Tyrese King
14th June 2022 | By Tyrese King
Manchester’s Festival of Libraries returnsThe Festival of Libraries returns to Greater Manchester to celebrate all 133 of the public libraries in the region. Since the pandemic the importance of libraries and literature in general have...
14th June 2022 | By Tyrese King
Salaam festival shines a spotlight on Muslim culture in ManchesterThe Salaam Festival is a Manchester-based biennial festival that explores the future of Muslim art and culture through original work. Its aim is to...
10th April 2022 | By Tyrese King
Sounds From The Other City announces full line-up for 2022 editionSalford’s Sounds From The Other City (SFTOC) festival has announced its full line-up ahead of its eagerly awaited live return on 1 May. Sounds From The Other City is...
16th March 2022 | By Tyrese King
“We’ve done six films in six days”:Filmlocos does the impossible in their aim to shine a light on the lack of representation in the industryThe Filmlocos Festival are hosting a film screening run by a team of Latin American filmmakers in the UK who have made it their mission to showcase diversity...
24th February 2022 | By Tyrese King
Cooking With Words: poets Anjum Malik and Zouk collaborate to celebrate south Asian cultureMultilingual poetry and the finest South Asian cuisine came together in the form of poet Anjum Malik and Zouk restaurant to celebrate International Mother Language Day at a joint...
22nd February 2022 | By Tyrese King
Playwright Bronte Appleby takes active role in breaking down cultural barriers in the artsBronte Appleby has been involved in the Culture for Our Communities programme set up by Greater Manchester’s cultural organisations. The aim of the project is...
15th December 2021 | By Tyrese King
Communities aren’t given enough of a voice, says Whitworth Gallery DirectorThe director of the Whitworth Museum and Manchester Art Gallery, Alastair Hudson, takes time out to discuss the importance of building and strengthening ties...
8th December 2021 | By Tyrese King
Linda Brogan reminisces about the 80s and the Reno shining a light on Manchester’s pastGrowing up in Manchester during the 1970s was a difficult period for members of the Afro-Caribbean community, with Linda Brogan vividly remembering the racism the community had...
14th November 2021 | By Tyrese King
Novel voices: Caleb Azumah Nelson and Brandon Taylor appear as part of Manchester Literature FestivalWriters Caleb Azumah Nelson and Brandon Taylor took part in a Manchester Literature Festival event hosted by Ellah Wakatama for the first ever Narrator Voices...
10th November 2021 | By Tyrese King
Okechukwu Nzelu discusses ‘fantastic novels’ written by C Pam Zhang and Bryan WashingtonThe author of a novel which challenges perceptions of America’a wild west was invited to speak at a Manchester Literature festival event. C Pam Zhang and...