Urban Dance Moves Festival comes to Bury
17th July 2010
Urban Moves International Dance Festival 2010Friday 23 – Sunday 25 July
This July, the third Urban Moves, an international dance festival with a difference returns to Manchester and Bury, with an outstanding line- up of dance from the UK and Europe. Urban Moves has put together three days of professional, contemporary dance performed OUTDOORS, against the architectural backdrop of Bury and Manchester town centres.
Events in Bury on Friday 23 July include:
Bury Bus Station
12.00 Bury Youth Dance
Kay Gardens
12.30pm Company Decalage
1.00pm Latin Vybez Salsa Class
2.00pm Company Decalage
2.30pm Bridget Fiske
Market Square
12.30pm Axial Dance
1.45pm Axial Dance
The Rock
1.00pm Beau Geste -prepare to be amazed when Transports Exceptionnels brings to life the ultimate children’s fantasy - a duet between a dancer and a giant mechanical digger!
The Bicycle Ballet, a 30 minute dance performance, celebrating the dance that is cycling, will take place on Sunday 25 in Castlefield, Manchester. See bicycles dance in a performance reminiscent of Busby Berkeley’s stunning synchronized film choreography, illustrating the highs and lows of city cycling: the sheer joy of swerving downhill on a bike, the wind behind you and the sun on your face, tempered by the gritty reality of urban cycling. The performance is part of the Cultural Olympiad open weekend
For performance times and a full programme visit www.urbanmovesfestival.co.uk
Follow @manchesterdance on twitter for more information
12th Sep 10 | Vintage Vehicle Gathering
Sunday – 12th September 2010
Experience up-close the style and glamour of the 1920s through to the 1970s with a wonderful display of different motor vehicles, all of which have been beautifully restored to their former glory.
Sunday 12th September will see over 70 vintage and classic vehicles descend on the newly... Read More Vintage Vehicle Gathering
2nd Sep 10 | Market traders say they are proud to belong.
Proud traders on Bury’s famous market are the latest people to take the Made in Bury pledge.
The market itself was the first business to sign up to the pledge, which asks local residents, people who work in the borough, visitors and students to say why they are proud to belong in Bury and what they will do in the... Read More Market traders say they are proud to belong.
