Word of Warning - Happy 2014
So it's a new year and a new season and it feels like we, at Word of Warning are slowly dredging ourselves out from the dark winter sludge! Around us the green shoots of activity seem to be starting to poke through - so this is a bit of an interim heads-up before things really gear up in earnest.
First up, if you fancy a bit of dance, tonight, Fri 17 January at Z-arts is State of Emergency's Love & Sex, and on Thu 23 Jan, also at Z-arts, the launch of Dance Manchester's Homegrown - featuring Company Chameleon, Joseph While, Shona Roberts, Joseph Lau and Hannah Buckley. (and while I'm focused on dance - today is deadline day for Turn 2014 so, dancemakers, if you want to put a proposal in you've got til 5pm!)
So it's a new year and a new season and it feels like we, at Word of Warning are slowly dredging ourselves out from the dark winter sludge! Around us the green shoots of activity seem to be starting to poke through - so this is a bit of an interim heads-up before things really gear up in earnest.
First up, if you fancy a bit of dance, tonight, Fri 17 January at Z-arts is State of Emergency's Love & Sex, and on Thu 23 Jan, also at Z-arts, the launch of Dance Manchester's Homegrown - featuring Company Chameleon, Joseph While, Shona Roberts, Joseph Lau and Hannah Buckley. (and while I'm focused on dance - today is deadline day for Turn 2014 so, dancemakers, if you want to put a proposal in you've got til 5pm!)
On the live art front, tomorrow, Sat 18 January 4-9pm, at Darwin House, Leeds Valley Park is Vantage 3, Live Art Edition featuring eight pieces of work by Lowri Evans and Lindsay Bennett amongst others.
Meanwhile, next week, over in Sheffield, Third Angel's The Life And Loves Of A Nobody is at The Crucible (21-25 Jan).
For the more theatrically disposed have a look at the Library Theatre Company's Re:Play Festival, on at The Lowry from 20 Jan - 5 Feb
I'll be back next week with more of a look ahead, particularly to our own Word of Warning season - but if you want to forewarn yourselves with what's coming up across the region the WoW Google calendar is taking shape.
In the interim, our friends at Queer Contact have come up with a special WoW £10 advance ticket offer (normally £15) for Joey Arias & Kristian Hoffman's Lightning Strikes on Thu 6 Feb. Available until midnight 5 Feb online or via 01612740600 using code: SNL1979. For those of us who remember the more experimental edges of the 80's - it's a celebration of Klaus Nomi and for those who don't know who I'm talking about, he's well worth YouTubing!
Until next week...
best
Tamsin