The Gigbeth website has been substantially redone since I last looked at it. Congrats to Clare Edwards on winning the Birmingham Young Professional of the Year award for 2007. Clare is the music co-ordinator for Gigbeth, amongst other things. Congrats also to the winners of the Screen West Midlands Media Talent Awards. Read this: Interview … [Read more…]
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Just a quick post (more later). This event jumped out at me from the Fierce programme as being pretty intriguing. And free. Fierce Youth Panel commission: The Long and Winding Road A large part of Fierce’s ethos is to hand power over to the audience and open up access to challenging contemporary art. Nowhere is … [Read more…]
Stravinksy, it seems, is like buses, though the other Igor-related performance this weekend is not as, shall we say, formal as the BRB one. You’ve probably seen the posters for Michael Clark’s Mmm… Stravinsky Project with the amusing “contains some nudity” warning in small type under it. You think? (By the way, if you turn … [Read more…]
If after seeing Ballet on the Buses you resolved to see more ballet in a slightly more formal environment you could do worse that start with a showcase of young talent from the Birmingham Royal Ballet in Dynamic Dance: New choreography from BRB dancers at the Hippodrome this Saturday and Sunday. A programme of new … [Read more…]
There’s to be an Arts and Designer Crafts Festival in the Jewellery Quarter on Saturday 14th July (10.30 am – 4.00 pm) where there’ll be markets in St Paul’s Square and by the Jewellery Quarter Clock, Jazz bands, gallery events and open workshops. Stalls are available for those interested in selling or demonstrating arts and … [Read more…]
The Birmingham Rep is putting on a play on a canal boat this summer. Taking the audience on a journey around the waterways of Birmingham, Sarah Woods‘ brand new play will be an unpredictable, exciting and unmissable experience for all the family. Hop onboard a canal boat to follow the adventures of a young girl … [Read more…]
The Modified Toy Orchestra performing at the Zemos98 festival in Seville, March 2007. via RussL