DanceXchange have been at the Hippodrome for 10 years and are having a bit of a celebration. If you’re not aware of them, they bring touring contemporary dance companies to the city, put on classes and act as a focal point for other regional dance activity. They’re also a partner on International Dance Festival Birmingham … [Read more…]
Today from 5pm Leaps and Bounds are putting on a performance at the Mushroom Green Chain Shop in the Netherton/Dudley Wood area. And you can watch it HERE! LIVE! Leaps and Bounds are the ones that did Ballet Hoo (screened on Channel 4 in 2006) and, given that the chain shop is one of the oldest in the country, this … [Read more…]
The latest from Rosie Kay Dance Company is The Great Train Dance. On 23 July 2011, The Great Train Dance will transform the Severn Valley Railway into a magical family experience with a puzzle to solve. With dancing at each station and in the train itself by a host of bizarre characters, this totally unique … [Read more…]
Good to see showings from Dancexchange, International Dance Festival Birmingham and Birmingham Royal Ballet in Dance! The Most Incredible Thing about Contemporary Dance which was on BBC4 recently. It’s on the iPlayer for… well, the next couple of hours. Hmm. Chris Keenan had some of his footage used and has written about that. Incidentally, if … [Read more…]
Our creative and cultural industries – media, arts, online, music – are collectively bigger than construction in this city (that’s a great fact we used in the bid team and final pitch). Incredibly, there is no-one to speak for us on the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) – almost as incredible as the lack of female … [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…]
5 SOLDIERS: The Body is the Front Line by Rosie Kay Dance Company is a contemporary dance piece that was commissioned for last year’sInternational Dance Festival Birmingham. It toured to good reviews and was especially well received by the military. Rosie Kay received funding through the Arts Council’s Digital Content Development programme to do something interestingly … [Read more…]
Kathakbox is coming to Birmingham next week, premiering on 16 February at mac. The new production from Sonia Sabri Dance Company showcases a new dance style developed by Sonia Sabri herself: Urban Kathak. The innovative production combines Indian Kathak and hip-hop dance, along with Kathak rap and beatboxing, featuring artistic director Sonia Sabri performing with … [Read more…]