queer Contact
Contact celebrates LGBT History Month with the best in theatre, cabaret, art, music and spoken word.
When? Monday 6 February to Saturday 11 February
Comedy Playground
Rosie Wilby, Jonathan Mayor & more. Over 16s
When? Monday 6 February, 7.30pm
How much? £5 (concessions £3)
Shortcuts
Work-in-progress: DawN Crandell, D’Lo, Chris Hoyle & Hope Theatre Company. Over 14s
When? Tuesday 7 & Wednesday 8 February, 8pm
How much? £5
Outspoken
Alternative poetry slam. Dominic Berry, D’Lo & more. Over 16s
When? Wednesday 8 February, 6:30pm
How much? £5 (concessions £3)
Peter Grist: The White Chalk Diaries
Dance from Peter Grist dealing with religion and sexuality. Over 14s
When? Thursday 9 February, 7:30pm
How much? £8 (concessions £5)
Beyond Da Box
MC Envy and the best young, gifted & queer music talent. Over 16s
When? Thursday 9 February, 9pm
How much? £5 (concessions £3)
Mother’s Ruin Theatrical Spectacular
Cake Tin Foundation presents Mother’s Ruin Theatrical Spectacular. Jonny Woo, Dickie Beau, Myra Dubois, Eggs Collective & more. Over 18s.
When? Friday 10 February, 8pm
How much? £12 (concessions £7)
Misplaced Memoirs
Experience Qasim Riza Shaheen’s declarations of love and desire. Over 16s.
When? Saturday 11 February, 5pm to 7pm
How much? FREE
The Tiger Lilies
Contact in association with Tim Whitehead present The Tiger Lilies. ConGrammy-nominated Godfathers of alternative cabaret live in concert. Over 16s.
When? Saturday 11 February, 8pm
How much? £15 (concessions £10)
Audio Visual Meditations
CultureHub, LaMaMa and Contact present Audio Visual Meditations. Musicians and visual artists from NYC and Manchester jam across time and space.
When? Saturday 18 February, 10pm
How much? FREE
The Flying Solo Festival
The ability of a single artist to captivate and hold an audience is one of the great performing traditions. The Flying Solo Festival celebrates this skill with performances including live art, spoken word, theatre, intimate performance and dance.
When? Monday 27 February to Wednesday 14 March, various times
How much? Prices vary
My Heart Is Hitch-hiking Down Peachtree Street
J Fergus Evans. Fergus has lived in England for almost seven years. He hasn’t been back to his hometown in five. Using animation installation, live folk music and spoken word his new show is about trying to make sense of where you come from when you’re very far from home.
When? Monday 27 February to Saturday 3 March, check www.contactmcr.com for times
How much? £8 (concessions £5)
The Price of Everything
Daniel Bye. How much is beauty worth? What will people pay for an air guitar on eBay? Can I have a glass of milk? These urgent questions and others are answered in Daniel Bye’s whistle-stop tour of bizarre facts and impassioned arguments: occasionally shambolic, often tendentious — but always a joy to watch.
When? Tuesday 28 February, 7.30pm
How much? £8 (concessions £5)
Heavy Like the Weight of a Flame
Ernie Silva. Following a Brooklyn street kid’s search for a more meaningful life after the death of his friends and the overdose of his brother this serio-comic show is Kerouac’s On the Road by way of Jimi Hendrix. The journey is sometimes fun, sometimes harsh but always universally human.
When? Wednesday 29 February to Friday 2 March, 7pm
how much? £8 (concessions £5)
Dry Ice
Sabrina Mahfouz. Nina’s world is crazy. She gets paid £20 a pop to take her knickers off. She then goes home to her half drug-dealer, half art-dealer boyfriend who’s no good at either. Her religious mum knows nothing of this and she’s on the way to stay. Telling wild stories is the only way Nina can stay sane, but for how long? Directed by Hollywood actor, David Schwimmer. Over 14s.
