Cultureshock at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Cultureshock was the

Melas

that take place around the region.

The full programme for Cultureshock is detailed below:

March 2002

1 March – 15 October – Commonwealth Gold, Rochdale Borough Festival 2002
3 March – International Women's Day Festival, Manchester Town Hall
4 March – Celebrate Commonwealth Gold Rochdale Town Hall
9 March – Go Freeze, Turton Tower, Bolton
10 March – Urban Grooves from the Commonwealth, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
11 March – Common-wealth, Manchester Metropolitan University
11–16 March, English National Ballet – Romeo & Juliet, The Opera House Manchester
12–13 March – 3 Shades, Bluecoat Arts Centre
13–18 March – Tara Arts – Journey to the West:The Trilogy, Contact Theatre
14 March – Trio Phoenix, Royal Northern College of Music
14 March – Manchester Stories New Forms Vol 3, St Annes Church
15 March – Rais Academy – Tales of the Past, Deeplish Community Centre
17 March – Phil Bateman, More than Gold, Salvation Army Rochdale
21 March – Trajets, Green Room, Manchester
23 March – Tony Allen's Afro Beat, Band on the Wall, Manchester
23 March – October – Tales of Power: West African Textiles,
Whitworth Art Gallery
24 March –
Banqueting House, Whitehall
27 March – The Mighty Zulu Nation – Africa Africa, The Lowry
30 March –
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
March onwards – Textile Identities:
Manchester International Airport

April 2002

1 April – Easter Bank Holiday Market, Castlefield
1 April – Burnley Blues Festival, Pinetop Perkins, Matt Schofield Band, Burnley Mechanics.
3–30 April – Project by Suki Chan: Mondays was Washday, Turnpike Gallery
6 April –
Indian Association
presents Cultural Journey Through Folk Dances of Bharat, Wythenshawe Forum Manchester
7 April – Gear up for the Games Exhibition Salford Museum and Art Gallery
8 April – Poetry in Motion, Wigan Library
11 April – Hanif Kureishi's "My Beautiful Laundrette", Cornerhouse
12–14 April – Festival of Bangladeshi Art & Culture, Bangladesh House
13 April – "Storm", a new play by Lemn Sissay, Contact Theatre
13 April – 27 October – "Moving Lives" exhibition at the People's History Museum
15 April – Neil Ardley's "Kaleidoscope of Rainbows", Royal Northern College of Music
22–27 April – "The Island" by Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Nishona, The Lowry
25–27 April – Spirit of Youth in Music Festival, Rochdale
25 April – Imagine Asia 2002 Film Festival, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
27 April – Music for the Mind and Soul, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
27 April – Iqbal Poetry Evening, Pakistani Community Centre Manchester
27 April – Black Umfolosi, Burnley Mechanics
28 April – Sam Yo!, The Lowry
30 April – 2 May –
Clwyd Theatr Cymru

May 2002

2 May – Tickle Bounce & Fun Time: Books for Babies, Tonge Moor Library, Bolton
4 May – 30 June – Gateway to the Commonwealth exhibition, The Promenade, The Lowry
9 May – Bradshaw and its Textile Industries, Harwood Library, Bolton
9–11 May – Angela de Castro's "Yo Yo", Manchester Royal Exchange
9–18 May – Kevin Gilbert's "The Cherry Pickers", performed by Sydney Theatre Company, Manchester Library Theatre
10 May – 12 October – See It Live in Bolton Festival
10–11 May – The Guide Association Lancashire Border presents "Songs and Dance of the Commonwealth"", Victoria Hall, Bolton
11 May – 23 June – "Spectator Sport" exhibition, Cornerhouse
21 May – Author Ruth Hamilton at the Lecture Theatre, Bolton
16 May – Moniza Alvi reads "The Other Room", Manchester Central Library
16–17 May – Compagnie Flak present "Perfume de Gardenias", Contact Theatre
16 May – 22 June – Queer up North festival
16 May – 28 July – "Reading the Games", programme of eventsin Manchester Libraries
18 May – Trilok Gurtu and Nitin Sawhney, Contact Theatre
19 May – 14 July – A Season of World Music at the Lowry
21 May – Nitin Sawhney and MJ Cole, Barbirolli Room, Bridgewater Hall
24–28 May – Linton Kwesi Johnson at Everyman Theatre Liverpool, Picture House Hebden Bridge and Manchester Library Theatre
24 May – 1 June – Amani Naphtali's "Ragamuffin", Contact Theatre
25 May – 17 July – "A Wealth in Common" exhibition,
Bury Art Gallery and Museum
26 May – Bolton Hindu Forum Community Festival, Bolton Indian Sports & Recreation Club, Darcy Lever
26 May – Indoor League Pub Olympics, Cornerhouse Cafe Bar
28 May – Mica Paris, Barbiroilli Room, Bridgewater Hall
28 May – Central Band of the White Russian Army, Tameside Hippodrome
28 May – Sibongile Khumalo, at the Lowry
30 May – 8 June – Com.art.02 at Zion Arts Centre, Manchester
31 May – Bolton Youth Concert Band Concert in celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee, Albert Halls, Bolton

