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60 minute structure

Manchester is home to some stunning pieces of architecture from the Imperial War Museum to the court, to John Rylands library. We want to run a competition for architects or budding architects or anyone else who is out of work in the building industry to get involved. Your brief is to create a structure which has to be able to be built in an hour and represent a Manchester landmark using only recycled reclaimed materials. The winner will recieve the adulation of their peers and this is quite a prize when their are few commissions knocking about.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

We want to recreate the most innovative book of the year. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a stunning mash up by Seth Grahame-Smith of Jane Austins classic. So come as Mr Darcy or a Zombie and see what happens when it turns to night .

Looking for Eric?

We are calling upon all Erics to come a play the \'Looking for Eric\' treasure hunt in and around the Ancoats area. There will be 50 labeled envelopes that will be hidden around the Cutting Room Square and it is your job to hunt and find these envelopes. There will be one envelope which contains a photo of the real Eric Cantona and the person who successfully retreives this envelope and brings it back to Cutting Room Square will win 2 tickets to see the film at the Cornerhouse. Of course people who aren\'t called eric can participate.. any Erics who turn especially will get a head start however!

The Return of the Space Hopper

How fast can someone traverse Cutting Room in a space hopper? An extreme course will be set to ascertain the fastest space hopper. We will work out what it means to defy gravity with the most future thinking eco. The technology used in the space hopper is very similar that used currently in Formula 1 let's see whats quicker!

the mobile phone symphony orchestra

We want to bring together an orchestra and symphony of handsfree phones. Take youself form the back of the bus. Dust off your crazy frog and be part of the largest ringtone orchestra. It will all be orchestrated by the finest beat DJ in Manchester.

The Cutting Room Orchestra

Manchester was the first city in the world to have a professional orchestra. When Charles Halle in 1858 he started off a profession that would capture the worlds imagination. We want to unite all members of the all orchestras of Manchester, current players and old to take part in a rearrangement of a classic Manchester song that is further chosen but the Cutting Room audience. We would love to see 300 former players filling cutting room with the most authentic of Manchester sounds.

Are you a Chemical Brother?

Inspired by Turner Prize nominated artist Roger Hiorns who turned a South London bedsit into a world of blue Cobalt crystals we want to inspire the next generation of Hiorns by developing the most intricate crystal patterns using the stuff that was left in the school chemistry department.

Reds v Blues

A table football contest will be decided to understand who is best at table football the blues or the reds. Tables will be set up across the square. The 6 games will last about an hour so the blues and reds needs to have as much support and substitutes as possible (Also dividing the game down the lines of blue and red will mean supporters or United and Liverpool will be playing for the same team.) What a wonderfull world it would be 36 leagues and 8 European Cups between us.

the longest conga line

The longest conga line involved 1,048 participants who danced to the song 'YMCA' at Island School, Hong Kong on 25 September 2007 surely we can beat that. Then we can finally all look Heather Small in the eye knowing we have done something today to make us all feel proud

Silent Party

Everybody loves to dance, and we\'re considerate people. We don\'t want to make a noise and upset the residents of Ancoats, so why don\'t we all have a massive silent party, where we all wear a pair of wireless headphones and dance along to our favourite tunes?

Leave us a comment to say which tunes you\'d like to feature in the ultimate silent manchester disco. Let\'s pull together a collection of Manchester\'s favourite tunes and \'av it large at Cutting Room.

This will be mint. Get counted in.

CuttingRoom Clothes Pit / Swap

In the spirit of the area's textile heritage participants bring gently used clothes they no longer want to swap for something new. Clothes are gathered in a massive pile and everyone dives in to search for something to take home! Any clothes left over will be donated to charity. No shoes please.

The Boon Army MINI Flashmob

Inspiral Carpets and XFM’s Clint Boon will lead a sing-along of his favourite Manchester classics from his brand new Boon Army MINI Cooper. Clint will be bringing along his army of followers, called the Boon Army, to join in the Cutting Room celebrations. In true-flashmob stye, Clint will drive into the Cutting Room Square and play a sing-a-long DJ set of the best tunes to come out of Manchester from the back of his new MINI - a birthday gift from MINI Cooper - before driving off again. Come along to join in a mass sing-song to the best Manchester tunes before we go into the Silent Disco.