Applications are now open to companies across Europe for the first ever BE Festival, which will take place over four days: 30 June – 3 July 2010 The venue will be A E Harris where, as Stan’s Cafe point out, a fundraiser will be held for this event: Temple Theatre are going to be performing … [Read more…]
mac opened their doors to the press yesterday. I was going to go along but couldn’t make it in the end. Jon Bounds and PixieSixer did though.
This sounds good – a new arts centre called The Hubb is opening on 29 April next to Aldi on the Stratford Road, Sparkbrook (postcode is B11 1QS, if that helps). As the flyer says, the launch will feature Sheikh Jihad Brown, Peter Sanders, Dreadlock Alien and Mohammed Ali, from who’s blog I’ve nicked this … [Read more…]
Spotted at last night’s creative industries debate – a document called Birmingham’s Cultural Capital (PDF) and referred to by the Hippodrome’s Stuart Griffiths as Birmingham’s arts manifesto. Apparently it was produced in October 2009 and was produced by the Birmingham Arts Partnership. The BAP (who are presumably distinct from the Birmingham Cultural Partnership) includes: Birmingham … [Read more…]
A new thing from Second Home Productions: The Viral Kitchen pilot scheme is a unique development programme that utilises the facilities, knowledge and experience of Second Home Studios for the development of local animators and animation graduates. The scheme will be free to 4 successful applicants and even provide a small bursary contribution towards costs … [Read more…]
At 6.30pm today I’m running a liveblog for International Dance Festival Birmingham at a debate that will look at the future of public investment in the arts. The Hippodrome are hosting and these are the panelists: Ed Vaizey (Conservative) Siôn Simon (Labour) Lord Clement-Jones (Lib Dem) Marc Reeves (TheBusinessDesk.com) Journalist, broadcaster and author, Rosie Millard … [Read more…]
New ideas for Cinderella A Q&A with David Bintley about his new production for Birmingham Royal Ballet April Meet ’em Up | Birmingham – 28 April The get-together for WM-based folks in the games industry rolls into Birmingham EAT A BOOK RECORDS! “yo, i’ve been running a little tape label for a short while now, … [Read more…]
Intrepid reporter that I am, I went along to the Fierce Start Party last week to see what Laura and Harun, the new artistic directors, are planning for the next 12 months. If you’re not familiar with Fierce they’ve been responsible for some of the most weird, wonderful and worrying live art presented in Birmingham … [Read more…]