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The Mancunian Way: Factory opening
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"Alan Erasmus saw a sign somewhere saying 'factory closing' and he thought we'd call it the Factory, and have a Factory opening." That was Tony Wilson's version of how the Factory Club in Hulme - and the record label that followed soon after - got its name.
This week to coincide with the launch of Manchester International Festival, we got our first glimpse of the city's latest factory - the huge new Factory International arts centre on the site of the old Granada Studios. But whereas Erasmus and Wilson made do with the back room of a Caribbean social club frequented by bus drivers, Factory International is one of the largest and most anticipated new cultural venues in Europe, cost £210m to build and is sponsored by an insurance company.
In today's newsletter we'll take a first look inside the Factory, hear what's coming up during the Manchester International Festival and delve a bit more into that controversial sponsorship deal.
Elsewhere we'll hear how thousands of people Bolton are fighting to break away from Greater Manchester and check out the Irwell's newest bridge.
It's not officially open for another four months, but this week we got our first look inside the new Factory International arts centre. The ground floor of the vast cultural space welcomed visitors as the 2023 edition of Manchester International Festival got underway.
A major exhibition of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s spectacular inflatables was unveiled on Thursday and gave visitors the first opportunity to
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