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Benji Reid: Find Your Eyes
12 Jul-16 Jul 2023
Manchester International Festival
Manchester M3 4JQ
Benji Reid
Overview
Pioneer of hip hop theatre turned award-winning photographer, Benji Reid mixes Afro-futurist imagery with hard-hitting tales from his life and adventures in a unique show that unfolds before your very eyes.
For MIF23, Benji draws from the well of his life experiences – exploring vulnerability, tragedy and triumph through the photographers’ lens.
Let him take you behind-the-scenes, on an emotional rollercoaster where conflict meets beauty and the stage becomes his studio. Watch as Benji opens up on some of the most moving episodes of his life, and uses them to inspire his art.
This passionate piece draws on Benji’s work both as an award-winning photographer and pioneer of hip hop theatre – bringing dancers and photography into the fold to create images in real time in front of his audience.
Journeying through highs and lows, Find Your Eyes explores how we make sense of the world through our stories and our art.
The event takes place at Manchester Academy 1.
