Making the lines dance: David Hockney, Aviva Studios, Manchester
“Collaboration means compromise.” The disembodied voice is that of David Hockney, arguably this...
Read MorePosted by Desmond Bullen | Dec 21, 2025 | Art, Arts
“Collaboration means compromise.” The disembodied voice is that of David Hockney, arguably this...
Read MorePosted by Desmond Bullen | Oct 19, 2025 | Arts
Words are not the only language. At best, they’re only half the story, the part which can be...
Read MorePosted by Chris Wallis | Jul 5, 2025 | Arts, Theatre
Manchester has long been the locus of world-shattering political meetings, from Marx and Engels...
Read MorePosted by Robert Martin | Jun 12, 2025 | Arts
As I collected my tickets from the press desk at Factory International, I mentioned that I had...
Read MorePosted by Kevin Bourke | Jun 1, 2024 | Archives
Since it was announced around 2015 that the team behind Manchester International Festival would be taking over the former Granada Studios off Quay Street, it’s been a popular sport, particularly among creatives, to speculate...
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