Winner at art08 awards
18 November 2008
The art08 awards ceremony, hosted by comedian and writer Dave Spikey, was the region’s fifth annual cultural celebration of its artistic talent recognised for their excellent and innovative work in the arts.
Manchester International Festival’s opening show Monkey: Journey to the West won the ‘Putting...
Call for budding Producers…
1 October 2008
Manchester International Festival is today launching an exciting new Trainee Producer scheme designed to help emerging producers develop professional skills and experience, and enhance their employability.
MIF will be recruiting up to 5 local producers with a passion for the arts to join the MIF for 6 months,...
Monkey’s World arrives in London!
11 September 2008
The opera Monkey: Journey to the West is to have a four week run in London
Monkey: Journey to the West has had phenomenally successful runs in London, Paris, and the US following its premiere at the Manchester International Festival last year. Now the show will be moving in to its own purpose-built venue, Monkey’s...
European Award for Feedback
9 September 2008
Feedback, one of the shows from last year’s The Great Indoors project at Manchester International Festival, has picked up the Young Audience Music Award from the European Youth and Music Organsisation.
Feedback saw musician Bert Bernaerts and mime artist Rudi Galindo lead children through an interactive...
First he took Manchester…
18 June 2008
Leonard Cohen began his four-night run at Manchester Opera House to a rapturous reception from the sold-out crowd. The critics are equally appreciative this morning; follow the links below to see what they had to say.
Independent, David Pollock
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The presence of an icon like this is simply a major cultural...





