MST Performance

After our Liminal Showcase last week we look forward to welcoming all our new & returning students to MA/MFA Performance this week @mcrschart @manmetuni @mcrschart_prg. Find out more about the programme here: mmu.ac.uk/study/postgrad… #welcomeweek #mcrmetproud #performance #theatre

Now this is definitely what Granny would've wanted! 🥳Top 50 shows in The Stage 2024

Good luck to everyone sitting exams or handing in coursework in the coming weeks.😊 If you need any support during the assessment period, visit our Assessment support webpage 🔗 bit.ly/3Jvw0sy

Look forward to sharing talk with @MelanieWilson14 this week. Melanie Wilson is a UK-based, interdisciplinary performance maker. Her acclaimed work is founded on the dialogue between sound, experimental forms of composition, language, technology and live performance. Link in bio.

Look forward to showing work-in-progress of A Seventh Man by @PinchbeckSmith & working with @OllieDSmith @hayleydohertyuk @OlwenCDavies @gabriellebenna again to mark the 50th anniversary of the book. Great to to take part in @flarefestival @McrSchArt_PRG. art.mmu.ac.uk/events/2025/a-…

After over 900 entries, we're delighted to reveal the shortlist for the QuietManDave Prize 2024, a short-form writing competition honouring much-loved Manchester critic Dave Murray. ✍️🙌 Find out more 🔗 bit.ly/3BhyVnG @McrWritingSchl @MSTacting

Talk #143 is now available feat. @RecklessSleeper in conversation with @lumeteatro. Thanks to our guest speakers @DrRachelRP @kevinsegan, Patrick Campbell, Renato Ferracini & Jesser de Souza. Watch talk online here @mcrschart @mcrschart_prg @mcrschart_arg art.mmu.ac.uk/bunkertalks/ta…

Immerse yourself into a digital audio world with the Singing Graphics in VR exhibition by Adinda van ’t Klooster 🔊 You can book a private slot to experience the interfaces in Holden Gallery on Thursday 5 December between 10:00am and 4:00pm. mmu.ac.uk/news-and-event…

THEATRE SPOTLIGHT: This evening, @ManMetUni kicks off its season finale production of A Christmas Carol – an ideal opportunity to catch the next generation of sublime acting talent plying their trade here... manchesterwire.co.uk/manchester-sch…

1 Week until the QuietManDave Prize 2024 awards ceremony! Have you booked your tickets yet? Friday 13th, 6-8pm in Manchester Poetry Library, come and see us announce the winners of this year's Flash Fiction and Non-Fiction prize, book here for free: eventbrite.co.uk/e/quietmandave…

Research update: Future Flares Festival (@flarefestival) will return @mcrschart @manmetuni @MMUEnglishDept in January 2025. Curated by Neil Mackenzie and showcasing work of our Performance Research group members alongside invited artists - more info here: theatre.mmu.ac.uk/future-flares-…

Research repost Adinda van't Klooster @SODAmcr @mcrschart: Thank you to those who have visited the Holden Gallery to experience the AudioVirtualizer and VRoar. We still have places on Thursday 5 December if you would like to help us. More information here: manchestergamecentre.org/events/2024/11…

Free tickets for next Friday’s celebration event ➡️ 🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/quietmandave…

More images of Melanie Wilson's talk last night by Lui Bauer @mmufilmmaking @SODAmcr. Thanks to @mdpinchbeck (@mcrschart_prg @mcrschart) for hosting our 144th talk. We have now finished for the year. Talks resume on 28 January 2025 with Dan Dubowitz (@MSArch_Research @TheMSArch).

Research repost @kevinsegan: Been building this set again this week for another round of thinking about, trying & mapping out ideas for the Binary Opposition project by @RecklessSleeper. Always a joy working with Mole Wetherell and other company members. @mstdcp @PerformanceMST

I just attended a great talk by composer, sound artist and performance maker @MelanieWilson14 on her Dreaming Species AI listening experience and her overall work which spans both the digital and physical theatrical space. @BunkerTalks @mdpinchbeck dreamingspecies.com

Great to host @MelanieWilson14 tonight for Bunker Talk #144 @mcrschart @mcrschart_prg. Presenting on her recent work combining human and non-human voices using AI for her Culture Awards longlisted project Dreaming Species. Thanks to audience and our @mmufilmmaking crew @SODAmcr.

Our friends @QuaysCulture are presenting a free artist in conversation event with GAIKA and LAZERIAN - both artists are premiering brand new commissions at Lightwaves Salford this year & will be talking about their work & practice. Saturday 7 December 4pm. eventbrite.com/e/meet-the-art…

Tickets still available for tomorrow's talk with @MelanieWilson14. Melanie’s work exists to connect & question, & to create space for audiences to feel & think deeply through listening. Book your free tickets here: @mcrschart @mcrschart_prg @mcrschart_arg. eventbrite.co.uk/e/bunker-talk-…

LOOKING FORWARD + BACK → discover live performance across Manchester + beyond in our Weekly Warning wordofwarning.posthaven.com → our performance programme is on hiatus w/ future events tba → if you've been to an event this year pls fill in our survey at illuminate-data.org.uk/survey/qvprln

Join us next Friday for the announcement of the 2024 QMD winners!