Some of Birmingham’s most creative musicians and performers have come together for the ‘Stockhausen Festival of Light‘, a celebration of the hugely influential electronic composer Karlheinz Stockhausen running from 19-21 August. With the backing of the Birmingham musical institutions of the University of Birmingham and the Birmingham Conservatoire, speakers from all around the world have … [Read more…]
Make.Shift Birmingham and Point Blank Theatre (Sheffield based) have secured the short-term lease on an empty shop unit on New Street, which is the space where a Vintage Festive Pop-up Bazaar took place during December 2011. During the lease, the space will be used by Birmingham based theatre-makers to collaborate, network, and rehearse. The shop unit will also … [Read more…]
A round-up of a few events happening over the weekend: Little Zine Party from 12pm, Saturday 4th August at the Ort Cafe, Balsall Heath. Celebrating zines & DIY culture. There will be Zines for sale, readings & workshops (see below). Future Poets Festival Saturday 4th, 12pm–6pm at the Mac, Cannon Hill Park. A programme of workshops, exhibitions, installations, … [Read more…]
Last year I was lucky enough to be selected by the Cultural Leadership Programme to spend a year on a professional development and work placement down in Bristol. So I put my usual job of making new theatre performances on the back-burner and headed down the M5. My year was spent working as part of … [Read more…]
Capital‘s first Festival of New Writing is taking place at The Old Joint Stock between 22 – 27 November, bringing writers, actors and theatre makers together to celebrate developing work. The festival will use the current political climate as a backdrop, offering an informal platform for participants to explore new work, ideas and audiences. They … [Read more…]
Women & Theatre are currently recruiting a community cast for The Palace of Wasted Dreams, set to take place at mac in the spring of 2011. This participatory musical theatre project explores women’s relationship with alcohol, and is the culmination of a two-year project called Wasted. Women & Theatre are holding a development weekend on … [Read more…]
Award-winning writer and performance maker Michael Pinchbeck will be arriving in Birmingham on 11 November, bringing his parents and the The Post Show Party Show along with him as he recreates the 1970 post show party where they first met. Set around an amateur dramatic version of The Sound of Music, his mum played a … [Read more…]
Desipulp in association with The Drum present a fresh reworking of the 1997 hit Arrange that Marriage. Throw in a couple of hysterical parents and some confused young people… add a ‘liberal’ helping of emotional blackmail and some good old fashioned cultural pressure… allow to simmer … then sprinkle with music and dance from the … [Read more…]