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he Olympic and Paralympic Games have a longadition of motivating ordinary people to doxtraordinary things. The London 2012 Games

kes this even further with a Cultural Olympiadnd its nale, the London 2012 Festival, that willee some of the worlds greatest artists headlininghe biggest celebration of art and culture that the

K has ever seen.

ere in the West Midlands we are proud to presentn unparalleled programme of events, performance,articipation and possibility. It is a Cultural Olympiad

rogramme bursting with opportunities andxperiences the like of which many of us willever see again.

rom major world and UK premieres, mass outdoor

ance spectaculars, hundreds of Communityames, a World Shakespeare Festival and the

pectacular outdoor dance event The Voyage,he Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival

ne-up in the West Midlands will generate somethe most unforgettable moments of 2012.

longside work from some of the worlds leadingtists, there are also opportunities for people of all

ges, abilities and backgrounds to have their verywn Olympic and Paralympic moment. Whetherhats running a Community Games with youreighbours or choreographing your own dance,his programme is about giving everybody

ew experiences.

s a former Olympian, I have experiencedst-hand the unique and transforming power of

he Olympic and Paralympic Games to inspire allorts of people.

None of this could have happened without thehard work of organisations and artists aroundthe region, and in particular without the very

generous support of our two key partners, ArtsCouncil England and Legacy Trust UK.

Arts Council England believe in great art

for everyone, enriching communities thoughchampioning, developing and investing in artisticand cultural experiences across arts, museums andlibraries; exactly what the Cultural Olympiad isall about a programme of amazing artists and

exciting productions with something for everybody.

Legacy Trust UK was set up to leave a lastinglegacy from London 2012, and over the past threeyears weve been working together, to do just that.

Through these programmes, almost a millionpeople have already been able to be part of London2012 in the West Midlands, and its not too late to

be part of it and as this programme shows, theevents happening this year will make 2012 anunforgettable experience.

Get ready to be part of a summer like no other!

David Moorcroft

Chair, West Midlands for 2012

Get ready fora summer likeno other

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Kalaboration

Events throughoutthe year

2012 is an important year forthe Jamaican community in the

West Midlands not only is theJamaican athletics team settingup camp in Birmingham beforethe Games, but it is also the

50th anniversary of JamaicanIndependence. The Drum ismarking this momentousyear through Kalaboration, aseries of visual arts workshops,

exhibitions and lectures thatwill provide you with plenty ofopportunities to immerse yourselfin the culture of the country thatgave us Usain Bolt.

The Drum 44 Potters Lane,

Aston, Birmingham, B6 4UU

www.kalaboration.co.ukwww.rogueplay.co.uk

The Scienceof SportDaily until 9 September10am 5pm

Explore the science behind the record-breaking performances

of the worlds greatest athletes at the The Science of Sportexhibition. Discover how space-age materials and innovativedesigns have shaped the sporting world in this technologically-advanced exhibition.

Ticket is included in admission fee to Enginuity(8.25 for adults, 6.95 for concessions)

Enginuity, Ironbridge Gorge Museums,Coach Road, Coalbrookdale, Telford TF8 7DQ

www.ironbridge.org.uk

SportingHeroes

Monday Fridayntil 9 September0am 5pm

elebrate Shropshires richporting heritage at the Sportingeroes exhibition. Historic

mages from Ironbridgeschives show coracle racing

nd local football and cricketams. See memorabilia linkedsome of Shropshires greatest

porting heroes, includingngland footballing legend,

lly Wright.

ee

oalbrookdale Gallery,

nginuity, Ironbridge Gorgeuseums, Coach Road,oalbrookdale, Telford TF8 7DQ

ww.ironbridge.org.uk

Playing forPeace

28 May 2 June and23 25 August

Playing for Peace is a thought-provoking exhibition thatexplores the role that sport plays

in bringing people together.Illustrations and displays willgive examples from countries

across the world where sport hasplayed a vital role in promoting

peace, such as the UK, Serbia,Kenya, Pakistan, India, Colombia,Sierra Leone, China, South Africa,Egypt, Australia and USA.

Free

Coventry Cathedral

Exhibition is distributed throughthe Peace Museum in Bradford

www.coventry.ac.uk/cmsadmin/sportpeace/home.html

Style Africa

Daily 31 March 2 September

Style Africa is a vibrant newexhibition of West African textiles

and clothing. Curators from themuseum have joined forces withyoung people to show how thesecolourful fabrics are made and

how Africans use their clothingto create their own individualstyles and fashions.

Free

Birmingham Museum and Art

Gallery, Gallery 20Chamberlain SquareBirmingham B3 3DH

www.bmag.org.uk

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Looking for a way to celebrate London 2012 with

your friends, family and neighbours? CommunityGames is a fantastic opportunity to do just that!

Founded by William Penny Brookes in 1850, theWenlock Olympian Games were inspired by the

ancient Greek Games but included local ruralsports and pastimes and were designed forevery grade of man.

In the West Midlands weve been celebratingthose roots, so you too can bring the spirit of theOlympic and Paralympic Games to your area.From dancing to archery to welly wanging, everyCommunity Games is unique and reects the

community that has organised them.

There will be hundreds of Community Gamesevents right across the country this year and youcan nd the nearest one to you by visiting www.

communitygames.org.uk. Or if youre feeling reallyinspired, why not organise your own Games? Youdont need any prior experience or particular skillsas we have lots of resources to help you just visit

the website to nd out more.

CommunityGamesThroughout 2012

dmissionee

ocationarious events across the West Midlands

urther information/ website

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Wednesday 21 March EHS Community Games, Edgbaston High School, B15 3TS

Saturday 24 March Chase Community Games, Cannock Town Centre, Staffs

Sunday 25 March Be Inspired Event, Tern Hill, TF2 8JT

Monday 26 March Sport Relief Games, Shrewsbury Sports Village, SY2 6ND

Saturday 30 March Community Games for Sport Relief, Sutherland Business and Enterprise College, TF2 7JR

Monday 2 April CAFAG Community Games, Whiteld Valley Centre, ST66QR

Friday 6 April P2p Community Fun Day, Pitmaston primary school and Pitmaston Park, WR2 4ZF

Saturday 7 April Community Games, Worthen Village Hall and Recreation Ground, SY5 9HT

Thursday 12 April Meole Community Games, Meole, SY3 9NL

Sunday 15 April Hockey, University of Wolverhampton (Walsall Campus), Gorway road, Walsall, WS1 3BD

Sunday 15 April Hereford Fun Regatta and Games, Hereford Rowing Club, HR4 0BE

Sunday 22 April Thrillseeker Activity Taster Day, Ackers Adventure, B11 2PY

16 - 20 April Paradise Community Games, Red House Park, CV6 5ED

22 April - 14 July Hartshill and Harpelds Community Games (HAHO), Schools and other community-

based venues in Hartshill and Harpleds, Stoke on Trent, ST4 7JL

Saturday 12 May Fit as a Fiddle Community Games - 2012 Wii can do it, Central Methodist Hall,

Coventry, CV1 2HA

Sunday 13 May The Coventry Walkathon, The War Memorial Park, CV3 6PT

Sunday 13 May Games and Activities from around the world, Alan Higgs Centre, CV3 2PS

Sunday 13 May Kings Messenger Games, Xcel Centre, Coventry, CV4 8DY

Sunday 13 May Walkathon, Coventry War Memorial Park, CV3 6PH.

Saturday 19 May Community Games Event, Walkers Heath Playing Fields, B38 0BL/B14 5QF

Saturday 19 May Pink Picnic and Games, War Memorial park, CV3 6PT

Sunday 27 May Redditch Borough Community and Sports Together Celebration, Abbey Stadium

(8 weeks of free activities across Redditch Borough), B97 6EJ

17, 18, 24 & 25 May Gold, Silver, and Bronze, Alexander Stadium, Hadley Stadium, Wolverhampton

University - Walsall Campus, B42 2LR

23 25 May Prestfeldes Community Games inspired by London 2012, Prestfelde School, SY2 6NZ

Saturday 2 June Active Age Festival, Christopher Whitehead School, WR2 4AF

2 9 June Commuity Games Week: Village Hall and Grounds, Hanwood Bowling Club

St Thomas Church, The Cock Inn, Vine Close Community Room, SY5 8LY

3 & 4 June Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, including Community Games, Cleeve Prior School, WR11 8LE

3 & 9 June Hanwood Community Week, Hanwood Village Hall and Grounds, SY5 8LY

3 June 14 July Abberley Games 2012, Abberley Village, WR6 6AY

4 & 5 June Birdingbury Jubilee Olympics, Birdingbury, CV23 8EL

Monday 4 June Frankton Jubilee Games, Frankton Village, CV23 9PB

Monday 4 June Prees Community Games, Prees Cricket & Recreation Club , Brades Rd, Prees,

Whitchurch, SY13 2DX


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ednesday 6 June Hagley Park, Western Springs Road, Bloxwich Park, WS3 2DG

hursday 7 June Festival Housing Community Games, Steynors Ave. Playing Fields Droitwich, WR9 8JW

hursday 7 June Meadow Road Games, Meadow Road, ST17 4JQ

iday 8 June Festival Housing Community Games, Dukes Meadow Malvern, WR14 2BY

aturday 9 June Festival Housing Community Games, Deer Park Playing Field Ledbury, HR8 2XL

aturday 9 June Rugeley Charter Fair 2012, WS15 2HX 30 June Faces of the World Diversity Festival, Central Library Coventry and

