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I am...: Manchester International Festival is the world’s first festival of original, new work and special events and it takes place biennially, in Manchester, UK.

About my artwork: Drawing on the City’s history, present and future, the Festival addresses urgent issues and stories of our time, whilst also reaffirming Manchester’s status as the ‘24-hour party city’.
Launched in June 2007, the unprecedented scope and ambition of the Festival’s inaugural commissions was rewarded with enthusiastic audiences and international critical acclaim.

Artists I like: World premieres in the 2007 Festival included: Monkey: Journey to the West, a new opera directed by Chen Shi Zheng with music by Damon Albarn and design by Jamie Hewlett, Il Tempo del Postino, a group show by 15 of the world’s leading contemporary artists including Matthew Barney, Tacita Dean, Douglas Gordon and Pierre Huyghe, new theatre productions including a site-specific work by Stewart Lee and Johnny Vegas, debates, food by Heston Blumenthal and an international music series that featured Lou Reed, Kanye West,
PJ Harvey, The Gossip and The Whip.

Interests: A number of the productions created for the 2007 Festival are now touring internationally, while the festival team focus on the 2009 Festival (programme to be announced), which takes place in Manchester, Thursday 2 – Sunday 19 July 2009.

At 3:19pm on 20th October 2008, Manchester International Festival said…: Manchester International Festival has announced the first three shows for its 2009 event:

J S BACH/ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS – Zaha Hadid Architects create a
unique environment within Manchester Art Gallery for Bach’s solo works for
piano, violin and cello; sublime music in a sublime space.

PRIMA DONNA – The world premiere of Rufus Wainwright’s debut opera.
A portrait of a fading opera singer; set in Paris and sung in French.

EVERYBODY LOVES A WINNER – Experience the simple pleasures of bingo in a moving, affectionate exploration of this most British of pastimes.

Tickets are on sale now via www.mif.co.uk or call 0844 815 4960. The entire Festival programme will be announced in March 2009.

At 7:57am on 14th September 2008, Irina Gabiani said…: Hi dear firends,
Just to inform that I have sent you a message on Artreview.
All the best, Irina

At 1:47pm on 7th August 2008, Beppe said…: Well come in the community. Hi Beppe

At 1:47pm on 7th August 2008, Beppe said…: Well come in the community. Hi Beppe

At 11:44am on 6th August 2008, Irina Gabiani said…: Hello,
Thank you for friendship.
Hope to keep in touch with you.
All the best
Irina

At 6:34pm on 4th August 2008, yogendra kumar purohit said…: Dear Artist friend..
how to i can join this art event from your support please guide me..
i am master in painting and you can visit my art work at www.yogendra-art.page.tl
regards
yogendra kumar purohit
M.F.A.
BIKANER,INDIA
www.yogendra-art.page.tl