Benji Reid: Find Your Eyes
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12 - 16 Jul 2023
Manchester Academy 1, Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9PR
Tickets
Affordable Tickets £10 & £13
Wed 12 July: 7.30pm
Thu 13 July: 7.30pm
Fri 14 July: 7pm
Sat 15 July: 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Sun 16 July: 2.30pm
We’re putting art in the heart of Manchester, within reach of everyone; and have affordable options including £10 tickets for those on limited incomes.
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Age Guidance: 16+
Running time: 90 minutes approx. No interval.
This work makes reference to medical emergencies. For more information, please see our advice on content below.
Accessibility features available for this event: Captioning BSL Interpreting Wheelchair Access
Pioneer of hip hop theatre turned award-winning photographer, Benji Reid mixes Afro-futurist imagery with hard-hitting tales from his life and adventures in a unique show that unfolds before your very eyes
Combining photography, choreography and theatre to make striking and surreal images, Benji Reid is an artist like no other.
For MIF23, Benji draws from the well of his life experiences – exploring vulnerability, tragedy and triumph through the photographers’ lens.
Let him take you behind-the-scenes, on an emotional rollercoaster where conflict meets beauty and the stage becomes his studio. Watch as Benji opens up on some of the most moving episodes of his life, and uses them to inspire his art.
This passionate piece draws on Benji’s work both as an award-winning photographer and pioneer of hip hop theatre – bringing dancers and photography into the fold to create images in real time in front of his audience.
Journeying through highs and lows, Find Your Eyes explores how we make sense of the world through our stories and our art.
Photography and Art Direction: Benji Reid
Credits
Creative Team
Concept, Direction, Photography and Text, Benji Reid
Creative Associate & Sound Designer, Andrew Wong
Set Designer, Ti Green
3D Designer & Maker, Liam Hopkins
Costume Designer, Saskia Lenaerts
Choreography, Benji Reid & Performers
Lighting Designer, Tupac Martir
Dramaturg, Keisha Thompson
Cast
Benji Reid
Performers: Slate Hemedi, Salomé Pressac and Yvonne Smink
DJ: Andrew Wong
Stage Manager & Camera Assistant: Lee Grey
Commissioning
Commissioned by Factory International, Internationaal Theater Amsterdam and Black Achievement Month and Taipei Performing Arts Center.
Produced by Factory International for Manchester International Festival.
Tickets
For ticketing and box office related enquiries, please contact tickets@factoryinternational.org.
For more information please visit: Ticketing and Sale of Goods Terms & Conditions – Factory International
Accessible ticketing can be booked online and via email for this event.
Below is an overview of access booking information:
Online booking: How to book Access and PA Tickets
Email Address: access@factoryinternational.org
Access Information
The event takes place at Manchester Academy 1. The full address of the venue is: Manchester Academy 1, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PR
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Accessible ticketing can be booked online and via email for this event.
Below, is an overview of access booking information:
Online booking: How to book Access and PA Tickets
Email Address: access@factoryinternational.org
The entrance to Academy 1 is step-free, and there is step free access to all areas of the event space once inside.
There will be wheelchair spaces available in the main event space for this event – we will not be using Academy 1’s balcony area.
The bar in the venue has a lowered accessible service point.
The event will be set up as a seated theatre show with raked seating with some seats on the flat floor. There will be wheelchair spaces on the flat floor in front of the raked seating.
There is one large accessible toilet located on the ground floor to the right of the bar (near the event space) and a second one on the balcony level (accessible by lift from the foyer).
Manchester Academy welcomes Assistance Dogs and can provide water on request.
A captioned performance of Find Your Eyes will take place on Saturday 15 July at 2:30pm.
A signed performance of Find Your Eyes will take place on Saturday 15 July 2023 at 2:30pm.
There is no relaxed performance of Find Your Eyes.
This work makes reference to abortion, medical emergencies and suicide.
For further information about accessibility please follow this link: Access
Travel Information
Manchester Academy’s closest station is:
Manchester Oxford Road station: 1 mile (from Oxford Road station you can take a bus or a short taxi ride to the venue).
Click on the link above to find access information for the station.
The nearest Metrolink tram stops are Market Street, St Peter's Square which is 1.1 mile walk.
Manchester Academy is served by the following buses: 15, 18, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 42C, 43, 111, 142, 143, 191, 197, 217, 797, 53 Orbits, V1 Vantage, V2 Vantage and V4 Vantage.
There are over 100 bike parking spaces outside Stopford Building, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PT.
There are a further 12 spaces by Student Activities, University of Manchester Students' Union, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PR.
Accessible parking and drop-off:
Manchester Academy does not have its own carpark. The nearest available Blue Badge parking is at the Dilworth Street car park, which has 8 accessible bays and is approximately 0.2 miles from the Academy. This is also the recommended location for car drop offs.
Please note that parking in the Dilworth Street car park is not free. For details of the pricing, visit: https://www.estates.manchester.ac.uk/services/operationalservices/carparking/#CARPARKF
For a list of other parking bays available in the area, visit Manchester City Council website.
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