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Future Flares Festival

Future Flares Festival

New performance, for here and now

22 24 January 2025

Future Flares Festival returns once again, with a curated programme of innovative politically engaged performances, plus related talks and workshops.

This year's line-up will features work from radical performance makers including ‘Get Off’, an ‘in yer face’ look at desire by Katy Baird, the ecological and devastating ‘Vigil’ by Mechanimal/Tom Bailey, and what promises to be a thrilling new ‘30 min set’ by Lewys Holt, alongside pieces by leading artists/researchers based at Manchester Met including Dan Dubowitz, Brigitte Jurack, Andrea Maciel, Michael Pinchbeck and others.

Presented jointly by Manchester School of Theatre, Manchester School of Art and AHEAD.

The performances are open to all. Please see the individual event pages for ticketing and booking details.

Performances

Get Off

Get Off

23 Jan 2025

Katy Baird

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Vigil

Vigil

22 Jan 2025

Mechanimal

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Deluge

Deluge

22 Jan 2025

Gabriela Flarys and Andrea Maciel

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30 Minute Set

30 Minute Set

23 Jan 2025

Lewys Holt

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A Night Grit Walk

A Night Grit Walk

22 Jan 2025

Dan Dubowitz

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A Seventh Man (work-in-progress)

Pinchbeck & Smith

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Journey’s End Working Title (work-in-progress)

Neil Mackenzie, Mole Wetherell and Phoebe Woodbridge

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Full Programme

Alongside our public performances, Future Flares Festival includes workshops, presentations/talks and a panel discussion.

Full programme information coming soon.

Wednesday 22 January 2025

Thursday 23 January 2025

Friday 24 January 2025

This series of events is supported by AHEAD, the public engagement programme of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Festival Venue

Manchester Metropolitan University

Grosvenor East Building
Cavendish Street
Manchester
M15 6BG

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