The theme for this year’s BASS Festival (9-25 June, all over Birmingham) is revolution: Through music, dance, spoken word and theatre REVOLUTION will be explored in terms of physical movement, music as a weapon of change and celebrating the creators of radical new music and styles. There’s a press release here which has more info … [Read more…]
Pete Ashton, occasionally of this blog, launched his first exhibition this evening at the Central Library. I couldn’t get there and was a bit gutted about this. However, there are photos up already courtesy of Fiona Cullinan and I’ve got until 17 June to get down and have a peek, so all is not yet … [Read more…]
I’ve just been catching up on what Moyma‘s been doing. The answer seems to be a new series called The Adventures of P Chiddy. Here’s the latest: This piece is a paradoxical view on engagement, the dialectical infringement of time and its juxtaposition of that paradox within a social time enhanced framework…or maybe its a … [Read more…]
This month The Producers’ Forum is partnering with Screenwriters Forum and Writing West Midlands to run a speed dating session between writers and producers. 25 May. More info and registration here. Regional organisations getting together to introduce their members to each other is a VERY SENSIBLE THING. It’s actually kinda baffling that this doesn’t happen more … [Read more…]
sampad have done a pretty nice video to round off their sampad dancedub project, (although the bit at 1.50 looked like an accident waiting to happen). From sampad’s blog: On 27 March, over 70 dancers of all ages, styles and levels of experience descended on The New Art Gallery Walsall for sampad dancedub, a new … [Read more…]
It’s been a while since the last (public) handwringing over why Birmingham’s reputation suffers nationally. Thankfully, the Independent has steeped in with an article doing just that (as pointed out by Neil Holland on Twitter last night). Link: Brum deal: A second city with a third-rate reputation They point out that there are some great … [Read more…]
Sounds Of The City charity CDs | We Are Birmingham “Vicinity Records presents Sounds of The City – a showcase compilation series celebrating contemporary music from select cities around the globe”. With Birmingham represented by Vinny and the Curse, Tempting Rosie, Pick Your Weapon and Glatze. Proceeds go to charity and you can grab a … [Read more…]
Gor blimey, it’s another one of those really long weekends. Here are some things you might want to consider filling all that time with. For starters, I haven’t got a flyer for this one but Lizzy Parks is playing in the Symphony Hall foyers today (Friday) from 5.30pm to 7pm and it’s free. Info on … [Read more…]