Dance2Connect Festival took place in Manchester City Centre UK, between the 5th and the 7th of October 2017. Bringing together Theatre, Improv, Workshops, Battles and Parties A celebration of Dance happening in Manchester City Centre this October! From the 5th-7th there will be: Theatre / Improv / Workshops / Battles / Parties ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THURSDAY 5TH OCTOBER THEATRE & IMPROV Location: 53two 8 Albion Street, M1 5LN Under Deansgate-Castlefield Metro station Theatre Artists performing: - Mickael 'Marso' Riviere - Kwame Asafo-Adjei - Edenamiuki Aiguobasinmwin - Lauren ‘Fidget’ Haywood - Meraki Collective - Akeim Toussaint Buck Improv Live musicians: - Rowan Lark - John Diver - Ben Price - Benjamin Gwynne (To find out more about these artists go to our Instagram page: @d2cfestival) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FRIDAY 6TH OCTOBER WORKSHOPS Location: Studio 25. 25 Church Street, Manchester City Centre, M4 1PE This year our workshops will focus on: - Choreography in the industry - Dance in Theatre - Freestyle Dance - Popping Workshop leaders: - Alyx Steele - Mickael Marso Riviere - Paris Crossley ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SATURDAY 7TH OCTOBER BATTLE & AFTERPARTY BATTLES Location: K2 Karaoke Nightclub China Town 52-56 George St. M1 4HF - 1 vs 1 Popping - 1 vs 1 House - All Styles 7 to Smoke (Under 18's) Judges - Paris Crossley - Dat Boi Troy - Arran Shaw Hungry Soles: www.facebook.com/hungrysoles/ AFTERPARTY Location: K2 Karaoke Nightclub China Town 52-56 George St. M1 4HF Pilot is the festivals afterparty, an 18+ club night where the community can immerse themselves in performance, networking and an atmosphere that boasts great energy and inspires community spirit. We invite 3-4 artists from Manchester and 2 guests from different cities and regions of the UK to perform and showcase their talents live on the night. After they perform...we just dance all night! Pilot Performers Lineup: - Faye Revlon and Dat Boi Troy - Mark Boyce - Ziggy Tyler Taylor - Cheeks Carr and Jacky Chan - Sidney Raphael - Belen-Mar Leroux Fito You can find more via the following: Website: www.funkstylers.tv Subscribe: bit.ly/1l54ukL Like: www.facebook.com/FunkStylers.tv Follow: twitter.com/FunkStylersTV or @funkstylerstv Instagram: instagram.com/funkstylerstv or @funkstylerstv Email: info@funkstylers.tv