ON FRIDAY 02 AND SATURDAY 03 MAY 2003 AT MANCHESTER'S ZION ARTS CENTRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH X-TRAX...DOODLEBUG AND BLACKANGEL JOIN FORCES TO PRESENT..........LATENIGHT MINDFOOD FOR ARTISTS AND DELEGATES ATTENDING/PARTICIPATING AT THIS YEAR'S PERFORMANCE ARTS SHOWCASE..DECIBEL

WORDS:LED BY SARAH SAYEED(UK:INDIA),SONIA HUGHES(UK:ST KITTS), MARCUS HERCULES (UK:JAM)

PICTURES:COURTESY OF AL. W TV.(UK:JAM)

CONVERSATION: IMPRO WITH ATTENDING ARTISTS/DELEGATES

LIVENESS:AMPERSOUNDFEATURING VICTORIA UNTHANK(UK:JAP),TRACEY ELIZABETH&G SHARP(UK:TRINIDAD)NASHINI(UK:INDIA:PAKISTAN:BANGLADESH:BARBADOS)

DJS:DR HUQ(UK:BANGLADESH),ONOENO(UK:NIGERIA),LARRY BENJI (JAM), LANCE CUNNINGHAM (UK:JAM)

DOODLES: TAK(UK:JAP), YUKO(UK:JAP) AND SUMIT SARKAR (UK:INDIA)

CAMERAWORK: RICARDO VILELA (PORTUGAL)

HOSTS: CLAUD CUNNINGHAM & BARNEY DOODLEBUG (UK:JAM)

ON SUNDAY WE MOVE OVER TO THE LOWRY WITH PLENTY AFOOT INCLUDING A LIVE-ART SESH FEATURING THREE OF DOODLEBUG VISUAL ARTISTS: TAK , YUKO AND SUMIT ALONGSIDE (COURTESY OF SPEAR FISH LTD) SPRAYCAN ARTISTS:SEIZE,PRIME, DREPH AND ASTEK,THE JUICE126 AND MAC1 PLUS A LATE SHIFT(10.30PM-1AM) ON THE LOWRY'S TERRACE BAR WITH DJS DR. HUQ & BARNEY DOODLEBUG.

FINALLY ON MONDAY,ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE DOWN AT CONTACT FOR THE END PARTY FEATURING SPEAKEASY DJS+ OPEN MIC BIZNIZ PLUS BLACKANGEL'S DJ JAG(UK:INDIA) AND DOODLEBUG'S FADIMA(UK:SIERRA LEONE)IN THE DELUXE BAR.10.30PM-2AM.

ALL THE ABOVE IS DELEGATES AND ARTISTS ONLY. NO GENERAL PUBLIC.