Methodist Central Hall Coventry, CV1 1FY

& 12 June Gold, Silver, and Bronze, Alexander Stadium, Hadley Stadium, Wolverhampton University

- Walsall Campus, B42 2LR

onday 11 June Coventy Olympic Games Exhibition, Coventry Central Library, CV1 1FY

hursday 14 June John Baskeyeld and Brownhills School Sports Day, Northwood Stadium, ST1 6PA

iday 15 June West Midlands Police Tag Rugby Festival, Tally Ho Sports & Conference Centre, B5 7RN

aturday 16 June Allesley Park Community Fun Day, Allesley Park, CV5 9

June 8 July St Thomass Community Games 2012, Various - including Dudley Castle,

St Thomass Network, Green Park, DY2 7QA

aturday 23 June Hurley Community Games, Hurley Primary School, CV9 2HY

aturday 23 June Community Games, Westmorland Road, Wyken, Coventry, CV2 5BY

aturday 23 June Community Games, Bowring Park, TF1 2PQ

aturday 23 June Newcastle College Community Games, Newcastle-under-Lyme College, ST5 2GB

unday 24 June Party in the Park, Tenbury High School, WR15

onday 25 June Abbey Games, Hadley Stadium, B66 4ND

uesday 26 June Holden Lane Community School Games, Holden Lane High School, ST1 6LG

& 30 June The Heart of Erdington Community Games, Perry Common Recreation Ground, WR11 7EU

aturday 30 June Catshill Fun Day and 2012 Community Games, Catshill Village Meadow, B61 0JJ

aturday 30 June D FEST, Sutherland Business and Enterprise College, TF2 7JR

aturday 30 June Newport Community Games, The Showground, Forton Road, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8BU

aturday 30 June Badsey, Badsey Sports and Recreation Club, Ballards Park, Brewers Lane, Badsey, WR11 7EU

June 8 July Cradley Celebrates, various venues in the local area, B63 2TN

aturday 30 June Badsey, Badsey Sports and Recreation Club, Ballards Park, Brewers Lane, Badsey, WR11 7EU

uesday 3 July The Quincentenary Olympics, Wolverhampton Grammar School, WV3 9RB

hursday 5 July Under Fives Fun Day, Brinton Park, DY11 6QU

iday 6 July Tile Hill Community Event, The Square, Jardine Crescent, Tile Hill, Coventry, CV4 9PQ

aturday 7 July Midland Heart Carnival, Essington Community Centre, Hobnock Road, Essington, WV11 2RF

aturday 7 July Coventry Customer Carnival, Broad Horizons Enterprise Centre, CV6 5BN

aturday 7 July Haywood Community Games Festival, Haywood Engineering College, ST6 7AB

aturday 7 July Sports Day - Bishops Ofey, Millennium Green, Bishops Ofey ST21 6ET

unday 8 July Norton Community Games 2012, Norton Barracks Cricket Club, WR5 2PP

unday 8 July Greeat Witley Jubilee Games, Bowens Field and Village Hall, Great Witley, WR6 6JR

aturday 14 July Hawthorn Fields Community Games, Hill Top Park, West Bromwich

aturday 14 July The Wombourne Games, Wombourne, WV5 8BJ

aturday 14 July Community Sports Day Event 2012, Lyng Hall School & Specialist Sports College, CV2 3JS

aturday 14 July Parish Games 2012, Lawley Village Green/Playing Fields, TF4 2PR

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Saturday 14 July Youth Community Games, Bishops Meadow, HR2 7RQ

Saturday 14 July Old school sports day, for young people between the ages of 9-19,

Hollinswood Pavilion, TF3 2EW

Sunday 15 July Hollinswood & Randlay Community Fun Day & Games, Hollinswood Pavilion Field and

adjacent School Fields, TF3 2DN

Saturday 21 July Community Games at Soho House, Soho House Museum, B18 5LB

Saturday 21 July Community Games, New Bingley Hall, B18 5BE

Sunday 22 July Aston Community Games, Aston Hall, B6 6JD

Sunday 22 July Kingstanding Sports Day, Kingstanding, B44 0EW

Monday 23 July Palfrey Funday, Palfrey Park, WS1 4AN

Wednesday 25 July Brownhills Funday, Holland Park, WS8 7JW

Saturday 28 July Community count down, Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre, B14 6ER

Saturday 28 July Stafford Hospital Community Games, Stafford Hospital, ST16 3SA

Saturday 28 July Clubs & Community Games, Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre, B14 6ER

6 15 July Oswestry Games, Oswestry, SY4 1HU

7 & 8 July Its a Knockout, Corley Cricket Club, CV7 8AA

14 & 15 July Sutton Coldeld Community Games, Wyndley Leisure Centre, Clifton Road,

Sutton Park, B73 6EB

27 July 3 August Supported Housing Community Games, Across Telford Wrekin area

Friday 27 July Wyre Forest Sport Here, Brintons Park, Kidderminster, DY11 6QU

Friday 27 July Wyre Forest Sport Here L8R, Springeld Park, DY10 2PR

28 29 July Blists Hill Victorian Community Games, Blists Hill Victorian Town, TF7 5DU

31 July 4 August Castle Vale Games, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 7PR

Wednesday 1 August Pelsall Funday, Pelsall Village Common, WS3 4BP

Wednesday 1 August Play Day, Lickhill Memorial Park, DY13

1, 8 & 15 August Street Theatre, Recreation Ground Bromsgrove, B61 8DA

Thursday 2 August Street Theatre, Wythall Park Silver Street, Wythall, Birmingham, B47 6LZ

3, 10, 17 & 24 August Wyre Forest Sport Here, Brintons Park, Kidderminster, DY11 6QU

3, 10, 17 & 24 August Wyre Forest Sport Here L8R, Springeld Park, DY10 2PR

Saturday 4 August Donkey Derby and Community Games, War Memorial Park, Kenilworth Road,

Coventry, CV3 6PH

Tuesday 7 August Hednesford Its A Knockout! Hednesford Park, WS12 5BT

Wednesday 8 August Darlaston Funday, Kings Hill Park, WS10 8AA

Thursday 9 August Street Theatre, Hagley Park, Worcester Road, Hagley, DY9 0NW

Wednesday 15 August Pheasey Funday, Doe Bank Park, WS9 0RQ

Thursday 16 August Street Theatre, St Chads Park, Leach Heath Lane, Rednal, Rubery, B45 9DF

Sunday 19 August Stafford Castle Games and Family Sports Day, Stafford Castle, ST16 1DJ

Monday 20 August Pleck Funday, Plack Park, WS2 9AF

Wednesday 22 August Willenhall Funday, Willenhall Memorial Park, WV13 2PW

Thursday 23 August Community Games, St Lukes Recreational Park, Burton on Trent

Wednesday 29 August Birchills Funday, Reedswood Park, WS2 8SR

Sunday 9 September Pebworth Party in the Park 2012, Pebworth Recreation Ground, CV37 8XA

Sunday 9 September Alternative Games, Tipton Sports Academy, DY4 0BS


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DecathlonMarch SeptemberVarious dates and times

100m at Fierce Festival29 March 8 April

Talking Birds is gearing up forLondon 2012 with its own unique

take on the ten events ofthe decathlon.

Decathlon features musical,theatrical, lmic and photographicinterpretations of all ten of thedecathlon events, including a piece

that has been specically created

to welcome the Olympic Torch toCoventry. Each interpretation willbe performed across the WestMidlands during 2012, startingwith a screening of 8 very shortlms at Fierce Festival in Birmingham,where each lm will be 9.58 seconds

long the current World Recordfor the 100m.

Talking Birds is giving you the chanceto take part in a decathlon in 2012...

without even getting out of breath.

Ticket prices and venues tobe announcedwww.talkingbirds.co.uk

www.twitter.com/birdmail

EQUINOX Cultures inHarmony7 March 7.30pm

quinox is a choral celebration of the different

ultures that live in the West Midlands, basedn the Olympic values of excellence, respectnd friendship. The concert will includeerformances by the City of Birmingham

hoir, Black Voices, Town Hall Gospel Choirnd Bournville Young Singers and will containhe rst performance of a new piece of musicy award-winning composer Christopher Long,onducted by Adrian Lucas and performed by

l 350 singers.

quinox will be presented by Anita Bhalla,BE, Chair of Midlands Arts Centre andommunity arts champion.

ckets from 10

ymphony Hall, Broad Street,rmingham B1 2EA

ww.citychoir.org.uk/equinox

21 780 3333ww.thsh.co.uk

Stars in theMorning Sky

17 March 7 AprilVarious times

Chris Hannans new adaptation of Alexander

Galins Moscow Olympic Games drama, Starsin the Morning Sky, is a brand new BelgradeTheatre production.

