Street Culture Takeover 2024
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- Date
- 6 Jul 2024
- Venue
- Aviva Studios
- Tickets
10am - 7pm
Accessibility features available for this event: Wheelchair Access
Street Culture Takeover is back this summer with loads of family-friendly workshops. Celebrate the best of Manchester's grass roots street culture with dance showcases, live street art, rap cyphers and more
Manchester is built up of many cultures and all play a part in what makes the city feel so alive. Celebrate generations of street culture here at Aviva Studios, as we invite the city’s top street artists and performers to take over the Social and outdoor spaces.
Expect live street art, a pana football cage, henna sessions, rap cypher and much more! Want to express yourself? Learn new skills with free bhangra and banner-making workshops. Plus watch the city’s top barbers battle it out to create the best hairstyle.
Street Culture Takeover returns after a successful launch last year as part of The Welcome – a nine-day cultural celebration to mark the opening of Aviva Studios. Curated by street culture pioneer Ste Wing, Street Culture Takeover celebrates Manchester’s place in the street culture world.
Just drop by with the whole family – there’s something for everybody. Explore the full programme below.
Image: Chris Payne
What's on
Sports and Dance
When? 10am – 6pm
Where? City Square
What? Streetwise Soccer are the UK’s leading football and sports event activation company. They are here at the Street Culture Takeover to support the England football team in this year’s Euros and give you the chance to take on their top freestyler and win the tournament trophy and cash prize!
When? 10am – 6pm
Where? City Square and the Social
What? Prepare to be mesmerised by Apnabeat Bhangra dancers, as they bring an energetic performance straight from the Punjab in India. Fancy learning some moves? Our dancers are on hand to teach you some moves straight from the ‘Pinds’ of Punjab in a series of interactive workshops.
When? 12.30 – 4pm
Where? The Social Stage
What? Back to back dance expos from two of Manchester's best dance studios.
0161 studios is the home of the rawest hip hop dancers of the city. Providing a safe creative space for over 10 years. Training in all styles of cultured dance. Our teachers have trained professionally all over the world to bring the flavour back to Manchester. The kids are full of personality, ambition and talent. We believe in creating strong individual artists who will make positive change for the future.
Hyde School of Dance known affectionately as HSD73, is celebrating over half a century of dance education. HSD73 offers a diverse range of styles from Classical Ballet to Hip Hop culture and everything in between. From big showcase productions to examinations for young ones all the way to professional qualifications, we offer a full dance package. We’re thrilled to be a part of the Street Culture Takeover event.
Art
When? 10am – 5pm
Where? City Square
What? Manchester artist PIICASA is one of the city’s most exciting artist, known for his stand-out style using gradients of colour. Come and watch the magic happen, as PIICASA joins us for a live painting session.
When? 10am – 6pm
Where? The Social
What? Come and express yourself with Overspray collective! Join in with making huge collaborative banners to celebrate the different ways we express ourselves by creating together. Overspray collective is all about making public art more accessible and safer for women and other marginalised groups
When? 10am – 6pm
Where? The Social
What? Come and have your hands decorated with henna and learn about South Asian culture. Henna, also known as mehndi, has a deep-rooted history tracing back over 5000 years when it was used for body art, hair dyeing and medicinal purposes. Today, henna remains a beloved tradition, with its intricate designs adorning hands and feet during special occasions, while also being embraced globally as a natural hair dye and for temporary body art.
When? 4–5pm
Where? The Social
What? From Manchester to NYC, self-expression through hair styles have always played a part in street culture. And when it comes to the barbershop, this iconic spot is where there’s no rules. Anything goes and barbers are free do go wild with their clippers.
Join three of the city’s most exciting barbers battling it out to create some master pieces to claim the prize!
Music
When? 12–3pm
Where? The Social
What? Get hyped with Manchester-based collective SHEwillprovide, who are taking up space in the local underground music scene. Expect a mix of UK Funky, Electro, House and Jungle. Emerging in 2022, with the intention of showcasing and platforming the truckload of multifaceted black female selectors, SHEwillprovide regularly thrown parties across the city and have residencies at Soup Kitchen and Steam Radio.
When? 5–7pm
Where? The Social
What? Join Studio88 for a rap cypher – will you share your skills?
Studio88MCR is high spec recording studio housing a creative agency playing a pivotal role in Manchester’s underground music scene. With residencies on Unity Radio and Reform Radio, Studio88 are reaching bigger and bigger audiences.
Film
What? A short artfilm showing all day in the Social tunnel with wireless headphones available (the film is also subtitled)
Spoken word artist, poet, writer, and multidisciplinary creative director Courtney ‘CourtsWrites’ Hayles works with musical poetry, movement, theatre, and film to bring his stories to life. Courtney’s recent work is recognised for its exploration of complex issues such as toxic masculinity, black identity, brotherhood, trauma, and family. Through his work, he invites audiences to adopt new perspectives and ways of thinking.
About Rage With Words:
Rage With Words is an introspective, artistic and honest visual narrative that will challenge and provoke the viewers’ idea of what institutional racism feels like. This short film was created as a collaboration between Artistic Director Ste Wing and Filmmaker Ben McCarthy and was selected as part of the ‘Artists Category’ at The Aesthetica Short Film Festival- BAFTA Qualifying Festival (2022)
Courtney ‘CourtsWrites’ Hayles will be at Aviva Studios throughout the day to ask any questions about the film and his work.
