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As cultural sites reopen across Manchester and the north, we’re all eager to once again enjoy their live offerings. But the livestreaming boom triggered by the pandemic isn’t going anywhere; digital offshoots of cultural programmes can continue to bring pleasure to millions.
Northern cultural organisations thus continue to offer a glistening range of online events – or hybrid events – for us to experience in our homes. Spanning each of our sections, the guide below features our top picks of online events taking place this June and beyond. From livestreamed gigs to creative workshops, literature talks to family fun, there’s something here for everyone.
Here are our picks
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1. Tai Shani: The Neon Hieroglyph – Online with Manchester International Festival Virtual Factory
Tai Shani, The Neon Hieroglyph (still), 2021 Tai Shani: The Neon Hieroglyph – Online with Manchester International Festival Virtual Factory, online, Until 31 March 2022, free entry - Visit now
Turner Prize-winning artist Tai Shani takes us on an LSD-inspired hallucinatory journey across time and space. Prepare to have your consciousness expanded.
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2. MINDSCAPES: //OUTSIDEIN// – Theater DEGASTEN
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3. Electric Dreams – Online with Venture Arts
Declan Leslie, untitled, pen on paper, 2019-20. -
4. Hidden Winter
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5. Doodle Den: Playful Protests Online
Doodle Den: Playful Protests at People's History Museum at People’s History Museum in Manchester, City Centre and online, Until 31 December 2021, free entry
The whole family can use the People’s History Museum’s online resources to creatively explore important topics including climate change, LGBT+ Pride and migrant rights.
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6. Sound Stage
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7. Science Learning at Home with Jodrell Bank
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8. NQ Jazz Live
NQ Jazz Live at The Stoller Hall, Manchester and online, Until 4 October 2021 - Book now
A massive programme of live and livestreamed jazz, spanning venues across Manchester, has been announced as part of a collaborative series by NQ Jazz, The Stoller Hall and The Yard.
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9. Zoom Tours: Jonathan Schofield’s New Series
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10. The Earth Asleep at HOME, Manchester
HOME The Earth Asleep at HOME Manchester, Manchester, Until 11 September 2021 - Book now
The Earth Asleep, a new film and original live score from creative duo Clara Casian and Robin Richards, asks how we are to process the continuous trauma beamed to us via mass media.
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11. Hidden Winter
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12. Doodle Den: Playful Protests Online
Doodle Den: Playful Protests at People's History Museum at People’s History Museum in Manchester, City Centre and online, Until 31 December 2021, free entry
The whole family can use the People’s History Museum’s online resources to creatively explore important topics including climate change, LGBT+ Pride and migrant rights.
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13. PUSH Festival 2021 at HOME
Image courtesy of HOME Manchester. Push Festival 2020 at HOME Manchester, Manchester, Until 31 December 2021 - Book now
Thrilling and challenging, HOME’s annual festival is a glimmering reminder that new performance continues to be developed, despite ‘you-know-what’.
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14. Sound Stage
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15. The Earth Asleep at HOME, Manchester
HOME The Earth Asleep at HOME Manchester, Manchester, Until 11 September 2021 - Book now
The Earth Asleep, a new film and original live score from creative duo Clara Casian and Robin Richards, premieres this spring at HOME.
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16. Ad Minoliti at BALTIC in Gateshead
Ad Minoliti, Abstraccion geometrico- galactica, 2019, unique eco-solvent inkjet print on canvas. Photo: Aurélien Mole/ Courtesy the artist and Crèvecoeur, Paris Ad Minoliti at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle, Until 13 March 2022, free entry - Visit now
Ad Minoliti’s immersive exhibition draws upon queer and feminist theory to offer new understandings of the world around us.
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17. Doodle Den: Playful Protests Online
Doodle Den: Playful Protests at People's History Museum at People’s History Museum in Manchester, City Centre and online, Until 31 December 2021, free entry
The whole family can use the People’s History Museum’s online resources to creatively explore important topics including climate change, LGBT+ Pride and migrant rights.
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18. NQ Jazz Live
NQ Jazz Live at The Stoller Hall, Manchester and online, Until 4 October 2021 - Book now
A massive programme of live jazz music, spanning venues across Manchester, has been announced as part of a collaborative series by NQ Jazz, The Stoller Hall and The Yard.
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19. Hardeep Sahota: Bhangra Lexicon – Online
Hardeep Sahota, Bhangra Lexicon, 2021. Hardeep Sahota, Bhangra – Jhummar. Photo © Tim Smith Hardeep Sahota: Bhangra Lexicon, online, Until 1 April 2022, free entry - Visit now
Bhangra is an energetic form of dance and music originated in the Panjab by farming communities during the spring harvest festival of Vaisakhi. Bhangra Lexicon is the world’s first ‘visual dictionary’ of movements found within this beautiful artform, carefully compiled by World Bhangra Day founder, Hardeep Sahota.
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20. Sound Stage
Image courtesy of Naked Productions. Sound Stage, online, Until 1 October 2021, TBC - Book now
We’re all missing theatre – the live performance, the pre-show excitement, post-show Q&As and interval drinks with friends. Designed by theatre-makers and leading technologists, Sound Stage is an innovative new initiative that recreates the theatre experience for an online audience.
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