On this sad, seasonally confused morning, the Guardian's purple rain forecast
(scroll down) seems apt... and with the next couple of weeks presenting
an increasingly complex picture, my head is whirring just a bit...
Before I attempt to navigate a path through the next fortnight, a different kind of whirl keeps tonight and tomorrow simple, as Turn 2016 comes twirling and twizzling through Contact's doors. With artists way too numerous to name, you can catch 10 pieces tonight (Fri 22) and 11 completely different pieces tomorrow (Sat 23 Apr); and with the *extremely* reasonable 2 night pass on offer (£11/6), it's an easy way to fill your entire dance card for the year in one go!
If you really must, I guess you could complicate things and still catch Unlimited Theatre's Am I Dead (til 23 Apr) at the Royal Exchange; or Transform Festival (22+23 Apr) in Leeds - featuring Chris Goode + Co's Wanted and Holzinger + Riebeek's Schönheitsabend or even, in Liverpool, Mark Thomas's Trespass at the Everyman + Playhouse also tonight, Fri 22 Apr.
Next week (w/c 25 Apr) things start to get a bit frantic with: Made in China's Tonight I'm Gonna Be The New Me at the Royal Exchange (28-30 Apr); sonic bursts courtesy of Rosanne Robertson's Too Much at the Penthouse (previewing on Fri 29 Apr) and Weisslich 7 at Nexus Art Cafe on Sat 30 Apr. Further afield, the HUB, Leeds has Andy Smith's The Preston Bill on Tue 26 Apr; in Preston itself the Continental has LaPelle's Factory's Cloudcuckoolanders on Wed 27 Apr and Eggs Collective's Late Night Love on Thu 28 Apr; and the Unity, Liverpool has Daniel Bye's Going Viral (29+30 Apr).
The main event in parts Mancunian however is the arrival of the Week 53 Festival (28 April - 8 May) at the Lowry - make sure to check out its hub in the Dock. Most WoW notable in this first week is Clod Ensemble's An Anatomie in Four Quarters (28-30 Apr). Looking ahead to the following week (w/c 2 May) also look out for Thaddeus Phillips, Volcano Theatre and, particularly, Rimini Protokoll.
The week of 2 May sees a veritable festival clash with Contact's Flying Solo 2016 kicking off (5-14 May) - though fear not as the most WoW-like activity takes place the following week, but you might want to give Matt Miller and Stuart Bowden a look. Also in w/c 2 May, look out for Josh Coates at the Royal Exchange; and Eggs Collective and Leo Burtin in Lancaster.
I hope that hasn't worn you out as much as compiling it has me! I'm off to chomp on an energy bar while borrowing some of the exuberant energy generated by tonight's Turn!
Best
Tamsin
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Performance Programme Spring/Summer 2016
Fri 22 + Sat 23 Apr, 7.30pm. £9/5, two nights £11/6 | Contact
TURN 2016
Twenty new works in a two day spin around new northern dance – energy bursting from every nook and cranny...
Sun 22 May, 8pm. By donation | HOME
QUEER AS YOLK: REDUX
Richard DeDomenici + Eggs Collective
Première of this (ir)reverent remake of a Mancunian classic. Starring Eggs Collective, introduced by auteur DeDomenici.
Fri 3 + Sat 4 Jun, times + prices tbc | Contact
WORKS AHEAD COMPACT EDITION
Hidden stories from Terri Donovan + Afreena Islam.
Fri 3 + Sat 4 Jun, 7.30pm. £6/3 | Contact
WORKS AHEAD
Unpredictable double bill from Top Joe + Lucy McCormick.
Wed 29 Jun, 8pm. £12/10 | The Lowry
A ROOM FOR ALL OUR TOMORROWS
Igor and Moreno
For those moments – between coffee and dancing – when harmony abandons us and all that’s left is the desire to scream.
Sat 9 Jul, 12noon-5pm. Free | St Ann’s Square, Mcr City Centre
HAZARD 2016
Incidental intervention and sited performance... Cheeky, thought-provoking sprees of eccentricity...
Word of Warning Spring/Summer 2016 is brought to you by hÅb
with Derelict, UCLan, the Whitworth, Contact, Dance Manchester, HOME, The Lowry + The Place.