The Olympic Torch bearer approaches Moscow,

heralding the start of the 1980 Olympic Gamess.But not everyone is allowed to celebrate. In a bid toshow the world a cleaned-up version of the SovietUnion, the citys most undesirable inhabitants have

been swept from the streets.

On one unforgettable night, there is bothbrutality and unexpected romance as thecharacters discover what is precious to them

and cling to it for dear life.

Tickets from 8.25

Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square,Coventry, CV1 1GS

www.belgrade.co.uk

12 Moves: After Dark

24 March11am 9pm

Worcester comes alive with a day of dancing, climaxing in afree spectacular outdoor display of lm, live dance and music.

Start your adventure in The Hive, Worcesters iconic new libraryand history centre, for an afternoon of performances, exhibitionsand workshops, then head to Croft Road to take in the Breathe theBeat Roadshow 4.30pm (see page 19).

The day concludes with 12 Moves: After Dark, a dramatic sonet lumire performance under the grand Croft Road railwayarches, involving hundreds of community performers,live music from Mira Calix and the chance for everyone

to perform the 12 moves simple dance steps thatanyone can do. Learn them at www.12moves.com.

Be there and be part of something amazing.Produced by Dancefest and SDNA.

Free

Croft Road Car Park,Worcester City Centre, WR1 3NZThe Hive, Sawmill Walk, The Butts,Worcester WR1 3TD

www.12moves.com

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Step into a new digital creationof movement and sound atIronbridge Gorge WorldHeritage Site.

CORE will feature giant projections which give aglimpse into a weightless world populated byhumanoid gures in extreme motion.

Its designed by international artist Kurt Hentschlger,whose work has been shown in major internationalexhibitions, including Venice Biennale, NationalMuseum of China, Beijing and PS1, New York.

Supported by the National Lottery throughArts Council England.

COREby Kurt Hentschlger23 March 30 September10 5pm

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he Engine Shop, Enginuity, Ironbridge Gorgeuseums, Coach Road, Coalbrookdale, Telford TF8 7DQ

urther information/ websiteww.ironbridge.org.uk

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From 1 May the BBC Big Screens in Birminghams Victoria Square

and Coventrys Millennium Place, will be transformed into LiveSites with seating, bunting and marquees making them the placeto go to gather and watch live coverage of the London 2012Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Each Live Site will follow the Olympic Torch live as it works its waythrough the Midlands towards the Olympic Park, with big localcelebrations at the Birmingham Live Site on 30 June and early on1 July, and at Coventry, where it stays overnight on 1 July, followed

by another early start on 2 July.

The Opening and Closing Ceremonies will be among the highlightsand throughout the Olympic fortnight the Live Sites will show livesport from 7am to 11pm every day.

The Live Sites will also show a range of arts events andperformances inspired by the Games. Events will include threelive relays from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, theQueens Diamond Jubilee concert, Radio 1s Hackney Weekend

2012, The Big Lunch, Boys Dancing, and The Voyage 2124 June.

For a full programme of events at the Birmingham and Coventry

Live Sites from May see: www.bbc.co.uk/bigscreens

www.facebook.com/bigscreenbirmingham or

www.facebook.com/bigscreencoventry

Twitter: @bigscreenbrum or @bigscreencovtry

AdmissionFree

LocationsVictoria Square, Birmingham

Millennium Place, Coventry

Further information/ websitewww.london2012.com/live-sites

London2012LiveSitesMay September

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Childrens LivesDaily 24 March 10 JuneVarious times

Childrens Lives is an exhibition examining the lives ofchildren from the 18th century to the present day.Photographs, archive documents, costumes, artworkand objects will bring to life more than 300 yearsof history, providing a fascinating insight intoBirminghams history, as well as shedding light

on the changing nature of childhood.

Tickets from 2

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery,Gas Hall Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3DHwww.bmag.org.uk

Home3 April 13 Mayinale performance3 May 1.30pm

urprising shoppers, commuters and cityorkers alike, this bold inventive new

ance production promises three weeks

pop-up performances that will intriguend fascinate.

dividual doormats act as miniatureages for a cast of 1000 community and

rofessional dancers, all telling a storywhat home means to them. Starting as

oloists, individuals turn into couples andouples grow into groups as they move

wards a grand nale right in the heartthe city.

ne of these 1000 people could be you!o nd out how to get involved visit

ww.idfb.co.uk/home.

ee

aily performancesrmingham City Centre

ww.idfb.co.uk/home

Believe3 April

o celebrate the City of Coventry Stadiums rstlympic football test event, 450 children and a

ast of four professional performers will comegether to tell an astonishing new story.

spired by the values on which the Olympicnd Paralympic Games are founded, Believe

ill be a spectacular performance featuringstunning kinetic costume of Father Sun, as he

earches for the children who will leap, turnnd tumble across the space.

cket prices to be conrmed

ty of Coventry Stadium, 71

hoenix Way, Coventry, CV6 6GE

ww.highlysprungperformance.co.uk

Olympic Posters:Pop and Publicity

Until 28 April

Prepare for 2012, with this chance to see the set ofOlympic art posters created for the 1972 Munich Olympic

Games. The posters are part of the Gallerys collectionand were designed by Pop Artists such as Allen Jonesand David Hockney.

Find out about the story of the Happy Olympics,overshadowed by the terrorist attacks on Israeli athletes.

See memorabilia from the 1972 games displayed alongside.

FreeWolverhampton Art Gallery, Licheld Street,Wolverhamptonwww.wolverhamptonart.org.uk

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ExperienceShakespeare asnever before fromRomeo and Juliet inBaghdad, to the epicpolitical thriller:A Solider in EverySon The Rise of theAztecs - prepare tobe amazed.

The World Shakespeare Festivalhas been called the jewel in thecrown of London 2012 Festival

and as it is produced by our ownRoyal Shakespeare Company,

here in the West Midlandswell get to see many of theproductions rst.

There will be an exciting

new collaboration betweenBirmingham Rep and Barcelonaand two bold collaborations bythe RSC with the Wooster Group

(USA) and the National Theatreof Mexico plus visiting showsin Stratford-upon-Avon fromMoscow, Baghdad and Riode Janiero.

The RSC will also be presentingan Indian Much Ado AboutNothing starring Meera Syalland an African Julius Caesar

with citizens of Rome drawnfrom the local community.For the full programme in theWest Midlands, running from

April through till October, seelistings overleaf and check out:

www.worldshakespearefestival.org.uk

The WorldShakespeareFestivalApril October

AdmissionTicketed

LocationRoyal Shakespeare Theatres,Stratford-Upon-Avon,Warwickshire CV37 6BBand The Old Rep Theatre,Station Street, Birmingham B5 4DY

Further information/ websitewww.worldshakespearefestival org.uk

The World Shakespeare Festival isa celebration of Shakespeare as theworlds playwright, produced by theRoyal Shakespeare Company in anunprecedented collaboration with

leading UK and international artsorganisations and with Globe toGlobe, a major internationalprogramme produced byShakespeares Globe.


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welfth NightMarch 6 October

hipwrecked on the shores of a strange

nd and in disguise, Viola nds herself

a go-between for the man she

rves, and the woman who refuses to

ve him. Directed by David Farr.

ckets from 12, Royal

hakespeare Theatre

he Comedy of ErrorsMarch 6 October

hakespeares joyful comedy of

istaken identity follows the fortunes

two sets of identical twins,

cidentally separated at birth and

en miraculously thrown back together.he play, directed by Amir Nizar

uabi, plays at the Royal Shakespeare

heatre throughout the Festival.


hakespeare Theatre

ichard IIIMarch 15 September

hakespeares brilliant expose of this

famous monarch is playing at the

wan Theatre throughout the Festival.

rected by Roxana Silbert, Artistic

rector of Birmingham Repertory

heatre and an Associate Director of

e RSC.

ckets from 8, Swan Theatre

he TempestMarch 7 October

hakespeares nal play tells the

multuous tale of Prospero who seeks

venge on his enemies by raising a

agical storm after twelve years of

ile on a remote island. Directed by

avid Farr.


hakespeare Theatre

King John6 April 15 September

Shakespeares play about a weakened

king, clinging to power at all costs,

is directed by Maria Aberg who has

directed in the UK for the RSC, the

Royal Court, Soho Theatre and

Southwark Playhouse.

Tickets from 8, Swan Theatre

Romeo and Julietin Baghdad26 April 5 May

The Iraqi Theatre Company creates a

version ofRomeo and Juliet for a new

generation, infused with Iraqs rich

traditions of poetry, music and ritual.

This iconic play nds fresh purchase

in the soil of contemporary Iraq,

a country where sectarian strife

between Sunni and Shia has left the

population exhausted by a cycle of

violence and revenge.


Young CompanyBuilding Takeover4 May

An explosive theatre experience,

produced by RSCs Young Company.

The young people will takeover and

transform the Swan Theatre space,

with pre-show events from 4pm and

a performance in the Swan Theatre

at 4.30pm.

Tickets 3, Swan Theatre

Two Roses for Richard III

7 12 MayInspired by Shakespeares history

plays, the bloody events of the War

of the Roses are vividly re-imagined

in this breathtaking production

by Brazilian theatre company

Companhia Bufomecnica.

