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Aug 5, 20192 min read
Making Manchester - audience feedback
It's just over a month since we staged the first performances of Making Manchester at the Niamos Radical Arts Centre. Find out what our...
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Jun 15, 20192 min read
Making Manchester interview 6 - Hayley Suviste, Electronic Sound Arist
Hayley Suviste is a sound artist based in Manchester currently undertaking a Masters in Electroacoustic Composition at the University of...
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Jun 15, 20192 min read
Making Manchester interview 7 - Vonnegut Collective, contemporary music ensemble
The Vonnegut Collective is a chamber ensemble based in Manchester, UK. It was formed in 2014 by two members of the BBC Philharmonic with...
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Jun 13, 20191 min read
Extract from Making Manchester, Part 1 - Home (by Shamshad Khan)
Home Where the sun loops itself around your neck Drapes around your shoulder And you walk In your dusty sandals Like a moon king or a sun...
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Jun 12, 20193 min read
Asha's story - from Assam to Burnley
The following is one of the migration stories written by pupils at Dean Trust Ardwick secondary school, which inspired Shamshad Khan's...
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Jun 8, 20193 min read
Making Manchester interview 5 - Jo Yee Cheung, Producer (Director of Olympias Music)
Jo is a British-Chinese pianist, music educator and PhD researcher based at the Royal Northern College of Music, where she specialises in...
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Jun 8, 20192 min read
Making Manchester interview 4 - Emma Doherty, Director
Emma Doherty is a Manchester based stage director and the Artistic Director of The Opera Shack, a collective designed to create...
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Jun 6, 20192 min read
Making Manchester interview 3 - Shamshad Khan, poet
Shamshad Khan is a poet and coach in creative writing, resilience and inspired living. She works with individuals and organisations to...
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Jun 4, 20192 min read
Making Manchester interview 2 - Kabantu, world music quintet
Kabantu are a world music quintet from Manchester who unravel new marriages of music from around the globe to celebrate the space where...
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Jun 2, 20193 min read
Making Manchester interview 1 - James Whittle, composer
James is a composer and musician based in Leeds. James' devised, collaborative work blends music, theatre and movement – often with a...
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