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Urban Jellyfish
After our gig at Revolućion de Cuba, Manchester last night I saw these…
Posted in Art, General, Manchester, urban
Tagged Art, creatives, Culture, Metropolis, nocturnal, Urban
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Manchester Day Parade 2013
We have been busy preparing for the biggest parade of the year here in my home city of Manchester, The Manchester Day Parade. Modelled on American and Irish events it aims to celebrate the communities, diversity and creativity of the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Brazil, Carnival, Costume, Dance, Drumming, European, Fashion, Manchester, Maracatu, MSS, Music, Native American, Percussion, Salford, urban
Tagged animation, Art, Brazil, brazilian style, Carnaval, Choreography, construction, costumes, creatives, Culture, dance, Manchester Day Parade, samba, Urban, Walk The Plank
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The German Christmas Market Competition
Who has the better German Christmas Market: It’s England versus Germany, Manchester versus Augsburg.
Posted in European, Manchester, urban
Tagged Augsburg, comparison, Culture, Festival, Germany, Manchester, spirituality, Urban
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Natalia Paruz – The Saw Lady : The Back of the Busk
Posted in Art, Music, North America, Spirituality, urban
Tagged Art, Culture, musical saw, N America, NYC, Urban
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Big hands oh big hands, let it be bigger and bigger
Big hands oh big hands, let it be bigger and bigger from RAY on Vimeo. Animation: Lei Lei Music: Li Xingyu Story: Kweichee Lam Running time: 6mins This story takes place in a city, in which all of the citizens … Continue reading
Manchester School of Samba – for DrumOff.TV
Some of Manchester School of Samba mucking about for DrumOff.TV’s competition last night! We meet every week at Sacred Trinity Church on a Wednesday. Between 7 and 9.30p.m. There’s a simultaneous dance class as well… More about DrumOff.TV Here
Posted in Art, Carnival, Drumming, Manchester, MSS, Music, Percussion, urban
Tagged Art, brazilian style, creatives, dance, drum, film, Manchester, MSS, rhythm, samba, Urban
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Exhibition Lovely Language
Exhibition Lovely Language from Ontwerpwerk on Vimeo.
Posted in Animation, Art, infrastructure, urban
Tagged animation, Art, comparison, creatives, Europe, infrastructure, Netherlands, Urban
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Hillside Beauties
Hillside Beauties from julia kurc on Vimeo.
Posted in Black History, Brazil, Dance, General, Music, Politics, urban
Tagged Brasil, Brazil, brazilian style, comparison, creatives, Culture, dance, film, Manchester, rhythm, Rio, samba, Urban
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Saving Ancoats Hospital
Saving ancoats hospital from Tom Turner on Vimeo.
Posted in Film, History, Manchester, Politics, urban
Tagged community, comparison, construction, demographics, film, Manchester, Metropolis, Politics, protest, Technology, Urban
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Place Your Orders: Zhejiang Man Selling “Chinese Noah’s Arks”
Editor’s note: The following was translated and edited from a report that appeared on QQ.com’s financial news service. It concerns an entrepreneur named Yang Zongfu from Zhejiang Province who, partly inspired by the disaster film 2012, invented a globular all-purpose … Continue reading
Posted in China, urban
Tagged China, Culture, disaster management, infrastructure, survivalists, Technology, Urban
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