Pinch, punch, first of the month! 💜
We just love that fresh-start feeling that September brings - not to mention that this month also marks the start of our jam-packed Autumn season! ✨
From our Afro Appreciation events to Sofie Hagen's Edinburgh comedy phenomenon and Sadler's Wells touring sensation Spoken Movement: Family Honour there's something for everyone this September.
Head to the link to secure your tickets: https://contactmcr.com/whats-on/
Spoken Movement: Family Honour
“Honour, is sophisticated in its use of hip-hop language for theatrical ends, in a tensely contained dispute that tells of the repression of young women by older religious men” The Guardian
👉 Happening this Thursday 29 September
👉 Don't miss this unique meeting of hip-hop & theatre! Secure your tickets today: https://bit.ly/3BvwefQ
Amy Vreeke | Glowing Trailer
Take an evening off from washing sick out of your hair to come have a laugh, a nice drink & watch Amy Vreeke work out why all mothers haven’t been crowned queen of the world in this unfiltered portrayal of motherhood! 👑
👉 Coming to Contact 18-22 September!
👉 Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3QFTjRt
Family Honour
Presented by @Sadlers_Wells, Family Honour asks how far one would go to uphold family expectations and whether it’s truly honourable to do so or just another traditional taboo?
👉 Find out more about this unique meeting of hip hop and theatre: https://bit.ly/3BvwefQ
LIGHT UP THE STAGE FOR 50 MORE YEARS!💫
LIGHT UP THE STAGE FOR 50 MORE YEARS!💫
We’re now half a century old and still filled with curiosity, creativity and community. Contact is a place for young people to grow artistically and forge creative careers.
This year, we’re fundraising to keep creating exciting work with young people for another 50 years. Support us by making a donation or booking a show, and help us to empower the next generation of young people in developing their confidence and creativity.
Donate today and receive Contact merch as a special THANK YOU!
👉 Support us here: https://bit.ly/3mXxXAW
Contact Membership 🥳
What a treat we’ve got in store for you! (Who knew… it’s our birthday and you get the present!) 🎁
To celebrate, we want to see as much as you this year as possible, so we’ve upped our membership game! For new and existing members we are giving a massive 50% off select shows throughout the year, as well as a range of free performances and exclusive events.
👉 Join the club for only £15, and start using the juicy deals on our upcoming autumn season. GO, GO, GO: https://bit.ly/3hgqtZx
To celebrate our 50th birthday, we locked Manchester-based poet Georgie Brooke in our venue for 50 hours to create a 50-word poem that celebrates our legacy.
This is the result.
Contact, by Georgie Brooke
I wish I could see this castle of curiosity
with fresh eyes. Wonder 'what
the hell is that?'. Squint,
until panels become palms
pressed together, calloused from 50 years
of first touches. Isn't that
what 'Contact' means?
Thinking what we feel is ours alone,
until another hand reaches out, and grips.
Learn more about our 50th anniversary here: https://bit.ly/3JYGcsy
#50YearsOfContact
Hey, Alexa! - play Happy Birthday as loud as you can 🎈
We’re over the moon to be celebrating our 50th birthday today. It’s our party and we WILL cry if we want to (tears of joy, obvs) 🎂
In our 50th year, we’ll celebrate our beloved alumni, audiences, artists, and staff through 50 weeks of fun with inclusion, sustainability and accessibility at its heart.
Expect special events with Fisayo Akinade, Sophie Willan and Louise Wallwein, a whole host of giveaways, parties, fundraising initiatives and incredible offers for our Contact members 🎁
Head to the link to learn more, and share your favourite memories from the past 5 decades below - we couldn’t have reached 50 without you!👇
https://bit.ly/3JYGcsy
“Honour, is sophisticated in its use of hip-hop language for theatrical ends, in a tensely contained dispute that tells of the repression of young women by older religious men” The Guardian
Sadler’s Wells presents Spoken Movement: Family Honour, coming this Thursday 29 September.
👉 Secure your ticket today, link in bio
#Dance #SandlerWells #LivePerformance #SpokenMovement
This week in the series of poem’s created in our Writing Drop workshops, facilitated by Manchester based writer, director and performance artist @rory.aaron, is by @freequency3.
Contains strong language.
👉 Watch out next Tuesday for the last poem in this series!
Poet - Freequency3
Director - Rory Aaron
Videographer - @millie.bottomley
Technician - Will Robinson
#WritingDrop #Poetry #SpokenWord #ContactMcr
Over 10 weeks, local writers and poets came together to attend Writing Drop, facilitated by Manchester-based writer, director and performance artist Rory Aaron.
Check out this week’s poem, Surroundings, by poet, artist and facilitator Kei Patrick.
👉 Watch out next Tuesday for the next edition of this five-part series!
🗣️ Poet - Kei Patrick (she/her)
🎬 Director - @rory.aaron
📽️ Videographer - @millie.bottomley
👉 Watch out next Tuesday for the second edition of this five-part series!
#WritingDrop #Poetry #SpokenWord #ContactMcr
Surroundings by Kei Patrick
Over 10 weeks, local writers and poets came together weekly to attend Writing Drop, facilitated by Manchester-based writer, director and performance artist Rory Aaron.
Check out this week’s poem, Surroundings, by poet, artist and facilitator Kei Patrick.
👉 Watch out next Tuesday for the next edition of this five-part series!
🗣️ Poet - Kei Patrick (she/her)
🎬 Director - Rory Aaron
📽️ Videographer - Millie Bottomley
👉 Watch out next Tuesday for the second edition of this five-part series!
#WritingDrop #Poetry #SpokenWord #ContactMcr
While We Were Waiting… something changed
Assistant Director of CYC x Gob Squad's new pod walk performance 'While We Were Waiting… something changed' has hidden 4 tickets on Oxford Road! Find the clues in the video & enjoy the hunt!
