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Manchester Folk Festival 2022: Fiona Bevan
International Anthony Burgess Foundation | 14 October 2022

Fiona Bevan is a singer and a hit songwriter. She had a number 1 album with Kylie Minogue and has worked with Lewis Capaldi, Matthew E. White and many more.

Manchester Folk Festival 2022: Group Listening
International Anthony Burgess Foundation | 15 October 2022

The pair are constantly seeking to subvert the minimalism of their sonic palette, creating a subtle but constant tension that every now and then catalyses’ the music to somewhere unexpected.

Manchester Folk Festival 2022: Pedler // Russell
International Anthony Burgess Foundation | 15 October 2022

An original collaboration sees BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner Greg Russell and historian and musician Danny Pedler take a unique approach to presenting the social landscape.

George Lewis In Residence: World Première
Royal Northern College of Music | 25 November 2022

Experience the vanguard of music and technology in this exclusive world première from composer and professor George Lewis.

Manchester Collective: Places We Know with Pekka Kuusisto (violin)
Royal Northern College of Music | 2 December 2022

Once or twice in a generation, music fans embrace an artist who totally redefines what is possible in their field. Pekka Kuusisto is one of these artists.

Manchester Collective: WEATHER
Royal Northern College of Music | 23 September 2022

A breathtaking journey through four natural habitats. Each shaped, scarred and transformed by extreme weather events.

Word Central with David Viney
Manchester Central Library | 30 August 2022

Manchester Libraries and Flapjack Press present Word Central, a free monthly event at Central Library. With special guest David Viney.

Pen Portraits – Literary Letters Brought to Life
Elizabeth Gaskell's House | 2 September 2022

Pen Portraits is a night of promenade theatre about the lives of the Gaskell circle, performed within Elizabeth Gaskell’s House.

Pigfoot: Hot in Here
Contact | Until 3 November 2022

HOT IN HERE explores the UK’s place in the global climate crisis, and the action we can take to prevent it.

Contact Young Company X GOBSQUAD: While We Were Waiting, Something Changed
Contact | Until 30 July 2022

CYC team up with Gobsquad to create an outdoor, immersive experience this summer at Contact.

A Celebration of Bengali Folk Musical Heritage – Curated by Anindita Ghosh
The Whitworth | 23 July 2022

A tribute to, and celebration of Bengali folk music, that has shaped the cultural identity of Bengali communities both in South Asia and the diaspora, including the UK.

Part of South Asian Heritage Month Festival

Spoken Movement: Family Honour
Contact | 29 September 2022

A brilliantly unique meeting of hip hop and theatre, Spoken Movement’s Family Honour asks how far one would go to uphold family expectations.

Fly on the Wall Press Showcase with Manchester Poetry Library
Contact | 4 June 2022

A powerful afternoon of poetry and spoken word performance with Fly on the Wall Press and Manchester Poetry Library.

Let’s Talk Zindabad
Contact | 6 June 2022

An afternoon of poetry, singing and storytelling from local artists from Let’s Talk organisation based in Rochdale celebrating the experiences from South Asian Muslim women.

Works Ahead 2023
Contact | Until 19 May 2023

Works Ahead is the annual sample of new work-in-development curated by legendary Manchester performance art advocates, Word of Warning.