Manchester International Festival (MIF) has invited some of the world's greatest living artists to delight and often challenge crowds in spaces of all shapes and sizes; from disused railway stations to atmospheric concert halls. It's crossed boundaries and artistic disciplines, leapt over them, determinedly broken them down, to create unique productions that have gone on to tour the world. Radical and unpredictable, the Festival started in 2007 and has been on every two years since. Everything That Happened is a celebration of that journey to date. With selected images from the last eight iconic Festivals, the book will showcase the extraordinarily ambitious work that has made MIF a landmark cultural event and will continue to do so at its new permanent home. Each image is accompanied by a reflection from an artist, a participant, a supporter or audience member capturing a unique voice and personal meditation on that moment.

About the Author
Sarah Walters is a journalist, writer and broadcast producer from Manchester. For more than a decade, she was the lead cultural writer for the Manchester Evening News and CityLife, and is now focused on creating award winning documentaries and drama that celebrate extraordinary human stories and achievements, particularly in Manchester.

Reviews
"From Marta Minujin's toppled Big Ben made of books to Kenneth Branagh's Macbeth in a deconsecrated church to Skepta's dystopian mixed reality rave in a railway depot, it has been a joy to revisit some of our most celebrated festival moments in this book marking 16 years of extraordinary world firsts in Manchester, ahead of the opening of our landmark new year-round venue in the heart of the city." John McGrath, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of Factory International and Manchester International Festival



Book Information
ISBN 9781911397656
Author Sarah Walters
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Unicorn Publishing Group
Publisher Unicorn Publishing Group