As threatened previously, I did pop over to Ikon Eastside on Friday lunchtime. The current installation is by Ryoji Ikeda and is called data.tron, part of: his exploration of the infinity of data between 0 and 1, an abstraction of reality that challenges our perception of the codes present in everyday life It was quite … [Read more…]
Audio visuals treats will abound on Friday 23 October at The Victoria. There’ll be local talent in the shape of DJ Mark Smallman, STRAX DJs, Chromatouch, Sam Redmore and Joseph Potts from Modulate. Even more impressively, there’ll be a performance by Oli Sorenson, aka VJ Anyone. This guy’s one of the world’s best and doesn’t … [Read more…]
Jobplot is a creative jobs board for the West Midlands. It’s also a recent addition to Created in Birmingham, sitting happily in the sidebar. Jobplot’s going to be built on a little – the next stage is for the site to carry info about tenders, funding and other opportunities. To keep up-to-date you can subscribe … [Read more…]
The theatre space in the Custard Factory has been re-named The Mixing Bowl Theatre and a company-in-residence, RoguePlay Theatre, has been installed to look after it. Here are details about hire of the space.
How can I not post something about someone going by the name of rainbow_donkeys? I was in Cybercandy (a sweet shop on Bull St, the same street John Cadbury opened his first grocery) on Saturday when I spied a flyer for Teeth’s upcoming gig at the Sunflower Lounge on 28 October. This is the one: … [Read more…]
Antonio Roberts – All You Can Eat Zine Antonio has written up Thrusday’s Gallery of Owls event at the Sunflower Lounge – “it seems like there is a small, but dedicated zine culture in Birmingham, which is definitely inspiring and reassuring for people looking to start their own” Interview: Kashmir Leese on the origins of … [Read more…]
sampad are running Journeys – a writing competition with entries closing on 31 January 2010. You can write in any style – short story, poetry, reportage – using the theme of Journeys as a starting point. Use your imagination to evoke memories, sensations, your feelings about a journey you have made – in your dreams … [Read more…]
I’ve heard plenty of grumbling over the past little while that there’s not enough space around the city for doing ‘stuff’ in, so this might be interesting to a fair few. Media Kube Productions – 5-7 Vaughton Street South (a couple of mins from Five Ways) In the words of Pete Homer from Media Kube … [Read more…]