Factory International

Arcadia

10 - 11 Jul 2021

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Image of The Factory construction and a tree, reflected along multiple lines and axes.
Date
10 - 11 Jul 2021
Venue
The Factory
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The first event at MIF’s future year-round home saw director Deborah Warner bring the natural world into the heart of the city

Credits

Conceived & Created by Deborah Warner

Mel Mercier Composer & Sound Designer
Justin Nardella Designer
Mike Gunning Lighting Designer
Field recordings by Chris Watson

Voices Shamim Afshan, Isaac Ahmed, Jade Anouka, Alun Armstrong, Ibrahim Bangura, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Burke, Liam Caine, Neneh Caine, Brian Cox, Ayesha Dharker, Clare Dunne, Ioan Gruffudd, Jane Horrocks, Sara Kestelman, Barly Koyangbwa, Raphael Leyland, Lioness, Pauline Lynch, Sabrina Mahfouz, Tandrima Mazumdar, Jila Mozoun, Lucian Msamati, Nemzzz, Patrick O’Kane, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Jonathan Pryce, Esmay Riley, RoxXxan, Mariatu Sesay, Fiona Shaw, Suzy Squires, David Thewlis

Commissioned by Manchester International Festival and Stanford Live at Stanford University. Produced by Manchester International Festival.

Arcadia is a development and reimagining of Deborah Warner’s 2012 project Peace Camp, created for the London 2012 Festival with Fiona Shaw, Mel Mercier and John Del’ Nero, and produced by Artichoke for the London 2012 Festival and Derry–Londonderry UK City of Culture 2013.