We are proud to present our live festival including theatre performances at Birmingham Hippodrome and the Patrick Studio plus an amazing outdoor programme of FREE Family-Friendly shows and workshops on your doorstep at: Handsworth Park, Midlands Arts Centre and Centenary & Chamberlain Squares in the heart of the city. Drop-in or come for the day, we look forward to seeing you!
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Presented as part of BIDF in association with Birmingham Hippodrome.
Directed and Choreographed by Kate Prince, based on the songs of Sting with ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company
Hippodrome Associate Kate Prince’s critically acclaimed smash-hit producti
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Tunings is a performance that foregrounds unfolding subjectivities between bodies, flowers, and sculptural materials. Emerging from Benny Nemer’s floral arranging practice, the performance includes dancers and musicians led by a num
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This is part of LOOP EXHIBITION taking place from Friday 24 September - Saturday 4 December.Â
Join us for a late night opening night of LOOP.
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LOOP is an exhibition constituted by actions and gestures, choreographed and
Friday 24 September - Saturday 4 December
Loop — a shape produced by a curve that bends round and crosses itself. A structure, series, or process, the end of which is connected to the beginning Â
Looping — to form (something) into a loop or loop
This is a free event
All performances have their own content warnings and age advisory and may not be suitable for younger audiences
Screendance Films
Don’t Play with L(Kn)ives by Brooke Milliner
‘Don’t Play with L(Kn)ives’ is an original Hip H
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The whirr of the wind cutting across a rocky beach, the whoosh of the waves lapping the shore… The illusion of calm is broken when EKO, a sentient Sea Giant, pads onto dry land. There he encounters a young girl called Violet. And thatâ€
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Sat 25 Sept @ 11am & 3pm
Sun 26 Sept @ 11am
Lolo is a little Spanish bull that has a little secret. He doesn’t feel like he fits in with the other bulls on the farm. He doesn’t like the big loud bullfights, and he really doe
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Like Mercury, a powerful new dance & music collaboration by Emma Houston & Bellatrix, examines dominant narratives of success.
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Six striking dancers collide in an uplifting dance riot set to a brand new art-rock soundtrack by Hannah Miller and Oli Austin of Moulettes.
In this quirky new dance piece, watch playful observations of the yesteryears explode into a
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ONE% is a 15 minute dance performance featuring the dynamic rawness of breakin’. Two b-boys with colliding mental states respond to the energy of society around them, moving through emotions that can often be misunderstood.
Exploring
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This fearless dance production choreographed by Alleyne Dance explores our relationship with authority and control.Â
With abuses of power and domination affecting communities across the world, we look at how power can seduce, shiftÂ
This workshop is free
Join Simple Cypher's circus artists and dancers Kieran Warner and Luke Lentes to learn a short burst of Hip Hop in Handsworth Park. Kieran and Luke’s workshop will include Hip Hop social dances that will be taught in a fun and sociable
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What does it take to become close to someone? And, ultimately, what does it mean? Considering these questions, the piece delves into the dynamics occurring when we build relationships and how they affect our perception of self and the s
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Sat 25 Sept @ 2pm & 5.30pm
Sun 26 Sept @ 2.30pm
This powerful and moving dance performance by Artistic Director and Choreographer Jeanefer Jean-Charles is inspired by nineteenth-century studio photographs of black men, women
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Joseph Toonga works at the forefront of Hip Hop in the UK and internationally. He describes himself as being in a continual search for an authentic reason to choreograph and frequently draws on real-life stories which make his work resona
This is a free workshop
Rosetha will be leading a Hip-Hop & Caribbean fusion workshop for families and young people. This workshop is bringing together two styles she has developed as an international professional artist. Combining her training of reggae tech
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Prepare to be amazed by the explosive tricks and artful dexterity of Simple Cypher’s newest outdoor production Roll Play.
Three performers blur the boundaries between hip hop and circus, using intricate moves and virtuosic agility t
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We are in between the world we knew and the world in which where we are heading. Â Using Popping and Animation, this piece explores the experience of losing the ground beneath our feet, and the resilience it takes to anchor ourselves agai
This workshop is free
This fun workshop will take you through an introduction to popping/robotics and animation! Learn tips and tools on how to isolate, wave, tick, pop and much more!!
no previous experience is needed.
Stay and watch some amazing dance
This is a free event
Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 Sept @ 10 - 5pm
This 10-minute AR experience is free and suitable for all ages.Â
A collective Augmented Reality (AR) experience made for five people to explore together, at the same time.Â
With conne
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The whirr of the wind cutting across a rocky beach, the whoosh of the waves lapping the shore… The illusion of calm is broken when EKO, a sentient Sea Giant, pads onto dry land. There he encounters a young girl called Violet. And thatâ€
This is a free event
What does it take to become close to someone? And, ultimately, what does it mean? Considering these questions, the piece delves into the dynamics occurring when we build relationships and how they affect our perception of self and the s
This is a free event
Join us in the magical world of Beyond Borders Part Two: We Have A Choice. Experience the power of nature, its effect on us and the world we inhabit. You will be right at the heart of the show watching the landscape change around you.
