our birthday weekend guide

1st
Birthday
Weekend
A celebration of new art,
theatre, film, music &
more for the whole family
.
Fri 20 – Sun 22 May 2016
THANK
YOU
For a fantastic first year of discovering, talking,
creating, thinking, eating, watching, drinking,
debating, reading, dancing, challenging,
learning, supporting and being with us at HOME.
SUN 22 MAY
SAT 21 MAY
FRI 20 MAY
PLAN YOUR WEEKEND
Art / Designs for Living
Granada Foundation
Galleries Floor 1 & 2
From 11:00
P2
Art / Imitation of Life
Gallery
From 12:00
P2
Art & Music / Najia Bagi & Guests: What would Billie do?
Round the building
18:30
P2
Book Launch / Fear Eats the Soul
Gallery
19:00
P2
Theatre Double Bill / Eggs Collective: Late Night Love & Liz Richardson: Gutted
Theatre 2
19:45
P2
Art & Performance / Larry Achiampong & David Blandy: Media Minerals
Gallery
20:00
P2
Party / Greg Thorpe & Tim Irving
Ground Floor Bar
20:30 till late
P2
Young people’s workshop / Making autobiographic theatre with the
Conker Group
The Weston Room
10:30 – 12:30
P3
Art / Designs for Living
Granada Foundation
Galleries Floor 1 & 2
From 11:00
P3
Workshop / Sculpture Workshop with Nicola Dale
Event Space
11:30 – 12:30
P3
Art / Imitation of Life
Gallery
From 12:00
P3
Party / The Rooftop Festival, food, vinyl DJs, acoustic music and
performances
Floor 2
From 12:30
P3
Art / Staircase sculpture
Throughout the building
12:30 – 18:00
P3
Theatre Double Bill / Eggs Collective: Late Night Love & Liz Richardson: Gutted
Theatre 2
19:45
P3
Film Preview / When Marnie Was There
Cinema 1
20:00 – 22:00
P3
Party / Big Band Performance
First Floor
22:15
P3
Party / Music & DJs
Ground Floor Bar
22:30 till late
P3
Party / Music, family fun & more
Throughout the building
From 11:00
P4
Art / Designs for Living
Granada Foundation
Galleries Floor 1 & 2
From 11:00
P4
Family Film Screening / E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Cinema 1
11:30
P4
Art / Imitation of Life
Gallery
From 12:00
P4
Family Theatre / At the End of Everything Else
Theatre 2
12:00 & 14:00
P4
Family / Puppetry workshop presented by Joseph Richardson
Event Space
12:30 – 16:30
P4
Family Theatre / The Butterfly’s Adventure
Meet at Box Office
14:30 & 15:40
P4
Party / Happy Birthday HOME!
Ground Floor
17:00
P4
Dr Bishop’s Big Birthday Quiz
Ground Floor Bar
19:00 – 21:00
P4
Film / Queer as Yolk
Cinema 2
20:00
P4
Party /Jason’s Vinyl Jukebox
Ground Floor Bar
20:00 till late
P4
WHY NOT MAKE A WEEKEND OF IT?
If you’re coming from a bit further afield, or just fancy being right on our doorstep for the Birthday Weekend
celebrations, why not book a room with our great next-door neighbours INNSIDE by Melia, Manchester.
Call 0161 200 2500 for more information.
BOOK NOW AT HOMEMCR.ORG OR CALL 0161 200 1500
5
FRI 20 MAY
DESIGNS FOR LIVING:
CLAIRE DORSETT AND
CHERRY TENNESON
Gutted & Late Night Love
Conker Group, Eggs Collective &
HOME present
THEATRE DOUBLE BILL/
GUTTED & LATE NIGHT LOVE
19:45
Tickets £12 (conc. available)
GUTTED
Liz has got an embarrassing problem
and these Activia yogurts aren’t
Designs for Living: Claire Dorsett and
doing much. Her body’s acting up. In
Cherry Tenneson
a bold new show produced as part of
From 11:00
HOME’s opening studio season, The
Free, drop in
Conker Group and HOME present
this shameless tale of love, laughter
Claire Dorsett presents a series of
NAJIA BAJI & GUESTS: WHAT and lavatories. new paintings on building materials,
WOULD BILLIE DO?