Tickets from 5, Courtyard Theatre

In a Pickle23 May 17 June

Oily Cart go on a voyage of discovery

with their young audiences through

the landscapes of Shakespeares

imagination and the music of his

language. A total theatre experience

for children aged 2 4, their families

and friends.

Tickets from 5, Swan Room

Julius Caesar28 May 7 July

The dictator must be assassinated.

But who will replace him?

Shakespeares great political thriller,

Julius Caesar, nds dark, contemporaryechoes in modern Africa, directed by

RSC Chief Associate Gregory Doran.

Tickets from 12, Royal

Shakespeare Theatre

I, Cinna (The Poet)13 June 6 July

Written for ages 11+,I, Cinna (The

Poet) is Shakespeares Julius Caesar

told through the eyes of a fool. Cinna

asks the young audience to think

about the relationship between words

and actions, art and politics, self and

society. During the performance he

will ask students to write poems with

him - small poems on big themes.


A Solider in Every Son The Rise of the Aztecs29 June 28 July

Passion, power and intrigue play outin this epic political thriller which

charts the history of an ancient

civilisation. Spanning a century and

based on true events, A Soldier In

Every Son The Rise of the Aztecs

is closely inspired by Shakespeares

history plays.


This Poor Trash of Venice3 4 July

Teachers mentored by RSC artists

will direct Shakespeares Venice plays,

TheMerchant of Venice (on Tuesday

3 July 2012, 2.45pm) and Othello

(Wednesday 4 July 2012, 2.45pm),

with ve different classes from

Primary and Secondary schools

across England performing together.

Tickets 3, Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Pilot Night12 July

An evening of new devised theatre

ideas, created by professional artists

from around the West Midlands,made especially for the World

Shakespeare Festival. A glorious

mix of comic, touching andextraordinary performances.

Tickets 5, Courtyard Theatre

Open Stages Showcase15 22 July

A selection of the most exciting

amateur theatre companies perform

their own Shakespeare-themed

productions. The performances mark

the climax of a UK-wide project that

has involved 260 amateur companies

and over 6,400 participants.


Shakespeare Theatre

RSC Young Companypresent Henry V24 July

Every soldier kill his prisoners.

Give the word through. Exploring the

patriotism that drives young people

to go to war for their country, this

60-minute production is performed

by the RSCs Young Company. The

creative team includes UK-Iraqi

rapper Lowkey, who brings his

unique perspective on Britishness.


Much Ado About Nothing26 July 15 September

This vibrant and colourful production

transports Shakespeares vivacious,

and at times unsettling, comedy of

love and deceit to an Indian setting.

Much Ado About Nothingis directed

by Iqbal Khan and stars Meera Syal

as Beatrice.

Tickets from 12, Courtyard Theatre

Troilus and Cressida3 18 August

Shakespeares epic Trojan play about

love, war and politics. Expect the

unexpected in this groundbreaking

production co-directed by Rupert

Goold and Elizabeth LeCompte in

collaboration with New York-based

The Wooster Group.


A Midsummer NightsDream (As You Like It)10 18 August

Shakespeares magical, shape-

shifting play. From Russia comes the

world premiere of Dmitry Krymovs

interpretation ofA Midsummer

Nights Dream. Expect his take on

Shakespeares most magical of

comedies to be unlike any Dream

you have seen before.


Shakespeare Theatre

Forests31 August 15 September

With a cast of English and Catalan

actors, Forests is a new play inspired

by Shakespeares references to

forests and is an unforgettable journey

through life, paradise, hell, truth and

lies. Tickets from 8, Old Rep Theatre,

Birmingham

A Tender Thing27 September 20 October

This play weaves together the words

of Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet

in a touching story of two lovers.

Familiar lines echo through a story

that celebrates the timelessness

of Shakespeares language.


l productions in Stratford-upon-Avon (except where indicated)


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Breathethe BeatRoadshows


Saturday 24 March 12 Moves: After Dark, Croft Road Car Park, Worcester

Saturday 28 April International Dance Festival Birmingham 2012, Bullring, Birmingham

Saturday 16 June Leamington Spa Peace Festival, Leamington Spa

Sunday 17 June Bantock House, Bantock Park, Wolverhampton

Saturday 23 June Sutton Coldeld Carnival, Birmingham

Saturday 30 June GLOW Dance Festival 2012, Castle Green, Hereford

Sunday 1 July Stafford Castle, Staffordshire

Sunday 8 July Dudley Arts Festival, Dudley

Saturday 14 July Tudor Grange Park, Solihull

Saturday 21 July Culture Fest, Telford Town Park, Telford

Sunday 22 July Simmer Down Festival, Handsworth Park, Birmingham

Saturday 4 August Shrewsbury Summer Season, Market Square, Shrewsbury

Visit the website www.breathethebeat.com to nd dates and times of performances near you.

Each Breathe the Beat roadshow offersa spectacular day of free dance performances and

workshops, including appearances from two ofthe UKs leading street dancers Brooke and Roxyfrom Hip Hop International World ChampionsPlague Dance Crew. There will also be showcasesfrom local talent and professional dancecompanies, as well as music from DJ Moyma.

Breathe the Beat is looking for a wide range of high quality dance performersand groups of any style, from hip-hop to Bhangra to perform solos, duets or

group pieces. If you think that sounds like you, please visit breathethebeat.com to download an application form.

March September

AdmissionFree

Dates and locations


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M21 From the Medievalto the 21st Century

We LoveYou City

8 26 May

Following a hugely successfulrun in 2010, We Love You Cityreturns to celebrate the 25th

anniversary of the yearCoventry City FC won theFA Cup Final and Coventryshosting of Olympic football.

A co-production by BelgradeTheatre and Talking Birdstheatre company, We LoveYou City, sees eleven players

take centre stage to recreate

the events of that legendarymatch and tell the funny, edgy,moving, and sometimes farcicalstories that were playing out

in Coventry during thosenail-biting 90 minutes - plusa bit of extra time.

Tickets from 15.25

Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade

Square, Coventry, CV1 1GS

www.belgrade.co.uk

Shugborough Inspiredby the Past

M21: From the Medieval to the 21st Century, is a live art event inMuch Wenlock, Shropshire, in which disabled artists from Croatia,Austria and the UK will consider what it means to be alive in the21st century.

With the help of the audience, artists including Tanya Raabe, AlanMcLean and Simon McKeown will travel through the ages, from theMedieval times to the present, to explore what life is like in a smallrural town in the middle of England.

M21 is an Unlimited Commission: London 2012, the UK Arts Councils and the

British Council have commissioned high quality, ambitious work by disabled and

deaf artists to be experienced by a broad range of audiences and to help celebrate

the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Events include:6 May, 1pm18th century musicfrom Shugborough atShugborough Hall

7 May, 7pmPoetry Evening atStafford Library

Inspired by the Past willcelebrate London 2012 witha series of music, poetry anddrama performances andworkshops in a number of

venues in Stafford.

Back in the 18th centuryShugborough was owned

by Thomas Anson, a famousscholar of Ancient Greek arts,

architecture and ideas. This hasprovided the inspiration behindthis fascinating project, which

explores the impact that AncientGreece has had, not only on theOlympics, but on the whole ofthe modern world.

Please visit www.heardmusic.

co.uk for a full list ofperformances and workshops.

Shugborough Hall,

Milford, ST17 0XBStafford Library, Market St,Stafford, ST16 2LQ

www.heardmusic.co.uk

5 May11am 10pm

6 May11am 3pm

Free

Priory Hall, Bull Ring, MuchWenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6HS,and the streets of Much Wenlock

www.dasharts.org.uk

Thempending

Storm

& 2 May 8pm

cclaimed dancer David Tooleas collaborated with a teamUK and South African artists,

oth able-bodied and disabled.he Impending Storm created

ith artist Mark Storor is anxplosive and emotional look

the stories that we tell, andhe stories that we are.

emix, South Africas onlyrofessional integrated danceompany, will perform with

K-based David Toole anducy Hind, to a spoken text andung score by UK musicianom Coyote and South African

nger Sandile Gontsana.

ushing the boundariesintegrated dance the

ece will premiere atternational Dance Festivalrmingham 2012.

ckets from 7

he Patrick Centre, Birminghamippodrome, Hurst Street,rmingham, B5 4TB

ww.idfb.co.uk/impendingstorm


e Impending Storm is an Unlimited

mmission: London 2012, the UK Arts

uncils and the British Council have

mmissioned high quality, ambitious

ork by disabled and deaf artists to be

perienced by a broad range of audiences

d to help celebrate the London 2012

ympic and Paralympic Games.


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Each performance will be unique,as the show scrambles around,over, under and through swings,

slides and roundabouts. Kids willlove it, grown-ups will love it too!An exciting new commissionby celebrated Australian artist

Shaun Parker, Spill has beencreated specically for parks inthe West Midlands, aiming totake dance to the heart of theregions communities.

There are lots of opportunitiesfor you and your family to seethis exciting event right acrossthe West Midlands just visit

www.dancexchange.org.uk/spillto nd your nearest performance.

