Sticking with the theme of regally unseasonal weather,
as we struggle with the return to full-on winter, at least there's a
frantic schedule of indoor work to shelter us from this almost antipodean meteorological confusion.
Still to come this weekend there's Clod Ensemble's An Anatomie in Four Quarters (til 30 Apr), as the opening event of the Lowry's Week 53 Festival; Made in China's Tonight I'm Gonna Be The New Me at the Royal Exchange (also til 30 Apr); a two day sonic feast with Rosanne Robertson's Too Much at the Penthouse (previewing tonight Fri 29 Apr) and Weisslich 7 at Nexus Art Cafe on Sat 30 Apr; and, over in Liverpool, at the Unity Daniel Bye's Going Viral (29+30 Apr).
As May lands, next week (w/c 2 May) Week 53 Festival remains a strong contender with Thaddeus Phillips 17 Border Crossings (Tue 3 + Wed 4 May); and, at the more theatre end of the scale, the sited Dante or Die's Handle with Care (5-8 May) and 2 Magpies' Last Resort (Fri 6 + Sat 7 May); more visually oriented are Volcano Theatre's Century Song (6-8 May) and Robbie Synge's Douglas; and, for me most intriguing is Rimini Protokoll's 100% Salford (Sat 7 + Sun 8 May). If you're in the mood for partying there's also The Dock Launch Party (Thu 5 May).
Though I'm not sure where my horse-racing metaphors are coming from, Contact's Flying Solo 2016 (5-14 May) is also coming up on the rails. First out of the potentially WoW-friendly gates, on Sat 7 May, come two spoken word offerings with Matt Miller's Sticking (Sat 7 May) and Stuart Bowden's She Was Probably Not A Robot.
Beyond the festival field, also look out for Josh Coates's Get Yourself Together (Fri 6 + Sat 7 May) at the Royal Exchange; and in Lancaster, Eggs Collective's Late Night Love (Dukes Theatre) and Leo Burtin's Midnight Soup (Storey Institute) both on Fri 6 May.
The following week (w/c 9 May) Flying Solo at Contact really takes over - with Ria Hartley, Jenna Watt, Louise Wallwein and Cheryl Martin (proud to say all have formerly played the WoW-card!) Elsewhere, also not to be missed is Claire Cunningham at the Lowry.
I'm hoping that I've managed to make at least some sense of the somewhat complex landscape of the next couple of weeks - all I've got to do now is figure out which bits I'm going to make it to!
Best
Tamsin
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Word of Warning
Performance Programme Spring/Summer 2016
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, 5pm + 6pm. £4/2 | Contact
WORKS AHEAD COMPACT EDITION
Terri Donovan + Afreena Islam
Hidden stories and half-remembered truths.
Fri 3 + Sat 4 Jun, 7.30pm. £6/3 | Contact
WORKS AHEAD EVENING EDITION
Top Joe + Lucy McCormick
From Dyson to the Passion - an unpredictable double bill.
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.
Still to come this weekend there's Clod Ensemble's An Anatomie in Four Quarters (til 30 Apr), as the opening event of the Lowry's Week 53 Festival; Made in China's Tonight I'm Gonna Be The New Me at the Royal Exchange (also til 30 Apr); a two day sonic feast with Rosanne Robertson's Too Much at the Penthouse (previewing tonight Fri 29 Apr) and Weisslich 7 at Nexus Art Cafe on Sat 30 Apr; and, over in Liverpool, at the Unity Daniel Bye's Going Viral (29+30 Apr).
As May lands, next week (w/c 2 May) Week 53 Festival remains a strong contender with Thaddeus Phillips 17 Border Crossings (Tue 3 + Wed 4 May); and, at the more theatre end of the scale, the sited Dante or Die's Handle with Care (5-8 May) and 2 Magpies' Last Resort (Fri 6 + Sat 7 May); more visually oriented are Volcano Theatre's Century Song (6-8 May) and Robbie Synge's Douglas; and, for me most intriguing is Rimini Protokoll's 100% Salford (Sat 7 + Sun 8 May). If you're in the mood for partying there's also The Dock Launch Party (Thu 5 May).
Though I'm not sure where my horse-racing metaphors are coming from, Contact's Flying Solo 2016 (5-14 May) is also coming up on the rails. First out of the potentially WoW-friendly gates, on Sat 7 May, come two spoken word offerings with Matt Miller's Sticking (Sat 7 May) and Stuart Bowden's She Was Probably Not A Robot.
Beyond the festival field, also look out for Josh Coates's Get Yourself Together (Fri 6 + Sat 7 May) at the Royal Exchange; and in Lancaster, Eggs Collective's Late Night Love (Dukes Theatre) and Leo Burtin's Midnight Soup (Storey Institute) both on Fri 6 May.
The following week (w/c 9 May) Flying Solo at Contact really takes over - with Ria Hartley, Jenna Watt, Louise Wallwein and Cheryl Martin (proud to say all have formerly played the WoW-card!) Elsewhere, also not to be missed is Claire Cunningham at the Lowry.
I'm hoping that I've managed to make at least some sense of the somewhat complex landscape of the next couple of weeks - all I've got to do now is figure out which bits I'm going to make it to!
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
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, 5pm + 6pm. £4/2 | Contact
WORKS AHEAD COMPACT EDITION
Terri Donovan + Afreena Islam
Hidden stories and half-remembered truths.
Fri 3 + Sat 4 Jun, 7.30pm. £6/3 | Contact
WORKS AHEAD EVENING EDITION
Top Joe + Lucy McCormick
From Dyson to the Passion - an unpredictable double bill.
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.