There’s a load of entertaining-looking madness happening at AE Harris today, presented by Birmingham Conservatoire. If you were to drop in between midday and 5pm you’d be able to catch: Ping! Which involves table tennis players and a string quartet. It was at Warwick Arts Centre recently and seemed to go down well Five Triple … [Read more…]
Here’s something to do. Send this video to someone and get them to guess which city it happened in (and which year, for that matter). If they guess Birmingham (in 2012) before they get to the credits then give them a biscuit.
In August, Birmingham Opera Company are going to stage Stockhausen’s five-hour epic Mittwoch aus Licht (Wednesday from Light). Get this: Featuring real helicopters, two choirs, octophonic sound, numerous musicians, the Radio 1 DJ Nihal and requiring two separate performance halls, this will be the first time that all six parts of the opera have been staged … [Read more…]
Last night I saw the dress rehearsal of Birmingham Opera Company’s Life is a Dream. It was excellent and featured: A big guy with a phenomenal voice A man in a Spiderman costume pushing a pram A king who fashions himself after the dad out of The Royal Family A cast of hundreds A couple … [Read more…]
Women & Theatre are using crowdfunding website Angel Shares to raise money for Underrated – Birmingham The Musical, which will be: a multi-voiced theatrical extravaganza celebrating the best bits of Brum through the eyes of its young people. We are interested in exploring their Birmingham; the Birmingham they want to shout about; beyond The Bullring … [Read more…]
Although I made it along to the Pointe Blank launch on Monday, I missed the launch of The Voyage – a big, public spectacle taking place in Victoria Square over four nights (21 to 24 June) as one of the opening events for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. It’s being produced by the Hippodrome and created by Motionhouse … [Read more…]
There are three types of people: Happy people who get tickets for Birmingham Opera Company productions (they sell out quickly); Grumpy people who miss out; and Oblivious people who don’t know what they’re missing Tickets for Life is a Dream are on sale now and I strongly recommend you get yourself in Group 1. Oh … [Read more…]
Yesterday it was an Invisible City, today it’s a Hidden one: The Hidden City’s aim is to create a database of stories that have helped shape the community we live and work in today It’s basically a map with some nicely produced audio slideshows and very nice it is too. You can subscribe to updates … [Read more…]