Highly playful and physical, andt times teasingly comical Spill ischeeky dance celebration of the

hild within. Combining quirky,ynamic dance with high energytreet gymnastics, the dancers inhis performance blaze a colourfulrail across the structures andandscapes of the playground.

Spill aplaygroundof dance

May July

3 May St Georges Park, Aldgate Grove, Birmingham 4pm

4 May Adderley Park, Hams Road, Birmingham 4pm

5 May Sheldon Country Park, Ragley Drive, Birmingham 12.30pm, 2pm, 3pm

6-7 May Cannon Hill Park, Russell Road, Birmingham 12.45pm, 2pm, 4pm

16 May Huntington Tree Park, Halesowen

17 May Willenhall Memorial Park, Walsall

18 May Lightwoods Park, Adkins Lane, Sandwell

19 May Bantock Park, Fincheld Road, Wolverhampton

20 May Mary Stevens Park, Stanley Road, Stourbridge

23-27 May East Staffordshire Tour Locations to be conrmed

19 June Tudor Grange Park, Blossomeld Road, Solihull

20 June Merdian Park, Moorend Avenue, Chelmsley Wood

21 June Allesley Park, Allesley Hall Drive, Coventry

22 June Abbey Fields, Bridge Street, Kenilworth23 June St Nicholas Park, Warwick

27 June Telford Town Park, Dark Lane, Telford

28 June The Quarry, Priory, Road Shrewsbury

29 June Birchmeadow Park, Birchmeadow Rd, Broseley

30 June Donnington Park, Gibbons Rd, Telford

1 July The Mere, Ellesmere

11 July Arrow Valley Park, Battens Drive, Redditch, Worcestershire

12 July Ledbury Park, Bye Street, Ledbury

13 July Victoria Park, Pickersleigh Road, Malvern

13 July Dukes Meadow Playing Fields, Grove Road play area, Malvern

14 July King George Playing Fields, St Martins Avenue

15 July Gheluvelt Park, Barbourne Road, Worcester

dmissionee

urther information/ website

ww.dancexchange.org.uk/spill

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Desi Moves

18 May69pm

Punch and International DanceFestival Birmingham arechallenging you to take part

in 2012s hottest competitivedance event, Desi Moves. In theweeks running up to the event,local dancers and dance groupswill be invited to enter the

competition, with the best sixacts performing at Town Hall

Birmingham.

The acts will present fusion

dance, including bhangra,bollywood, giddha,streetdance and bashmentstyles to celebrity judges.

And dont worry if youhavent made it to thenal six the show willinclude an impromptuaudience routine led by

a famous dancer.

Tickets from 6

Town Hall, Victoria Square,Birmingham, B3 3DQ

www.punch-records.co.uk


ew Music 20x12 is a nation-ide project that has asked 20ritish composers to celebrateondon 2012 by writing a newece of music of 12 minutes

ngth.

ew Music 20x12: Ping it, RingRoll it, Write it! is a daylong

howcase of the four New Music

0x12 works with a Westidlands connection.

Joe Cutlers Ping! performed bythe Coull Quartet, combines astring quartet with table tennisin conjunction with the EnglishTable Tennis Association.

Howard Skemptons Five RingsTriples is a piece for bell-ringersin association with the CentralCouncil of Church Bell Ringers

and Third Ear.

The Voyage by Michael Wolterswith Stans Cafe combines

the legend of Ulysses with thethemes of journey, adventureand return.

Richard Caustons Twenty-SevenHeavens offers a rare chanceto explore a work in progress.Through video and workshops,you are invited to discover how

the composer is shaping hisorchestral work.

There will be a number ofperformances of the four works

throughout the day, as well asan exhibition, lm showings,workshops, talks and hands-onactivities for all the family.

New Music 20x12:Ping it, Ring it, Roll it,Write it!

Admission

Tickets from 4

LocationAE Harris, 110 Northwood St,Birmingham B3 1SZ

Further information/ websitewww.aeharrisvenue.co.uk

New Music 20x12 is a UK-widecommissioning programme

delivered by PRS for MusicFoundation in partnershipwith the BBC, LOCOG andNMC Recordings.

6 May11.45am 5.30pm

18 May 1 September

Tuesday Saturday10am 5pm

Good Sport is a new exhibitionabout sport that celebratestaking part, whether as a skilledplayer, passionate fan or avidcollector.

It will include work by NevilleGabie, artist in residence at theOlympic Park until December2011. There will be a selection of

Gabies Playing Away

photographs, which showmakeshift goal posts found inunexpected places.

Over the course of the exhibitionthere will also be three days offree family craft workshops.

Free

The New Art Gallery Walsall,

Gallery Square, Walsall, WS2 8LG

www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk

The Ugly Spirit is a cunning mixof improvisation and text that

takes a peek into the backstage

world of Chang and Eng Bunker(the original Siamese twins) asthey take their last whistle-stoptour by train through the grand

duchies of Central Europe. Whatwas it like leading conjoined andseparate lives? What can thisexperience mean for us today?

Fittings Multimedia Arts is aninternational organisation withits roots in the North West ofEngland. They fuse different

styles of storytelling such asvisual and tactile artworks,

music, dance, narrative,physical theatre, lm, puppetry,

sign language and lecture, to

make brand new performanceworks that address serious issuesin open and entertaining ways.

Written by Russell Barr withadditional material from DavidHoyle, music by Leigh Stirling,Wagner and Purcell, a design byLisa Ducie and artworks by Tanya

Raabe.

Tickets from 5

The Arena Theatre, Wolverhamptonwww.arena.wlv.ac.uk/The%20Ugly%20Spirit.htm

wmfor2012.com

Good Sport

oward Skempton

The Ugly Spirit

23 25 May 7.30pm & 24 25 May 1.30pm

The Ugly Spirit is an Unlimited Commission: London 2012, the UK Arts Councils and the British Council have commissioned high quality,

ambitious work by disabled and deaf artists to be experienced by a broad range of audiences and to help celebrate the London 2012

Olympic and Paralympic Games.


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20 June 9pm

To celebrate the Olympic valuesof mutual understanding and

friendship, Birminghams world-class chamber choir, Ex Cathedra,has developed a brand newVespers sequence for its popular

annual summer concert.

Sung by candlelight, there willbe music from around the worldand across the ages by Araujo,

Charpentier, Fanshawe, Harvey,Prt, Rachmaninov, and Whitacre.

There will be African drumming,

a stunning Indian vocalizedtabla called Speaking inTongues, and a chance to hearHymn to Gaia, a new piecefrom Alec Roth, sung in Ancient

Greek one of ten languagesin the concert.

Tickets from 9.50

St Pauls Church, St PaulsSquare, Birmingham, B3 1QZ

www.excathedra.co.uk

Meet the Species:Bat Walk and Talk

22 June9.30 pm 11pm

An opportunity to discover the amazing nocturnalworld of our most enigmatic native mammals. Withluck we may encounter several species including

Noctule, Common and Soprano Pipistrelles andDaubentons. Our bat walks are aimed at everyonewith an interest in nature, aged from 7 to 80! Allunder 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Bat

walks can be very rewarding to visually impairedpeople, but please let us know in advance if youintend to come. Meet outside Tenbury SwimmingPool, where there is free parking.

Free

Palmers Meadow, Tenbury Wells,Tenbury Wells

www.worcestershirebats.btck.co.uk

World of Dance:Quickstepo the Games

4 June30 11.30pm

uickstep to the Games isg band ballroom and modern

equence dance that will take

ace in June 2012 to mark oneonth to go until the start

London 2012.

s part of Stoke-on-Trents WorldDance project, which has got

ver 9,000 people dancing over

he last two years, everyone wille invited to grab a danceartner and glide across theailor-made sprung wooden

ance oor.

ckets 4

ngs Hall, Kingsway, off Glebereet, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1RGww.stoke.gov.uk/olympics2012

Glass Games 2012

June 30 September

lass Games explores the spiritLondon 2012 in a summertime

ast of shows, workshops,

xhibitions and demonstrationsat highlight the talent andeativity of artists andaftspeople working with glass.

nce a national industry,ass-making skills are now

ept alive by a small number ofganisations and independent

tists. Glass Games highlightsur living heritage and givesveryone a chance to be amazed,trigued and inspired to havego at this fascinating artform.

ost events are freeme ticketed

vents nationwideww.cgs.org.uk

DiscoveringPlacesDiscovering Places is the London 2012 CulturalOlympiad campaign to inspire the UK to discovertheir local environment. It aims to get as many

people as possible enjoying the outdoors andgetting closer to nature in a diverse range of events.

The following events are accredited Meet theSpecies events helping to nd and identify 2,012

species of UK wildlife before the end of the London2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. For more

information, or to get your own wildlife eventaccredited with Meet the Species, see

www.meetthespecies.org.uk.

Meet the Species:Hay Making Festival

23 June11am 4pm

Join Natural England and the Friends of MotteyMeadows for a festival of hay making with lots ofdisplays, rural crafts, kids activities, ferret racing,

tractor rides, guided walks and a hog roast. All arewelcome. No booking required. Park at WheatonAston School.

Free

Mottey Meadows National Nature Reserve,Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire

www.naturalengland.org.uk

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Shake The Dust

9 June

Shake the Dust is a nationwideperformance poetry project forthousands of young peopleall over the country.

