Known for award-winning Afro-futurist images that seem to defy gravity, Benji Reid invites us to watch him at play as he creates live photography in this genre-bending show.
A choreo-photolist, Benji Reid combines photography, choreography and theatre to make striking and surreal images which speak to his experiences as a Black man in the UK today.
Find Your Eyes is a show at Manchester Academy which exposes the making of this work – a behind-the-scenes look at Benji’s life and practice where the stage becomes a studio.
Choreographing three performers, Benji will create live photographs in front of an audience interlaced with recollections from his life.
Using photography as a lifeline and anchor point to explore personal struggles, this is a show about the artistic process. Bold and vulnerable, full of light and shade, Find Your Eyes is an ode to reinvention.
Also part of this season
Tino Sehgal: This Entry
The Whitworth Until 16 July 2023Tino Sehgal presents a playful exchange between different masters of their craft. Premieres at the National Football Museum and the Whitworth.
The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions
HOME Until 2 July 2023The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions at HOME brings together theatre, dance and song for the ultimate anarchic bedtime story.
Economics the Blockbuster
The Whitworth Until 22 October 2023Economics the Blockbuster is a research and exhibition project, developed in collaboration with Alliance Manchester Business School and MIF.
Sonics, stories and scenes of the Diaspora
The Manchester Museum 1 July 2023SEEN Magazine and Manchester Museum shine a spotlight on the sounds of the South Asian diaspora for Manchester International Festival.
Sonic Geography
The Bridgewater Hall 7 July 2023Lose yourself in the world premiere of Sonic Geography by John Luther Adams, played by pianist Ralph Van Raat.
All Right. Good Night.
HOME Until 8 July 2023Weaving personal tragedy with catastrophe at large, All right. Good night. is a meditation on loss and how to deal with uncertainty.
50 Hours of Freedom
Contact 14 July 2023Celebrate International Non-Binary People’s Day with 50 Hours of Freedom, a creative lock-in at Contact for MIF23
Balmy Army
HOME Until 17 September 2023A movement for youth-led mental health. Balmy Army is art and activism rolled into one show – expect the unexpected.
