Combining art forms to create something beyond traditional description has become a hallmark of Factory. Hence why Hamlet Hail to the Thief is advertised not as a play or musical, but as âa live experience, fusing theatre, music and movementâ. In...
Immersive art shows have a chequered reputation, but Lightroomâs collaboration with David Hockney is something of a triumph. Perhaps it is that Hockney often works in light (quite literally, given his now famous iPad âpaintingsâ). Or perhaps it is...
You donât need to have read Fast Food Nation to know modern meat is created in an environment which would fit happily into the pictorial world of Hieronymus Bosch. A fake food advert in Charlie Brookerâs TV Go Home book – for a product named...
I do not know and am not qualified to say if Huang Ruoâs newly commissioned piece, âCity of Floating Sounds,â is a great work of music. What I do know and can say, with gratitude and certainty, is that the event the âcomposer and conceptual artistâ...
‘The Accountants’ is a cross-cultural collaboration between choreographers and video designers at Factory International. And there is so much energy and devotion to the project in evidence that the audience canât help but want to love it...
KalabantĂ© Productions, in collaboration with The Welcome and Factory Assembly, officially opened Manchesterâs new Aviva Studios with a spectacular performance that transcends borders and cultures. This multi-sensory extravaganza, titled...
Carmel Thomason
Martin Thomasson
Steve Timms
Katie Johnson