Bunker Talk #120: Daniel Bye

Daniel Bye is a writer, director and theatremaker based in Lancaster. His award-winning, internationally touring solo shows include Going Viral, Arthur, The Price of Everything and Instructions for Border Crossing. Most recently he has been touring These Hills Are Ours with singer-songwriter Boff Whalley (Chumbawamba). Previously with Whalley he has created a series of large-scale site-specific choral installations, for spaces including Manchester Museum, Somerset House, Timber Festival and a cliffside on the East Durham coast. Directing includes work for Leeds Playhouse, Red Ladder and the Dukes, Lancaster. Writing includes work for Royal & Derngate, Polka, Northern Stage and the Egg. He teaches regularly at the universities of Manchester and Lancaster and is currently working on a new solo show, a version of Robin Hood, and a novel. He runs up mountains for fun.

This event is part of Bunker Talks. Bunker Talks invite artists and researchers to talk about who they are and what they do. Curated by the Performance Research Group at Manchester School of Art, Bunker Talks explore geopolitical, ecological or economic concerns. The talks create space for critical encounters, presentations, provocation and dialogue.

Originally conceived in the pandemic to explore how artists, writers, curators and researchers continued to make and share their work, live Bunker Talks now take place at The Salutation every month. Since 2020, over 110 talks have been hosted by members of the Art & Performance Research Hub. All talks are recorded, edited, captioned and then archived to create an online catalogue, capturing how artists, makers and curators think about the world today.

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