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A major solo exhibition of entirely new work by acclaimed Scottish artist Rachel Maclean, who will represent Scotland at the 2017 Venice Biennale.

Percussion, fire, lights, motion and pure energy: Les Commandos Percu are the pioneers of street fire performance, with 30 years of experience. They’re joined by The FireWorks Collective for this promenade performance as part of LightPool Festival.

The multi-skilled Compagnie Bilbobasso cast take you on a journey through Argentinian Tango, where a leading lady plays with gangster musicians.

This spectacular walking route will feature more than 20 art works from local, national and international artists, inspired by Blackpool’s history and linking together its historic buildings.

On The Edge of a Rising Tide is an innovative mobile multi-media creation that will travel the streets of Lancaster, drawing apparitions of humans, fish, marine creatures and more with it. Accompanied by sounds of the sea, submerged bells, foghorns and a skeletal crew on bikes, this is a promenade performance like no other.

Illumaphonium is a dynamic and interactive multi-sensory music-making installation – the first of its kind. Created by musician and inventor Michael Davis, the semi-acoustic, semi-automatic multi-player musical sculpture stands over three metres tall.

When The Red Rose in Lancaster is a mass of large, bright-red balloons hovering fleetingly over a secret garden and ascending into the night sky. 

Rogue Artists’ Studios annual Open Studio offers members of the public, curators and collectors the opportunity to meet some of Manchester’s most exciting emerging and established artists. See work by over 90 artists across the three floors.

Idris Khan’s artworks are that rare thing: both visually and conceptually fascinating. A number of Khan’s seminal pieces will be on show at this new solo exhibition at the Whitworth, showcasing the artist’s preoccupation with representing time over duration within a single instance.

Sup your way through six very special drams with local whisky enthusiasts, who’ll explain the science behind the distiller’s art.