the lowry
Dance, dance, dance.
Next week the Northern Ballet opens its trad version of The Nutcracker on the same night as a radical ballet version of Cinderella at The Lowry. So has ballet gone mainstream? And is Anne Widdecombe to blame?
A question of freedom.
A brilliant new stage show and a Liverpool exhibition tell the truth about modern day slavery
Blog: This week’s event radar.
This week, Terry Hall helps Dave Haslam in his quest for world domination, the Moomins have landed, Aidan Smith and friends write songs about Salford, John Cage is in Huddersfield, GastroClub poses a threat to your waistline, Christmas is a-coming and Len Grant chums up with poet Linda Chase
‘The Mona Lisa of Salford.’ LS Lowry’s take on The Royal Ballet.
As a new exhibition at The Lowry attracts record numbers of visitors, we talk to curator Michael Simpson about LS Lowry’s mystery woman
Economics for raptors. ENRON at The Lowry.
A vivacious tragicomedy about financial calamity, complete with swearing, motorbikes and light-sabres? That’ll be Lucy Prebble’s ENRON then, discovers Kevin Bourke
The habit of art.
In an exclusive Q&A, Alan Bennett discusses his latest play – and why he can’t collaborate.
Sleepers awaken! Rambert Dance Company at The Lowry
A dance piece with sleeping sickness and human statues at its heart doesn’t sound very likely, does it? But that’s the challenge the Rambert Dance Company rise to with their triumphant full-length dance piece Awakenings. Kevin Bourke talks to its creators
The final countdown. Last chance to see Spencer Tunick.
This is it: your last chance to see Tunick’s exhibition at The Lowry – it closes this Sunday (26 Sept). This is a show that’s got it all: naked people, buses, industrial architecture, Concorde, even a reference to Salford’s own creative son, L.S. Lowry. Blogger Peter Carroll explains why you should make time to see it…
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West Africa: a spotter’s guide
New art and music fest We Face Forward has its eyes on West Africa. Don’t know your Ghana from The Gambia? Our potted guide will get you started
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Come over for dinner? Supper clubs in Manchester.
The best places to eat in Manchester – in the comfort of someone else’s home
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Boutique Weekender: Your Guide to Summer (pt.1)
We mark the launch of major art fest, We Face Forward, with a guide to the best culture in the city this summer
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