This is a free event
Joseph Toonga works at the forefront of Hip Hop in the UK and internationally. He describes himself as being in a continual search for an authentic reason to choreograph and frequently draws on real-life stories which make his work resona
This is a free event
Sib Y Osis is a dance theatre performance encapsulating a journey of contentment, play, fear, rage and joy.
A trio performed by two dancers and a musician. This is a story exploring a shared experience of siblings living in a state
This is a free programme – entrance is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Thursday 30 September
16.00 - 19.30
Midlands Made Showcase:
DJ G-Zee
Brooke Milliner - Don't Play With L(Kn)ives
Beyond Borders - Our Nature
Midlands Made Minute Co
This is a free event
This event is part of a timed programmeÂ
Thurs 30 Sept @ 4pm
Centenary Square
DJ G-ZEE
Hailing from Birmingham UK, Jessie Gayle also known as DJ G-ZEE is an International Pro Mixmaster. DJ G-ZEE’s life has been steeped in the lov
This is a free event - booking required
This event is part of a timed programme
If you do not arrive 10 mins before the start time your ticket may be given to a customer already in the venue
Thurs 30 Sept @ 7.30pm
Fri 1 Oct @ 8pm
Centenary Square
Mariposa: a Queer Tragedy Inspired by Puccini’s Madame Butterfly
Under the flickering neon lights of a distant Caribbean port, a local rent boy and a foreign sailor fall ominously in love in choreographer Carlos Pons Guerra’s inventive reimagining of
Price: Full Price: £14.00, Conc: £12.00, Under 25's: £8.00, Groups: £8.00
Offer: Buy tickets for Mariposa and Donuts and SAVE 50% on your ticket for the second show.
This is a free event - booking required and will open Thurs 23 Sept.
Fri 1 Oct @ 3.30pm & 5.30pm
Sat 2 Oct @ 11am, 1pm, 3pm & 5.30pm
Sun 3 Oct @ 12pm, 2pm & 4pm
5 people per timed slot (booking required)
Up My Street is an immersive, augmented rea
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This chaotic and frenzied Hip Hop dance theatre work explores how divided we are as a nation.
Due to the recent surge of global events including the Covid pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement heightening, now more than ever
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This event is part of a timed programmeÂ
Centenary Square
Welcome to KRE8! one of the leading experimental dance contest in the UK. This year we're presenting our first ever solo concept battle!
Guided by our hosts, 8 guest
This is a free event
This event is part of a timed programmeÂ
Sat 2 Oct @ 2.05pm & 6.35pm
Sun 3 Oct @ 3.10pm
Centenary Square
LARX is a dance, sound performance exploring nature, intuition and lands of our origins. This work is performed by Ffion
This is a free event
This event is part of a timed programmeÂ
Fri 1 Oct @ 11am
Centenary Square
Don’t Play with L(Kn)ives by Brooke Milliner
‘Don’t Play with L(Kn)ives’ is an original Hip Hop Screendance piece that explores knife crime in
This is a free event
This event is part of a timed programmeÂ
Sat 2 Oct @ 11.30am & 4pm
Sun 3 Oct @ 12.30pm
Centenary Square
SPHERA is a visually impactful outdoor duet for non-conventional spaces that explores the relationship between the visibl
This is a free event
This event is part of a timed programmeÂ
Sat 2 Oct @ 12pm
Sun 3 Oct @ 1.30pm
Centenary Square
Six striking dancers collide in an uplifting dance riot set to a brand new art rock soundtrack by Hannah Miller and Oli Austin of M
This is a free event
This event is part of a timed programmeÂ
Sat 2 Oct @ 12.30pm & 5pm
Sun 3 Oct @ 3.25pm
Centenary Square
Dandyism is centuries old, and for the original African dandies, it represented male empowerment and post-colonial freedom
This is a free event
This event is part of a timed programmeÂ
Sat 2 Oct @ 1.30pm & 6pm
Sun 3 Oct @ 12.55pm & 4.30pm
Centenary Square
Prepare to be amazed by the explosive tricks and artful dexterity of Simple Cypher’s newest outdoor production
This is a free event
This event is part of a timed programmeÂ
Sat 2 Oct @ 2.40pm & 6.50pm
Sun 3 Oct @ 2.30pm & 5.30pm
Centenary Square
Joseph Toonga works at the forefront of Hip Hop in the UK and internationally. He describes himself as being in
This is a free event
This event is part of a timed programmeÂ
Sat 2 Oct @ 4.30pm
Sun 3 Oct @ 5.05pm
Centenary Square
This fearless dance production choreographed by Alleyne Dance explores our relationship with authority and control.Â
With abu
We want to take everyone through a journey of queer musical history - starting from where we left off - the 70’s disco all the way up to the ’00s.
In 10 minute sections, we’ll go through various decades and highlight some key queer musical moments and
This is a free event
The whirr of the wind cutting across a rocky beach, the whoosh of the waves lapping the shore… The illusion of calm is broken when EKO, a sentient Sea Giant, pads onto dry land. There he encounters a young girl called Violet. And thatâ€
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