Date:

Monday 3 March

Venue:

Various

Time:

16:00 - 00:00

Middlesbrough comes to life in this fantastic Late & Live evening, where you'll get to go to exclusive receptions, meet the artists who have made exhibitions in Middlesbrough and experience extraordinary music.

16:00 Meet at Blue for Now Hear This tour

17:00 Talks from artists in the Now Hear This and Atlas of Electromagnetic Space exhibitions & MAP reception, IDI

18:30 Reception for Atlas Of Electromagnetic Space, IDI

19:30 A Marriage of Shadows concert, Central Library

20:00 - 00:00 Lumen & AV:ISION Lounge, Basement

The rise of Middlesbrough as a cultural hotspot is one of the stories of the last few years and at this Late & Live you will see why. The AV Festival Hub at Blue is the starting point for Middlesbrough Late & Live which begins with a special walking tour of the Now Hear This sound art works created especially for Middlesbrough by internationally renowned artists.

Then join us at the eye-catching new Institute for Digital Innovation (IDI) where you'll get to hear from the artists who made the Now Hear This artworks, the Spanish creators of The Atlas of Electromagnetic Space, and enjoy a drink courtesy of MAP (Middlesbrough Arts People).

Afterward, you will be welcomed to a special reception with Jim Terkeurst, Director of the IDI, to celebrate The Atlas of Electromagnetic Space.

The evening continues apace with an extraordinary world premiere concert of Michael Edgerton's composition A Marriage of Shadows, performed by world-class musicians in the atmospheric setting of Middlesbrough's Central Library. And the evening draws to a very lively close at Basement, where the first of Middlesbrough's dynamic AV:ISION events will unfold, showcasing fabulous DJ and VJs from the North East.