16 March to 27 March 2022
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS IN ICONIC VENUES DURING LOCKDOWN
On 16 March 2020, The Lowry – alongside most theatres in the UK – closed its doors in the first Covid-19 lock-down. Buildings that were teeming with life, became empty and lonely shells of their former selves. Soon, however, artists were able to work again, now alone in the spaces where they normally meet audiences face-to-face. Filled with nostalgia, memory but also a new boldness and energy, they created powerful love-letters to these magical buildings, their audiences and the sense of human connection that live performance creates.
The online programme features new creations from the period when artists could create again in buildings that were still closed to audiences. Their works often look back out into the empty auditoria, giving audiences a view normally privileged just for the performer.
