Word of Warning — Weekly Warning

Fri 13 Jun, 7pm + Sat 14 Jun, 1pm + 7pm. Various prices | Z-arts

The Flare Weekender 2014

Radical new international theatre.

Sat 12 Jul, daytime, free | Manchester City Centre

Hazard 2014

Micro-festival of intervention.

Word of Warning... 
So first week of June and the weather's typically autumnal... Nevertheless, Quarantine's Summer (5-7 + 11-14 June) is underway in a Warehouse, somewhere in Salford!
There's a busy week happening at the Royal Exchange with Benji Reid directing Hoax's My Lonely Heart (til Sat 7 June) and the spectacle of the theatre module in circus mode for Puffball (8+9 June).
Further afield in Bradford, Irregular Arts Invite You To An Odd Occasion on Sat 7 June at Theatre in the Mill.

Next week (w/c 9 June) Quarantine's Summer  continues, the regular Tales of Whatever is due to return to Gulliver's Ballroom on Wed 11 June; and there's Laura Mugridge at the Lowry on Sat 14.  A little addendum is that Massive Owl's We Used To Wait  is on as part of the University of Salford's Create Festival. There's also the opening of HOME's new theatre season with the sited Angel Meadow (10-29 June).

Of course the thing NOT to miss is the Flare Weekender taking place all over Z-arts on Fri 13 and Sat 14 June! Ten pieces of new work with contributions from Spain, Norway, the Netherlands and the UK, including our own Drunken Chorus, Leentje Van de Cruys and SheepKnuckle.

The following week (w/c) 16 June is quieter: up in Lancaster is Josh Coates's Particles, Bradford Theatre in the Mill has Jamie Wood's Beating McEnroe and closer to home the Lowry has Chris Thorpe + Hannah Jane Walker's I wish I was lonely.

Off to dig out my flares now... or am I missing the point? (I am old enough to remember them the first time though)
best

Tamsin

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Performance Programme Spring Summer 2014

Word of Warning... 
Shockingly it's pretty much June already, where on earth did this week, and indeed, this month go?!

In Liverpool, Physical Fest comes to a close with Jamie Wood's Oh No! on Sat 31 May. This weekend could equally be a good time for a trip to Nottingham's Neat 14 with Tom Frankland and White Rabbit Red Rabbit at Hatch and Michael Pinchbeck's Bolero at Nottingham Playhouse.

Next week (w/c 2 June) in Manchester sees Quarantine's Summer (5-7 + 11-14 June) in a Salford Warehouse; and a busy week at the Royal Exchange with Benji Reid directing Hoax's My Lonely Heart (Wed 4 - Sat 7 June) and the spectacle of the theatre module in circus mode for Puffball (8+9 June).
Over in Bradford, Irregular Arts Invite You To An Odd Occasion on Sat 7 June at Theatre in the Mill.

The following week (w/c 9 June) Laura Mugridge is at the Lowry and Word of Warning gears up again to co-present the Flare Weekender at Z-arts.

best

Tamsin

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Performance Programme Spring Summer 2014

Word of Warning... 
With a bank holiday weekend in the air (perfect for reading 70 Hazard proposals..!), things are a bit quiet in Manchester, but focus shifts to Liverpool.

Still worth considering this week are Avaes Mohammed's Of Another World on Fri 23 + Sat 24 May at Theatre in the Mill and, on Sat 24 May Léonie Kate Higgins's Dirty Old River  at The Lowry.

Over in Liverpool Physical Fest kicks off tonight (23-31 May mainly at Unity Theatre) with Fest Live; continuing with a Doublebill, including Mary Pearson on Sat 24; on Tues 27 the infamous Red Bastard and Res des Res Remor (sited); and Jamie Wood's Oh No! on Sat 31 May.

Next week, the big heads-up in Manchester is for the return of Split Britches Ruff to Contact on Wed 28 May. 

Local activity picks up the following week (w/c 2 June) with Quarantine's Summer , Hoax's My Lonely Heart and Puffball, both at the Royal Exchange and Irregular Arts at Bradford Theatre in the Mill.

Meanwhile, if you fancy a trip further afield Neat 14 is taking place in (Nottingham 23 May - 1 June), with contributions from Hatch Nottingham, Reckless Sleepers,Belarus Free Theatre, Proto-type Theater, Michael Pinchbeck's new show: Bolero and some interesting programming from Dance4.

best

Tamsin

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Performance Programme Spring Summer 2014

Word of Warning...
With the illusion of summer in the air, I'm still reeling a little from our recent exploits, not only Works Ahead but also research project with STUN, DivergencyMcr as part of the Creative CaseNORTH - and of, course, today's Hazard proposal deadline. So forgive any brevity or omissions!

