Woman crushed by knitted boulder!
Blakeborough | Jul 08, 2010 | Comments View Comments
A woman crushed by a knitted boulder – synchronized swimming in Piccadilly Gardens – 100 Dorothys marching in unison – Scratch’n’Sniff cinema… these are some of the sights set to take over Manchester City Centre on 17 July as part of the city’s micro-festival of bizarre behaviour.
Described by organisers as “an outbreak of cheeky, thought-provoking and sometimes raunchy spree of eccentricity (sounds like the 69 office), turning the city into a playground and the people into performers. HAZARD MMX sets out to both amuse and entertain whilst showing people that contemporary art need not be po-faced or exclusive.”
Launching the programme on Friday 16 July is the return of “Odorama” or scratch’n’sniff cinema – with British classic, My Beautiful Laundrette being given the fragrant treatment. Friday’s screening at HUB M3 gallery in Salford will be accompanied by an exclusive question and answer session with the film’s star Gordon Warnecke.
The two previous outings of Hazard have seen the bold and the beautiful, eccentric and extreme crop up in every possible location. Cathedral Gardens swaddled in Hazard Tape, gothic clog dancers and giant dancing traffic cones have all featured in Manchester’s micro-festival of incidental intervention and sited performance.
A flash of yellow and black might be all you need to realise that you have become part of HAZARD MMX, but if that whets your appetite, then Larkin’ About offers a full programme of pervasive gaming – computer games brought to life in the city – all kicking off from Manchester Arndale’s Hallé Square.
Further outbreaks of mischief and mayhem will see a man recreate every demonstration he has ever been on, a group of Liverpudlians land on the moon and a faded aristocrat give the image of banking a make-over. With over 20 events taking place throughout the City Centre, it will be hard to avoid some form of hazardous activity.
To keep up to date with information and the inside knowledge on Hazard, visit:
www.hazardmcr.org or follow @hazardmcr on Twitter.
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