Word of Warning — Weekly Warning

Word of Warning... Hazard Special.

Writing this, as I am, in an office piled high with yellow A-boards, banners, badges, t-shirts, gazebos (not to mention 100kg of beans - well there had to be something utterly random..!) - the fact is inescapable, that tomorrow, Saturday 12 July, brings Hazard, our micro-biennial of incursion into Manchester city centre.

Between 12 + 5pm St Ann's Square will play host to nineteen pieces of live art...  It is an event that's primarily aimed at an unsuspecting city to stumble upon by chance.  But, as the discerning Word of Warning public, we thought you might be after a bit more structure so... we've organised the website by the hour (ongoing, 12-1, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4 and 4-5pm), so you can see what's available - basically there'll be something happening whenever you arrive! Additionally there's now a schedule and map available to download from hazardmcr.org.  Please bear in mind that, with an environment as unpredictable as the city centre, times, and sometimes locations, are very approximate!  We are also aiming to be paper-free on the day, so if you're as uptight as me and approach these things like a military operation, then please print and bring with you, or, better still save the info to a mobile device!

I won't attempt to run down the whole programme but there are twelve pieces ongoing throughout the day - including very easily spottable - the ICD Life Boat (climb into a hammock for a gentle trip around the Square), and Rachel Ramchurn's crochet sculptures; ones you might need to keep your eyes a bit more peeled for - like Martin Hamblen's Level Head and No More Page 3's Hidden Women Trail; those you need to interact with - like Leo Burtin's Le Bistroquet and a trio of pervasive games hosted by The Larks and those that you will only encounter by accident like Natasha Vicar's News Feed (Display of Caution).

There are also a series of shorter performances  - the whole thing kicks off a smidge before midday with Bingo Jazz + Disco Meg's Carboot Disco Bingo (1145, 1pm and 2pm); and includes Nicola Canavan's MILK (2pm) and Kris Canavan's The Leveller at 3.30pm

As a final word, as far as we know that's pretty much it for Spring/Summer... so this mailer is taking its summer break, but will be back with the usual Edinburgh special in a few weeks.

Anyway, back to transporting a large gold throne... Hope to see you on Saturday and fingers crossed for the weather!


best

Tamsin

Coming up on Word of Warning:

Hazard 2014

Subject to change, our schedule includes:

ONGOING ACTIVITY 12noon-5pm
Hanna Rohn + Signhild Wærsted | Harald Smykla | Hidden Track | ICD | Leo Burtin | Martin Hamblen | Natasha Vicars | No More Page 3 | Oliver Palmer | Rachel Ramchurn | Top Joe | Tracy Lumpkin

ALSO HAPPENING 12noon-1pm
Bingo Meg + Disco Jazz

ALSO HAPPENING 1-2pm
Stephen Donnelly | Bingo Meg + Disco Jazz | Antje Hildebrandt

ALSO HAPPENING 2-3pm
Bingo Meg + Disco Jazz | Nicola Canavan | The Association Of Low Visibility Workers | Antje Hildebrandt

ALSO HAPPENING 3-4pm
The Association Of Low Visibility Workers | Stephen Sheehan | Stephen Donnelly | Kris Canavan

ALSO HAPPENING 4-5pm
Kris Canavan | Antje Hildebrandt | Hidden Track (finale)

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