Creative Team:
Written and performed by Courtney ‘CourtsWrites’ Hayles
Art direction and producer by Ste Wing
Filmed, directed and edited by Ben McCarthy
Supporting performance by Orin Luke
Graphic Design By Brydon Adams
Content Warning
This film contains material that may be disturbing and/or distressing to some viewers. Please take note of the following themes:
- Discrimination
- Violence
- Threat
- Injury detail
- Mild nudity
- Flashing lights (may affect those with photosensitive epilepsy)
Viewer discretion is advised.
Age appropriation:
12 years- Parental discretion
Access information
Our full address is Aviva Studios, Water Street, Manchester M3 4JQ and the what3words is chop.feeds.chase.
You can approach Aviva Studios along Water Street (coming from Quay Street) or along Liverpool Road (coming from Deansgate or Castlefield). Both entrances to the building have double sets of glass doors.
Once inside Aviva Studios, there is step-free access to all areas of the venue. The flooring throughout the building is smooth concrete.
The entrance to the Hall is by lift, escalator or stairs from one side of the Social beside the brick arches. There is only one escalator, and this will take you up to the Hall before the show, and will be reversed so that you can travel down at the end of the performance.
The Social has a range of seating, including those with arms and backs.
The bars in the Social and Hall Foyer have lowered accessible service points.
Our building is large. We have portable stools available to borrow if you would benefit from resting along the way during your visit.
We have wheelchair spaces and seats at standing events for all events.
There are accessible toilets on all public levels of our building.
Accessible toilets are located inside the main toilets space in the brick arches of the Social.
Here you’ll find a mixture of accessible cubicles with left- or right-hand transfer, towards the back of the space, as well as ambulant accessible cubicles with grab rails, as well as a Changing Places facility.
The toilets in the brick arches of the Social are split into male, female and gender neutral – all of which contain accessible cubicles. There are shared handwashing facilities in each arch – they have soap dispensers under the mirrors to your left and dryers to the right. There are separate handwashing facilities inside the accessible cubicles.
There are additional single-room accessible toilets located in both Hall Foyers, at stalls and circle level.
There are additional single-room accessible toilets located in the Warehouse Foyer.
You do not need a key to use the accessible toilets at Aviva Studios.
Assistance dogs are welcome in our building, and we can provide mats and water bowls on request, just ask a host when you arrive. We can also take care of your assistance dog if you do not want to take your dog into the performance space. Please also refer to our assistance dogs policy.
If you are bringing an assistance dog to a ticketed event, please let us know in advance by contacting access@factoryinternational.org or calling our access phone number: 0161 817 4531 (phone lines are open 10am to 6pm, Monday to Saturday).
The film RAGE WITH WORDS (playing on a loop in the Social tunnel throughout the day) contains material that may be disturbing and/or distressing to some viewers. Please take note of the following themes:
- Discrimination
- Violence
- Threat
- Injury detail
- Mild nudity
- Flashing lights (may affect those with photosensitive epilepsy)
Age appropriation: 12 years- Parental discretion
Travel information
Aviva Studios can be approached along Water Street (coming from Quay Street) or along Liverpool Road (coming from Deansgate or Castlefield).
Our closest stations are:
Salford Central station: 0.4 miles
Deansgate station and Deansgate-Castlefield tram: 0.6 miles
St Peter’s Square tram: 0.6 miles
Manchester Victoria station is approximately one mile from Aviva Studios
Manchester Piccadilly station is approximately 1.3 miles from Aviva Studios
Click on the links above to find detailed access information for each station.
By Bike
There are 40 bike parking spaces at Aviva Studios including space for two accessible bikes.
National Cycling Route 6 passes close to the venue and this TfGM webpage can help with route planning.
You can also hire bikes from on-street docking stations across the city centre. The closest docking stations to our venue are currently on Deansgate by Liverpool Road and (400m from the building) and by King Street (500m from the building). Take a look at Transport for Greater Manchester’s webpage for advice on cycle hire.
By Walking and Other Active Means
Aviva Studios can be approached along Water Street via Liverpool Road (coming from Deansgate or Castlefield).
If you're coming from Quay Street, the safest route to avoid construction works is via the cut-through opposite Gartside Street and past Booking.com.
All footways in the surrounding area are well lit and there are appropriate crossings across all main roads.
Pedestrians with visual impairment are recommended to approach the building via Water Street, from Liverpool Road. This route has traditional carriageway and footway design with fixed street furniture which should help with navigation to the entrance.
A footbridge at Left Bank in Spinningfields provides an accessible link across the River Irwell to Salford Central station, and a further footbridge also links Aviva Studios with the Salford area of Middlewood Locks.
Free bus services stop at all city-centre stations, and near to Aviva Studios along Deansgate, Bridge St and Quay St. Buses on these free routes are wheelchair accessible. For full details of the free bus routes, please visit the TfGM website.
There is a car park approximately 0.6 miles from Aviva Studios at Water Street Car Park, New Elm Rd, Manchester, M3 4JH.
There is also a NCP car park (Manchester Spinningfields) approximately 0.5 miles away from Aviva Studios at Spinningfields, New Quay Street, Manchester, M3 3BE. It has 35 accessible bays.
There are a small number of Blue Badge spaces along Water St and Quay St. Otherwise head towards Liverpool Road, Great John St and Lower Byrom St – close to our neighbours, the Science and Industry Museum where there are a small number of additional Blue Badge spaces.
For a list of other parking bays available in the area, visit Manchester City Council website.
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