READY? SET? GO! 💫
The 'While We Were Waiting… Something Changed' trailer is here! 💫
Join CYC x Gobsquad as they take you on a journey through your phone, into an alternative reality! Starting next Thursday, secure your ticket here: https://bit.ly/3mB11PP
Next up in the series of poems created in our Writing Drop workshops, facilitated by Manchester based writer, director and performance artist @rory.aaron, is ‘Wolf in the Suburbs’ by Rachael Milner!
👉 Watch out next Tuesday for the third addition of this five part series.
#WritingDrop #Poetry #SpokenWord #ContactMcr
Chris McCausland - Speaky Blinder
One of the UK’s top stand-ups Chris Mccausland is on tour with a stand-up show about life, family, & loads of other nonsense as well!
‘Passionate & rib-tickling. An illuminating, heartfelt performance. Highly recommended!’
👉 Happening Friday 5 May
👉Tickets from £17, secure them now: https://bit.ly/3ySegTm
💥 We’re ECSTATIC to announce our Autumn 22/23 season! 💥
Kicking off our 50th birthday, we’ll be presenting a host of daring, empowering and fearless new shows, and tickets are on sale NOW!
Come down and celebrate with some of our most distinctive and culturally relevant works and projects to date in our castle of curiosity.
Expect brand new Contact supported performances, new work from Contact Young Company, the premiere of Keisha Thompson’s 14% and the best of the UK’s new touring shows and emerging artists.
With a Contact Membership, there are a massive 3 FREE shows, with most over events 25% off!
👉 Check out what’s on offer here: https://bit.ly/3tXMC48
Cocktails and Cinquains 🍹
On Friday, hosts Rory Aaron and Keisha Thompson will treat you to a high-quality mix of a spirited guest poet, a performance mixologist, a mixer act & more. Not only that, the event will be followed by DJ sets from Mr Scruff & DJ Sequinella!
👉 Secure your place: https://bit.ly/2ZQIozL
COCKTAILS AND CINQUAINS
Our new AD/CEO Keisha Thompson invites you to rejoice in her new reign at the castle this Friday with a night of Carnival, Cocktails & Cinquains and celebrations into the early hours with DJ sets from Mr Scruff and DJ Sequinella! 🍹
👉 Find out more here: https://contactmcr.com/shows/cocktails-and-cinquains/
Yesterday was the opening night of Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster! Audiences were raving about it! Don’t miss out on seeing this critically-acclaimed “mind-blowing” show, on until Saturday!
🔗 Ticket link in bio
#Frankenstein #Soundscape #Beatboxing #LiveShow #Manchester
Yesterday was the opening night of Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster! Audiences were raving about it! Don’t miss out on seeing this critically-acclaimed “mind-blowing” show, on until Saturday! 🎙
🔗 Ticket link in bio
#Frankenstein #Soundscape #Beatboxing #LiveShow #Manchester
Audiences have been raving about Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster
Six performers use the power of their voice to recreate Mary Shelley's monsterous story, in what has been described as "Mind-blowing, it was amazing, & it was out of this world". Don't miss your chance to be transported through soundscape.
👉 Performances are on until Saturday, book now: https://bit.ly/3zzeZqp
Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster
Six performers with six microphones take apart Mary Shelley’s original and reimagine a world of modern monsters. Coming to Contact tonight and running until Saturday 14.
👉 Don't miss out, secure your tickets now: https://bit.ly/3zzeZqp
Between Tiny Cities hits the Contact stage next week!
Don't miss out on this internationally successful dance show! Dancers Erak Mith, & Aaron Lim use rituals, movement styles & language of their shared hip-hop culture to reveal the dramatically different worlds that surround them & uncover the choreographic links that unite them.
👉 Tickets start from only £10: https://bit.ly/3JmLywn
Together Again, Again
Tonight is your last chance to see Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales in Manchester. This is your chance. 👉 Secure the last remaining tickets here: https://bit.ly/3DqQIUr
Don't miss your chance to catch Drag Race All Star Jinkx Monsoon this Friday - Saturday ✨
‘The laughs are jam-packed, and the musicianship is flawless… It’s an expert blend of comedy, song and theatre and I’m going to do my best to see it a second time.’ – ★★★★ Time Out
👉 Book before it's too late: https://bit.ly/3DqQIUr
Free Beatboxing Workshop
Ahead of Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster, Hip Hop artist Conrad Murray hosts a FREE beatboxing workshop! Learn to beatbox, jam with other musicians, improve your techniques and make your own music using nothing but your mouths.
👉 Happening: Tuesday 3 May – Friday 6 May
👉Find out more and sign up here: https://bit.ly/393ZE8F
JINKX MONSOON AND MAJOR SCALES: TOGETHER AGAIN, AGAIN
‘Straight or gay, everyone leaves this show with sides aching from laughter.’ – The New York Times
Don't miss your chance to see Drag Race super starJinkx Monsoon and music prodigy Major Scales in Manchester, book your tickets today: https://bit.ly/3DqQIUr
Come along to this FREE beatboxing workshop!
Ahead of Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster, Hip Hop artist Conrad Murray hosts a beatboxing workshop for people of all levels and ages at Contact! Learn to beatbox, jam with other young musicians, improve your vocal techniques and make your own music using nothing but your mouths – from Hip Hop and Grime to R&B and Dubstep. 🎙
👉 Find out more here: https://bit.ly/393ZE8F
As we celebrate #EarthDay today we wanted to let you know some of what we're doing to be eco-friendly! And finally answer the age-old question 'Why does Contact look like that?!'
Here are CYC alumni Daniel and Jevan to explain!