When? Wednesday 29 February to Friday 2 March, 9pm
How much? £8 (concessions £5)
March
Flying Solo Commission: Pitch Night
In collaboration with Fuel, LaMaMa, CultureHub and MC in Amsterdam. Six solo performers pitch to win mentoring support, rehearsal space, and the opportunity to develop & perform the show in New York and Amsterdam, before bringing it back to Manchester for Flying Solo in 2013.
When? Saturday 3 March, 6pm
How much? FREE
Digging Deep: The Adventures of Sky the Reluctant Hero
Nikky Norton Shafau. Sky has been awake for six months and lives in a gritty urban city called Grey Town. Struggling to sleep she takes a walk and begins to find herself stuck somewhere between reality and dreaming. Winner of the 2011 Flying Solo Commission. Presented in partnership with Contact, MC Amsterdam, and The Core at Corby Cube; in association with Fuel Theatre.
When? Saturday 3 Marhch, 7:30pm
How much? £5 (concessions £3)
7 Days Drunk
Bryonny Kimmings. From the Total Theatre Award-winning creator of Sex Idiot, comes a hilarious and moving new one-woman show investigating the historical links between artists and mind-enhancing drugs. Two parts song and dance routine, one part breakdown, with a twist of sobering reality for good measure, the show follows Bryony as she cracks open her own creative psyche with the help of scientists and a film-maker. Performed sober. Over 16s.
When? Saturday 3 March, 9pm
How much? £10 (concessions £6)
My Father and Other Superheroes
Nick Makoha. In association with mac, Birmingham and Pippa Firth. Directed by Benji Reid. Supported by Contact. The day Nick Makoha realised he was going to become a father, he also realised he had no idea how to be one. One man’s revelation of how pop culture raised him in the absence of his father...
Originally developed at Spokelab, Theatre Royal Stratford East. Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
When? Tuesday 6 & Wednesday 7 March, 7:30pm
How much? £8 (concessions £5)
Writing for Performance Workshop
Led by Nick Makoha
When? Tuesday 6 March, 1pm to 2:30pm
How much? FREE with show ticket
Ball and Other Funny Stories About Cancer
Brian Lobel. An unexpected, humorous and provocative story ofcancer survival. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll want to perform a self-exam. Programmed in association with Word of Warning.
When? Wednesday 7 March, 9pm and Thursday 8 March, 7:30pm
How much? £8 (concessions £5)
Camp Live Art Workshop
When? Thursday 8 March, 10am to 4pm
How much? FREE with show ticket
The Making of ‘Bull the True Story’
Plus post-show chat back. Stacy Makishi. A riff on the Coen Brothers’ film Fargo, blurring the lines between what’s real and what’s fake. A disorientating and uplifting tale revolving around a kidnap, an unrequited love, a lost ransom and a woman frozen in the snow. Programmed in association with Word of Warning.
When? Thursday 8 March, 9pm
How much? £10 (concessions £6)
Bull: Your Own True Lies Workshop
Led by Stacy Makishi
When? Wednesday 7 March, 3pm to 6pm
How much? FREE with show ticket
Black T-shirt Collection
Fuel presents Fringe First winner Inua Ellams’ new story about two foster brothers building a global t-shirt brand. On their journey from a market in Nigeria to a sweatshop in China, Matthew and Muhammed discover the consequences of success.
When? Tuesday 13 & Wednesday 14 March, 7:30pm
How much? £10 (concessions £6)
Black T-shirt Collection Workshop
Led by Inua Ellams
When? Wednesday 14 March, 3pm to 5pm
How much? FREE with show ticket
Style of Walking
Presented by Hip Hop Dance Society. When confronted by their limits, a dancer must learn to earn respect and ultimately ‘walk with style’. A new play combining spoken word, popping, locking, breaking, salsa and local music support acts.
When? Friday 16 March, 7:30pm
How much? £7 (concessions £5)
Contact, Oxford Rd, Manchester, M15 6JA. Tickets & Info 0161 274 0600. www.contactmcr.com
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