Inviting you on a journey of frank
challenging what a painting is or
Najia Baji
confessions, colourful characters
could be. Cherry Tenneson presents a
and too much brown sauce, Gutted
new series of drawings and paintings
is based on solo performer Liz
that function as interventional
Richardson’s real life experiences
diagrams and signs throughout the
as a twenty-something living with
public areas of HOME.
Ulcerative Colitis (similar to Crohn’s).
Co-produced by The Conker Group and
IMITATION OF LIFE:
HOME. Supported by The Wellcome
MELODRAMA AND RACE IN
Trust People’s Award, IA: The Ileostomy
THE 21ST CENTURY
& Internal Pouch Support Group, and
18:30
Arts Council England.
Free, drop in
Experience s ongs of love, loss
and letting go, inspired by stories
collected from HOME visitors by
Najia Baji. Follow Najia, Rioghnach
Connolly (Honeyfeet, The Breath) and
Lis Murphy (The Glow) as they weave
their musical performance through
the building.
BOOK LAUNCH/ FEAR EATS
THE SOUL
19:00
Free, drop in
Join us for the launch of our new
publication, F ear Eats the Soul.
LATE NIGHT LOVE
Somewhere in the static between
radio stations, Eggs Collective
present Late Night Love. Inspired
by the confessional radio show of
the same name, this tender and
ridiculous show will clamber up your
drainpipe with a rose between its
teeth, ready to wrangle with the
reality of romance and unpick the
promise of power ballads.
LARRY ACHIAMPONG AND
DAVID BLANDY: MEDIA
Imitation of Life, Ditch Plains,
MINERALS
Loretta Fahrenholz
20:00
From 12:00
Looking at how racial politics are
Free, drop in
Free, drop in
performed in an evolving post-digital
In Media Minerals artists Larry Inspired by the 1959 film of the
twenty-first century, F ear Eats the
Achiampong and David Blandy
same name, this exhibition considers Soul i s a tapestry of thoughts,
present a spoken-word lecture
the context of racial politics over
concerns and emotions. Illustrated
remixing sound and lyrics as a means
the last fifteen years in the US and
throughout, it contains contributions
of researching the post colonial, and
Europe. Including a new commission
from Jackie Kay, Jacolby Satterwhite,
from Sophia Al-Maria and work from Martine Syms, Monica B. Pearl, Omar its relationship to today’s globalised
media and technologies.
Michael Armitage, Kevin Beasley,
Kholeif, Pamella Dlungwana, Sarah
Loulou Cherinet, Loretta Fahrenholz, Perks, Sophia Al-Maria, Zach Blas,
DJS IN THE BAR
Tony Lewis, Jayson Musson, Jacolby Zachary Cahill.
20:30 till late
Satterwhite, Lauren Halsey, Jordan
The event will include readings
Free, drop in
Casteel and Martine Syms.
from the book and refreshments, as
Greg Thorpe and Tim Irving ease us
Curated by Omar Kholeif and
well as an opportunity to buy at a
into the birthday weekend with party
Sarah Perks.
discounted price.
classics and late night beats.
BOOK NOW AT HOMEMCR.ORG OR CALL 0161 200 1500
2
SAT 21 MAY
YOUNG PEOPLE’S
WORKSHOP/ MAKING
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL THEATRE
10:30 – 12:30
Tickets £5 (includes
performance ticket)
Strictly limited to 15 places
As part of the birthday celebrations,
The Conker Group are offering a
hands-on workshop to young creatives
aged 15-25 inspired by upcoming
HOME co-production G
utted.
Gutted is a s hameless tale of love,
laughter and lavatories, based
on performer Liz Richardson’s
real life experience of living with
Ulcerative C
olitis (similar to Crohn’s
Disease). But if this sounds heavy, DO
NOT FEAR! The show’s main aim is to
get people laughing whilst thinking
about the things we avoid talking
about and why we avoid talking
about them. Fun is high on the agenda
for this workshop!
