Manchester Art Gallery to Present CELLS - A BODY OF WORK

'Cells - A Body Of Work' is a live art installation created in response to a Manchester Evening News report in October 2015, describing a 140% rise in reported hate crime incidents against people with disabilities. Since the Brexit result a further 50% rise in over all Hate Crime was reported in July 2016.

There has never been a better time to examine what it means to be different and Proud and Loud Arts are certainly serving up a little bit of "out there" for your delectation. 10 artists with disabilities from across Salford and Manchester have taken off all the reins to create 'Cells - a body of work' - a live art experience to inspire change and challenge everything normal.

Performance Dates:
Manchester Art Gallery
27th October 2016

Salford Museum and Art Gallery
22nd of November 2016.

Artists Presenting: Danielle Maycox, Rhys Worthington, Kelly Hoye, Janet Charlesworth, Michael Gleave, Adam Leach, Phil Breadney,Chrissy Jones, Toby Taylor, Nick Prince.
Directed by: Tom Hogan
Design by: Nerissa Cargill Thompson
Images by: Carl Gibson
Supported by: The Big Lottery, Full Circle Arts, Arts Council England, GMCC, Forever Manchester, Affinity Sutton, Salford CCG & Antz Junction

For press enquiries
Tom Hogan
Email: tom@proudandloudarts.com
Website: www.proudandloudarts.com

Listing Information
Proud and Loud Arts present; Cells - a body of work
Date & Time: Thursday 27th October @ 7.00 - 8.30pm
Price: Admission is Free
Tickets from: On the Door
Venue: Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3JL

Proud and Loud Arts present; Cells - a body of work
Date & Time: Thursday 27th October @ 1.00 - 3.00pm
Price: Admission is Free
Tickets from: On the Door
Venue: Salford Museum and Art Gallery, Peel Park, Crescent, Salford M5 4WU

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Company Background
Established in 2000, Proud and Loud Arts quickly developed a national reputation for excellence, winning the National Youth Agency award for inclusive practice and the Community Stars award for performance work tackling bullying and discrimination.

Since 2007, their work has consistently been performed to sell out audiences at the Lowry studio theatre. But it was the North West tour of their last production "Beyond the 4th Wall" which marked the most significant development for the company as they were formally included on the artistic programme at the Lowry in 2013.

The response to this work from the public, press and industry professionals was resoundingly positive and often of surprise and delight. Delight at the quality of the work, and surprise that performers living with disability labels had created and performed it.

"This is a company that all theatre goers should see" - The Public Review
"Fantastic quality" - Noreen Kershaw, Actor / Director