Videos

Your Progress Will Be Saved | LaTurbo Avedon | Virtual Factory

Your Progress Will Be Saved, an online experience created by avatar artist LaTurbo Avedon that reimagines The Factory as a space within the hugely popular videogame Fortnite Creative. Join MIF and LaTurbo today for a glimpse of the future – and of The Factory.

FKA twigs in Conversation with Hans Ulrich Obrist

See an exclusive in-conversation between FKA twigs, the brilliant artist behind Soundtrack 7, and Hans Ulrich Obrist, Artistic Director of the Serpentine Galleries. Back in July 2015, FKA twigs journeyed to Old Granada Studios to become MIF15’s artist in residence. Over ten days, twigs and her team created, choreographed and rehearsed seven autobiographical pieces for Festival audiences of no more than 20, who watched in rapt silence as these works-in-progress evolved in front of them.

Neneh Cherry in conversation with Dave Haslam at MIF13

Thank You Very Much

Choreographer Claire Cunningham and her ensemble of leading disabled performers invite you to join them for a drink at a Cheetham Hill social club as they pull back the curtain on the glittering and mysterious world of the professional tribute artist in Thank You Very Much at #MIF19.

Behind the Scenes Of Invisible Cities Part 2

Behind The Scenes Of Invisible Cities Part 1

Leo Warner, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Lolita Chakrabarti, 59 Productions and Rambert bring to life a series of fantastical places in this world-premiere production. Centred on the edgy relationship between Kublai Khan, the volatile head of a vast empire, and explorer Marco Polo, who must transcend a language barrier to describe it for him, this spellbinding mix of theatre, choreography, music, architectural design and projection mapping imagines a succession of alternative worlds – and reimagines what is possible in live performance.

DYSTOPIA987 Exclusive

Experience Skepta's DYSTOPIA987. Skepta took over Mayfield Depot for three nights at #MIF19: radical noise, immersive technology and blistering live performance, all behind closed doors in this cavernous transformed space of Mayfield. See the full film on MIF Live - mif.co.uk/live

Laurie Anderson Interview | To The Moon

Laurie Anderson tells us more about To the #Moon, her latest #VR project presented at #MIF19. Created as part of Anderson’s MIF19 residency, To the Moon is a special opportunity to explore the ideas and inventions of this singularly brilliant American artist ahead of the new work she’ll be premiering and presenting at The Factory, the future home of MIF. Find out more about To The Moon with an immersive, in-depth article by Laurie Anderson - https://mif.co.uk/to-the-moon

Behind the Scenes on Studio Creole

Go behind the scenes of Studio Créole with Adam Thirlwell (Curator), John Collins (Director), Federico Martelli (Co-designer) and Lisa Dwan (Performer). Seven leading writers from seven countries tell us seven new stories – in seven different languages. Studio Créole is an intimate laboratory for stories where we can hear writers read in their original language and simultaneously listen to a live translation, channelle through a lone performer. And as we listen, these stories and languages thrillingly fragment and fuse.

Icaria | Manchester International Festival x NOWNESS

MIF x NOWNESS partnered to create an editorial piece with Emmy-nominated director Fx Goby to breathe new life into the time-honoured Greek myth of Icarus, a young man who flew too close to the sun, featuring Alphabus dancer Yandass. Find out more here: mif.co.uk/mif-x-nowness-present-icaria/

The Story Behind Atmospheric Memory

See Rafael Lozano Hemmer tell us more about Atmospheric Memory. A breathtaking immersive art environment, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s Atmospheric Memory scours the sky for the voices of our past. Inspired by computing pioneer Charles Babbage’s 180-year-old proposal that the air is a ‘vast library’ holding every word ever spoken, Atmospheric Memory asks: was Babbage right? Can we rewind the movement of the air to recreate long-lost voices? And if so, whose would we want to hear? 

Behind the Scenes on Invisible Cities

See the latest behind the scenes video from Invisible Cities. Leo Warner, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Lolita Chakrabarti, 59 Productions and Rambert bring to life a series of fantastical places in this world-premiere production. Commissioned by Manchester International Festival, Rambert, Brisbane Festival, Hong Kong New Vision Arts Festival, Sadler’s Wells, SMG Live, Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Cultural Centre (JACC) and Karl Sydow.

Spotlight on Ibrahim Mahama

Ibrahim Mahama on Parliament of Ghosts a major new installation reflecting on the half forgotten history of his home country, Ghana.

Spotlight on artist Tania Bruguera

Tania Bruguera’s powerful, provocative and inspiring new work, The School of Integration draws us nearer to those who’ve made this city their home, inviting us to discover and embrace the diversity in our midst.

Behind the Scenes of TREE

A behind the scenes snapshot of TREE, an electrifying blend of drama, music and dance that follows one man’s journey into the heart and soul of contemporary South Africa. Starring Alfred Enoch and multi-award-winning actor Sinéad Cusack. TREE is directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah and with music inspired by Idris Elba’s album Mi Mandela.

The Making of Atmospheric Memory

A custom-built chamber has been created for Atmospheric Memory created by artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Atmospheric Memory is one of the most exciting and extraordinary events on the MIF19 programme.

Songs of the Lost – Trailer

Songs of the Lost is a magic-realist game odyssey through a surreal and absurd digital landscape.