Dream Differently at Manchester International Festival this summer. MIF returns to the city, taking over Aviva Studios and locations all across Greater Manchester, inviting all to ‘experience art that pushes boundaries, addresses the big questions of our time and creates hope for the future’. Through the years, MIF has invited some of the greatest artists on the planet to Manchester, a tradition that continues this summer.
This year, stand out events include The Herds – where a stampede of life-sized animal puppets take over the city to open the festival – and Football City, Art United, an exhibition curated by Juan Mata, with the likes of Ella Toone, Edgar Davids and Eric Cantona all involved, where the beautiful game meets art in a series of innovative activations. The festival is bursting with performances and workshops spanning the worlds of theatre, music and art, and we can’t wait to get stuck in.

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