Workshop on Ergodic Theory and Geometry
Tuesday 1st April to Friday 4th April 2008
Room G.205, Alan Turing Building, University of
Manchester
Things to do in Manchester
Here are some cultural things to see and do in Manchester.
Bridgewater Hall,
Lower Mosley Street
Manchester M2 3WS.
The Bridgewater Hall is Manchester's classical concert hall,
located approximately 10 minutes walk from the Ibis Hotel.
It is an attractive modern building and the hall has good acoustics.
Click here
for a map.
7:30pm, Sunday 30th March, Amadeus Orchestra, Philip Mackenzie (cond.)
(Programme: Rawsthorne, Kubla Khan; Mahler, Symphony No.2)
Tickets £10.00 - £25.00.
Click here
for booking information.
7:30pm, Thursday 3rd April, Halle Orchestra, Thomas Zehetmair
(director/violin) (Programme:
Bartok, Divertimento; Dvorak, Violin Concerto; Mendelssohn, Symphony
No.4.
'Italian') Tickets £9.00 - £35.00.
Click here
for booking information.
The Royal Exchange Theatre is approximately 15 minutes walk from
the Ibis Hotel. It is located inside the old Cotton Exchange building
(restored after suffering heavy damage in the 1996 IRA bombing).
From the Royal Exchange's website:
"The
Royal
Exchange Theatre is a seven-sided, glass-walled capsule,
literally suspended from huge marble pillars. The unique design
means that none of the 760 seats are more than nine metres from the
circular stage, with seats placed all around the auditorium, giving
views from all angles. Our policy is to express the bewildering,
complex wonderment of life through the full spectrum of theatre."
Main Theatre: 7:30pm, Monday 31st March - Saturday 5th April,
"The Children's Hour"
by Lillian Hellman. Tickets £8.50 - £24.00
(Monday-Thursday); £9.50 - £28.00 (Friday-Saturday).
Studio: 7:30pm, Wednesday 2nd April - Saturday 5th April,
"Jonah
and Otto" by Robert Holman. Tickets £9.50.
Library Theatre,
Central Library,
St. Peter's Square,
Manchester
M2 5PD.
The Library Theatre is Manchester's municipal theatre, located
in the basement of the Central Library. The play
"Frozen"
opens on Friday 4th April.
The Lowry Centre is a large arts centre located a tram ride away from
the city centre in Salford Quays.
Click
here
for directions. The main show during the week of
the workshop is:
7:30pm, Tuesday 1st April - Saturday 5th April,
Birmingham Royal Ballet,
Swan
Lake. Tickets £15.00 - £37.00.
The Cornerhouse,
70 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 5NH.
The Cornerhouse is Manchester's international centre for contemporary
visual arts and film (3 screens)
and is located less than 5 minutes walk from the
Ibis Hotel.
Click
here
for the film schedule.
(It is also home to a good cafe bar.)
The Manchester Museum is located centrally on the University of Manchester
campus.
It is Building Number 44 on the
campus
map.
It has a varied collection and is particularly noteworthy as
home to one of the largest and most
important collections of ancient Egyptian artefacts in the United Kingdom.
Admission is free.
The Whitworth Art
Gallery is also on the University of Manchester campus, located
around 0.5 miles further south. It is Building Number 84 on the
campus
map.
It has a fine collection of 18th and 19th century watercolours,
including many by Turner.
Click
here for highlights.
Admission is free.
The Manchester Art Gallery (open 10am-5pm, Tuesday-Sunday)
is less than 10 minutes walk from
the Ibis Hotel. It has a decent collection of, mainly 19th century,
British paintings. Click
here
for
some highlights. Admission is free.