warnmcr: power vacuum...

As the powers that be seem intent on revisiting the entirety of the 70s - from power-cuts to thatcherism - but minus the public information films, now might be a good time to see some work - while the lights are still on!
 
IRL:
This weekend
The Lowry has Scarabeus Aerial Theatre's Emerging on Fri 7 + Sat 8 Oct; and Aakash Odedra's Samsara on Sun 9 Oct. Contact has Outbox's Groove, tonight Fri 7 Oct and Roma Havers's Lob Fri 7 + Sat 8 Oct.
Further afield: Akeim Toussaint Buck hosts Radical Vision at NSCD, Leeds on Sat 8 Oct and Charlie Ford/Lucy Suggate's DRIFT PAPER TENDER STONE is at Wainsgate Chapel in Hebden Bridge also on Sat 8 Oct.

Next week (w/c 10 Oct) The Lowry has Mark Thomas's Black and White on Tue 11 Oct and Joseph Toonga's Born to Exist on Fri 14 Oct. Further afield, Leeds Carriageworks has Proto-Type Theater's Dead Cats on Tue 11 Oct and NSCD has Avant Garde Dance's Illegal Dance on Sat 15 Oct.  The second Up Next Weekender is at Unity in Liverpool (13-15 Oct) including Paul Betney, Frankie Blaus, Benjamina Albanese + Arianna Sansone; Stan's Café's River Tours are in Lancaster on Sat 15 Oct. Further still, the big one is Fierce Festival in Birmingham (11-16 Oct) - Fri 14, Sat 15 or Sun 16 would be the days to go for if you're thinking of making a trip.

The following week (w/c 17 Oct) Amy Vreeke is at Contact, Boy Blue + Javaad Alipoor at HOME and Clorinda Agonistes at The Lowry. Rhiannon Faith + Fertile Ground are in Ormskirk; Rendez-Vous Dance and a Scratch Studio in Liverpool; and Mark Thomas in Lancaster.
 
Online:
Jenny Gaskell's With My Ear to the Wall installation (physically at Contact) is available online (10-15 Oct); Scarabeus Aerial Theatre's Emerging is also being streamed; Lowri Evans's Telenovela is available to watch online and as ever there's Lowry Digital, HOMESCREEN, MIF Watch On DemandUnity Online + Sadlers Wells Digital Stage and the Word of Warning YouTube.

Keep checking our News + Information page for more pointers to opportunities and show videos online, and @WarnMcr on Twitter for short-notice performances.

Thanks to everyone who made last weekend's Emergency a success despite the train strikes... I'm looking forward to a couple of days off to recover!

Best

Tamsin
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