Contact, Manchester’s contemporary performance venue, has a spring/summer programme of theatre, dance, spoken word, cabaret, music and live art.
This season, running from January to July, also features Contact festivals Queer Contact and Flying Solo.
The season opens with Avant Garde Dance, returning to the UK after a sold-out international tour.
February sees the eighth year of Contact’s annual celebration of the best LGBT art and culture, Queer Contact.
In March, contemporary theatre pioneers Reckless Sleepers smash walls and convention to present Negative Space, while renowned Manchester-based Quarantine presents Summer. Autumn. Winter. Spring.