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Sexuality Summer School Presents Nando Messias: Transmission: Sissy TV
Contact | 23 May 2023

Nando Messias invites you into their Narnian closet, a trans archive of exquisite ephemera, poignant stories and bodily wonders.

Whiskey Chow & Ro Robertson
Contact | 25 May 2023

Experience a screening of filmed performances by Whiskey Chow, a performance artist and Chinese drag king, and the other by Ro Roberston,

Prof. Minoli Salgado
Manchester Poetry Library | 18 April 2023

Join Manchester Poetry Library for the launch of Prof. Minoli Salgado’s Twelve Cries from Home: In Search of Sri Lanka’s Disappeared.

The Poetics of Water
Castlefield Gallery | Until 24 September 2023

The Poetics of Water asks visitors to look at landscapes, borders and centuries and think deeply about soil and water’s fundamental elements.

Stitching on the Border
Manchester Poetry Library | Until 10 May 2023

Help Manchester Poetry Library complete Stitching on the Border, a new artwork dedicated to all people crossing boarders.

RNCM Original Voices Festival
Royal Northern College of Music | Until 24 March 2023

RNCM Original Voices Festival celebrates new perspectives on music by reimagining how to perform and present works from the past.

Archives at Play 2
Castlefield Gallery | Until 4 June 2023

Archives at Play 2 is the second in a two-part series of exhibitions inviting an exciting roster of artists to delve into Castlefield Gallery’s archive.

Manchester Translation Series: Najwan Darwish and Kareem James Abu-Zeid
Manchester Poetry Library | 23 March 2023

Manchester Metropolitan University welcome award-winning poet Najwan Darwish and translator Kareem James Abu-Zeid for the inaugural Manchester Translation Series.

Jamie Sutcliffe & El Morgan in conversation
Castlefield Gallery | 10 March 2023

Join Castlefield Gallery to hear from exhibiting artist El Morgan and writer and curator Jamie Sutcliffe

Simon Keenlyside & Malcolm Martineau
Royal Northern College of Music | 6 March 2023

Renowned baritone Simon Keenlyside and RNCM alumnus returns this Spring alongside pianist Malcolm Martineau for a thrilling evening of music.

toooB
Z-arts | 5 March 2023

toooB is an enchanting wordless performance for 6-24 month-olds and their grown-ups.

Queer Contact
Contact | Until 18 February 2023

Contact celebrates queer culture with an extraordinary line-up of LGBTQ+ talent heading our way for Queer Contact 2023

RNCM Opera: Mansfield Park
Royal Northern College of Music | Until 1 April 2023

RNCM’s opera students take on Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park with musical styles ranging from Philip Glass to Stephen Sondheim with hints of Benjamin Britten along the way.

Stephen Hough (piano)
Royal Northern College of Music | 3 March 2023

One of the most distinctive artists of his generation, Stephen Hough lines up alongside students for this performance.

Elias String Quartet: Brahms, Respighi & Mendelssohn
Royal Northern College of Music | 27 February 2023

RNCM welcomes The Elias String Quartet, one of the most intense and vibrant quartets of their generation.

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