WITH summer on its way carnival season has hit the North West in the form of Manchester’s Exodus Festival.
A unique celebration of refugee arts and culture the festival, which takes place on 18 July 2010 outside Manchester Town Hall, is a vibrant mix of contemporary and traditional music, dance and culture from around the world and exciting cross-cultural collaborations.
Now in its ninth year, Exodus was set up to promote creative activity and social engagement for refugees and asylum seekers and local communities.
“Exodus is about challenging negative representations, supporting the arts and culture of people in exile and promoting cultural cohesion through cultural exchange, and most important creating a voice for refugees and asylum seekers in Greater Manchester,” Exodus coordinator Katherine Rogers told Manchester Mouth.
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