StreamGM partner with MIF
Online cultural platform StreamGM have been confirmed as the streaming partners for the world renowned Manchester International Festival.
‘Festival Square’, in the heart of the city, returns 2-18th July in a new COVID-19 safe seated format in Cathedral Gardens with a free daily programme of Greater Manchester talent, with selected events beamed around the world by StreamGM.
StreamGM co-founder Marie Claire Daly said: “Manchester International Festival square programme is always one of the highlights of the festival, giving people the opportunity to come together and enjoy amazing talent from Greater Manchester and beyond in a fun, relaxed way.
“StreamGM is thrilled to be partnering with MIF to bring the brilliant Festival square line-up and atmosphere into peoples’ homes across the globe, expanding the festival’s local and national reach and helping them retain and grow the festival’s international audience and profile while countrywide restrictions remain in place.”
Following a public callout for Manchester-based performers earlier this year, 30 acts have been selected to perform at MIF alongside hundreds of artists from across the region and beyond.
MIF Highlights will include: Abnormal Sleepz, Akemi Fox, Blanketman, Caoilfhionn Rose, our very own talent showcase presenter: Cheddar Gorgeous, Chloe Foy, Ellysse Mason, Honeyfeet, Kat Brown Sugar, LayFullstop, Lovescene, Matthew Halsall, Pip Millett, Porij, SheBeKeke, Swing Ting, The Untold Orchestra, OneDa and lots more.
Rivca Burns, Festival Square Producer at MIF said, “Festival Square is back once again as a showcase of what Manchester and beyond has to offer the world. Being able to bring such a wide array of incredibly talented and diverse musicians to not one, but three stages in Cathedral Gardens this year is such an honour and, we hope, a true reflection of this city. We hope that this year Festival Square will provide a safe and free space where anyone feels welcome to reconnect and celebrate.”
The Untold Orchestra will present a tribute to Nina Simone’s Four Women (Fri 2 July) in a unique piece exploring the experiences of Black women within the creative industries and society at large, and will be joined by StreamGM favourite and the Mancunian queen of disco: DJ Paulette, poet Shirley May, vocalist Yemi Bolatiwa, dancer Maisha Kungu and contemporary circus performer Seren Marimba.
Bringing together spoken word and music, Dave Haslam presents a showcase of Mancunian record label Griot City Records in The Griot City Experience (Sun 4 July) including DJs and performers Werkha, SheBeKeke and Reece Willams. Dave Haslam also presents two further nights of specially curated artists from Manchester and beyond including Lounge Society, Blanketman, (Mon 12 July) DJ Mark Rae and Lovescene (Wed 14 July).
Bringing the party atmosphere, Manchester’s infamous LGBTQ+ club night Homoelectric also returns to Festival Square for one night only (Sat 10 July) with DJ sets from residents alongside performances from House of Ghetto. The legendary DJ Mix-Stress of RebeccaNeverBecky presents a night of forgotten Sunday jams in her new concept Queer Latifah (Sun 11 July) in collaboration with DJ Deb Jump. And Manchester record label Swing Ting take over Festival Square (Thurs 15 July) with MCs, DJs and live performances from residents and special guests including Tai Chi Rose, Tarsza and Samrai.
Manchester International Festival (MIF) will take place safely in indoor and outdoor locations across Greater Manchester from 1-18 July. It features a vibrant programme of original new work from across the spectrum of visual and performing arts and music by artists from over 20 countries.