Mantis Manchester

Set up and rehearsals are well under way for this weekend’s festival at Martin Harris Centre! Thanks to all the NOVARS PG students for their help setting up 🙏

Concert schedule:
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✱ Saturday 1 November, 18:00–19:00 – Northern Lights Project⁣
✱ Saturday 1 November, 19:30–21:00⁣
✱ Sunday 2 November, 14:00–15:30

Free entry – first come, first served.

Programme can be found at http://mantisfestival.com

MANTIS Festival | 1–2 november 2025

Join us in the John Thaw Studio at the Martin Harris Centre for a weekend of new and experimental music on our 44-speaker surround sound system.⁣
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Saturday opens with the Northern Lights Project, featuring music by Pierre Boulez, Camden Reeves, and Sungji Hong, performed by Darragh Morgan and Sarah Watts. The weekend also includes concerts with works by NOVARS composers and guests.⁣
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Concert schedule:
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✱ Saturday 1 November, 18:00–19:00 – Northern Lights Project⁣
✱ Saturday 1 November, 19:30–21:00⁣
✱ Sunday 2 November, 14:00–15:30
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Free entry – first come, first served.

Mantis Festival is just around the corner, and we have an exciting line up of Novars composers, as well as our special guest Kelly Jayne Jones!

To find the full programme, please visit https://mantis25.cargo.site

We hope to see you there!