June 2002

1 June – Streetlife, Bolton Town Centre
8 June – 20 July – "Spotlight:Paintings by the Singh Twins, Mid Pennine Gallery, Burnley
13 June – Bob Phillips book signing, Commonwealth Games Store,
The Arndale Centre
13 June – Creative Commonwealths: Cinema Culture & Community in the Age of Globalisation, The Cornerhouse
14–30 June – An exhibition of the Postal History of the Commonwealth Games, Manchester Town Hall
15–16 June – Aqua-Pura Commonwealth Trials, City of Manchester Stadium
16 June – 3 August – Bolton's Festival of Cycling 2002
17 June – Andrew Motion In Conversation, Manchester Central Library
17–23 June – Literatures of the Commonwealth Festival
18 June – 20 August – Visible Cities exhibition, Cube Art Gallery
20 June – Jamaican poet Lorna Goodison, Manchester Central Library
20 June – Gay Commonwealth Panel, discussion including novelist and critic Paul Bailey, New Zealand poet John Galtas, Scots poet David Kinloch, fiction writer Adam Mars-Jones, Canadian poet Norman Sacuta and Egyptian-born Ghanaian poet Gregory Woods, Manchester Central Library
22 June – Design a T-shirt competition, Commonwealth Games Store Arndale
22–27 June – Carnival Messiah, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
22 June – 2 October – "Swim" – an exhibition about the Culture of Moving in Water – Turton Tower, Bolton
23 June – Children's Workshop: Explore the Commonwealth, The Green Room
25–29 June – David Hermanstein's "A Caribbrean Abroad", Manchester Library Theatre
26 June – Prayer Network presents "Manchester: City of the Moment", The Lowry
27 June – A Taste of New Zealand, Museum Gallery, Bolton
28 June – 7 July – Commonwealth Film Festival
29 June – One World Festival 2002, New Mills
29 June – 21 July – Keyfest festival