This week, until Sat 17 there's still Nick Birchill's White Night at Sale Waterside and Unlimited Theatre's Money... The Gameshow at the Royal Exchange.

Next week, on Wed 24 May, our own Lowri Evans's The Secret Life of You and Me returns to parts local: Oldham Library to be specific. 

Also worth looking out for are Avaes Mohammed's Of Another World on Fri 23 + Sat 24 May at Theatre in the Mill and, on Sat 24 May, Léonie Kate Higgins's Dirty Old River  at The Lowry.

The following week, the big heads-up is for the return of Split Britches to Contact, and things you might want to book ahead for are Quarantine's new sited work and the Flare Weekender.

That's all for now, but as ever, if anyone has something coming up that they think should be mentioned - check the Word of Warning calendar and drop me a line if you think I'm missing something... as hard as I try, things can slip through the net!

best

Tamsin

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Performance Programme Spring 2014

Word of Warning...

And so we find ourselves at the halfway point in Works Ahead, slightly weary but elated... and you've STILL got time to join us at Contact tonight! (Fri 9 May).  As soon as we've packed up our bathtub, sound booths and multiple boyband Pauls, Contact becomes home, on Sat 10 May, for a preview of Hetain Patel's American Boy.

Next week (w/c 12 May) I'm intrigued by (but know little about) Studio Matejka' Awkward Happiness of Everything I Don't Remember About Meeting You at The Lowry on Wed 14 May.  From Thu 15 - Sat 17 May there's also Nick Birchill's White Night at Sale Waterside and Unlimited Theatre's Money... The Gameshow at the Royal Exchange. 

For those up for a further-flung outing, Mayfest in Bristol gets underway (15-25 May). Then, closer to home, coming up the following week (w/c 19 May) is Avaes Mohammed at Theatre in the Mill and Léonie Kate Higgins at The Lowry.

Procrastination tactics over for the week, it's now time to go and get nervous for tonight's Works Ahead!

best

Tamsin

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For more musings on the extraordinary and the random check out doodlebug's weekly Friday morning nugget at 8.30am on All FM radio... doodlebug mixcloud archive.
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Performance Programme Spring 2014

Word of Warning...

This week's Word of Warning comes to you from the plush red finery of Contact's Space 1, with the glow of my laptop seeming anachronistic in the face of the slightly sepia tinted Works Ahead tech run I'm sitting in...

To stray just slightly from the our specific work ahead - still to come: this Bank Holiday weekend (2-4 May), WoAh2013 alumni, 70/30 Split kick off Gateshead International Festival (GIFT) tonight (Fri 2 May) - which continues with (amongst others) with Third Angel's Cape Wrath,  our own Sara Cocker + Nicki Hobday's Age Concerns, and Nic Green's Fatherland.  The following week, still across the Pennines, there's also Gecko's Institute at West Yorkshire Playhouse on 7-10 May.

Back in Manchester and back to Word of Warning's current fixture - or fixation - on 8+9 May at Contact (same programme both nights), is Works Ahead - three short works in development exploring the mindset of the performer:  SheepKnuckle's Echo, Linsday Bennett's Exit Smiling and Paul O'Donnell's Nothing!

Following straight on, on Sat 10 May, comes a preview of Hetain Patel's American Boy also at Contact.

Thereafter (w/c 12 May) sees Studio Matejka at The Lowry, Nick Birchill at Sale Waterside and Unlimited Theatre at the Royal Exchange.  Looking further ahead, Word of Warning is also pleased to boast a new addition to its roster: The Flare Weekender (13 + 14 June).

Time to go-see how two young men in soundproof boxes are doing upstairs - hope to see you at Works Ahead!

best

Tamsin

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Performance Programme Spring 2014

Word of Warning...

So, the world's slowly hatching after Easter, and although it's still a bit quiet I thought it was time to get things moving again, firstly with a heads-up about an intriguing online project, Laura Mansfield's Pala// here is always somewhere else, which, once signed-up for, transmits artist film and videos directly to you, via intermittent and unnannounced digital broadcasts.

For anyone up for a bit of real-world a blow-out tonight(Fri 25 April): Mother's Ruin is having a Meltdown at Contact, and there's also Noise Above Noise at the Penthouse in Manchester's Northern Quarter.

Then, for the next 10 days or so look to the east... to Bradford's Theatre in the Mill on Wed 30 April, for a work in progress ofl Baba Israel + Leo Kay's The Spinning Wheel Keeps Turning.  And, with a bit of geographical stretching, the biggie for 2-4 May is Gateshead International Festival (GIFT) featuring (amongst others) our own Sara Cocker + Nicki Hobday's Age Concerns, and Nic Green's Fatherland, followed by Gecko's Institute at West Yorkshire Playhouse on 7-10 May.

