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A weekend ofspectacular
free events inManchester
Daytime City CentreNightime Castlefield Arena
Friday 19 – Sunday 21 August 2011
xtrax.org.uk/platform4
The programme may vary. Keep up to date on Twitter (#platform4), facebook.com/xtraxarts or visit our websitextrax.org.uk/platform4
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So prepare for a weekend of outdoor fun,pack a picnic and join us for this fantastic free festival in the heart of Manchester.
Friday and Saturday Evening: 7.30 pm – 11.00 pmCastlefield Arena.
Event Times:
Saturday and Sunday Daytime: 1.00 pm – 6.00pmPiccadilly Gardens, St Ann’s Square, New Cathedral Street.
platform 4 is broughtto you by XTRAX
Show: Alive!Company: Deaf Men Dancing
Show: Chutney in the Street!Company: Kuljit BhamraPhoto: Ammy Phull
platform 4, Manchester’s FREE festival of outdoor events
Two days and two nights...
This year platform 4 is bigger than ever. Enjoy an amazing line-up of performers from theUK and Europe, with dance, street theatre, comedy and family friendly shows in Piccadilly Gardens, St Ann’s Square and New Cathedral Street.
Don’t miss the chance to see home grown talent from Manchester companies who will be performing in Piccadilly Gardens throughoutthe weekend (see page 5). On Friday and Saturday, Castlefield hosts two unmissable nights of music, dance, circus and breathtakingaerial spectacle (see page 3).
This is just a selection of the performance highlights – check the website for full details
Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 August 1.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Left to right:Show: Mr Lucky’s PartyCompany: Avanti DisplayPhoto: Paul Herrmann
Show: The AllotmentCompany: Plunge BoomPhoto: Alan Hook
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Piccadilly Gardens (P), St Ann’s Square (SAS) and New Cathedral Street (NCS)
Dizzy O’Dare Presents… The Tiny Travelling Tightwire Show! P
Roll up, roll up and join the procession! Fun for all the family when Kennington and his assistant Poppet the Puppet take to the tightrope.
That’s The Way To Do It! Red Herring* PPunch and Judy as you’ve never seen them before - a raucous and 21st century take on the traditional show, with grotesque puppets, music and great knockabout fun.
Delinus 03 PAll aboard – there’s always room for one more – hop into the world’s tiniest taxi.
The Allotment Plunge Boom PThe Vegetable Nannies are back! This time you can join them on their allotment for a spot of gardening. Get kitted out with gloves and trowels and learn how to grow your own baby vegetables.
Alive! Deaf Men Dancing* SAS
Join Sadler’s Wells choreographer Mark Smith’s all male deaf company to celebrate being Alive, with this fusion of sound, sign language and livepainting from artist Rachel Gadsden.
*presented with the support of Without Walls
Show: Delinus 03Company: DelinusPhoto: Jessie Boeijen
Cover image: Show: AtempoCompany: Atempo CircPhoto: Vicky Llaurado
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Chutney on the Street! Kuljit Bhamra SAS
Bringing you the sounds of summer inspired by the sounds of the Indo-Caribbean. Up-tempo songs and vibrant dance sequences accompanied by a spicy mix of tabla, guitars & percussion and featuring many members of the cast of the hit London show Bombay Dreams.
Mr Lucky’s Tea Party Avanti Display PAt first glance it looks like any old tea party - but beware! As each course appears, the weather and the guests’ mood darkens - so be prepared for storms ahead and some very unpredictable weather…
Whalley Range All Stars and Babok NCS Imaginary Friends*
Follow life-size puppets and performers on an unpredictable journey brought to you by Manchester’sfavourite street entertainers and Holland’s Babok.
Heartland SAS Candoco and Scarabeus*written by Nicky Singer Candoco Dance Company, one of the world’s leading contemporary dance companies of disabled and non-disabled dancers, join forces withScarabeus to perform a daring duet high in the sky.
Two evenings of extraordinary outdoor performance
Friday 19 and Saturday 20 August 7.30 pm – 11.00 pm
Atempo Circ Atempo
These elegant and daring circus performers will captivate you with thrilling dance, acrobatics and Chinese pole set to live music, ending their show from the dizzying heights of their ‘cloud swing’.
