Rob Lindsay at Birmingham Royal Ballet has been slaving away over a blog charting the development of Cinderella, David Bintley’s new full-length narrative ballet. I’m a big fan of the pieces to camera that David has been using to document his past few productions, this takes things a little further and draws out some of … [Read more…]
A reminder that tomorrow (Wednesday) from 6.30-7.30pm Pete Ashton will be talking at the Ikon as part of their These are a few of my favourite things series: A number of well-known individuals undertake a series of talks inspired by Desert Island Discs. Asked to select their eight favourite works of art, speakers will reveal … [Read more…]
A message that went up on Tak‘s website last month confirming the news that had been doing the rounds for a little while: At the beginning of July 2010 – exactly six years from the day they opened – we closed the doors at TAK! Towers to explore new ideas & ventures. It’s been fun, … [Read more…]
I’ve just noticed that Paul Hadley’s been interviewing people named in the Birmingham Post’s Power 50 and has managed to get hold of quite a few of the creative nominees. Here are a few: Councillor Martin Mullaney Kerry Thomas James Yarker Simon Wales Helga Henry Clare Edwards Justice Williams MBE
Mistakes are Beautiful is the portfolio of designer, Marco D’Andrea. Behind every mistake is something beautiful. I am a design student at the ripe and fertile age of 21, i spend my hours high up in my nest situated in a city once valued at twenty shillings. I enjoy crisp paper, fine inks, poscas, organic substance … [Read more…]
Venue: Austin Court, Birmingham Date: 3 August 2010 In the blue corner – David ‘the Prime Minister’ Cameron. Conservative MP for Whitney. In the (um, *checks website branding*) purple and orange corner – Ni ‘CEO of Audiences Central‘ Singh Ni wanted to know: what future role he saw culture playing in the development of his … [Read more…]
Dirty Bristow, a new magazine, is due to be launched at a summer fete to be held on Saturday 28 August at The Edge. In fact, such events (tickets for this one are a fiver) will be the way that the magazine is funded. In return they promise absolute creative freedom for their writers. I … [Read more…]
The other day I went along to a meeting at Birmingham Chamber of Commerce to see what’s being done about forming the new Local Enterprise Partnerships (you may recall I mentioned these the other week). I might write up the event sometime, but I’ve got a feeling that things will have moved on again before … [Read more…]