Events
AHCP Research Seminars
Please check the research seminars of the department here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/department-of-art-history-and-cultural-practices-115441163851
Sasha Rasmussen (University of Nottingham) 'Desperate Circumstances: Negotiating Abortion as Crime and Healthcare in the Late Russian Empire'
Sasha Rasmussen (University of Nottingham) 'Desperate Circumstances: Negotiating Abortion as Crime and Healthcare in the Late Russian Empire' History Research Seminar, hosted by Europe and the World Research Group Sam Alex A 201
CHINA+100: Book launch and exhibition opening
Join us for the launch of the China+100 anthology with Comma Press and attend the preview of our exhibition. The book launch will start at 5:30PM. You will get the opportunity to visit the preview of our exhibition "Building China: Landscapes of Change", also on at The Holden Gallery from 5PM. TICKETS ARE FREE VIA EVENTBRITE: https://china10..
WCLC: BAILE/home
Renowned harpsichordist Yonit Kosovske, viola da gamba virtuoso Lucia Capellaro and boundary-exploring pianist Xenia Pestova Bennett join forces in music for contemporary and historical instruments, drawing listeners into sounds both old and new, humorous and serious, reflective and progressive. “Bennett created some highly unusual sonori..
MANTIS Festival Fall Event (Concert 1)
Join us this Fall for the MANTIS Festival, featuring electroacoustic works and a programme by special guest composer and guitarist Marc Estibeiro, whose innovative work explores the intersection of acoustic instruments and electronics
MANTIS Festival Fall Event (Concert 2)
Join us this fall for the MANTIS Festival, showcasing innovative audio-visual and electroacoustic works by postgraduate composers at the University of Manchester
MANTIS Festival Fall Event (Concert 3)
Join us this Fall for the MANTIS Festival, showcasing innovative audio-visual and electroacoustic works by postgraduate composers at the University of Manchester.
David Lea and the China connection - A talk by Adam Voelcker
How can a journey change the way an architect thinks, lives and designs? In 1975, British architect David Lea travelled to China. An early advocate of environmentally responsible architecture, Lea returned from the visit with experiences and ideas that would leave a lasting impression on his life and work. Drawing on Lea's remarkable photogra..
Ghost of the AI Empire | The Sci-Fi Opera Where You Decide the Ending
Nobody knows how this opera ends. Not even the cast. The audience steers the story live, right up to the final scene. “The beginning of a new operatic form.” British Theatre Guide “I never thought I could be part of an opera. Now I know I can.” Audience member, 2025 For fans of Bandersnatch and immersive theatre. THE WORLD Japan’..
Close Writing: Alice Butler in conversation
Explore the lives of queer feminist writers Kathy Acker and Cookie Mueller with Alice Butler and Rebecca Hurst. We are delighted to welcome Alice Butler to Blackwell's in partnership with the University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing. Alice will be discussing Close Writing: Kathy Acker, Cookie Mueller & Love-in-Pieces with Rebecca Hur..