A one-off chance to learn from the
show’s creators Liz, and director/
writer Tara Robinson, the workshop
will mix improvisation, discussion
and play.
Imitation of Life,
Jordan Casteel,
Ato, 2014
IMITATION OF LIFE:
MELODRAMA AND RACE IN
THE 21ST CENTURY
From 12:00
Free, drop in
FILM PREVIEW/ WHEN
MARNIE WAS THERE
Dir Hiromasa Yonebayashi
20:00
Tickets £9 (conc. available)
The final release from legendary
See page 2 for description.
Japanese animation house Studio
DESIGNS FOR LIVING: CLAIRE
Ghibli before its hiatus, by the
DORSETT AND CHERRY
THE ROOFTOP FESTIVAL
director of Arrietty, is a suitably
TENNESON
From 12:30
nostalgic and overwhelmingly
Free, drop in
moving story, as well as another
Designs for Living:
Claire Dorsett and
superb artistic achievement. Anna,
Visit the festival space on HOME’s
Cherry Tenneson
a young girl and keen artist, is sent
second floor for great food, vinyl DJs,
to live with relatives on the coast
acoustic music, spoken word and
entertainment to while away the day. to recover from an illness. Out
walking one day, she meets and
befriends Marnie, who lives in an old
STAIRCASE SCULPTURE
mansion. With all the gentle, highly
12:30 – 18:00
imaginative narrative complexity and
Free, drop in
visual grace that’s made the studio’s
Artist Nicola Dale will be in residence reputation, this is a beautiful,
all weekend creating a spectacular
elegiac drama and a fitting tribute
sculpture that will cascade down
to Ghibli’s filmography.
From 11:00
HOME’s feature staircase. Come
Free, drop in
along and help her to create it!
BIG BAND PERFORMANCE
See page 2 for description.
22:15
Conker Group, Eggs Collective & Free, drop in
HOME present
SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
THEATRE DOUBLE BILL/
11:30 – 12:30
GUTTED & LATE NIGHT LOVE DJS IN THE BAR
Free, drop in
22:30 till late
19:45
Free, drop in
HOME’s birthday weekend Artist in
Residence, Nicola Dale, will introduce Tickets £12 - £10
More party classics from local DJs on
you to the techniques she’s going
See page 2 for description.
the ground floor.
to be using to create our Birthday
staircase sculpture.
BOOK NOW AT HOMEMCR.ORG OR CALL 0161 200 1500
3
sun 22 MAY
MUSIC, FAMILY FUN & MORE
From 11:00
Free, drop in
Head to HOME for a Sunday of fun,
hands-on creative workshops for all the
family, plus pizza and live music out in
the square.
DESIGNS FOR LIVING: CLAIRE
DORSETT AND CHERRY
TENNESON
From 11:00
Free, drop in
See page 2 for description.
Make, Mend and
Do, At The End Of
Everything Else
Make, Mend and Do presents
FAMILY THEATRE/ AT THE
END OF EVERYTHING ELSE
12:00 & 14:00 (show lasts
40 mins)
STAIRCASE SCULPTURE
Tickets £8 / £7 for BIG Family
12:30 – 18:00
Card holders
Free, drop in
When her best friend, a little yellow
bird named Tito, goes missing, Icka
See page 3 for description.
puts her inventive mind to the test
FAMILY FILM/ E.T. THE EXTRA- and sets off on a mission over land
and sea to save him. But nothing can
TERRESTRIAL (U)
prepare her for what she finds - a
Dir Steven Spielberg/US 1982/115 mins
problem that she is unable to fix
Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert
MacNaughton
alone.
11:30
Recommended for everyone aged 6+
Tickets £6 (conc. available)
£4 for BIG Family Card holders
FAMILY/ PUPPETRY
Join us on a classic 80s childhood
adventure in Spielberg’s much-loved WORKSHOP PRESENTED BY
JOSEPH RICHARDSON
family sci-fi and see lonely young
12:30 – 16:30
Elliott make a friend for life in E.T.
