The latest from Rosie Kay Dance Company is The Great Train Dance. On 23 July 2011, The Great Train Dance will transform the Severn Valley Railway into a magical family experience with a puzzle to solve. With dancing at each station and in the train itself by a host of bizarre characters, this totally unique … [Read more…]
5 SOLDIERS: The Body is the Front Line by Rosie Kay Dance Company is a contemporary dance piece that was commissioned for last year’sInternational Dance Festival Birmingham. It toured to good reviews and was especially well received by the military. Rosie Kay received funding through the Arts Council’s Digital Content Development programme to do something interestingly … [Read more…]
Tomorrow, I’ll be at The Public for the showcase event of the DCD Programme. In case you’d not heard of it: Arts Council England West Midlands’ Digital Content Development (DCD) Programme is a three year programme of investment which aims to catalyse the creation and creative use of digital content platforms for arts organisations across … [Read more…]
Blogging the retail game « I Am Pete Ashton “So starting in a fortnight I’m going to start my journey, exploring the indie retail landscape of Birmingham from a We Are Birmingham perspective” Pete’s good at blogging. This’ll be interesting Digbeth is Good » Hither and Thither’s tour of Digbeth art spaces A nice run … [Read more…]
The Conservative Party Conference starts tomorrow, so expect a fair amount of disruption around the city centre – especially the city end of Broad Street around the ICC and Symphony Hall. Travel advice aside, arts and culture will be getting a foot in the door a few times over the duration, including this lot: Jonathan … [Read more…]
5 SOLDIERS: The Body is the Frontline is the new piece by Rosie Kay Dance Company that’s getting it’s first ever full showing tonight as part of IDFB 2010. Tickets for it sold out a while ago, but there might still be some for tomorrow and the dates at Warwick Arts Centre. Rosie was interviewed … [Read more…]
International Dance Festival Birmingham kicks off on 19 April and runs through to 15 May. At this point I should chuck in a disclaimer that I’ve been working with the festival’s organisers for a year or so on how they approach things online. However, that does mean that I’ve got a bit of a clue … [Read more…]