Manchester International Festival and The Warehouse Project To Present SPECIAL EDITION

By: Marianka Swain Jul. 05, 2018

Manchester International Festival (MIF) are working with The Warehouse Project to stage four specially curated shows taking place across five nights in November. All performances take place at Manchester's immense Mayfield, a former railway station, where they last came together for the '10 x 10' weekend back in 2015.

A meticulously crafted collaboration, curated with BBC 6 Music's Mary Anne Hobbs, 'Special Edition' brings an immense musical offering with standout shows from across the musical spectrum. The vast, atmospheric space ofMayfield will provide the perfect stage for this world-class line-up, with unique visuals from lighting designer Stuart Bailes. These shows will happen at Mayfield subject to licence.

These shows are part of a series of pre-Factory events, paving the way for the opening of The Factory, a new major arts space being developed in the heart of the city that will be operated by MIF which returns next year. 'Special Edition'will run alongside The Warehouse Project's full 2018 season still to be announced.

Opening the series on Saturday 3 November, Bonobo brings his international Outlier series to Manchester. Previously presented in London and New York, Outlier has seen Bonobo harness his talents as a curator and arbiter of club culture, as well as demonstrating his instinctive relationship with music.

Bonobo DJs alongside musical purveyor and tastemaker of worldwide soundsGilles Peterson. Having featured Bonobo on his recent 'All That Must Be' album, George Fitzgerald joins the line-up along with musical chameleon and ever party ready Shanti Celeste, plus the amazingly engaging Palms Trax and Rinse FM's Josey Rebelle.

Off the back of their second solo album, the critically acclaimed Plunge, the bold and brilliant Fever Ray will take to the stage on Tuesday 6 November. With their shows a concoction of visually arresting performance art, sharp synths and pulsating beats, this is likely to take live entertainment to another level.

Manchester's very own Grime King of the North Bugzy Malone, will perform two consecutive shows on the 8 and 9 November. With his first album B. Inspired due out in August, Bugzy is one of the artists responsible for giving Manchester a voice in an otherwise London dominated scene, and will bring the city a double hit of his trademark, heavyweight sound for the ultimate homecoming. A number of tickets for these shows will be free to young people in Greater Manchester, more details on this will be announced soon.

Bringing the curtain down on the 'Special Edition' series are the mighty Bicep. Transformed from club dance floor dwellers to globetrotting producer DJs, the duo will front an expansive and gripping live show, featuring songs from their triumphant self-titled debut album at Mayfield on Saturday 10 November.

More artists for each show are still to be announced.

Please head to: mif.co.uk and thewarehouseproject.com

Priority booking for tickets for Special Edition opens on Tuesday 10 July 2018, with general sale available from Thursday 12 July 2018.

Special Edition is one in a series of pre-Factory events that gives audiences a chance to see the variety of work that will be seen at The Factory.

Alongside Special Edition, upcoming pre-Factory events include, Everything that happened and would happen by German composer and artist Heiner Goebbels, which has its world premiere at Mayfield from 10-21 October 2018, integrating live music, performance and large-scale multimedia installation.

Previous pre-Factory events include Akram Khan's Giselle, Thomas Ostermeier's Returning to Reims and Available Light by composer John Adams, choreographer Lucinda Childs, and architect Frank Gehry.

FULL DATES & LINE-UP:

SPECIAL EDITION
Bonobo's Outlier
with Gilles Peterson, George Fitzgerald, Shanti Celeste, Palms Trax, Josey Rebelle and more TBA
Mayfield
Saturday 3 November 2018, 4pm - 1am
Tickets from £25
£10 tickets available for Greater Manchester residents on a lower wage
Box office: mif.co.uk / thewarehouseproject.com / 0843 208 1844

SPECIAL EDITION
FEVER RAY
with support TBA
Mayfield
Tuesday 6 November 2018, 7pm - 11pm
Tickets from £25
£10 tickets available for Greater Manchester residents on a lower wage
Box office: mif.co.uk / thewarehouseproject.com / 0843 208 1844

SPECIAL EDITION
Bugzy Malone
with support TBA
Mayfield
Thursday 8 and Friday 9 November 2018, 7pm - 11pm
Tickets from £22
£10 tickets available for Greater Manchester residents on a lower wage
Box office: mif.co.uk / thewarehouseproject.com / 0843 208 1844

SPECIAL EDITION
Bicep
with support TBA
Mayfield
10 November 2018, 5.30pm - 1am
Tickets from £25
£10 tickets available for Greater Manchester residents on a lower wage
Box office: mif.co.uk / thewarehouseproject.com / 0843 208 1844

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