Free, drop in
Joseph Richardson (puppeteer of
IMITATION OF LIFE:
the Goose on the War Horse UK
MELODRAMA AND RACE IN
tour) leads an exciting workshop for
THE 21ST CENTURY
all the family exploring the creative
world of puppetry. Discover how an
old bit of newspaper and an egg
box can transform into a magical
creature or character!
Imitation of Life,
Michael Armitage,
Kampala Suburb, 2014
Scally Wags Theatre Company
present
FAMILY THEATRE/ THE
BUTTERFLY’S ADVENTURE
14:30 & 15:45
Free, booking required
The Butterfly’s Adventure follows
Martin the caterpillar who is looking
for his wings. Live music, puppetry
and a thrilling journey behind the
scenes of HOME for all the family.
Recommended for everyone aged 4+
From 12:00
Free, drop in
See page 2 for description.
BOOK NOW AT HOMEMCR.ORG OR CALL 0161 200 1500
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOME
17:00
Free, drop in
We celebrate the completion of
our Birthday Sculpture with dance,
singing and a hip-hip-hooray!
BIG BIRTHDAY QUIZ
19:00 – 21:00
Tickets, £1
Join HOME’s resident quizmaster,
Dr Bishop, for a special birthday
edition of his extraordinary, brain
tingling quiz.
Teams of 4 recommended.
Presented by Word of Warning
& HOME
FILM PREMIERE/ QUEER AS
YOLK: REDUX
20:00
FREE, booking required
Don’t miss this brilliantly (ir)reverent
remake of a Mancunian classic.
Since 2013, Richard DeDomenici’s
inexplicably popular Redux Project
has caused a stir over fifty times,
in places as diverse as London,
Bangkok, Hong Kong, Seoul, Sydney,
Beijing and Norwich.
Now Richard has applied his unique
set of skills to the groundbreaking
Mancunian classic Queer As Folk,
in collaboration with renowned
Manchester performance trio Eggs
Collective.
Commissioned by hÅb. Produced by
Richard DeDomenici and presented
by Word of Warning & HOME.
JASON’S VINYL JUKEBOX
20:00 till late
Free, drop in
HOME’s Artistic Director of Film and
vinyl connoisseur, Jason Wood, plays
tunes from his own collection. Bring
along your favourite vinyl to share
with the crowd.
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Concessions
Concessions are available for the under 16s, over 60s,
registered unemployed, disabled people and students
(subject to availability). A strictly limited number of
£5 tickets are available for students and registered
unemployed people for selected film screenings and
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Available for groups of 8+ and 40+ on theatre
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HOME
2 Tony Wilson Place (First Street)
Manchester
M15 4FN
We’re just off Whitworth Street West, roughly opposite
the Hacienda apartments and a short walk from Oxford
Road and the Deansgate-Castlefield Metrolink stop
By bike
Bike racks are available next to HOME and the INNSIDE
by Meliá hotel.
By bus
During May, you can travel for just £5 all weekend on
First Bus services from across Greater Manchester. Visit
firstmanchester.com for more info. You can also use
Metroshuttles, free buses that link main rail stations, car
parks, shopping areas and businesses in the city centre
(the green and purple routes stop near HOME).
By Metrolink
Deansgate-Castlefield is the nearest Metrolink stop,
which is less than five minutes’ walk from HOME. Check
the Metrolink website for times and updates (metrolink.
co.uk). Metrolink is currently working on improving and
expanding its routes, for information on changes to
services please visit transformationinformation.co.uk or
if you’re on Twitter follow @MCRMetrolink.
By train
The nearest rail stations are Deansgate and Oxford
Road.
By car
The nearest car park is Q-Park at First Street (next door
to HOME). HOME visitors receive a 20% discount on
parking (validate your ticket in the venue).
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OFFICIAL TECHNOLOGY
PARTNER
OFFICIAL HOTEL
PARTNER
FOUNDING SUPPORTERS
HOME is a trading name of Greater Manchester Arts Centre Ltd, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales No: 1681278.
Registered office 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester M15 4FN. Charity No: 514719.