Before I attempt to navigate a path through the next fortnight, a different kind of whirl keeps tonight and tomorrow simple, as Turn 2016 comes twirling and twizzling through Contact's doors. With artists way too numerous to name, you can catch 10 pieces tonight (Fri 22) and 11 completely different pieces tomorrow (Sat 23 Apr); and with the *extremely* reasonable 2 night pass on offer (£11/6), it's an easy way to fill your entire dance card for the year in one go!
If you really must, I guess you could complicate things and still catch Unlimited Theatre's Am I Dead (til 23 Apr) at the Royal Exchange; or Transform Festival (22+23 Apr) in Leeds - featuring Chris Goode + Co's Wanted and Holzinger + Riebeek's Schönheitsabend or even, in Liverpool, Mark Thomas's Trespass at the Everyman + Playhouse also tonight, Fri 22 Apr.
Next week (w/c 25 Apr) things start to get a bit frantic with: Made in China's Tonight I'm Gonna Be The New Me at the Royal Exchange (28-30 Apr); sonic bursts courtesy of Rosanne Robertson's Too Much at the Penthouse (previewing on Fri 29 Apr) and Weisslich 7 at Nexus Art Cafe on Sat 30 Apr. Further afield, the HUB, Leeds has Andy Smith's The Preston Bill on Tue 26 Apr; in Preston itself the Continental has LaPelle's Factory's Cloudcuckoolanders on Wed 27 Apr and Eggs Collective's Late Night Love on Thu 28 Apr; and the Unity, Liverpool has Daniel Bye's Going Viral (29+30 Apr).
The main event in parts Mancunian however is the arrival of the Week 53 Festival (28 April - 8 May) at the Lowry - make sure to check out its hub in the Dock. Most WoW notable in this first week is Clod Ensemble's An Anatomie in Four Quarters (28-30 Apr). Looking ahead to the following week (w/c 2 May) also look out for Thaddeus Phillips, Volcano Theatre and, particularly, Rimini Protokoll.
The week of 2 May sees a veritable festival clash with Contact's Flying Solo 2016 kicking off (5-14 May) - though fear not as the most WoW-like activity takes place the following week, but you might want to give Matt Miller and Stuart Bowden a look. Also in w/c 2 May, look out for Josh Coates at the Royal Exchange; and Eggs Collective and Leo Burtin in Lancaster.
I hope that hasn't worn you out as much as compiling it has me! I'm off to chomp on an energy bar while borrowing some of the exuberant energy generated by tonight's Turn!
Best
Tamsin
facebook/WarnMcr | @WarnMcr | Word of Warning Google calendar
Information for artists: www.habarts.org
Been to one of our events recently? Please help us by taking a few minutes to fill out our online survey, a joint project with Live Art UK & The Audience Agency learning about national audiences for live art.
Spread the word that #CultureMatters | Watch and share the new ACE video
Word of Warning
Performance Programme Spring/Summer 2016
Fri 22 + Sat 23 Apr, 7.30pm. £9/5, two nights £11/6 | Contact
TURN 2016
Twenty new works in a two day spin around new northern dance – energy bursting from every nook and cranny...
Sun 22 May, 8pm. By donation | HOME
QUEER AS YOLK: REDUX
Richard DeDomenici + Eggs Collective
Première of this (ir)reverent remake of a Mancunian classic. Starring Eggs Collective, introduced by auteur DeDomenici.
Fri 3 + Sat 4 Jun, times + prices tbc | Contact
WORKS AHEAD COMPACT EDITION
Hidden stories from Terri Donovan + Afreena Islam.
Fri 3 + Sat 4 Jun, 7.30pm. £6/3 | Contact
WORKS AHEAD
Unpredictable double bill from Top Joe + Lucy McCormick.
Wed 29 Jun, 8pm. £12/10 | The Lowry
A ROOM FOR ALL OUR TOMORROWS
Igor and Moreno
For those moments – between coffee and dancing – when harmony abandons us and all that’s left is the desire to scream.
Sat 9 Jul, 12noon-5pm. Free | St Ann’s Square, Mcr City Centre
HAZARD 2016
Incidental intervention and sited performance... Cheeky, thought-provoking sprees of eccentricity...
Word of Warning Spring/Summer 2016 is brought to you by hÅb
with Derelict, UCLan, the Whitworth, Contact, Dance Manchester, HOME, The Lowry + The Place.