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Manchester International Festival

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Arcadia

Deborah Warner

Manchester International Festival

The Factory, Manchester

10–11 July 2021

Dream

Pippa Hill

Royal Shakespeare Company, Manchester International Festival, Philharmonia Orchestra and Marshmallow Laser Feast

12–20 March 2021

Jahmarley Bachelor and Sean Garratt

The Global Playground

Theatre-Rites

Great Northern Warehouse, Manchester

10–25 July 2021

Features

When the Birds Land

Walking ‘The Walk’: Taking part in 'When the Birds Land'

3 November 2021

A reviewer takes part in the climax of an event to raise awareness of challenges facing refugees by welcoming Little Amal to Manchester.

Rishi Sunak and a Purple Cow

Events Insurance – Better Late than Never

6 August 2021

The latest announcement from the "Too Little, Too Late" Party heralds the long-awaited introduction of events insurance. It probably covers theatres but the details are sketchy to say the least.

Not Drowning but Waving—Dancing in ‘Sea Change’

3 July 2021

After a lengthy rehearsal period, a reviewer has the chance to dance in Sea Change—the opening ceremony of the 2021 Manchester International Festival.

Deansgate, Manchester

A Dancer Dances: taking part in ‘Sea Change’

24 June 2021

A reviewer switches from observer to participant and reports on the development of Sea Change—the opening ceremony of the 2021 Manchester International Festival.

News

Sound support from MIF

1 February 2022

Mali Hayes, Test Card Girl and Dirty Freud are amongst artists to receive support from Manchester International Festival’s MIF Sounds scheme.

City festival's new creative director

26 January 2022

Low Kee Hong has been appointed creative director for Manchester International Festival.

Brit productions go Stateside

6 December 2021

Arts Council England, Manchester International Festival and The Public Theater present two productions at New York’s Under The Radar Festival.

Thank You Very Much: Claire Cunningham

Thank You Very Much for European tour

15 October 2021

Award-winning dance show Thank You Very Much by Claire Cunningham with National Theatre of Scotland and Manchester International Festival will tour Switzerland, Sweden and Germany.

Little Amal in Bari, Italy

Little Amal completes her journey

10 October 2021

Manchester International Festival stages the finale event of The Walk, the culmination of the remarkable journey of a 3.5m-tall puppet.

Jamie Morgan (Peaseblossom) in Dream

Living the Dream: RSC show free to watch

29 July 2021

Dream, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream which was filmed to explore how audiences can experience live performance in the future, is now available to watch free of charge.

Millions flocked to MIF21

25 July 2021

Almost three million people experienced the 2021 Manchester International Festival.

MIF talent showcase: David from Dean Trust School (Ardwick)

Secondary showcase for MIF

27 June 2021

Secondary schools from across Greater Manchester are taking part in a talent showcase as part of Manchester International Festival.

Michelle Asante

World première for MIF

13 June 2021

A stage version of Notes on Grief, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s reflection on family, love and loss, will première at Manchester International Festival.

Manchester International Festival

More big hits for MIF

3 June 2021

Rema, Damon Albarn, Midas The Jagaban, Billy Nomates, a Laurent Garnier documentary screening and a tribute to Nina Simone join the Manchester International Festival line-up.

Home from HOME for Sheena

16 May 2021

Manchester International Festival has appointed four new board members and a venue director.

MIF returns to Manchester with a snapshot of the past year

28 April 2021

Manchester International Festival 2021 will feature indoor, outdoor and online performances from artists including Akram Khan, Boris Charmatz, Cillian Murphy, Deborah Warner and Lemn Sissay.

Voice of the Forest Nick Cave

Nick Cave to join cast of RSC Dream

4 March 2021

Musician, writer, film composer and actor Nick Cave is to join the cast of Dream, a live online Royal Shakespeare Company production based on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Manchester International Festival

City festival warms up for summer

13 December 2020

Manchester International Festival plans to return July 1–18, but meantime launches new commissions, an international showcase and other collaborations.

Manchester Festival's online 'one-off'

1 November 2020

Riz Ahmed will give a one-off livestream performance of The Long Goodbye on December 19.

Little Amal - from Turkey to Manchester

Amal heads towards Manchester

13 October 2020

Manchester International Festival’s first event for next year is The Walk, the culmination of an extraordinary journey from Gaziantep in Turkey to Manchester.

Factory Futures benefits youth

Factory workers of the future

28 September 2020

Manchester International Festival has created a skills and training programme set to benefit up to 10,000 unemployed young people.

Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway

MIF strengthens artistic team

7 September 2020

Manchester International Festival has three new additions to its artistic advisory team.

Theatre-maker Simone French and drag act Cheddar Gorgeous

Make a Manchester theatre date with MIF

18 August 2020

Manchester International Festival is offering Thursday afternoon 'dates' for fellow creatives.