Birmingham ArtsFest 2008

The ArtsFest website organises events by place, not time, which is quite annoying when you actually want to decide what to go and see. So here it all is, rearranged in time order. You can also search the listings or ignore listings, e.g. string music on Saturday or Messiah on Sunday.

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4.00pm

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

4.45pm

Gravity’s Angels Dance Company - Four In A Row @ The Emirates Beach Stage, Chamberlain Square
Coventry’s compelling contemporary dance company

5.00pm

Memphis @ The Stage, Centenary Square
Powerful reggae band
10 Years Of Artsfest @ Paradise Forum
Photographic exhibition

5.30pm

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

6.00pm

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

6.15pm

Element Dance And Shireland Collegiate Academy - Diversity At Carnival @ The Emirates Beach Stage, Chamberlain Square
Urban Latina company

6.30pm

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

6.45pm

Dudley Performing Arts The Company - Size Matters @ The Emirates Beach Stage, Chamberlain Square
Eclectic contemporary dance

7.00pm

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

7.05pm

Comfortism @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - Gallery 10
Do the right thing but not right now. Extremely short surreal plays

7.25pm

Molly Wright @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Round Room
Performance art challenging the relationship between contemporary and musical theatre genres

7.30pm

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

7.35pm

Wow Impro @ The Prince of Wales
Purely improvised comedy sketch show

7.45pm

Munayem Mayenin @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - Gallery 18
Live the tiny brilliance - Contemporary British poet and founder of the London Poetry Festival

8.00pm

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

8.10pm

Community Vibe Ltd. @ The Prince of Wales
Dynamic issue based theatre

8.15pm

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

8.25pm

Comfortism @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - Gallery 10
Do the right thing but not right now. Extremely short surreal plays

8.30pm

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

8.45pm

Redman Greenman @ The Prince of Wales
Zany poetry music comedy

8.50pm

Molly Wright @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Round Room
Performance art challenging the relationship between contemporary and musical theatre genres

9.00pm

Carlton Coffie @ The Stage, Centenary Square
Formerly of Inner Circle, performing new solo tracks
Birmingham Cathedral @ Birmingham Cathedral
Ex Cathedra World class choir

9.15pm

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

9.20pm

Kimmy Sue Ann @ The Prince of Wales
Chav queen of poets

9.40pm

Yaz Alexander @ The Stage, Centenary Square
Cohesion International singing sensation

9.45pm

Kiss The Ceiling Acapella Singers @ Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - Industrial Gallery
Global rhythms and world traditions

9.55pm

Laurence Inman @ The Prince of Wales
Birmingham life - or is it?

10.00pm

Victoria Square Performance Space @ Victoria Square
Purple Mermaid Circus fire performance

10.15pm

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

10.20pm

The Drum Showcase @ The Stage, Centenary Square
Stones of Ujima and Children of the Emperor

10.30pm

Cat On The Jam @ The Prince of Wales
Original comedy sketch show

11.20pm

Gabbidon @ The Stage, Centenary Square
Featuring international reggae star Basil Gabbidon formerly of the acclaimed Steel Pulse