X.trax Showcase Friday 6th to Sunday June 8th Manchester UK

We are pleased to send you information about the 2008 edition of the X.trax showcase, presented in association with Manchester International Arts.

Once again the showcase takes place around the lakeside of Platt Fields Park in Manchester and features: over 40 street arts performances including street theatre, dance, music and strolling shows presentations and discussions about street arts work from the UK and Europe receptions and networking meetings

Programme details can be found on our website: http://www.xtrax.org.uk/xtrax/programme2008/index.html

Highlights this year include…

8 new shows from British companies presented as part of the Without Walls season:

Periplum The Bell with fire&pyrotechnics from the World Famous (Friday night only) a potent and mesmeric tale of struggle, hope and redemption.

Company Fierce Dance Theatre and Walk the Plank Gulliver’s Boom Box (Sat&Sun) a street dance show set on a larger than life ghetto blaster

Paschale Straiton – The Séance (Fri, Sat&Sun)

Psychic medium Madame Narcosis (aka Hazel Smith), invites you to step through the beaded curtains into her tent….

Prodigal Theatre – The Urban Playground (Sat&Sun) Dynamic physical performance using the art of “Parkour” or “free running”.

Wired Aerial Theatre (UK) in association with Brenda Angiel (Argentina) Fervorosa (Sat&Sun) a skin-tingling aerial performance, based around the passionate dance of the tango

Tavaziva Dance Company Beautiful People (Sat&Sun) Dance, music and acrobatics inspired by the stillness of an African sunset

Motionhouse Dance Theatre Underground (Sat&Sun) Dramatic dance inspired by the experience of travelling on an underground train

Without Walls is a consortium of 7 major UK festivals committed to supporting the development of dynamic new outdoor work by a new generation of outdoor performers.

plus

new shows from Bash Street Theatre, Avanti Display, Walk the Plank and more international performances from Oko Sokolo, Trukitrek, Theatre Pikante, Le Tennis and Boni special presentations about shows in development from Contact Theatre, The World Famous and others …

X.trax showcase is a unique opportunity to meet and network with others working in the street arts sector from the UK and internationally.

Programme information and booking forms are on our website which is regularly updated.

For programme information click here

To register click here