Aviva secures naming rights for Factory International venue

Insurance provider Aviva has signed up as the naming-rights partner of the new Factory International arts and culture venue in Manchester, UK. Terms of the deal have not been publicly disclosed, but the Guardian reported that the multi-year deal is worth £35m. The facility, which will host a Yayoi Kusama exhibition as part of this …

New £186m Manchester arts venue reveals opening events

Director Danny Boyle is set to launch a live production of The Matrix, which will be one of the opening shows at Manchester’s £186m ($206m/€211m) Factory International arts venue.  Boyle is recreating the 1999 film through ‘dance, music and visual effects’, and the show will be one of the first to be staged at the …