Creative Midlands Events |
- Free Business Marketing for Small and Medium Enterprises
- Events: Acoustic Showcase: Salty, Tammy Davis, 22 May 2012 http://t.co/1Pvtk4LF
- Alibaba.com Networking Event
- The 39 Steps: Grantham Dramatic Society
- British Contemporary Design Binding
- Site-Specific Performance: 5x5, 24 May 2012 - 26 May 2012
- Lunar Society Talk , 24 May 2012
- Capital Theatre and BE Festival
- Lyric Song in Idea and Performance
- Guest Blog: Persian Poetry Evening by Elisabeth Charis
| Free Business Marketing for Small and Medium Enterprises Posted: 18 May 2012 12:36 AM PDT Date: May 24, 2012 Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Where: <b>IAMAT c/o White Room Creative Agency</b><br />65 Summer Lane<br />B19 3NG Birmingham<br />United Kingdom<br /> Organized by: Nagra Consulting |
| Events: Acoustic Showcase: Salty, Tammy Davis, 22 May 2012 http://t.co/1Pvtk4LF Posted: 20 May 2012 04:11 PM PDT Events: Acoustic Showcase: Salty, Tammy Davis, 22 May 2012 http://t.co/1Pvtk4LF |
| Posted: 24 Apr 2012 07:01 PM PDT Date: May 22, 2012 Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Where: <b>NEC Birmingham</b><br />Concourse Suite 25<br />Atrium<br />B40 1NT Birmingham<br />United Kingdom<br /> Organized by: Alibaba.com |
| The 39 Steps: Grantham Dramatic Society Posted: 22 May 2012 03:48 AM PDT 23 May–26 May May 23–26, 7.30pm at Guildhall Arts Centre, Grantham. |
| British Contemporary Design Binding Posted: 03 Apr 2012 06:00 PM PDT 23 May 12. |
| Site-Specific Performance: 5x5, 24 May 2012 - 26 May 2012 Posted: 08 Apr 2012 05:23 AM PDT 24 May 2012 - 26 May 2012 - Theatre at macFoyer Students from University of Birmingham's MPhil Playwriting Studies course present five short plays inspired by society, community and current events performed in site-specific spaces within the MAC building. From the clearing out of the family shed, to a mother waiting for her son's return, to a world where drugs are legalised, 5x5 explores questions, concerns and the ethics of modern-day society. Performed within an hour, these five short plays give a taste of Birmingham's new writing talent. Come and follow the journey through the space and experience five different perspectives from the one same city. |
| Lunar Society Talk , 24 May 2012 Posted: 01 Apr 2012 05:57 AM PDT 24 May 2012 - Spoken Word at Ikon Gallery** Does Birmingham appreciate its heritage?** As part of our on-going collaboration, Ikon and The Lunar Society co-host an evening debate exploring different aspects of heritage such as the social, cultural and economic history of the Birmingham and how these are considered in current and future planning, design and development. Chaired by Dr Malcolm Dick, Director of the Centre for West Midlands History and co-Chair of the Lunar Society Heritage and Arts Committee, the panel of speakers includes Professor Carl Chinn, Professor Rex Harris, Sally Hoban and Jahan Mahmood. |
| Capital Theatre and BE Festival Posted: 22 May 2012 12:25 AM PDT A couple of theatre festivals for your consideration – one kicking off this week and the other taking place in early July. Capital Theatre Festival
…and some other things. The website is at capitalplays.co.uk and the full brochure is here. BE Festival 2012
The third (I think) incarnation of this festival, which presents performances from companies drawn from all over Europe, has just announced it's programme for this year. This one's happening the first week of July.   |
| Lyric Song in Idea and Performance Posted: 21 May 2012 09:13 AM PDT |
| Guest Blog: Persian Poetry Evening by Elisabeth Charis Posted: 21 May 2012 06:31 AM PDT  As well as for the love of poetry, generally, I was excited about the Persian Poetry night because, as a reader of Rumi, I wanted to augment my previous experience of Persian poetry with exposure to some contemporary poets. Plus, of course, it was at The Barber Institute. Shamefully, for a Birmingham resident, I admit that this was only my first visit to The Barber. But in the stay-at-home rain, it seemed an art deco sanctuary. I loved its broad beauty and the wide corridors with their heel-spike-dents in the tiles and I loved sitting on the polished bench waiting, chatter echoing along the long, bright hall. The lecture theatre we were ushered into was, my friend commented, 'like an old classroom' with its cushioned, tiered pews and echoing creaks and shuffles. The sense of the past juxtaposed with the now so neatly illustrated, I thought, in the electric light of images of historical artefacts projected onto the stage backdrop. And in that light, there was the charm of poets standing, a little awkwardly, arm on hip at times, squinting to read. The lighting was quickly modified, however, when a member of the audience asked for more light on the poets, adding an endearing informality to this relatively large gathering. As a regular visitor to performance poetry nights with all their sound and fury, it was refreshing for me to experience just the reading of poetry in its simplicity and elegance; just a poet on the stage, just the words read from the page. And as for hearing it in its original language first- I always enjoy the musicality and regressive comfort of poetry in an unknown tongue but the warm and breathy consonants and glottal vowels of Persian idiom spoke whispers to my mind of a cultural history beyond my comprehension: perhaps even, indulged a tentative inquiry into that Exotic Other. Unusually, we heard some of the poems in translation first, too, which enabled a wholly different interaction with the meaning, the sounds and we, the audience. The variety of order added pace and range to the evening. As for the poetry; it was historical, tense, at times physical, at times enchanting and all three poets' works imbued with longing, I felt. Or perhaps that is my reading of the work- the absence of a place felt keenly, a place sketched with detail and shaded with omission. Death and childhood, love and separation were all covered. As I have lived and worked in the Middle East, it was special to me that the two poets present and reading their own work, Azita Ghahreman from Iran and Shakila Azizzada from Afghanistan, were women. Most notably because they honestly explored issues which are perhaps unexpected from women in their countries of origin; erotic love and longing, for example. One poem I have had to look up and will keep returning to particularly is Azizzada's Cat Lying in Wait (http://www.poetrytranslation.org/poems/369/Cat_Lying_in_Wait). Who knows about the truthfulness of the translation? I can only say the translations worked for me. I can only know what I saw, what I felt, as the sounds wrapped around my understanding and folded it into meaning. In the (seemingly impromptu) audience discussion afterwards, I was pleased to note there were at least two bilingual people who were able to feedback positively on the poetry and translation. But in the end, like with all poetry, translated or otherwise, it is our own interpretation and experience that counts and for me it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Elisabeth Charis |
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