Past events
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Sayaka Murata (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)
18:00 - 19:15 18 October 2025
Sayaka Murata, the internationally acclaimed author of Convenience Store Woman and Earthlings, joins us to discuss her provocative and visionary new novel, Vanishing World. In a society where sex, love and parenting have been reimagined, Amane—born from a taboo act of love—struggles to conform....
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The Faber Lecture 2025: Gary Younge (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Creative Manchester)
18:00 - 19:30 16 October 2025
Award-winning author, broadcaster and Professor of Sociology at The University of Manchester, Gary Younge, delivers the inaugural Faber Lecture. In Pigeonholed: Creative Freedom as an Act of Resistance, Gary explores what has been termed as the ‘burden of representation’ and the pressures exerted...
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Pigeonholed: Creative Freedom as an Act of Resistance - Gary Younge (Faber Lecture)
18:00 - 19:30 16 October 2025
Award-winning author, broadcaster and Professor of Sociology at The University of Manchester, Gary Younge, delivers the inaugural Faber Lecture. In Pigeonholed: Creative Freedom as an Act of Resistance, Gary explores what has been termed as the ‘burden of representation’ and the pressures exerted...
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Sarah Hall and Daisy Johnson (Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester)
14:00 - 15:15 11 October 2025
Join us for a captivating afternoon with two of Britain’s most original literary talents, Sarah Hall and Daisy Johnson, as they discuss their haunting new books exploring nature, myth, folklore and the female body. In Helm, Sarah Hall (twice Booker Prize–nominated, winner of the BBC National Short...
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A History of Black Theatre in Manchester 1827-2020: Celebrating presence
16:30 - 18:00 9 October 2025
Join us for the launch of the exhibition: ‘A History of Black Theatre in Manchester 1827-2020: Celebrating presence’. Creative Manchester is delighted to host this exhibition exploring the artistry and entrepreneurship of people of African and Afro-Caribbean descent in theatre and performance in...
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Guest lecture: Place-making and the role of culture in Manchester
16:30 - 19:00 8 October 2025
Creative Manchester and the Manchester Urban Institute are delighted to welcome Luthfur Rahman OBE, former Executive Leader for Culture and Leisure and Manchester City Council Deputy Councillor. Luthfur will deliver a guest lecture exploring place-making, planning and the role of culture, followed...
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Joan Brossa. The mental feeling of complete happiness
15:15 - 17:00 17 September 2025
Join us for the launch of the Joan Brossa exhibition, and a panel discussion, exploring the Catalan poet, playwright and visual artist. In partnership with the Manchester and Barcelona UNESCO Cities of Literature and the Joan Brossa Foundation, The University of Manchester is delighted to host this...
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Cultural infrastructure at a crossroads - Research Café
15:00 - 18:00 16 September 2025
Join Creative Manchester for a panel and discussion event on devolution, cultural policy and Greater Manchester. Nearly ten years on from the Greater Manchester devolution deal and following a pandemic, ongoing local authority austerity and cost of living crisis, this hybrid event explores cultural...
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MY MUM IS WHITE: exorcising 'half-caste' ghosts (panel discussion)
13:00 - 15:00 15 September 2025
Join us at HOME for a view of "MY MUM IS WHITE: exorcising 'half-caste' ghosts" and a panel discussion, exploring the experience of the participants whose personal stories contributed to the exhibition and the research that underpinned the work. MY MUM IS WHITE collaborative process: For four weeks...
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Creative Health: UK and Japan in conversation
13:00 - 14:30 8 September 2025
Join us at Manchester Museum for a panel discussion on Creative Health. How we use arts and creativity to support people’s health and wellbeing – is a fast developing field of work across the UK and Japan. During Japan Week 2025, our colleagues, Sawako INANIWA and Takashi KIRIYAMA, from the innovative...
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