A show of art born at Contact in 2001 and since has been developing as its satellite event presenation, featuring Contact artists whilst introducing new local/national and international artists as a fabrique au Manchester.

Dedicated to explore a new diversity of works in a TV chat show format.

Described as "The 21st. Century Old Grey Whistle" the show has two halves.

ingredients are:
1. Liveness 2x Live urban-classic "outfits" performing 3/4 tracks each <45mins
2. Words 1- 2 x Poet(s)/ Songwriter(s) <20mins
3. Pictures 2 x shorts films <6min <15min
4. Conversation 2- 3 x keynote guests <15min
5. Movement optional mix
6. Soundscape Doodlesounds threads an inspired soundscape throughout the show.

The show set in an informal cabaret (drinks to tables) environment with a host to guide you through it's inspirational mindfood, whilst the space is visually connected via live camera mix/edits and projected to enhance it's TV format and to interact with the live performances with no stage(no decking required).

beware!...The Big Chill Festival

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Previous shows include artists the likes of:
Shin Kyodo (Japan:UK), Carmel (UK), Lemn Sissay (UK:Africa), Martin Stannage (UK), Sumit Sarkar (UK:India), Josephine Oniyama (UK:Africa), Benji Reid (UK:Jamaica), MayMing (UK:China), Pete Fowler (Wales), Marcus Hercules (UK:Jamaica), Ampersound (Japan:UK), Basil Clarke (Jamaica:UK), Wil Power (NYC), Chole Poems (UK), DJ Reborn (NYC), Jonzi-D (UK:Jamaica), Kwong Lee (UK:China), Tadzio Jodlowski (UK:Poland),Tracey Elisabeth (UK:Tinadad), Andy Votel (UK), Shenni Smith (UK:India), Franny Eubanks (UK:Trinadad), Sean Cernow (UK),Yuko Kondo (UK:Japan), TAK (UK:Japan),Sonia Hughes (UK:St. Kitts), Nashini (UK:Pakistan:India:Bangladesh:Barbados), Izzy Dunn (UK:Jam), Mishimou (UK:Greece), Miss Van (France), Alex one (France)

Produced and Hosted by Michael Anthony Barnes-Wynters (UK:Jamaica) plus guest Host Michael Mayhew (UK)
LiveCam:Ricardo Vilela (Portugal), Clive Hunt (UK: Barbados), Head Digital Tech:Mark Haig (UK)

Welcome to the Doodlebug side of life!