Voicebox: Manchester International Festival

Since its development in 2005, Manchester International Festival has become a staple in the global festival calendar as one of the world's most dynamic and respected arts festivals.
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11 November 2023 – 19 November 2023
The Welcome
Taking place over nine days in November 2023, and filling every inch of the building, it’ll be like the biggest party you’ve ever seen.
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25 January 2022
Review: Breathless Puppets
This 17-minute short film takes beautiful rotoscope animation, stunning dance choreography, and phenomenal sound design to craft a truly unforgettable experience.
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28 July 2021
MIF21 reaches record levels with millions experiencing the event
A staggering 3 million people experienced MIF21 this year with a further 1.2 million joining online.
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22 July 2021
Manchester International Festival: Download and Run Zoom
When travel restrictions forced Lucinda Childs to postpone a project with the Ballet National de Marseille, the American choreographer began meeting the Ballet’s Artistic Directors – LA(HORDE) – via Zoom.
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20 July 2021
Manchester International Festival: The Patience of Trees
This orchestral performance by the Manchester Camerata showcases British-Bulgarian composer Dobrinka Tabakova’s new concerto.
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16 July 2021
Manchester International Festival: Far Away From Russia
The pandemic exposed and excluded elderly people from social life, with only their carers able to provide a short-lived moment of community in the midst of a stressful and alien time.
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16 July 2021
Notes on Grief
An affecting exploration of loss and remembrance, Notes on Grief adapts Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s original essay for the stage at this year’s Manchester International Festival.
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16 July 2021
All of This Unreal Time
Starring Cillian Murphy, the short film features a series of apologies, that in their poetical quality, result in a production that makes for thought-provoking viewing at Manchester International Festival 2021.
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16 July 2021
Manchester International Festival: Portrait of Black Britain By Cephas Williams
With Black Britain, a hot topic, Cephas Williams’s public exhibit showcases the diverse faces of the Black community and what it means to be Black in the UK.
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9 July 2021
Manchester International Festival: Love Campus ABCD by Ibrahim Mahama
Ibrahim Mahama’s work explores how new technologies and imaginations link to empower others, allowing them to rethink life on all levels – beyond the human experience.
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9 July 2021
Manchester International Festival: Breathless Puppets by Akram Khan & Naaman Azhari
Forced apart in childhood by the expectations of their cultures and the disapproval of their fathers, two men with a passion for dance reconnect through the tragedy of the pandemic.
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3 February 2021
Five Greater Manchester Artists Selected for MIF21 Creative Fellowships
Manchester International Festival (MIF) has offered five Greater Manchester artists the opportunity to go behind the scenes of this year's Festival.
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9 November 2020 – 11 December 2020
Manchester International Festival Invites Local Artists Behind the Scenes of MIF21
Greater Manchester artists will be given the opportunity to follow the creation of major events and productions in next year’s Manchester International Festival (MIF) as part of MIF21 Creative Fellowships.
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23 September 2020 – 21 October 2020
New Training Opportunities for Thousands of Unemployed Young People
Manchester International Festival (MIF) has announced a new skills and training programme which is set to benefit up to 10,000 unemployed young people living in Greater Manchester over the next five years.
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23 May 2020
Casey Ryan Agrees To Deal With Indie Agency RISEmusic
Following success of new single, announces fall tour & EP
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3 February 2020
NEW FACTORY ACADEMY CREATIVE VENUE TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIPS BEGIN
As National Apprenticeship Week begins MIF tells us about their Creative Venue Technician apprentices at arts organisations across Manchester in a new scheme through The Factory Academy.
National Apprenticeship Week takes place from 3 to 9 Feb 2020
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22 November 2019 – 5 December 2019
Applications Open for New Creative Apprenticeship Opportunities in Manchester
Manchester International Festival welcomes four new creative apprenticeship opportunities delivered by The Factory Academy
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9 October 2019 – 12 October 2019
Manchester International Festival presents Stitch Festival
Manchester International Festival partners with Creative Design & Manufacture (CDM) for three days of free workshops and activities in Ardwick celebrating South Asian and British Textiles