In the West Midlands, Shakethe Dust activity will centrearound The Drum, an arts centre

in Birmingham.

The highest scoring teamsfrom each region will progressthrough to the NationalShake the Dust weekend

to be held at the SouthbankCentre in London in July 2012.

Supported by the National

Lottery through Arts CouncilEngland

Nationwide

www.shakethedust.co.uk


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24 May

London 2012Olympic TorchRelay overnightstop Worcester

Worcester will celebrate the Flames arrival witha spectacular evening concert featuring a newspecially composed piece of music performed by

1000 local people, the appearance of a major popact and your opportunity to greet the Olympic TorchRelay as it enters the city.

AdmissionFree but ticketed

LocationWorcestershire County Cricket Ground,County Ground, New Road, Worcester, WR2 4QQ

Further information/ websitewww.visitworcester.com/torch

30 May

London 2012 OlympicTorch Relay overnightstop Stoke-on-Trent

In celebration of the Olympic Flame arriving inStoke-on-Trent there will be a packed programmeof activities for all the family including: an amazing

aerial dance performance, a spectacular communityparade, an appearance by a popular pop and rockband and, of course, your chance to see the OlympicTorch Relay as it enters the city. Simply unmissable.


LocationHanley Park, Cleveland Road,

Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4DX

Further information/ websiteFor further information on tickets pleaseemail [email protected]

Faster2731 JuneEvenings 7.30pmMatinee performances28 June 2pm30 June 2.30pm

Faster... is a new one act ballet by

Birmingham Royal Ballets DavidBintley CBE and composerMatthew Hindson inspired bythe Olympic motto, Faster,

Higher, Stronger.

Inspired by London 2012, theballet will explore the themes ofspeed, power and athleticism

and will premiere in the run upto the Games in Birminghamon 27 June.

Faster... forms part of BRBs

Summer Celebration and is oneof three ballets performed eachevening. The programme alsoincludes The Grand Tour, a

playful piece set in the roaring1920s, and the Shakespeareinspired The Dream.

Tickets from 16

The Birmingham Hippodrome,

Hurst Street, Birmingham, B5 4TB

www.brb.org.uk

GLOW Dance Festival 2012

0 June 2pm until late

LOW is the spectacular nale to hr1, an eighteen-month danceroject taking place across Herefordshire and inspired by

ondon 2012.

he Warm-Up: Glow kicks off with a festival style afternoonvent zzing with dance to see and do. Featuring a Breathe theeat Roadshow (see page 19) tea dances, b-boy competitions,

ballroom blitz, dance lms, classes in styles from Bollywoodo Ballet and much more.

he Blaze: At night, the Castle Green is transformed as a

pectacular dance show brings the site to life in a mesmerisingmix of dance and music, culminating in an unforgettableorch-lit nale.

he Chill Out: With live music, DJs, a silent Ceildh and Disco,

bar and lots of food stalls all day and evening, theres plentyf opportunity to lie back, enjoy the tunes, watch the dancend soak up the atmosphere.

astle Green, Hereford HR1 2NW

ww.hr1.2faceddance.co.uk



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There will be lots to see and do in the WestMidlands during the opening weekend. One of

the three London 2012 Festival opening nightconcerts will be performed by the City ofBirmingham Symphony Orchestra at SymphonyHall on 21 June. Other highlights include The

Voyage an outdoor dance spectacular;Coventry Cathedrals golden jubilee concert

with a new work by composer, James MacMillan,and a weekend of music by legendary composer,Heiner Goebbels.

From unforgettable moments created by some ofthe worlds leading artists, to spectacular danceevents, world and UK premieres, and the WorldShakespeare Festival, the West Midlands will

celebrate all that is inspirational about ourregions cultural life.

Festival informationwww.london2012.com/festival

LocationVarious venues

Further information/ websitewww.london2012.com/festival

London 2012Festival21 June 9 September

Before the sport begins, the London 2012 Festival willannounce the arrival of the Olympic and Paralympic Gamesin the UK with a world-class series of arts performances.Put simply, the London 2012 Festival will be the biggestfestival the UK has ever seen.

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AdmissionTickets 20

LocationSymphony Hall, Broad Street,Birmingham, B1 2EA

Further information/websitewww.cbso.co.uk

Weltethos is an epic new choralwork from composer, Jonathan

Harvey. Its rst UK performanceby the City of BirminghamSymphony Orchestra is theperfect way to kick off the

nationwide celebrations thatmake up the London 2012Festival a world-class seriesof arts performances that willannounce the arrival of the

Olympic and ParalympicGames in the UK.

Weltethos is based on textsfrom six of the worlds largest

religions: Confucianism,Judaism, Islam, Hinduism,Buddhism and Christianity. The

piece celebrates the commonvalues between these different

faiths and traditions, in apowerful manifesto forworld peace.

This major new work isthe latest masterpiece fromJonathan Harvey, bornin Sutton Coldeld in 1939and widely regarded as one

of the worlds greatestcontemporary composers.

Performed by City of BirminghamSymphony Orchestra, Chorus,

Youth Chorus & ChildrensChorus, conducted byEdward Gardner.

Weltethos21 June 7.30pm


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The Voyage21 24 June 10pm

An enormous ship sails intothe centre of Victoria Square,Birmingham, docking itselfbeside the citys Town Hall.High above, dancers appearin the ships rigging and thevoyage begins

Professional dancers and aerialists join forces

with a huge amateur choir, live musicians andover 140 local dance performers to transformVictoria Square. Watch the action unfold onboardthe ship and be caught up in the atmosphere onthe ground, where seagulls swoop and travellers

prepare to embark on their journey. As theship sets sail, Birminghams Town Hall istransformed by spectacular lm projectionsand the citys skyline becomes a dream of

undiscovered worlds.

Produced by Birmingham Hippodrome, thisoutdoor spectacle will be performed byMotionhouse, one of the UKs foremost dance

theatre companies, and world-renownedphysical theatre company, Legs On The Wall fromAustralia. Original lm projections by awardwinning Logela Multimedia.

AdmissionFree

Location

Victoria Square, Birmingham, B3 3AA

Further information/websitewww.thevoyage.org.uk


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A choral piece written to

celebrate Coventry CathedralsGolden Jubilee in 2012, JamesMacMillans Gloria is premieredby local children with the City of

Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

To complement Gloria, PaulLeddington Wright conductsBenjamin Brittens St Nicholas,

which provides a furtheropportunity for the childrenschoir to sing with a professionalsymphony orchestra inmagnicent surroundings.

Completing the programme isanother Coventry Cathedralcommission from 1980: War in

Heaven, by Neil Cox, a dramaticwork for the choir, organ andthe brass instruments of theorchestra.

The concert is performed by

City of Birmingham SymphonyOrchestra, St Michaels Singers,tenor Ian Bostridge and a choirof local school children and is

conducted by James MacMillanand Paul Leddington Wright.An extraordinary concert for anextraordinary occasion!

AdmissionTicket prices to be announced

Location

Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street,Coventry, CV1 5AB

Further information/ websitewww.coventrycathedral.org.uk/50

Jubilee Concertwith new work byJames MacMillan

23 June7.30pm

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Commanding sell-outudiences but rarelyeard in Birminghamuntil 2012 - Heiner

Goebbels is one of theworlds most soughtfter composers.

oebbels Walden is an hour-longusical composition that is fullevocative sounds and featuresne vibrant movements. The

ece, which was inspired by9th century naturalist Henryavid Thoreaus retreat to simpleving in a cabin by Walden Pond

Massachusetts, features a

umber of specially-builtstruments such as the steel

ello and bow chimes whichsonate their sound through

rge sheets of steel.

honour of the UK premiere ofWalden, mac Birmingham will

e brought to life during the day

ith new music theatre fromrmingham Conservatoire,

utdoor folk sets on the Terrace,ms in the cinema, visual work

xhibited in the allotment

allery spaces, talks andscussions in the Hexagon,riting workshops, and a

oraging menu in the caf.

Walden is performed by Ensembleang, Birmingham Contemporaryusic Group and narrator/vocalist

eir Neuringer.

Heiner Goebbels:Walden23 June 7pm & 9pm

AdmissionTickets 15

Locationmac Birmingham, Cannon Hill Park,Birmingham B12 9QH

Further information/ website

www.heinergoebbelsfestival.org

Enjoy a special eveningof entertainmentin celebration ofCoventry Cathedrals

golden jubilee.


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We Dance13 & 14 July

We Dance is a two day festival of learning disabled dance led by

Mencap, featuring performances, workshops and an exhibitionat the mac in Birmingham.

Over the two days there will be a new London 2012 themed piece ofdance by Freefall (Birmingham Royal Ballet and Fox Hollies popular

learning disability dance company), showcase performances by local

learning disabled community groups, outdoor performances byinternationally acclaimed dance company Stopgap, an exhibitionof new dance for camera lms and a range of fun workshops forpeople with a learning disability.

Tickets 5

mac Birmingham, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH

www.artspider.org.uk

Get Dancing

1 July 2pm

Set in the scenic grounds ofStafford Castle, Get Dancing is

a daylong dance festival to markthe end of Staffordshires rst evercounty-wide dance programme.

