Birmingham-made film NFA to premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival – News “not only was it filmed on location but also stars Birmingham-born actor Patrick Baladi, who played Ricky Gervais’s boss in The Office, and was produced by 104 Films, a production company co-founded by acclaimed Sutton Coldfield filmmaker Justin Edgar” Cultural Entrepreneurship Annette Naudin’s … [Read more…]
Back in July, Rosie Kay Dance Company performed The Great Train Dance on the Severn Valley Railway between Kidderminster and Highley: The Great Train Dance performers; dancers and students from throughout the region, transformed the Severn Valley Railway into a magical experience with a puzzle to solve. In a Hitchcock thriller designed for families, this … [Read more…]
Earlier today Alex Jones and I popped over to an aircraft hangar at Coventry Airport. Rosie Kay‘s in there at the moment with Aquila TV, filming a version of her most recent work – 5 SOLDIERS: The Body is the Frontline. Some of Alex’s photos are on Flickr here. In the spirit of full disclosure … [Read more…]
During my first stint on Created in Birmingham I had a nagging feeling that there was loads of good dance stuff going on but it was all happening under my radar. I’m pretty much on top of it these days, partly for the reasons given in the disclaimer at the bottom of this post but … [Read more…]
Digbeth is Good – Sunday Xpress open mic and dangling Quoting the organisers – “open mic session this Sunday at the Adam & Eve, Bradford Street, Digbeth. Free entry, free roast potatoes, free arts & crafts, free junk stall, free entertainment, we’ll even give you some free advice if you ask for it. We are … [Read more…]
As you’ll have guessed from the title, DanceXchange‘s Autumn schedule has been announced. It kicks off on 24 September with Rosie Kay Dance Company’s ‘Double Points: K & Supernova‘ which were featured in the International Dance Festival Birmingham back in May. The rest of the season features: 9 and 10 October, Jasmin Vardimon Company – … [Read more…]
Music Network meeting Thursday 31 July 4pm at The TIC “The Birmingham branch of Musicians Union will be supplying luxury chocolate biscuits and good coffee for all. There’s food and drink afterwards supplied by the creative networks lot too. Come and talk about what you’re up to and meet some new people” Rosie Kay Dance … [Read more…]
This year’s Lichfield Festival starts on 3 July and closes on the 13th with a programme of music, theatre, visual arts and film. A nice touch (cos I look for this things) is a blog by the Festival Director, Richard Hawley, who has been posting his thoughts up all this week. You can see the … [Read more…]