Eroteme’s autumnal season kicks off with the – un(an)kN-O-wn: a special afternoon and evening event featuring newly commissioned sound works, moving image & South-East Asian food. un(an)kN-O-wn Performances by Lisa Ullen and Ryoko Akama + Film screening and demonstration by Shamica Ruddock. These pieces study and unpack how experiences of diaspora, colonisation, land, resource, division, […]
New music collective Monday’s Child and the Treske Quartet perform works by Steve Reich, Steven Mackey, Claire Roberts and more. Treske Quartet Steve Reich – Different Trains Claire Roberts – Elasticity (world premiere) monday’s child Sungji Hong – Estravrosan Steven Mackey – Indigenous Instruments Tickets £5/ £15 Doors 19:00 Concert 19:30
Laurence Crane, one of the UK’s foremost contemporary composers, has been described as building “graceful, cheeky, elusive music out of ordinary things.” His works represent something extraordinary with commonplace objects. As he himself has said of his work, “The materials may seem familiar – perhaps even rather ordinary – but my aim is to find […]
PLAY – New Music for Video Game Controllers and House of Bedlam Practice. Precision. Play. These words could describe a performance in the concert hall or in an online game. Yet, the two worlds are rarely understood to be related. This concert, and the project which led to it, asks: what happens when video game […]
A brand new 15-minute opera devised over ten days by our 2024 Manchester Contemporary Youth Opera collaborating artists. Performance times on Friday 6 September 2024: 15:30 (followed by a free Artist Q&A) 16:30 18:15 (followed by a free Artist Q&A 1830-1900) 19:30 About the MCYO Collaborative Opera Lab: Our creative team of young and emerging […]
A brand new 15-minute opera devised over ten days by our 2024 Manchester Contemporary Youth Opera collaborating artists. Performance times on Friday 6 September 2024: 15:30 (followed by a free Artist Q&A) 16:30 18:15 (followed by a free Artist Q&A 1830-1900) 19:30 About the MCYO Collaborative Opera Lab: Our creative team of young and emerging […]
A brand new 15-minute opera devised over ten days by our 2024 Manchester Contemporary Youth Opera collaborating artists. Performance times on Friday 6 September 2024: 15:30 (followed by a free Artist Q&A) 16:30 18:15 (followed by a free Artist Q&A 1830-1900) 19:30 About the MCYO Collaborative Opera Lab: Our creative team of young and emerging […]
A brand new 15-minute opera devised over ten days by our 2024 Manchester Contemporary Youth Opera collaborating artists. Performance times on Friday 6 September 2024: 15:30 (followed by a free Artist Q&A) 16:30 18:15 (followed by a free Artist Q&A 1830-1900) 19:30 About the MCYO Collaborative Opera Lab: Our creative team of young and emerging […]
The Ardentia Trio, an outstanding piano trio based in Manchester, present an evening of contemporary and classical music focussed on music inspired by dance and colour. The programme will include music by Jennifer Higdon, Beethoven, Cameron Biles-Liddell, and Astor Piazzolla. The Ardentia Trio comprises Max Jones-Lachman (violin), Rebekah Clarke (cello) and Nadia Dotsiak (piano). The […]
Hey Presto! is a fun, interactive concert that is made for audiences of all ages. Introducing the woodwind family through a magical story, Chameleon play an impressive 13 instruments between only four members, choosing repertoire from a variety of genres to ensure that there is something for everyone in this hour-long performance. Delving into the […]