Birmingham ArtsFest 2008
- Diverse Dance Company - Autumn Of The East @ The Emirates Beach Stage, Chamberlain Square
- A celebratory mosaic of movement
- Birmingham Cathedral Green @ Birmingham Cathedral
- Participatory teepee decorating
- Gravity’s Angels Dance Company - Four In A Row @ The Emirates Beach Stage, Chamberlain Square
- Coventry’s compelling contemporary dance company
- Memphis @ The Stage, Centenary Square
- Powerful reggae band
- 10 Years Of Artsfest @ Paradise Forum
- Photographic exhibition
- Force Dance Company @ The Emirates Beach Stage, Chamberlain Square
- Highly explosive contemporary dance
- Victoria Square Performance Space @ Victoria Square
- El Diabolero - Thrilling Viennesse diablo comedy
- Walk Of Stars - The Archers @ The Stage, Centenary Square
- The Archers receive their place on the Walk of Stars - presentation will be at 6.30pm.
- Molly Wright @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Round Room
- Performance art challenging the relationship between contemporary and musical theatre genres
- Soundbeam With Heather Wastie @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - Gallery 21
- Experience a kind of silence
- Element Dance And Shireland Collegiate Academy - Diversity At Carnival @ The Emirates Beach Stage, Chamberlain Square
- Urban Latina company
- Victoria Square Performance Space @ Victoria Square
- Purple Mermaid Circus fire performance
- Of All The People In All The World @ Stan's Café, AE Harris Factory, 110 Northwood St.
- Rice installation telling the stories of world affairs
- Munayem Mayenin @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - Gallery 18
- Live the tiny brilliance - Contemporary British poet and founder of the London Poetry Festival
- Dudley Performing Arts The Company - Size Matters @ The Emirates Beach Stage, Chamberlain Square
- Eclectic contemporary dance
- Birmingham Cathedral @ Birmingham Cathedral
- Burne-Jones stained glass window artistically lit
- Alpha Tower @ Alpha Tower
- Burne-Jones and Willard Wigan - Large scale building projection
- Victoria Square @ Victoria Square
- Dancing man tea light installation. Chinese lantern display
- The Council House Banqueting Suite @ The Council House
- ArtSpace Gallery
- The Council House Chamberlain Room @ The Council House
- Willard Wigan exhibition
- The Council House Vip Room @ The Council House
- Sonia Bhamra Painting with Light
- Centenary, Chamberlain And Victoria Square Fountains, Town Hall And The Welcome Centre
- Spectacular lighting installations
- Milk @ The Library Theatre
- Director Damien Hyde (15)
- Rosa'S Café @ The Library Theatre
- Director Rosa Herzberg (15)
- Bang @ The Library Theatre
- Director Ian Cawley (15)
- Birmingham Museum And Art Gallery Museum Restaurant @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
- Light Night candle-lit menu. Call 0121 303 2318 to book your table. Last orders 9.30pm
- Comfortism @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - Gallery 10
- Do the right thing but not right now. Extremely short surreal plays
- Molly Wright @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Round Room
- Performance art challenging the relationship between contemporary and musical theatre genres
- Matthew Boulton College - Coming Alive @ The Emirates Beach Stage, Chamberlain Square
- Dance based on thrill seekers and adrenalin sports
- The Acoustic Theatre @ The Stage, Centenary Square
- Features ex members of The International Beat
- Wow Impro @ The Prince of Wales
- Purely improvised comedy sketch show
- Munayem Mayenin @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - Gallery 18
- Live the tiny brilliance - Contemporary British poet and founder of the London Poetry Festival
- Victoria Square Performance Space @ Victoria Square
- Purple Mermaid Circus fire performance incorporating the night time parade through the square
- Late Night Light Night @ Town Hall
- Showcasing some of the freshest musical talent from the Midlands with beats, bass, brass and amazing vocals on this funky Friday night.
- The Council House @ The Council House
- Stunning architectural lighting
- The Night Time Carnival Parade @ Pavilions to Centenary Square
- An electrifying night time carnival parade
- Community Vibe Ltd. @ The Prince of Wales
- Dynamic issue based theatre
- The Dhol Blasters @ The Fountain Stage at Victoria Square
- BALLA BALLA CHAK DE - incorporating the night time parade through the square
- Reprise @ The Library Theatre
- Director Joachim Trier (15). Norwegian with subtitles.
Two competitive, aspiring young writers from different families, experience love and depression in their quest to try and get their novels published
- Comfortism @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - Gallery 10
- Do the right thing but not right now. Extremely short surreal plays
- Carnival Parade @ The Stage, Centenary Square
- Someone @ the door Samba Band and Oya Batucada
- Birmingham Cathedral Performance Space @ Birmingham Cathedral
- El Diabolero - Thrilling Viennesse diablo comedy
- Redman Greenman @ The Prince of Wales
- Zany poetry music comedy
- Molly Wright @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Round Room
- Performance art challenging the relationship between contemporary and musical theatre genres
- Carlton Coffie @ The Stage, Centenary Square
- Formerly of Inner Circle, performing new solo tracks
- Birmingham Cathedral @ Birmingham Cathedral
- Ex Cathedra World class choir
- Zeal Contemporary - The Truth @ The Emirates Beach Stage, Chamberlain Square
- Engaging you in movement
- Comfortism @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - Gallery 10
- Do the right thing but not right now. Extremely short surreal plays
- Kimmy Sue Ann @ The Prince of Wales
- Chav queen of poets
- Yaz Alexander @ The Stage, Centenary Square
- Cohesion International singing sensation
- Kiss The Ceiling Acapella Singers @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - Industrial Gallery
- Global rhythms and world traditions
- Laurence Inman @ The Prince of Wales
- Birmingham life - or is it?
- Victoria Square Performance Space @ Victoria Square
- Purple Mermaid Circus fire performance
- Kiss The Ceiling Acapella Singers @ The Emirates Beach Stage, Chamberlain Square
- Sharing world traditions through song
- Kiss The Ceiling Acapella Singers @ Procession into Chamberlain Square
- A peace offering on water
- The Drum Showcase @ The Stage, Centenary Square
- Stones of Ujima and Children of the Emperor
- Cat On The Jam @ The Prince of Wales
- Original comedy sketch show
- Gabbidon @ The Stage, Centenary Square
- Featuring international reggae star Basil Gabbidon formerly of the acclaimed Steel Pulse