Featuring a Breathe the BeatRoadshow (see page 19), aswell as live performances fromprofessional dancers, youngpeople and community groups,as well as workshops where youcan learn a wide range of different

dance styles, from breakdance toballroom. Bring your picnic andenjoy the atmosphere!

Free in the afternoonStafford Castle, Newport Road,Stafford, ST16 1DJ

www.danceconnected.org.ukwww.staffordshire.gov.uk

Moving Earth

30 June

Moving Earth will bring together20 groups of 12 dancers from across

the West Midlands, representing a

dazzling array of styles includingBollywood, Bhangra, Indian folkdance, hiphop and contemporaryAfrican and UK dance.

Directed by internationally-renowned dancer Santosh KumarNair, the groups will combine theirindividual styles with Indianmartial-arts dance moves to createa brand new form of choreography.

The Moving Earth groups willbe performing at events across

the region as part of Dancingfor the Games, featuring speciallycomposed music by acclaimed

musician Praveen D Rao.

FreeBirminghamwww.sampad.org.uk/movingearth

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30 June

London 2012 OlympicTorch Relay overnightstop Birmingham

On 30th June, Birminghams Cannon Hill Park will

play host to an extra special night of music alongthe route of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.The event will be headlined by one of the UKs

foremost music acts and include performancesfrom well-known Birmingham artists. The full lineup will be announced later in the year.


LocationCannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B13 8RD

Further information/ websiteTo register for the chance to get free tickets,

visit www.ticketmaster.co.uk

1 July

London 2012 Olympic

Torch Relay overnightstop Coventry

Coventry will be welcoming the Olympic Flame tothe city with Coventry-themed theatre and musicfrom Talking Birds, as well as music from a wellknown pop act. There will be a packed programme

of activities for all the family including your chanceto see the Olympic Torch Relay as it enters the city.

Admission

Free but ticketed

LocationWar Memorial Park, Coventry, CV3 6PT



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Boyd & Evans:Views18 July 2 September

Artist-couple Boyd & Evans have been workingogether since 1968. Their paintings, while highly

epresentational, have a perspective, scale and

omposition that often edge closer to the surreal.he air feels thin, time frozen and gravityuspended in their dreamlike pictures.hotography has also become more central to

heir work in recent years, with shocks ofolour penetrating landscapes of the Americanouthwest. With selections from over 40 yearsf their work together, Ikon is proud to present

oyd & Evans rst major survey exhibition.

AdmissionFree

LocationIkon Gallery, 1 Oozells Square,

Brindleyplace, Birmingham, B1 2HS

Further information/ website0121 248 0708www.ikon-gallery.co.uk


Big Dance

7 15 July

Big Dance 2012 is the UKs

biggest ever celebrationof dance.

Taking place across the country,Big Dance will feature thousands

of events inspired by dance.They will take place in allsorts of locations, in all dancestyles and will all be open toabsolutely anyone.

Events will include classes,workshops, courses,performances, ashmobs,

have-a-go days, lm screenings,photography courses,competitions, world recordattempts and dancing in unusualspaces, such as shops, parks,

galleries, shopping centres.

Learn the choreography and takepart in a World Record attemptfor the Largest Dance Routine -

Multi-venue at 1pm on 18 May2012 with special events at theCoventry and Birmingham BBCLive Sites.

FreeNationwide

www.bigdance2012.com

Summer Reading Challenge: Story Lab

14 July 9 September

Every year, thousands of families all over the UK, are involvedin the UKs biggest reading event for children in libraries -the Summer Reading Challenge. This year the Story Lab

challenge will reect the spirit of 2012 with special events andactivities taking place at public libraries across the West Midlands.

The aim of Story Lab is to get children to read six books duringthe summer - and not only will every child who takes part receive

a membership card or pack and a certicate, but this year mostlibraries will be awarding medals just like at the real Olympic andParalympic Games.

FreePublic libraries across the West Midlandswww.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk

Encompass19 July 7pm20 & 21 July 2pm & 7pm

Encompass will use lm, live performance and a digital installation tocreate a breathtaking show in a huge 360-degree digital igloo, withlocal and international artists performing live and on-screen.

The performance will take the audience on a journey around the site,to include the Gaskell Field, which was the birthplace of the modernOlympic movement. Moving images of dancers from around the worldwill be projected, there will be live performances from local dancegroups and interactive digital installations will be shown to get the

audience dancing. For the nale the audience will move into the igloodome, where they will be surrounded by a 360-degree dance lm andlive performers.

Ticket prices from 3

The Edge Arts Centre, William Brookes School,

Farley Road, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6NB

www.encompass360.co.uk



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A specially commissioned suiteof Welcome Songs, created by

leading UK Folk artist ElizaCarthy, will be performed bymassed community choirs aspart of the Wenlock OlympianGames in July. The performance,

one of a series of four around thecountry, will be led by renownedchoral director, RobertHollingworth and will feature

Eliza, Robert and members of his

internationally celebrated choir,I Fagiolini.

Welcome Songs will be created

and performed against abackdrop of welcoming the

international community forthe London 2012 Games. Eliza

Carthy will use the traditionalsongs and stories associatedwith Much Wenlock, ChippingCampden, Stoke Mandeville andWeymouth as her inspiration to

create four pieces of new musicin these places which havecontributed so much to theOlympic and Paralympic

movements.

Supported by the NationalLottery through Arts CouncilEngland.

Welcome Songs1 July

dmissionree

ocation

uch Wenlock, Shropshire

urther information/ websiteww.dartington.org/artsww.wenlock-olympian-society.

rg.uk

Three ChoirsFestival CompetitiveMasterclass

23 JulyMasterclass 25pmMasterclass showcase5.15pm

Part of the annual Three

Choirs Festival, this competitivemasterclass invites aspiringprofessionals in their nal yearat UK music colleges to perform.

The 2012 masterclass is for period

strings and is led by violinist RachelPodger. Participants will be asked toperform unaccompanied Bach, witha showcase concert for the public

taking place at 5.15pm.

Tickets 5Council Chamber,Hereford Town Hallwww.3choirs.org

Much Ado AboutWenlockApril June


On your starting blocks! Vamos Theatre, in associationwith The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, presents its newproduction, Much Ado About Wenlock, a play about health,sports, a reforming doctor, and a runaway chicken!

In 1850, the Shropshire market town of Much Wenlock hostedits very own Olympian Games, an inspiration for the modernGames. In a captivatingly comic production celebrating theGames unlikely UK roots, Much Ado About Wenlock reveals

a local doctors determination to improve the health of all.Will Dr Penny Brookes inspire the workers to swap tipple fortriple jumping? Will schoolmistress Beatty win over the cynicalReverend Benedict Wayne? And will our national love of theunderdog be satised in this heroic piece of theatre?

Tickets from 6

24 April Worcester Arts Workshop25 April Pattingham Village Hall, Staffordshire26 April Alfrick & Lulsley Village Hall, Worcester27 April St Michaels Village Hall, Shropshire2-3 May Hereford Courtyard Theatre

4 May Solihull Arts Complex9-10 May Oakengates Theatre, Telford23 May Feckenham Village Hall, Worcester28-30 June Swan Theatre, Worcester

www.vamostheatre.co.uk

Three ChoirsFestival YouthChoir

23 July 2.30pm

The Three Choirs Festival YouthChoir is made up of 16 to 25 year oldsfrom Herefordshire, Worcestershire &Gloucestershire and was started in

2010 to help the developmentof young singers, very quicklybecoming an important part of

the 300 year old tradition that isthe Three Choirs Festival.

At this concert the Youth Choirwill perform a new piece byDobrinka Tabakova, as well asFaures Requiem and DebussysDanse sacre et danse profane

with the Orchestra of the Swanconducted by David Hill.

Tickets from 5

Hereford Cathedralwww.3choirs.org


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Friday 27 July 2012 will be no

ordinary morning. At 8am on therst day of the London 2012Olympic and Paralympic Games,Work No.1197: All the bells ina country rung as quickly and

as loudly as possible for threeminutes, by Turner Prize-winning artist and musician,Martin Creed, will be performed

throughout the UK.

The nation is invited to ringthousands of bells at the sametime, whether schools bells,

church bells, town hall bells,bicycle bells or door bells.

To make this performance

happen, the All the Bells teaminvites bell ringers and thoseinterested in ringing bellsto sign up and get involvedin the performance, alongside

thousands of people across thecountry. By ringing any kindof bell hand bell, church bell,bicycle bell, door bell you will

be part of the performance andinvolved in welcoming theLondon 2012 Olympic andParalympic Games to the UK.

Sign up to the project atwww.allthebells.com.

All theBellsWork No.1197

All the bells in theountry rung asuickly and as loudlys possible for three

minutes.

27 July 8am

Witness the amazing sight of Godiva awakening from her slumber

after 1,000 years...

