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Manchester international festival 2021 to feature work reflecting on pandemic

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay on grief adapted for theatre among lineup for mostly outdoor event

A 42-metre sculpture of Big Ben made out of political books, a new film featuring Cillian Murphy and a theatrical performance of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s essay about grief are among the standout works at this year’s Manchester international festival, which will take place throughout July.

The large-scale arts event will be one of the first to be held after 21 June, when Covid-19 restrictions are lifted, and organisers say the lineup – which also includes the Turner prize-winner Laure Prouvost, Patti Smith and an animation by Akram Khan – is filled with work that reflects on the coronavirus pandemic and the impact it has had.

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from Culture | The Guardian https://ift.tt/3vmqSxl

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