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Manchester International Festival 30 June - 17 July
Salford Quays is once again proud to be a festival venue and this year will be hosting three amazing events for all the family.
Crash of the Elysium
MIF and the BBC invite you to Salford Quays for an unforgettable theatrical event. Punchdrunk, the creators of Manchester International Festival's 2009 smash hit It Felt Like A Kiss, present their first show specially made for children. This is a promenade, walk-through production and the audience will be walking for the entire production, which is approx 60 minutes. Find out more.
Music Boxes
Music Boxes is a musical playground specially designed for children aged 6 months to 7 years as part of this years Manchester Infernational Festival. A mini city of shipping containers will be springing up at MediaCityUK allowing the very young to explore a fantasy world of sound and music in their specially adapted surroundings.
From jamming with fantastical new musical instruments, to opera for the under-twos; from making your own pop video to learning how to play the ukulele, Music Boxes will be 14 days of musical magic. What's more, it's all free!
www.mif.co.uk/event/music-boxes
The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic
Manchester International Festival and Teatro Real Madrid present the world premiere of a startling new piece for the stage: The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic, a biography of the godmother of performance art, re-imagined by visionary director Robert Wilson.
The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic is a once in a generation cultural event, starring Marina Abramovic, Willem Dafoe and an international cast of actors and performance artists.
