Factory International

The Welcome Roadshow – Trafford Palazzo

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Date
29 Oct 2023
Venue
Trafford Palazzo, Barton Dock Road, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M17 8AS
Tickets
Free, pre booking available. Drop-ins welcome on the day
This event has ended.

Age Guideline: 5-13 years. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18+
Running time: 90 minutes per workshop

Accessibility features available for this event: Wheelchair Access

Get ready Greater Manchester! The Welcome Roadshow is coming to your area this October half term, bringing the magic of dance, circus skills and craft workshops.

Ever pictured yourself in a circus? Learning to dance like the professionals? Or getting creative with household waste?

We visited all 10 boroughs in Greater Manchester, offering free workshops at local libraries and community centres.

The Welcome Roadshow wasn't just about honing your dance, circus and craft skills; it was about connecting with your community and finding out more about The Welcome, a nine-day extravaganza coming to Aviva Studios this autumn.

Our talented facilitators introduced participants to the magical worlds of dance, circus and craft.

Workshops

Participants took part in a Free Flow workshop with Company Chameleon to explore the elements of qi gong – fire, water, earth, metal and wood – through creative dance and movement.

Join the Circus taught participants to perform skills in a non-competitive, inclusive environment, led by Skylight Circus Arts and Circus Sensible.

What is The Welcome?

The Welcome is a series of events celebrating the opening of Aviva Studios, curated by the Factory Assembly. Representing a cross-section of the people of Greater Manchester, we’re calling the shots with a programme that brings together the best in circus, street culture, music, food, art and more.

This is your chance to be part of The Welcome Roadshow, ask us questions in person and explore some of the themes of the The Welcome – right before the main event takes off in a few weeks!

Meet the Factory Assembly →

Access information

Here you can find out about different access features and performances and advice on content. For more information about the different types of access performances we offer, please visit access performance information. If you have specific access needs that aren’t yet addressed, please email access@factoryinternational.org prior to the event and we’ll do our best to help.

The event takes place in Trafford Palazzo (which part of The Trafford Centre complex). The full address of the venue is Trafford Palazzo, Barton Dock Road, Trafford Park, Stretford, Manchester M17 8AS and what3words is crowned.rings.prices

Trafford Palazzo (which part of The Trafford Centre complex) is a large and busy shopping centre with leisure facilities, restaurants and a cinema.

Trafford Palazzo welcomes assistance dogs. If your dog does not wear a high-vis jacket or harness, it is sometimes difficult for our staff to recognise the difference between assistance dogs and pets, which are not allowed in our centres, you may therefore be approached by a member of staff to enquire.

The Welcome Roadshow takes place in Trafford Palazzo. The event will be set up with open space for different workshop activities with standing and seated options available.

The Welcome Roadshow starts at 10.30am and runs until 4.30pm.

Participants are welcome to arrive 15min before the workshops

10.30am – 12.00pm: ‘Free Flow’ a dance workshop delivered by Company Chameleon

12.00pm – 1.00pm: Lunch

1.00pm – 2.30pm: ‘Join the Circus’ a circus skills workshop delivered by Skylight Circus Arts

3.00pm – 4.30pm: ‘Balete Spacecraft’ a creative craft workshop using household waste led by Factory International

Accessible toilets are available at Trafford Palazzo. There are dedicated disabled toilets and assisted change facilities. Toilets are on the second level, easily accessed via the lifts at the side of Primark.

Travel information

Below you can find information on how to get to the venue/event.

Our closest stations are:

Barton Dock Road tram station, 381 ft – 2 minute walk to Trafford Palazzo

The Trafford Centre tram station, 0.4 miles – 8 minute walk to Trafford Palazzo

All platforms at the Metrolink and railway stations have step-free access to the platforms.

You can access Trafford Palazzo easily via a bus connection from a number of nearby train stations:

Manchester Piccadilly train station: Then catch the express X50 or 250 bus from Piccadilly Gardens, a few minutes’ walk away.

Manchester Victoria train station: Then catch bus 100 from the station entrance.

Salford Crescent train station: Then catch bus 100 from the A6.

Urmston train station: Then catch bus 18, 23, 25 or 245 from outside Sainsbury’s.

For live train departures and arrivals, please visit The Trainline

Buses run regularly from all over the Greater Manchester region to the Trafford Centre Bus Station. For live bus departure times from the Trafford Centre bus station please visit the TGFM page here.

The on site Bus Station team is on hand to answer any queries about bus or train services to Trafford Centre.

Please call 0161 749 1788 or 07768 046713 or email trafford.bssupervisor@tfgm.com for further assistance.

There are designated parking spaces in Trafford Palazzo's car park within easy reach of the main entrance. Centre Security personnel patrol the car parks and will deal with any parking abuse of the spaces set aside for customers with disabilities.

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