The Voyage was cancelled due to inclement weather on Thursday when I went down to check it out, but it went ahead last night, with lots of people saying good things about it afterwards. You’ve got a couple more chances to check it out. If you want a flavour of what to expect, then Martin … [Read more…]
Goldie Speaking after the final performance of Wings of Desire – IDFB 2012 Nice little interview this. The Golden Age of silver.mp4 – YouTube “A BBC Production with the Birmingham Assay office as a Key Contributor” Celebrating Sanctuary Birmingham – Home of Birmingham’s World Music Festival. Showcasing the UK’s refugee musical culture, both traditional and … [Read more…]
Is Digbeth the new clubbing capital of Britain? | Digbeth is Good Interesting. Also, seeing as how I’ve mentioned LAB11, Gibb Street Warehouse and Air on here recently, there might even be a small chance I’ve got my finger somewhere near the pulse after all A destination wedding in Sierra Leone with Lee Allen photography … [Read more…]
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…]
The Voyage The website for the big outdoor spectacular seems to be up now. Looks like a big, interesting thing and they’re after a load of volunteers too (click ‘get involved’) FOUR WALLS A photographic exhibition happening in a couple of weeks time Martin Parr: Teddy Gray’s Sweet Factory on Vimeo I linked to a … [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…]