Bad Taste Cru The Council of The Ordinary - Tribal Assembly*
Hip Hop and BBoying from Northern Ireland’s award-winning Bad Taste Cru. (Friday only)
Kuljit Bhamra’s Chutney also makes a special appearance on Friday nightFull programme on our website
La Calle es Nuestra! Always Drinking
Castlefield goes Catalan as this marching band from Barcelona gets the evening off to a flying start with trumpets, saxophones, trombonesand percussion.
Get there early for the best seats in the sheltered arena
Castlefield by nightShow: AtempoCompany: Atempo CircPhoto: Vicky Llaurado
* presented with the support of Without Walls
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“it makes you gulp with
astonishment” The Stage
As the World Tipped Wired Aerial Theatre*
A real life disaster movie set against the background of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, As the World Tipped is an epic performance which has been taking UK festivals by storm. As the drama unfolds, dancers and climbers are suspended in the night sky while the world literally tips and plunges into chaos. Written and directed by Nigel Jamieson, the world’s leading exponent of outdoor theatre and ceremonies, As the World Tipped fuses aerial theatre, music and film to bring you this unmissable, adrenalin-fuelled show.
Co-produced by Without WallsA TippingPoint/Without Walls Co-commissionCommissioned by Brighton Dome & Festival and Norfolk & Norwich FestivalMade in Liverpool supported by Liverpool City CouncilCo-commissioned by Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, Mintfest, Stockton International Riverside Festival and XTRAXSupported by the National Lottery throughArts Council EnglandProduction and Tour Management CDH creativesProduced by XTRAX
Please don’t bring your ownalcohol or any glass on site
A BBQ and Bar will be provided by Dukes 92
Show: As The World TippedCompany: Wired Aerial Theatre
Photo: Sophie Laslett
Castlefield by night
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Platform for Manchester – Home grown companies take centre stage alongside international artists
Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 August 1.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Company Fierce Academy
Throughout the weekend, catch spontaneous performance bursting out of the fountains in Piccadilly, from this celebrated company of young dancers. Manchester tunes meet Manchester moves!
A Game of Consequences CYAC - Contact Young Actors Company
Specially created for platform 4, CYAC brings an old-fashioned medicine show to town complete with magical machines and mystical insights. Are you looking for a miracle? Then come on down - but remember every choice has its consequences and there’s always a price to pay…
Also look out for Manchester’s own Whalley Range All Stars performing with Holland’s Babok, Avanti, Plunge Boom andthe wonderful Wired Aerial Theatre featuringperformers from Manchester and Liverpool.
A round of applause for our sensationallocal artists!
Mixed MovementDance and live music combine, New York style. The brainchild of dancer, theatre artist, and poet DawN Crandell, Mixed Movement gives dancers and musicians a chance to improvise, celebrate and show off their skills. Dancers, email [email protected] to put yourself forward, and please include your contact number. Music by Baba Israel and DJ Irfan Rainy.
Company: Contact Young Actors Company (CYAC)Photo: Joel Chester Fildes
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Left to right:Show: That’s The Way To Do It!Company: Red HerringCredit: Pau Ros
Company: Company Fierce Academy Credit: Cornel Fotocad
Show: Mixed MovementCompany: Contact Theatre
Credit: Rachel Adams
platform 4 brings you talented local dancers and actors in partnershipwith Contact and Company Fierce, performing next to artists fromHolland, New York and across the UK
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Transport LinksManchester City Centre and Castlefield are well serviced by public transport links including Metro, bus and train services; we encourage you to leave your car at home but if you need to drive, the closest car park to Castlefield is Water Street NCP, M3 4JU.
AccessThere is level access to all performance spaces; full access details are available on our website: xtrax.org.uk/platform4
Special thanks to all our fabulous stewards and volunteers. Thanks to Margaret Stephenson and Toby Rathbone of Manchester City Council, all the staff at Contact, Darren and Donna Pritchard of Company Fierce, Richard Morgan at the Royal Exchange, Alex King at Cityco and the wonderful board of Directors of XTRAX, Jane DaSilva, Fiona Gasper, Liz Pugh, Anne Tucker and SallyAnn Wilkinson.
The XTRAX Team Anais Biaux AdministratorShelagh Bourke Marketing and PR Associate Glenn Casely Finance/Operations Manager Maggie Clarke DirectorDolan Hewison Production ManagerShaunagh Keys Administrative AssistantRuth Paterson Project Manager
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Show: La Calle es Nuestra!Company: Always Drinking
Print design:[email protected]
platform 4 is broughtto you by XTRAX
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