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17 July 2017
Interdependence: We Need to Talk About Change with Hans Ulrich Obrist and Rem Koolhaas
Rem Koolhaas is the architect behind Manchester's new cultural space, The Factory, set to open in 2020, it will be the permanent home of Manchester International Festival. Koolhaas speaks to MIF's Artistic Advisor, Hans Ulrich Obrist about this exciting new development for the city.
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16 July 2017
The Nutcracker
The classical ballet version of 'The Nutcracker' that I watched was a part of a world touring ballet festival - 'The Vienna Festival ballet
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15 July 2017
True Faith review
Manchester Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition celebrating the arts and culture of Manchester bands Joy Division and New Order.
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12 July 2017
The Welcoming Party review
In the mid-renovation 1830 Warehouse at the Museum of Science and Industry is a cross-form, multi-sensory, multi-location family production.
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12 July 2017
Manchester Street Poem review
Manchester Street Poem is an art installation at UNFEAR on Oldham Street in the Northern Quarter, telling the stories of Manchester's homeless people.
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10 July 2017
Fatherland by Scott Graham, Karl Hyde and Simon Stephens review
The opening scene sets the premise for the entire work. Three middle age Londoners collating stories regarding fatherhood by returning to their hometowns to collect text and use it verbatim: "we are devising a show."
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10 July 2017
Interdependence: We Need to Talk About Technology on Artificial Intelligence
Will Artificial Intelligence take over? Will we have human robots? A panel of experts answers all of our questions.
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10 July 2017
Interdependence: We Need to Talk About Technology with Nina Freeman
Nina Freeman has designed a game all about relationships and the internet; her she talks to Laura Kate Dale about 'Lost Memories Dot Net'.
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10 July 2017
Interdependence: We Need to Talk About Technology with Laurie Anderson and Wayne McGregor
We Need to Talk about Technology at Stollers' Hall, Manchester presents the two artists in conversation about how they use technology in their work.
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10 July 2017
Last and First Men by Jóhann Jóhannsson review
One of the higher profiles on the MIF17 bill, expectations were suitably high for Oscar nominee, Jóhann Jóhannsson's score by the BBC Philharmonic.
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8 July 2017
Available Light review
I was excited to see Available Light at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, as part of the Manchester International Festival (MIF) 2017. On paper this should be great. But was it?
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6 July 2017
Social Media- Personal Expression or Personal Overload?
Social media is a constant and up in coming way which people can use to express themselves. However how much can be classed as expression. In my article I explore this idea.
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5 July 2017
How to review an exhibition
How do you review something that can be so contentious?
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5 July 2017
Talk: Music for a Busy City with Philip Venables, Anna Meredith, Matthew Herbert and Huang Ruo
How privileged we are to have these composers give us their music and enrich our everyday life. This was the opening sentiment of this talk with four of the six composers of site-specific music for the project Music for a Busy City set across the city centre.
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4 July 2017
Katie, Caitlin and Hannah, Bronze achievers
Three Year 6 students took on their Bronze Arts Award together and lived to tell the tale. With the help of their Advisor, Mrs. Lonergan, we hear about their experience.
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4 July 2017
Why do parents not want their children to take art subjects at GCSE/A level?
This is my Gold Arts Award Unit 1 Part D Arts Issue. I focused on why parents might not want their child to take an arts subject at GCSE/A level.
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4 July 2017 – 4 September 2017
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How do you find events and opportunities to take part in and review? Tell us and win a £25 Amazon vouchers
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4 July 2017
Do the arts benefit the elderly?
As the world ages it also creates more wonderful ideas to enhance the lives of the living. In this article I am discussing the benefits of the arts and how they make a large impact on the lives of many. I am very interested in this topic and have written this for my Gold Arts Award!