Imagineer Productions 6 metre high Godiva will awake to aspectacular performance involving dancers, actors, musicians,reworks and much more. Powered by 100 cyclists and clothed in a

coat crafted by artists from across the West Midlands, Godiva willthen journey from Coventry to London to celebrate the London 2012Olympic and Paralympic Games.On 28 July, Godiva will awake forthe rst time in 1000 years in Coventry and through a once-in-a-

lifetime performance be presented with her quest to deliver the Bookof Intent to London. The Book of Intent carries the voices of youngpeople and their global partners to the world it is the actions theywill take to make the world a fairer place.

The following day, 29 July, she will be the focal point of the GodivaCarnival in Coventry; a magnicent celebration for all the familywhere she will board her Cyclopedia for the rst time. On 30 July,she will begin her epic journey travelling along the A5 to Londonover seven days passing through seven towns inspiring a series of

extraordinary outdoor celebrations.

Godiva Awakes is part of Artists taking the lead, a series of 12 publicart commissions across the UK to celebrate the London 2012 Cultural

Olympiad funded by Arts Council England. Godiva Awakes is alsosupported by Coventry City Council and is part of the Cities2012 programme.

GodivaAwakes28 JulyThe Awakening 9.15 pm

29 JulyDressing Godiva 12noon

29 JulyGodiva Carnival Event 12.30pm

30 July 5 AugustThe JourneyEvent times to be conrmed

AdmissionFree

LocationNationwide

Further information/ websitewww.allthebells.com

AdmissionFree (tickets will be requiredfor some events)

LocationUniversity Square & Broadgate,Coventry City CentreFurther information/websitewww.imagineerproductions.co.uk

Martin Creed


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Mittwoch aus LichtWednesday from Light22 25 August 4pm (nishes 10pm)

An opera by Karlheinz Stockhausen.A new production commissioned forhe London 2012 Festival, producedy Birmingham Opera Company.

We have individual scenes from Mittwoch aus Lichtin very good concert performances. But all attempts tostage Mittwoch aus Licht have not been successful.I do not want the opera performance to be incompleteStockhausen

Stockhausen was a revolutionarygure in 20th century music. Hisinnovation moved compositioninto new territory embracing

the new technology of electronicmusic and breaking the barriersbetween musical genres. Hehas inuenced pop, rock andelectronic music and his appeal

to a very broad young audiencesells out the Royal Albert Halland the Barbican as well as largeconcert halls in Europe, America

and the Pacic Rim.

Of his monumental achievementLicht, (Light) a cycle of 7 operas,

one for each day of the week,Mittwoch (Wednesday) is theonly part of the cycle he neversaw staged.

Even 5 years after his death

the challenge and scale of thepiece, in six parts includingthe Helicopter String Quartetand featuring two choirs, solo

instrumentalists, live electronicand acoustic music and adancing camel, means thepiece still awaits its premiere.

In August 2012 Mittwoch ausLicht/Wednesday from Light

nally hits the stage or rathera former chemical works in themiddle of Birmingham.

Internationally acclaimedopera director Graham Vickhas assembled an outstandingartistic team with his uniqueBirmingham Opera Company

featuring some 150 performers.Under the musical direction ofStockhausens long-timecollaborator, Kathinka Pasveer

the line-up includes BirminghamsEx Cathedra and London Voiceswith an array of virtuosoorchestral soloists as well

as local performers recruitedand trained through thecompanys award-winningparticipation programme.

Inspired by and featuring the

central gures of Eve, Luciferand Michael, Licht (Light)explores a spiritual world ofworld peace and global harmony.

Its powerful vision of harmonybetween humans and theuniverse offers a ttingcultural equivalent to theinternationalism and the

values of the Olympic Gamesand London 2012.

LocationArgyle Works, Great Barr Street,Birmingham B9 4EX

Further information/websitewww.birminghamopera.org.uk

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Using the latest digital technologies, Mandalawill see Birmingham Town Hall spectacularly

illuminated in colour and light and brought tolife by 3D moving projections and breathtakingvisual effects, presented by Sampad.

The projections will capture the beautiful forms of

South Asian dance and reect live performancesfrom leading acts including Devika Rao and AakashOdedra, mixed in with specially recorded footage.

The accompanying soundtrack will sizzle with thecontemporary energy of British Asian music andincorporate the music of world-class artists such asAnoushka Shankar, Zakir Hussain and Talvin Singh.

Supported by the National Lottery throughArts Council England.

AdmissionFree

Location

Exterior of Town Hall, Victoria SquareBirmingham B3 3DQ

Further information/ websitewww.sampad.org.uk

Mandala

7 September8.30pm & 9.30pm



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BoysDancing

creened at Liveites throughouthe summer

nce 2009 Boys Dancing has

een working with boys andoung men, giving them thepportunity to work withrofessional male dancers

make and perform new dance

orks. This project has culminated

the creation of six dance lmsThe Quiet Man Suite.

he lms will continue to explorehe themes of masculinity,rength, sensitivity,dependence and cooperation.he work will challenge

ereotypes to prove to boys andoung men that dance is mostenitely for them. The nalms will be screened on thermingham and Coventry Live

tes through the summer. See15 for information on Live Sites

ww.warwickartscentre.co.uk/ducation

Dance Sansaar invites you to jointhousands of people from acrossthe West Midlands learning the

vibrant and energetic Punjabidance of Lawk Naach throughjoining one of the free Discoveryworkshops being held across

the region.

You are invited to take part in anhour long class, where you willlearn Bhangra and Giddha dance

movements and have the chance

to progress to Performanceclasses. Those who make it toperformance classes will then

showcase their new skills aspart of the spectacular LawkNaach nale performance laterthis year.

Lawk Naach is an activityeveryone can get involved withregardless of age or ability - nodance experience is required!

Please visit www.dancesansaar.com for more information abouttaking part.

Free

Various venues

www.dancesansaar.comlm Nation: Shorts is a nationalroject that gives young peoplehe chance to make lms

elebrating the values of thelympic and Paralympic Games.

4-25 year olds have been

vited to create short lms (ofo longer than three minutes)hat celebrate the values of thelympic and Paralympic Games:spect, courage, excellence,

endship, equality, determinationnd inspiration.

The best of the lms will bescreened at venues during the2012 Games, as well as on giantLive Site screens around the UK,

and on the dedicated FilmNation website. The lms arealso available to view online, at:

www.lmnation.org.uk/workshops

Lawk NaachVarious dates


Film Nation: Shorts


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Cultural Olympiad in the West Midlands 55Whats On GuideWhats On Guide54Cultural Olympiad in the West Midlands

Mar The Comedy of Errors Stratford 18

Mar Equinox - Cultures

in Harmony

Birmingham 10

Stars in the Morning Sky Coventry 10

The Comedy of Errors Stratford 18

Olympic Posters:

Pop and Publicity

Wolverhampton 14

Mar

Mar Stars in the Morning Sky Coventry 10







Twelfth Night Stratford 18

Richard III Stratford 18


CORE opens Ironbridge 12




12 Moves: After Dark

(including Breathe the

Beat roadshow)

Worcester 11

Childrens Lives opens Birmingham 14



Mar

Mar Richard III Stratford 18




Breathe the Beat

roadshow (at IDFB)

Birmingham 20





The Tempest Stratford 18



Style Africa opens Birmingham 5



Apr

Apr The Tempest Stratford 18

Apr Stars in the Morning Sky Coventry 10





Quick Guide

te Title Town Page

No

Ongoing

events


06 Apr The Comedy of Errors Stratford 18

King John Stratford 18

07 Apr Stars in the Morning Sky Coventry 10



08 Apr

09 Apr Twelfth Night Stratford 18


10 Apr The Tempest Stratford 18










15 Apr





18 Apr King John Stratford 18










22 Apr23 Apr Believe Coventry 14


24 Apr Much Ado About

Wenlock

Worcester 45



Wenlock

Pattingham 45




Wenlock

Alfrick and

Lulsley

45


Romeo & Juliet Stratford 18


Wenlock

St Michaels,

Worcestershire

45





29 Apr


Date Title Town Page

No

Ongoing

events

The Science of Sport, Daily, Ironbridge. (p.4)Sporting Heroes. Monday to Friday until 9 Sept, Ironbridge. (p.4)CORE, Daily until 30 September, Ironbridge. (p.12)Childrens Lives, Daily 24 Mar - 10 June, Birmingham. (p.14)Olympic Posters:PopandPublicity,tothe28Apr,Wolverhampton. (p.14)Style Africa, 31 Mar - 2 Sept, Birmingham. (p.5)Good Sport, 18 May - 1 Sept, Tuesday - Saturday, Walsall. (p.27)Boyd & Evans - Views, 18 July - 2 Sept, Birmingham. (p.42)Summer Reading Challenge, 14 July - 9 Sept, regionwide. (p.43)


01 May The Impending Storm Birmingham 22



02 May The Impending Storm Birmingham 22

Much Ado About

Wenlock

Hereford 45



03 May Spill - a playground

of dance

Birmingham 24

Much Ado About

Wenlock

Hereford 45



04 May Spill - a playground

of dance

Birmingham 24

Much Ado AboutWenlock

Solihull 45



05 May M21 From the Medieval

to the 21st Century

Much Wenlock 23

Spill - a playground

of dance

Birmingham 24



06 May M21 From the Medieval

to the 21st Century

Much Wenlock 23

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