July 2002

1–10 July – "Athletics Inspirations", Whitworth Park Manchester
2 July – Opening of Touchstones Rochdale
2–15 July – Mushaira Shakeup, Dynamic Poetry Showcase of South Asian Women poets (including Mansoora Ahmed, Gagan Gill, Parm Kaur and Shamshad Khan
3 July – Joe Pemberton reads "Forever and Ever Amen", Manchester Central Library
5 July – Cubanite at The Lowry
6 July – Barracudas Carnival Band, Ulverston Carnival, Ulverston
7 July – Working Woodlands Festival, Moses Gate Country Park, Farnworth
7 July – Westhoughton Show, Central Park, Westhoughton
8 July – Cauvery Madhavan, Levenshulme Library, Levenshulme
9 July – 14 September – "Shikor a phool (Roots and Blossom), Gallery Oldham
10 July – 13 September – Sri Lanka Crafty Thoughts, University of Liverpool Art Gallery
11 July – John Kinsella, Manchester Central Library
11 July – 14 September – Pakistan Threads Dreams and Desires,
Harris Museum and Art Gallery
, Preston
13 July – Rochdale Mela
13 July – recital by classic guitarist Neil Smith, St Katherines Church Horwich
13 July – East Feast Fringe Festival, Corpus Christi Social Centre, Miles Platting
13 July – Kakatsitsi:Master Drummers from Ghana, Chester Summer Music Festival
13 July – Bolton Symphony Orchestra concert, The Albert Hall Bolton
13 July – Youth Festival 2002, St Thomas's Park Stockport
13–26 July – "Pulse", Bridgewater Hall
13–28 July – Gloucester Summer Festival 2002
13 July – 1 September – New Indian Art, Manchester Art Gallery
13 July – 15 September – Conquer the Maize Maze, Redhouse Farm, Dunham Massey
14 July – Abdullah Ibrahim and the NDR Big Band, Bridgewater Hall
14 July – Rebecca Malope at the Lowry
15 July – Anoushka Shankar on the sitar, Bridgewater Hall
15–20 July – Commonwealth Bridge Championships, Whitworth Hall, Manchester University
16 July – 14 September – Bollywood greats, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery
17 July –
Halle Orchestra
, Bridgewater Hall
17 July – Stella Osammor presents African Fables for Children, Manchester Central Library
18 July – "Are You Waltzing? Matilda", Leigh Library
19 July – North West Steel Band Association Festival 2002, Zion Arts Centre, Hulme
19–22 July – 12th Commonwealth International Sport Conference, Manchester Metropolitan University
19 July – 3 August – Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Youth Exchange with
Swaziland
20 July – Spirit-International Festival of Music & Arts, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham
20 July – A Common Wealth of Music, Birch Community Centre, Rusholme
20–21 July – Aquafest Commonwealth Angling Competition, Ashton and Rochdale Canals, Sport City
21 July – Abasindi and the National Dance Company of Ghana, RHS Flower Show, Tatton Park
21 July – Variety 2002 An Overture for the Commonwealth, The Lowry (inclucing Diane Modahl, Zingari Swing and The Sixties Tiller Girls
21 July – Together as One, Chester Tree Festival, Alexandra Park, Chester
21 July – 3 August – Bolton Town Centre Heritage Tours
21 July – 5 August – Commonwealth Games Special Guided Tours, Manchester
22–26 July – Traditional Chinese Art Exhibition, Central Hall Manchester
22–28 July – C-C- 2002, Heywood
23–24 July – Loud & Visible, Youth Arts..shock!, Zion Arts Centre, Hulme
24 July – Michael Nyman meets Indian Masters in Sangam, The Lowry
24 July – 10 August – Noël Coward's "Design for Living", Royal Exchange Theatre
25 July – Euforia 2002, Pierhead Liverpool
25–28 July – Catch the Spirit of the Games at
BUPA
's Mind Body and Soul zone at Cathedral Gardens
25 July – 4 August – Festival Live, various venues around Manchester City Centre
26 July – Spirit of Friendship Royal Gala Concert, featuring
Kiri te Kanawa
, Bridgewater Hall
26 July – 23 August – Chinwe – An Exhibition for the Commonwealth Games, Manchester Central Library
27 July – Oldham Mela
27 July – Kevin Davy's Commonwealth Jam, Band on the Wall
27–28 July – Littleborough Rushbearing
28 July – Bolton Mela Festival
28 July – Asian Literature & Arts Festival, Longsight Library, Manchester
28 July – Songs of Praise for the Commonwealth Games, St Ann's Church, Manchester
28 July – Songs from the Commonwealth by Renaissance, Bramall Hall, Stockport
28 July – Nelson Mela
28 July – Local & International Bands at Manchester Hard Rock Cafe
29 July – Catch the Spirit of the Games at
BUPA's Mind Body and Soul zone at Asda
Eastlands

29 July – "Going for Gold: A Spiritual Approach to Achieving Goals" with Lesley Gort, Christian Science Reading Room
29 July – Commonwealth Games show, Frog & Bucket Comedy Club
29 July – 2 August – Commonwealth Cafe, King's House
30 July – Special Sportsmans Dinner Meeting with USA Boxer Earnie Shavers, Swinton Park Golf Club
31 July – "Games Structures", photographs by Stephen M Smith, Simple Cafe Bar

August 2002 and later

1 August – Tony Kofi and his Afro-Jazz family, Band on the Wall
2 August – Nucleus Roots, Band on the Wall
2 August – Special Sportsmans Dinner Meeting, with footballer Martin Clarke, Swinton Park Golf Club
2 August – A Classical Evening in an Urban Park,
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
, Longford Park
3 August – "G Percussion", Commonwealth Games Percussion, Castlefield
3 August – City Centre Secrets,
Victorian Society
guided-walk around Manchester City Centre
3 August – More than Gold Final Festival,
Salvation Army Hall Rochdale

3–5 August – Flower Festival, Horwich Moor Methodist Church

4 August – Hyndburn Mela

4 August – Preston Mela

4 August – Mujo, the Big Band Sound for the Big Games Finale, Manchester Hard Rock Cafe
11 August – Rock in the Park, Queen's Park Heywood
11 August – East Feast Festival – Fire & Water Festival, Ashton Canal, Philips Park
11 August – The Comedy Store's Post Commonwealth Cabaret
11 August –
Commonwealth Black Pudding Throwing Championships, Ramsbottom

12 August – 26 November – "Spirit of the Games",

Manchester Museum of Science and Industry

16–18 August – Bolton Show, Leverhulme Park, Bolton
26–30 August – Commonwealth Tenpin Bowling Championships, Stirling
9 October – 9 November – "Swim" – an exhibition about the Culture of Moving in Water – Lancaster City Museum

References

^ "(2002-2003) Evaluation of Cultureshock, North West Cultural Programme for the 2002 Commonwealth Games". beatrizgarcia.net. 8 May 2003. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

[1] "(2002-2003) Evaluation of Cultureshock, North West Cultural Programme for the 2002 Commonwealth Games". beatrizgarcia.net. 8 May 2003. Retrieved 23 February 2024.