An acclaimed programme of some of the best innovative new performance by professional artists working across the disciplines of theatre, dance, music and performance writing. Divided between two seasons – October-November and January-March – the Performance Programme at Axis Arts Centre offers a unique glimpse of the cutting of performance practice as it exists today, in this country and abroad.
Neil Mackenzie – Performance Programmer
Paul O’Donnell: We’ve Got Each Other @ Axis Theatre
Oct 24 @ 7:30 pm
7:30 pm
Commissioned by China Plate, mac Birmingham, Warwick Arts Centre, In Good Company and Arts Council England. Supported by Camden Peoples Theatre. We’ve Got Each Other is a ‘tragic love story’ following a docker and a waitress, and their forbidden love … Continue reading
Third Angel: 600 People @ The Electric Picture House, Congleton
Oct 27 @ 7:30 pm
7:30 pm
“We step out of our solar system, into the universe, seeking only peace and friendship…” So says the message from the human race on the Voyager spacecraft. But is there, y’know, anyone out there? Somewhere between stand-up comedy and an … Continue reading
Concert: a.P.A.t.T. (with support tbc) @ Axis Music
Nov 15 @ 7:30 pm
7:30 pm
a.P.A.t.T. wears white, but the music is colourful. Hailed as ‘Liverpool’s multi-genre veterans’ (The Skinny), a.P.A.t.T.’s sixth studio album Fun with Music (Pickled Egg, 2016) sees the band condense its vision-quest into 45 minutes of hooky, style-busting material that the … Continue reading
Igor and Moreno: A Room for All Our Tomorrows @ Axis Dance
Nov 16 @ 7:30 pm
7:30 pm
There are two people in this dance performance, but it is not just about them. It is about all of us. It is about the secret lives we all possess when we are close to others. It is about those … Continue reading
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