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HIPPODROME SQ, INGE ST, HURST ST AND ARCADIAN
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Summer in Southside returns with the very best in FREE outdoor performances for all the family.
HJKXC The streets will be bursting with FREE theatre, dance, circus and music - get ready to enjoy three weekends of remarkable encounters that will leave you feeling revived and inspired. See your favourite home-grown acts in LIVE AND LOCAL, take a short trip to the continent with EURO STARS then celebrate the festival finale at BANK HOLIDAY JAMBOREE. Acts perform two or three times daily within a two minute walk of each other so there is always something happening! There are even special evening performances and a festival wrap party to conclude this unforgettable experience. Whatever you fancy, come and join us and treat your senses to some unexpected surprises in an electrifying atmosphere.
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Pod Projects & Eye Candy Festival
A unique array of regional artists, illustrators and designers transform their bikes into an emporium of delights. BBB is kind of art fair meets car boot sale, but more compact and kinder to the environment.
THE CRICKETERS Talking Birds Alicja Rogalska
TALKAOKE AND TEA
TALKAOKE AND TEA The People Speak 2-3pm / 3.30-4.30pm / 5-6pm HURST ST - Sat 9 | ARCADIAN UMBRELLA - Sat 16, Sat 23 & Sun 24
Join The Cricketers as they prepare for a spot of top-notch urban sporting activity. Expect Googlies and the odd LBW, possibly a Dibbly Dobbly and almost certainly a Sticky Wicket once the authorities get involved. talkingbirds.co.uk
A HAKA DAY OUT Corey Baker Dance Time Unlimited Tours
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Corey Baker Dance will lead exhilarating tribal Haka (war dance) workshops with native Maori performers, followed by a live mass Haka performance. Come and join in with the professionals as part of A Haka Day Out. coreybakerdance.com
HEADPHONES Corey Baker Dance Nicholas Keegan
Talk Talk
This solo comic performance shuffles through dance styles and music genres. A fun show that at times allows the audience to direct the performer so two shows will never be the same! coreybakerdance.com
THE HIP HOP HOUR
Showcasing young local hip hop talent battling to be the best! 60 minutes of nonstop dancing with local hip hop dancers and crews; audiences decide who is the best in Birmingham! Hosted by Mad Flow, with special appearances from Dance Nuvo and Birmingham breakers, also featuring guest DJs.
PINT DREAMS Tin Box Theatre
A distinctive tale with a lively character balanced nicely with sweet malt music notes. Best served chilled. Traditional storytelling interwoven with live folk music and puppetry in The Old Fox pub. Keep an eye out for Edith, the feisty landlady puppet out on the street. tinboxtheatre.co.uk
TRAVELING TREASURY Highly Sprung
A magical storytelling experience that takes place in a beautifully transformed caravan. Step inside the pages of a book and let the stories unfold, quite literally before your eyes. highlysprungperformance.co.uk
TWO OLD MEN 2Faced Dance Company
Gasp, laugh and cry as two friends take you on a life-long journey of extraordinary experiences and witty tales all the way to the pub. Featuring break, street and dance fusion with adrenalin fuelled, heart-in-the-mouth acrobatics. 2faceddance.co.uk
ROAMING THE ROSWELLS Highly Sprung
The best place to discover more about humans and Planet Earth is Birmingham. The alien family will be spending their day taking holiday snaps, playing cricket and enjoying a picnic lunch. highlysprungperformance.co.uk
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TALKAOKE AND TEA The People Speak 2-3pm / 3.30-4.30pm / 5-6pm HURST ST - Sat 9 | ARCADIAN UMBRELLA - Sat 16, Sat 23 & Sun 24 On each of our festival days, join our Hippodrome Plus Youth Ambassador hosts in a real-time, interactive, pop-up talk show.
