Saturday sees an explosion of performance at Contact, Manchester: 23 pieces for the 23rd Emergency taking place in 2023.
Taking over the whole of the venue from noon until 10PM, you pay what you decide as you leave. Primarily an adult event, it involves 40+ artists from Greater Manchester and the UK. From human pincushions to racing crisp packets, a hot desert wind and a homage to Lowry…
Emergency’s producer, Tamsin Drury, said, “probably England’s longest-running Live Art event, at 23, it’s older than many of the artists—yet it never fails to surprise!"