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Emergency 26

Manchester’s 26th micro-marathon of the bizarre, the bold, and the beautiful takes over Contact from 12-10pm on Sat 26 Sep.

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Inspiring creativity in young people and audiences since 1972, Contact is a charity, arts venue and theatre based in the centre of Manchester that puts young people at the heart of everything we do.

COMING UP

  1. Grime Workshop with Hypes

    Are you a grime MC or rapper up for going toe-to-toe with grime legend Manchester Hypes?

    Workshop

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  2. Social Experiment

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    Social Experiment is a gathering at Contact for anyone interested in Live Art and contemporary performance to meet, chat, and try ideas out…A free and informal, semi-regular evening event with the next on Thursdays 19th November and 11th…
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  3. Las Vegas in Manchester

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    The curtain rises for Siegfried + Joy: With glowing energy and golden euphoria, the king tigers of the magic scene storm the stage to enchant everyone! With fabulous tricks, wild stories and, above all, charm, humour and a great love of…
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  4. Queered Up Now

    What happens when you use the past as a springboard to create new work? Hosted by Andrew McMillan, writers Louis Glazzard, Ella Otomewo, and Okechukwu Nzelu give their personal takes in responding to stories from the new Queer Up North…
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