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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. Manchester Hypes: The Treatment

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    The Treatment is the new grime-theatre show from renowned MC, musician and performer Manchester Hypes.A series of theatrically-staged grime tracks tell a story of childhood hyperactivity: growing up via youth-club rap-battles and his dad’s…

    Co-Production

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  2. The Brown Sugar RAP Party

    To mark the first anniversary of D’Angelo’s passing, The RAP Party invites you to Brown Sugar. Hosted by Inua Ellams, this special event gathers 10 incredible contemporary poets from Greater Manchester to create and share new verse in…
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  3. The Cultural Welcome: Night People

    Open to all experience levels, welcoming and accessible. Move, connect and meet new people at Night People's Movement Social.

    Workshop

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  4. Sofie Hagen: I Think Some Of This Is My Fault

    Sofie won Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Festival in 2015 and she thinks you all stopped talking about it too soon. Remember TV? Yeah, she did that too. You may know her from that, but it's more likely you know her from the internet, where…
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