Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research are hosting ‘Jazz and the Media‘, in partnership with Birmingham Conservatoire and Birmingham Jazz on 15 October. The event welcomes three internationally recognised speakers who will be presenting seminars throughout the day. Mike Connolly is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with over 10 years experience in factual and arts … [Read more…]
Stuart Griffiths, Chief Executive at Birmingham Hippodrome, has blogged revealing what we can expect from their new season of dance. As the climax of Birmingham Royal Ballet‘s 20th Anniversary celebrations, David Bintley’s brand new production of the classic fairytale, Cinderella, has been presented as a gift to the city. You can catch it from 24 … [Read more…]
International Dance Festival Birmingham 2010 was a big thing that happened in April/May. The showreel collects together lots of the best bits: My fave bit is at 4m 24s.
If you’ve been about Digbeth today and yesterday, you may have noticed a few of these more interesting looking billboards. 48 Sheet is an experimental art installation is the latest project by EC-arts, which runs until 14 September, using advertising billboards as blank canvasses for the five participating artists. These alternatives to dominant advertising messages … [Read more…]
Nikki Pugh went to the Make-It Zone open day at the weekend and returned with a load of photos. The sort of photos that made me go ‘ooh’ and ‘cor’ a lot (in my head, at least). The place screams ‘POTENTIAL’ (and also, in places ‘fixer-upper’) and they’ve got artisan workshops for rent. Here’s a … [Read more…]
Here’s a pretty great opportunity for some free incubation space at the prestigious address of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. BXL are offering free desk space in a fully networked office, along with access to a vast database of schools and businesses in Birmingham and Solihull. What’s that? Nothing comes for free? Okay, in return for … [Read more…]
Live Art Speed Dates « Stan’s Cafe Theatre Company “coming to the West Midlands on 25th September as part of Fierce Festival’s fun and games” Artists wanted for smoke-free project Suggest an idea. A group of young people may choose to apply for a grant (up to £2000) and commission you to deliver it. Interesting … [Read more…]
In the latest Monocle (the monthly with the unhealthy obsession with airport lounges and a design sensibility that Unhappy Hipsters would adore) there’s a look at ‘Rebranding Britain’. As you’ll see from the slightly grainy pic above, there’s no mention of Birmingham (although they found twelve other cities worth naming), just a pointer in the general … [Read more…]