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The Factory is Coming

This is the Factory. Where we invent tomorrow, together

In the heart of Manchester, on the site of the former Granada television studios, a new cultural venue is taking shape. The Factory, one of the largest and most significant developments of its kind in Europe

Building on the success of MIF, it will commission and present the world’s most exciting artists

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Homecoming: The Festival Taking Africa to the World

Who is Boris Charmatz? The dance radical returning to MIF21

5 WAYS WE’RE MAKING THE FESTIVAL MORE SUSTAINABLE

Christine Sun Kim and the Deaf artists claiming sound as their subject

John McGrath on MIF’s Safe Return This Summer

Neon Hieroglyph: Tai Shani On Her Witchy Online Fantasy

Dream’s EM Williams On Acting In A Virtual Forest

Audio: Elizabeth Wainwright On Her Visually Impaired Theatre Group

Four Manchester Artists Respond to The Long Goodbye

Who are Dream Co-Creators Marshmallow Laser Feast?

Three Years From Now...

The Virtual Factory as a Metaverse

Everything You Can Stream Online During MIF21

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