Manchester International Festival 

Large Scale Festival, Manchester

The Brief

To lead an extensive production team in the creation and delivery of the 10th edition of Manchester International Festival, a daring, large scale festival of newly commissioned world-firsts, produced and presented in Manchester.

Specialisms
  • Technical Direction
  • Production Management
  • Props and art department
  • Strategic Oversight 

What we achieved

  • Provided the Head of Production for the festival who fully integrated into the internal team at Factory International, working with the full-time team as well as recruiting a large pool of production staff. 
  • Successfully delivered 13 brand new works, from exhibitions in warehouses to outdoors life size animals on the streets of Manchester.
  • Worked with emergency services, Transport for Greater Manchester, Environmental Health and other stakeholders to ensure the safe and compliant running of the festival. 
  • Provided production management and scenic/prop build for the opening event. 

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