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City's new cultural arts venue opens with plenty of aplomb from Factory International
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Filter'Ambitious projects need great buildings': Aviva Studios officially opens
City's new cultural arts venue opens with plenty of aplomb from Factory International
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Clear purpose, identity and direction needed if Aviva Studios is to succeed says Jonathan Schofield
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Sarah Tierney hears a late-night tale about a world where art and individuality are under...
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David Adamson takes a trip through the uncanny valley when watching the late Japanese master
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Grand words as MIF 2023 launches at 'unfinished' Aviva Studios
David Adamson takes a look around the newly-christened Aviva Studios ahead of it hosting the...
Factory International building becomes Aviva Studios
Partnership predicts venue will add £1.1. billion to city’s economy
Factory International’s ‘loose licence’ worries residents
4am licence, 365 days a year for events for which 'it's naturally difficult to give...
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Danny Boyle and Yayoi Kusama announced for Factory International’s opening programme
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MIF announces new creative director for 2023 programme
New Year, New MIF as festival welcomes Low Kee Hong and prepares to open The...
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