TEN EXCEPTIONAL DANCE PIECES NOT TO BE MISSED AT THE LOWRY THIS AUTUMN

1). It takes just eight minutes for sunlight to travel 93 million miles to earth. In 8 Minutes (Tue 10 Oct) Alexander Whitley takes inspiration from solar science research and its stunning imagery. 8 Minutes is part of Manchester Science Festival 2017.

2). Theo Clinkard’s This Bright Field (Tue 31 Oct – Wed 1 Nov) co-commissioned by The Lowry, asks the audience to to share the stage with the performers in part one, before returning to the auditorium in  part two to experience Clinkard’s choreography on a cinematic scale.

3). As part of UK-India Year of Culture 2017, 2 Faced Dance present Outlands(Wed 4 Oct) a triple bill of contemporary dance by and for three female choreographers from India and the UK.

4). Artist and Choreographer Holly Blakey dives into the hyper-sexualised language of the music video and dynamics of contemporary pop culture withSome Greater Class (Mon 16 & Tue 17 Oct.

5). Multi-award-winning and internationally recognised choreographer Yasmeen Godder will premiere her new work Face In (Tue 24 Oct) commissioned by Candoco Dance Company and performed by their company of disabled and non-disabled dancers.