Closer to home, on 8+9 May at Contact, Word of Warning springs back into life with the third outing of Works Ahead featuring SheepKnuckle, Linsday Bennett and Paul O'Donnell... and, in fact, I'd better unearth myself from my hiding place backstage to actually rejoin rehearsals...

best

Tamsin

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Performance Programme Spring 2014

Word of Warning...

Just taking a deep breath and a moment to acknowledge the energy and physical virtuosity to come as we spin into the beginning of Turn at Contact, tonight (Fri 4 + Sat 5 April).

A quick name check to all the 17 artists showing: Ane Iselin Brogeland, Anna Macdonald, Anoikis, Ashleigh Berry, Christopher Owen, Debbie Freedman, Ellen Turner, Fluxus Collective, Gracefool Collective, Hannah Buckley, Jane Munro + the visitors, Jo Ashbridge, Joshua Hubbard F*#¿!D, Levantes Dance Theatre, Peter Grist + Company, Tom Bowes Dance, Yi-Han Wu 吳逸涵 + Oscar South. The full schedules are now up online at turnmcr.org, so please do come and join us.

In other news: Made in China's Gym Party is at The Royal Exchange Studio also on 4+5 April;
Unfinished Business's Change My Mind is on Fri 4 at Theatre in the Mill, Bradford and SheepKnuckle's Man vs Artist 7 day marathon comes to its conclusion at Islington Mill at 6pm on Fri 4 April.

Next week, things are much quieter -  Drunken Chorus's Just Like Larry Walters/Lindsay Bennett's Mercury Complex form a double-bill at Derelict Live on Mon 7 April; James Wilton Last Man Standing is at Blackpool Grand on Tue 8 April and the regular Tale of Whatever is at Gullivers Ballroom, Manchester on Wed 9 April.

The next few weeks around Easter, seem to be extremely quiet, though look out for Stan's Café's Anatomy of Melancholy on 24 April at the Lowry.  Beyond that, I'm going to take a bit of a break from this for a couple of weeks while the going's good... unless of course, someone wants to tell me I've missed something unmissable..!

See you all for a twizzle at Turn.

best

Tamsin

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For all things independent film check Kino events

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Performance Programme Spring 2014

Word of Warning...

So, with the scents of Near Gone's 400 blooms still heady, as April dawns we spin into a brief flurry of festivals. 

FutureEverything (27 Mar - 1 Apr) is now underway in Manchester; our friends The Larks are at Manchester Town Hall for Manchester Histories Festival; and the two day Derelict Live/Talk with LEAP mini-festival starts today Fri 28 up in Preston, continuing tomorrow, Sat 29 Mar with Sturgeon's Law, Jo Bannon, Anna Parker, Massive Owl and our own Leentje Van de Cruys's Kitsch'n'Sync.

Leeds has entered the fray with West Yorkshire Playhouse's Transform 14 (27-30 Mar) including Selina Thompson, Hannah Bruce, Made in China, Third Angel, Hannah Jane Walker + Chris Thorpe and Andy Field + Ira Brand AND the Ludus Festival 2014 (seemingly 29 Mar - 4 Apr) with intriguing installations and interventions: Aria, Life Boat and White Cane.

Next week (w/c 31 Mar) sees Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre on Tue 1 and 12 Degrees North on Thu 3 April at Blackpool Grand; Third Angel's Cape Wrath out and about in Cheshire, courtesy of Axis Arts Centre on Thu 3 April; Made in China's Gym Party  is  at DerelictLive, Preston on Wed 2 and at The Royal Exchange Studio, on 4+5 April. Vincent Dance's Motherland is also on Wed 2 April at West Yorkshire Playhouse;  and Unfinished Business's Change My Mind is on Fri 4 at Theatre in the Mill, Bradford. From Fri 28 to Fri 5 you can drop in on SheepKnuckle's Man vs Artist at Islington Mill: a seven day durational, climaxing at 6pm on Fri 5 April.

We, at Word of Warning of course are twirling into action (!) at Contact with Turn on Fri 4+ Sat 5 April - with 17 pieces of dance across the two nights - so, it will be a real one-stop-shop for eye-watering athleticism and scintillating grace!

Next week, the flurry calms down a lot as we head towards Easter - and WoW even gets a couple of weeks without a show - but there's still a Drunken Chorus/Lindsay Bennett double-bill at Derelict Live; James Wilton at Blackpool Grand and the regular Tale of Whatever at Gullivers Ballroom, Manchester.

See you all for a dance at Turn.

best

Tamsin

Standing reminders:
Become a Supporter of Warning
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Remember to check out Arts Council England's A Credit to Britain video.
For more musings on the extraordinary and the random check out doodlebug's weekly Friday morning nugget at 8.30am on All FM radio... doodlebug mixcloud archive.
For all things independent film check Kino events

Coming up on Word of Warning:

Performance Programme Spring 2014