Event
Manchester International Festival 2025
03 Jul 2025 – 20 Jul 2025
Manchester International Festival 2025
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Image: Archie Finch
Performance
Blackhaine: And Now I Know What Love Is
9 Jul 2025 – 19 Jul 2025
Regular hours
- Wednesday
- 16:00 – 23:30
- Thursday
- 16:00 – 23:30
- Friday
- 16:00 – 23:30
- Saturday
- 12:00 – 23:30
- Sunday
- 12:00 – 23:30
Cost of entry
Standard: £25
Affordable:
Concessions £12.50
Aviva £10 Tickets
A booking fee of £1.50 applies to all tickets.
This a standing event. There will be some portable stools and seating available.
Address
- 51 DUCIE ST
- Manchester
England - M1 2JQ
- United Kingdom
Event map
Blackhaine presents an immersive performance work blending choreography and sound – asking both the cast and audience to question their sense of belonging and love in a world of despair
About
In And Now I Know What Love Is, internationally acclaimed artist, choreographer and musician Blackhaine explores the similarities between birth and death through a collage of music, text and choreography.
Taking over an industrial space in Manchester, the piece draws inspiration from the rich urban landscapes of North West England where the artist grew up – liminal and seemingly desolate spaces.
Searching for hope among desolation, And Now I Love What Love Is takes audiences on a cathartic journey. Performed live by a company of dancers, audience members are invited to move around the edge of the performance space, encountering one and other against a post-industrial backdrop of psychedelic noise and movement.
Blackhaine is a British contemporary artist whose multimedia work brings together a mix of voice, movement and scenography, characterised by a radical approach to drill and noise music. His work extends to choreography, immersive audiovisual installation and creative direction for globally renowned musicians.
Oscillating between life and death, hope and desperation, And Now I Know What Love Is is an invitation to step outside of reality and into a numb world.
