# Event Details - **Event Name**: Between Then and Now: Performing Archives - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 23 Jun, 2026 at 09:30 am – Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm - **Event Description**: The conference will interrogate the role of the archive in shaping, capturing, echoing, and contextualising performance.About this EventThe Performance Research Group at Manchester Metropolitan University is hosting the conference ‘Between Then and Now: Performing Archives’ at the Royal Exchange Theatre on 23-24 June 2026. The conference will interrogate the role of the archive in shaping, capturing, echoing, and contextualising performance, and to bring this area of thinking and practice into productive dialogue. We are interested in exploring how the archive can be a score for future development, how it can be reactivated, reanimated or re-enacted.Please find a brief schedule here. We are expecting about 25 papers, presentations, performances and exhibitions over the two days. We have a small number of spaces available for academic and artistic colleagues and PhD students who would like to attend, but because of the size of the room and catering, these places are limited. If you would like to attend on either Tuesday or Wednesday, please sign up at the form below. If you have questions, please contact the Performance Research Group at performanceresearch@mmu.ac.uk. For more information about the conference and the Performance Research Group please go here: https://performanceresearch.mmu.ac.uk/call-for-papers/Tuesday 23rd June9:30 Assemble9:45 Welcome10:00 Keynote presentation - Karen Christopher11:00 Morning Coffee11:30 Session One - Papers with Q&A12:45 Lunch13:45 Session Two - Performances with Q&A15:00 Coffee Break15:30 Session Three - Performance Presentations and Q&A16:45 Move to bar17:00 Session Five - Performances18:30 End of dayWednesday 24th June9:30 Assemble10:00 Welcome10:15 Session Five - Papers with Q&A11:30 Coffee Break12:00 Session Six - Papers with Q&A13:15 Lunch break14:15 Session Seven - Performance Presentations and Q&A15:30 Afternoon coffee15:45 Keynote presentation - Matthew Spangler17:00 Thank you and goodbye https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/34ac89f0-6e39-11f1-9142-23c31cc090e3-rimg-w1047-h740-dcff634d-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manchester/between-then-and-now-performing-archives/100001991068118340 - **Event Categories**: performances, entertainment, business, art, conferences, exhibitions, theatre - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 8 hours 30 minutes - Location: Royal Exchange Theatre - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Manchester - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Royal Exchange Theatre - **lat**: 53.4825677 - **long**: -2.2442214 - **full address**: Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann's Square, Manchester, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Between Then and Now: Performing Archives - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/0a5d7094ff7e7cfaeb726d099d8c83aeea92fc976aacef0b4ae8017c8557d6ea-rimg-w451-h301-dc030202-gmir.jpg?v=1781262173 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Between Then and Now: Performing Archives being held? - **A:** Between Then and Now: Performing Archives takes place on Tue, 23 Jun, 2026 at 09:30 am to Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann's Square, Manchester, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Between Then and Now: Performing Archives? - **A:** Between Then and Now: Performing Archives is organized by MIGS: Migration & Interdisciplinary Global Studies. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Between Then and Now: Performing Archives is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Manchester, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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