If you're planning on staying in one of our serviced apartments in Manchester take a look at creativetourist.com.
The website is an excellent cultural guide to Manchester and very cool to boot. There's also a free Creative Tourist iPhone app available featuring walking tours, insider tips on where to eat and the most interesting places to visit.
The International Dance Festival is running until May 19th, 2012 in Birmingham. This weekend has a family focus.
Today, Spanish dance company Aracaladanza will perform Clouds at
11am. It's described as "an enchanting dance show for all the
family where dancers create a magical world of moving objects,
marionettes and dream-like imagery". Tickets for the show were
still available at the time of posting.
Alternatively, you can enjoy Spill at 12.45pm in Cannon Hill Park free of charge. The piece uses the park's playground equipment as the set and should be a wonderful experience.




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