A gathering for anyone interested in Live Art and contemporary performance to meet, chat and try ideas out. If you're a Greater Manchester* artist - this is your chance to test out a short performance, intervention, or durational work in front of an informal audience. If you're an audience member looking for something a little bit different - this is your chance to take a few risks and meet some artists in our social experiment. Social Experiment is a semi-regular evening event at Manchester's Contact The next date is Thursday 9 April - with a deadline of 23 March, 12 noon for proposals. Further dates for 2026: Thu 11 Jun 2026 - Deadline Mon 25 May 2026, 12:00 Thu 19 Nov 2026 Deadline Mon 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 The call is open on a rolling basis, closing 17 days before each event. To propose some work - see information at: socialexperiment.posthaven.com *The priority is for Greater Manchester artists, we will consider applications from other North West based artists but not from other regions. Social Experiment presented by Word of Warning + Contact; produced by h b; supported by Contact and using public funding by Arts Council England. Enquiries: [email protected] wordofwarning.org/socialexperiment