Manchester Collective
EXPERIMENTA Support Us Contact
Events Calendar The Turning The Body Electric 24/25 Season Previous Work
About Us Our Team Jobs
NEON Shades The Centre is Everywhere Recreation Shop
What's On Events Calendar The Turning The Body Electric 24/25 Season Previous Work The Collective About Us Our Team Jobs EXPERIMENTA Records NEON Shades The Centre is Everywhere Recreation Shop Support UsContact
Manchester Collective
Meet choreographer Melanie Lane
Meet choreographer Melanie Lane

Meet the choreographer for Refractions, hailed as “one of the most interesting dance voices in Australia” (Bachtrack).

Read More
Manchester CollectiveMarch 6, 2025
New year, new leadership
New year, new leadership

Our chief executive Linda Begbie lays out her guiding principles – radical, northern, collective – and how she expects them to shape the future of the company.

Read More
Linda BegbieJanuary 23, 2025
Jasmin Kent Rodgman joins the Collective as co-artistic director
Jasmin Kent Rodgman joins the Collective as co-artistic director

We’re delighted to welcome Jasmin Kent Rodgman to the Manchester Collective team as Co-Artistic Director.

Read More
Manchester CollectiveJune 12, 2024
Growing into new spaces: Linda Begbie and Rakhi Singh in conversation
Growing into new spaces: Linda Begbie and Rakhi Singh in conversation

Artistic Director Rakhi Singh and Chief Executive Linda Begbie reflect on a time of change and opportunity for Manchester Collective.

Read More
Manchester CollectiveMarch 27, 2024
A message from outgoing director Adam Szabo
A message from outgoing director Adam Szabo

In our wildest dreams, Rakhi and I could never have imagined that seven years later, Manchester Collective would still be thriving and creating new music.

Read More
Manchester CollectiveOctober 25, 2023
The Second Act: Our vision for the future of Manchester Collective
The Second Act: Our vision for the future of Manchester Collective

Our vision of reshaping the future of classical music by creating radical artistic work in the north of England.

Read More
Manchester CollectiveNovember 7, 2022
Why bother with the new in classical music?
Why bother with the new in classical music?

A reflection on the power of music, vulnerability and going beyond the boundary of the known by the Collective’s Linda Begbie.

Read More
Linda BegbieJuly 15, 2022
In Pictures: What happens behind the stage?
In Pictures: What happens behind the stage?

Music photographer Gaëlle Beri joined the Collective on our UK tour of The Oracle – here’s what she captured behind the scenes.

Read More
Manchester CollectiveApril 21, 2022
Music education is a hard thing to get right
Music education is a hard thing to get right

Why is it that our conservatoires are still overwhelmingly focussed on producing technical machines, asks our co-founder Adam.

Read More
Guest UserJanuary 17, 2022
Q&A with Sebastian Gainsborough aka Vessel
Q&A with Sebastian Gainsborough aka Vessel

We caught up with the electronic producer and composer about his brand-new piece for string quartet, electronics and percussion.

Read More
Manchester CollectiveDecember 3, 2021
Out of the shadows, into the light
Out of the shadows, into the light

Classical music is made by the few for the few – until we decide it isn’t.

Read More
Johnny JamesJuly 9, 2021
Turning Sound into Visuals – In conversation with artist Ella Skinner
Turning Sound into Visuals – In conversation with artist Ella Skinner

The Salford-based multimedia artist, whose work appears on our debut album’s cover, reflects on the relationship between painting and music.

Read More
Manchester CollectiveMarch 26, 2021
Intoxicated Thinking — In conversation with artist Helenskià Collett
Intoxicated Thinking — In conversation with artist Helenskià Collett

We spoke to the Manchester-based artist about wine, philosophy, art, and how she approached the making of the ‘Recreation’ album cover.

Read More
Manchester CollectiveSeptember 29, 2020
Can we transcend our classical past?
Can we transcend our classical past?

“Sometimes it feels like our musical history and traditions can cast a very long shadow, but I’ve never really felt constrained by performance conventions.“

Read More
Rakhi SinghJuly 21, 2020

JOIN THE CLUB

Be the first to hear about upcoming events, discover new music, and keep in touch with us.

We will process your data in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Thank you!
+44 7799 246178 info@manchestercollective.co.uk

lottery_Logo_White RGB.png
Foyle Foundation White Out EDIT.png
GWF-Logo-white.png
prs-foundation-logotype-white-medium.png
FR_Fundraising-Badge_Primary_White_150ppi.png
HomeAboutContactSupportPrivacy PolicySustainability

© 2024 Manchester Collective. All rights reserved.
Manchester Collective is a not for profit Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Registered Charity No. 1167125