MIF Daily | Thursday 10 July – Factory International

Manchester International Festival is back and so is MIF Daily – our curated guide to the festival! We’ll tell you what to read, watch, listen to and do to make the most of MIF25.

MIF Daily is filled with top tips, recommendations and free events to help you navigate the busy festival. Head behind the scenes with interviews, studio visits and editorials, taking you out into the city and far beyond.

Look out for MIF Daily on Factory+ from Tuesday to Sunday throughout the festival.

Come rain or shine, we’ll see you on Festival Square!

READ: An Introduction to Juliet Ellis

A Symphony of Flesh and Bones starts today! Immersive and dreamlike, this new film and live installation from artist Juliet Ellis offers a deeply personal meditation on the nature of self.
As a film director, actor, performance artist and theatre maker, Juliet Ellis moves across and between different artistic disciplines.
We take a closer look at the Sheffield-born, New York-based artist whose practice spans film, theatre, movement and installation – and who continues to challenge how stories are told and who gets to tell them.
Read now

Watch: An Inheritance Takeover

Today, we’re directing you to our Instagram where school children from An Inheritance are taking over for the day.

An Inheritance is a historic gift from one generation to another – a sprawling collection of knowledge, advice, jokes, memories and objects curated by local primary school children, which is set to be locked away for 100 years.

Keep an eye on our stories throughout the day to find out what the next generation think about our world and its future!

Keep an eye on our Instagram →

A photo of a little boy on a step looking at a brightly lit wall of messages from local school children about the future — An Inheritance - Manchester Art Gallery MIF25 photo by Michael Pollard

Listen: Rushil Ranjan Radio

Explore the sound world of Ruhaniyat (روحانیت), which premieres tonight at Aviva Studios, with this Spotify playlist.

Ruhaniyat (روحانیت) is a powerful new composition from acclaimed composer and co-founder of the Orchestral Qawwali Project, Rushil Ranjan – featuring outstanding vocalists Jyoti Nooran, Abi Sampa and Sarthak Kalyani, with Manchester Camerata conducted by Melvin Tay.

Do: Sauniga, Santiago Yahuarcani and YES on Festival Square

Tonight is the premiere of FAFSWAG’s cultural ceremony SAUNIGA – a live activation bringing together dance, chanting and ceremony.

Over at the Whitworth, you can make use of their late opening hours to explore Santiago Yahuarcani’s The Beginning of Knowledge – the first international solo exhibition of works by the artist, Indigenous activist and leader of the Aimeni (White Heron) clan of the Uitoto people.

And back at Aviva Studios, the iconic Manchester venue YES takes over Festival Square with a showcase of the most exciting Northern artists right now.

Festival Square line-up →