The combination of a city-wide treasure hunt for collectable coins, a series of inflatable artworks and a landmark theatre space can only mean one thing - Manchester International Festival is back. The world-famous biennial arts festival will kick off on June 29 and run until July 16, showcasing the best in new theatre, music, art and more in venues across the city.
The festival will also give people the chance to step inside Manchester's £210m arts centre, Factory International, as it hosts some of the events ahead of its official opening in October. A major exhibition of Yayoi Kusama’s inflatable sculptures will form a centrepiece of the festival, with the major exhibition 'You, Me and the Balloons' taking over the vast warehouse space.
Among the other big names debuting new work at MIF23 will be curator Hans Ulrich Obrist and footballer Juan Mata exploring art and the beautiful game, musicians and composers Alison Goldfrapp and Afrodeutsche, and award-winning photographer Benji Reid.
