Contacting the World

A sneak peek at the street performance rehearsals along with interviews from the performers and Michelle (street performance leader) and details of when and where the event is taking place.
On Sunday 25th July CTW 2010 will take to the streets with a celebratory carnival in Manchester City Centre. The event will be an exploration of [...]

Series of workshops from Jamaica Youth theatre, Kingston, The Radiator Factory, Denmark and the Leadership Summit.
JYT workshop, understanding Dub Poetry, The Radiator Factory and exploration of parkour, rap and street culture, along with a Leadership Summit dance workshop.
To find out more about CTW companies and The Leadership Summit, explore the website or visit our [...]

Sophia Town Ambassadors, Johannesburg, South Africa ran a public workshop, Encountering our Ubuntu Spirit. The workshop explored the connections to people we have never met using poetry, dance, song and music.
CTW companies will be running public workshops throughout the festival week. To find out more, check out the CTW 2010 brochure.

A group discussion from Day Two of CTW 2010 in which participants devised a series of musical responses to Contacting the World 2010 opening night, which included performances from 10p Mix Up, Manchester and Working Title 2.0, Mumbai. Members from 10p Mix Up and Working Title 2.0 discuss where their ideas originated from and how [...]

A video summary of the first day of the “Contacting the World” 2010 festival, Manchester.
The video consists of workshop footage led by CTW companies 20 Stories High, Liverpool and 84 Theater, Iran. Along with an interview with one of the participants from 20 Stories High.

A snapshot guide to the city of Manchester, UK, with a special shout out to all CTW 2010 participants from Contact’s Artistic Director and Hip Hop artist, Baba Israel. Contacting the World 2010 – What does Manchester mean to you?

Here’s a brilliant video about the last Contacting the World campaign in 2008.