This outstanding video documents some of the rehearsel and creation process of Birmingham Royal Ballet‘s Cinderella. Created by BRB’s Rob Lindsay, this is a rare glimpse behind the scenes, while also being directly set against moments in the final production, all with commentary by choreographer and company director David Bintley. Well worth 3 minutes of … [Read more…]
Last minute call out for the Shorts on Walls animation event on TONIGHT (27th November) at the Victoria from 7pm. It promises to show a collection of local animators projected on the upstairs room of the pub. Heres more info from the organisers Animation Forum West Midlands: After much delay, Shorts on Walls is back … [Read more…]
Working with Electric Flix (a production company based out of the Electric Cinema), Southside have produced a series of videos documenting the characters and thriving locations around Southside and its change from the once dilapidated warehouse district of Birmingham. These are some really nicely directed pieces that feature an impressive variety of interviews, spanning from corner shop owners to drag queens. I highly … [Read more…]
If you don’t know what Pecha Kucha is, a brief explanation would be local talkers discussing a topic of their choice, accompanied by 20 slides and 20 seconds for each slide. For a better explanation check out an old CiB blog post here. The recent gatherings (with the last being 25th September and many of the talks that night … [Read more…]
Here is a little round up video from CiB of this year’s outstanding Birmingham Zine Festival Zinefest 2012 from Created in Birmingham on Vimeo. Hopefully the first of many more videos to come!
Last call out for the ‘Arts & Culture Summit 2012‘ over at the University of Birmingham. This gathering, with lectures and discussions, seeks to “re-position the cultural offer of Birmingham – locally, nationally and internationally, in order that it makes the maximum impact on economic growth in the city.” While at first that statement seems to … [Read more…]
Provide is an independent men’s clothing and lifestyle shop based out of The Custard Factory. Supporting quality focused brands and local creatives, Provide has also recently released a publication of a limited print newspaper. This crisp little number has a collection of articles and photographs with a focus on Digbeth and the Birmingham cityscape. They’ll … [Read more…]
While the rest of the festival season winds down, on the 19th-21st October Supersonic Festival shows up again for its 10th year running to give the music scene a good hiding . If you haven’t been before then your eardrums are in for a treat (and a bit of a pounding) as the weekend session, run … [Read more…]