MST Drama & Contemporary Performance

Looking forward to welcoming all our new and returning students to BA (Hons) Drama and Contemporary performance this week here @mcrschart @manmetuni @mcrschart_prg. Find out more about the course here: mmu.ac.uk/study/undergra… #welcomeweek #mcrmetproud #performance #drama #theatre

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.

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

Thank you to everyone who attended our awards ceremony for the QuietManDave Prize 2024 on Friday and a huge congratulations to our winners: Fiction - Kate Carne and Non-Fiction - Angela Cheveau! Read their work and all of our shortlist at: mmu.ac.uk/quietmandave

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…

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-…

THEATRE SPOTLIGHT: This Thursday, The Grosvenor East theatre at @ManMetUni stages the festive season finale of its BA Acting season... manchesterwire.co.uk/manchester-sch…

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!