FLIGHT at Aviva Studios

Name: FLIGHT at Aviva Studios
Start: 2025-09-10T13:00:00
End: 2025-09-21T15:00:00
Location: Aviva Studios

Creative Tourist Last Updated 22 July 2025

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FLIGHT

Aviva Studios, Manchester

10-21 September 2025

Date

Time

Session Features

10 Sep 2025

1:00 pm

10 Sep 2025

1:30 pm

10 Sep 2025

2:00 pm

10 Sep 2025

2:30 pm

10 Sep 2025

3:00 pm

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Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.

From £10.00

FLIGHT at Aviva Studios — Image courtesy of Mihaela Bodlovic/ DARKFIELD.

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Taking place at Aviva Studios, FLIGHT invites you to board a commercial airliner – and take two possible journeys.

This spine-tingling experience explores multiverse theory and quantum uncertainty, as your aircraft descends twice into alternate realities. With its unsettling stillness and precise sound design, FLIGHT taps into deep-seated fears and philosophical questions alike.

Did we mention the whole experience takes place in complete darkness inside a 40ft shipping container?

FLIGHT is just one of three shows by DARKFIELD happening in Greater Manchester this autumn.

What's on at Aviva Studios

A black-and-white image of Ai Weiwei sitting upright on a small stool in a sparse, cell-like room. He faces the camera with his hands resting on his knees. Behind him is a white brick wall, and to his right there is a simple metal bed frame with a thin mattress. The lighting is stark, casting strong shadows on the wall and floor, giving the scene a stark, surveillance-like atmosphere

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Ai Weiwei: Sewing a Button at Aviva Studios

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Space Station Earth at Aviva Studios

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Crippled with Laughter at Aviva Studios

A hilariously funny disabled-led comedy night curated and hosted by Wheels and the Legman at Aviva Studios this April.

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Group of people line dancing, following the steps of a single person on stage with a glittery backdrop.

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Street Symphony x Red Rodeo Club at Aviva Studios

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Crowd of people holding up their newly created artworks in front of a sign for Sip and Paint.

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Sip and Paint: Movement and Expression at Aviva Studios

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Illustrated purple hands applauding on an orange background.

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Factory Spotlight: After The Applause at Aviva Studios

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Black and white photograph of Sinéad O'Connor

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The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O’Connor at Aviva Studios

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From £10.00

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