Manchester Science Festival 2011
22 - 30 October 2011

What's on at Manchester Metropolitan University

Capitol Theatre

Capitol Theatre Manchester Metropolitan University Mabel Tylecote Building Cavendish Street Manchester M15 6BG

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dance

Think, feel, move: Through the eyes of a dancer

Sat 22 Oct 2011 2pm and 3 more

A captivating interpretation of scientific measures of human movement, translated onto a dance stage.

John Dalton Building

Chester Street Manchester M1 5GD

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Lego

Science and engineering extravaganza

Sat 22 Oct 2011 10am - 5pm

A one day only extravaganza of cool science and awesome engineering made up of family friendly workshops, demonstrations and handson sessions.

Vertical smoke

Holograms in action

Wed 26 Oct 2011 6.30pm - 7.30pm

This talk explains how full colour holographic imaging technology can be used to produce 3-D holograms of historical artefacts for display that are almost indistinguishable from the original objects...

Motion disabled

Motion Disabled

Fri 21 Oct 2011 to Sun 23 Oct 2011
6pm - 7am (visible when dark)

Created by the artist Simon McKeown, Motion Disabled is a digital exploration of the bodies - the biological pathologies - of people who are physically different...