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Manumission was a series of parties held in
Ibiza Ibiza (; ; ; #Names and pronunciation, see below) or Iviza is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is 150 kilometres (93 miles) from the city of Valencia. It is the third largest of th ...
, in the
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of
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. The events were created by Mike, Andy Manumission (or Mckay) and Dawn Hindle.


Name

The event founders describe Manumission as a lifestyle. The word "
manumission Manumission, or enfranchisement, is the act of freeing slaves by their owners. Different approaches to manumission were developed, each specific to the time and place of a particular society. Historian Verene Shepherd states that the most wi ...
" means "release from slavery" and in the party, people were "free to do whatever hey wantedto do".


History

Manumission started as a mixed gay event held at Club Equinox in January 1994 in the
Gay Village A gay village, also known as a gayborhood or gaybourhood, is a geographical area with generally recognized boundaries that is inhabited or frequented by many lesbian, gay, bisexuality, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people. Gay vil ...
,
Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...
, UK. It was forced to close due to gang warfare involving drug dealers before moving to the Ku Nightclub, Ibiza later that year. Ku changed its name to Privilege Nightclub in 1995. The events continued until in 2007, and were resumed at
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the same year, before finally ending in 2008.


See also

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Ibiza Rocks Ibiza Rocks Hotel is a hotel operated by Ibiza Rocks in the centre of the town of Sant Antoni de Portmany, on the Spanish island of Ibiza. The hotel is built around a central courtyard with a pool, bar and stage for events in the center. Formerl ...
, an Ibiza hotel + daytime party led by Andy McKay and Dawn Hindle.


References

{{reflist Defunct nightclubs in the United Kingdom Nightclubs in England Nightclubs in Manchester Culture of Ibiza Entertainment events in Spain