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performance House of Suarez + Contact: Vogue Ball 2022
Contact Theatre | 18 February 2022

Dubbed club culture meets high art, the Vogue Ball has become a key annual event in Queer Contact.

performance Pecs: Kings of the North
Contact Theatre | 11 February 2022

Join the Kings of Pecs for an evening of swoon-worthy cabaret featuring local guest Kings.

performance Scratch
Contact Theatre | 12 February 2022

Scratch is a day of performances exploring bisexual bliss, working-class transmasculinity, LGBTQ+ mental health and queer desire.

performance The Enby Show with Davina De Campo
Contact Theatre | 12 February 2022

Put on your best non-binary finery, and prepare to experience The Enby Show with Davina De Campo!

performance Emma Frankland – Hearty
Contact Theatre | 17 February 2022

Emma Frankland’s Hearty is a performance about how we can be prepared for the challenges of modern trans existence.

performance The Bitten Peach
Contact Theatre | 19 February 2022

The Bitten Peach are the UK’s only Pan-Asian cabaret collective and they’re comming to Contact this February.

performance Ell and Mary – Fitter
Contact Theatre | 16 February 2022

Through singing, dancing, and f*cking around in crap drag, Ell and Mary – Fitter is a love letter to masculinity.

performance John Powell-Jones: CYBERJUNK late opening with live soundtrack
Castlefield Gallery | 2 December 2021

Enjoy a late opening of the CYBERJUNK exhibition at Castlefield Gallery accompanied with live audio performances by John Powell-Jones and Lauren de Sá Naylor.

music Dream FM: What do you dream of? Broadcast Premiere
Manchester Central Library | 18 November 2021

Join Dream FM creators on the 18th of November for the in-person premiere of ‘What do you dream of?’ – a sound work created with the people of Greater Manchester.

performance News News News
Contact Theatre | 5 March 2022

News News News is a television news show made by children for adults, recorded in front of a studio audience and broadcast live on the internet.

theatre Ergon Theatre: The Wicked Problem
Contact Theatre | 3 – 6 November 2021

This project was born out of a desire to bring together the arts and science in a unique way… As jury members, you will have to question your own morals.

performance Interruptions: Chester Tenneson and Zorian Clayton
The Holden Gallery | 21 October 2021

A one-hour live event, encompassing performance, installation and interactivity within the context of Queer politics.

performance Interruptions: Dani Abulhawa, Concord
The Holden Gallery | 22 October 2021

Word of Warning and the Holden Gallery present performance exploring the experience of restricted movement across borders.

performance Black Gold Arts
Contact Theatre | 21 – 23 October 2021

For Corridor of Light and Black Gold Arts Festival, Contact’s windows will be lit up with images of Manchester artist and theatre-maker Chanje Kunda.

dance I M PACT
The Manchester Museum | 27 August 2021

Celebrations of Manchester Museum’s closing weekend kick-off with Yandass Ndlovu and I M PACT.