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY Wet Picnic
We all feel alone at some point in our lives. But what happens if that never changes? Clowning and buffoonery explore moments of heart-breaking honesty and darkened humour. An intimate and touching performance. SJ Knight Photography
wetpicnic.com
FRANTIC Acrojou
Love, freedom, blood, sweat and rain storms: Frantic is an explosive exploration of our relentless devotion to busyness through acrobatics and dance theatre. acrojou.com
HEIGHTS Mattress Circus
Follow the journey of three clown acrobats falling, fighting and laughing all the while reaching for new heights. Set behind and around a mattress, the acrobats use their physical differences for comedy and illusion. mattresscircus.eu
THE HORSEMEN Les Goulus
Three very smart French riders on horses prepare for the next Olympic Games and demonstrate their training. Even if, sometimes, they are a bit ridiculous, they always keep “The French Attitude�. lesgoulus.com
THE MUSEUM OF EVERYDAY LIFE
Les Cubitenistes
Transform yourself into a work of art with this interactive experience. Be part of a live, progressive photography exhibition that makes the ordinary, extraordinary. cubitenistes.com
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Alice DĂŠnoyers
De Fakto Company
Two dancers pull out all the stops as they audition for legendary French singer and actor, AndrĂŠ Bourvil. With a charming mix of contemporary dance and Hip Hop, it tips an affectionate wink to the classic French movies of the 50s and 60s.
RADIO PATIO Pere Faura
A fresh, direct, funny and funky experiment, which transforms the sound of the radio into a unique and schizophrenic performance. perefaura.com
SKRYF Gijs Van Bon Selected by Hippodrome Plus Youth Ambassadors
Skryf the sand writer moves forward, leaving a stream of letters behind him. An almost irrelevant pile of sand creates the magic of the written word. Sometimes very quickly, sometimes very slowly - like sand through your fingers. skryf.nl
WORKS Haywood Hix
Two earnest companions with overalls, invention, a pet cat, a desire for a cup of tea and a leap of faith. Everyday objects, ramshackle engineering, precise timing and deadpan comedy all come into play, in this evolving chain reaction of a show. thejonhicks.com
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TALKAOKE AND TEA The People Speak 2-3pm / 3.30-4.30pm / 5-6pm HURST ST - Sat 9 | ARCADIAN UMBRELLA - Sat 16, Sat 23 & Sun 24 On each of our festival days, join our Hippodrome Plus Youth Ambassador hosts in a real-time, interactive, pop-up talk show.
EXTRAVAGANZA Le Navet Bête
(SATurday and Sunday) A ridiculous, madcap romp, full of acrobatics, improvisation, live music, audience interaction, circus influences and even a flaming unicycle.
lenavetbete.com
FLOAT Circus Mash (Sunday)
A bizarrely spectacular display of delight and circus frenzy that brings the streets alive with circus! Whacky and vivacious performances with tantalising circus workshops. circusmash.co.uk
A HIGH STREET ODYSSEY Inspector Sands (SATurday and Sunday) What mysteries lie
behind the pedestrianised retail street? Take part in this promenade audio tour and stare into the soul of the BOOK Great British High Street. YOUR FREE It will never look the same PLACE ON again. inspectorsands.com THE DAY!
IDA BARR’S MASH UP
Christopher Green (SATurday)
Music-hall singalong meets R&B pump and grind that will set toes tapping whether you’re a grandparent, a grandchild or somewhere in between. idabarr.net Produced by Home Live Art.
homeliveart.com
OYSTER OPERA (SATurday and Sunday)
Oyster Opera perform well-known opera arias in the open air.
PUSH Tangled Feet (SATurday)
Using clowning, dance and physical theatre to tell the interweaving stories of five very different mothers, Push lays bare aspects of motherhood so often pushed under the carpet. Clench your pelvic floors and come along for the ride. tangledfeet.com
PUSH Company Chameleon (Sunday) Brian Slater
This powerful and engaging duet looks at the complex nature of our psychology; at times we push to exert our control and at others we yield. companychameleon.com
STRAW DOG Wired Aerial Theatre
(SATurday and Sunday) Critically acclaimed Wired Aerial Theatre and award winning Henri Oguike’s dynamic explosion of flight and fight. A fusion of bungeeassisted contemporary dance.
wiredaerialtheatre.com
STUDIES FOR C & TWO FOR C Candoco Dance Company Benedict Johnson
(SATurday) Two duets exploring the intimate
domestic world of a couple trapped in a stagnating relationship. candoco.co.uk
WHITE SUIT Helen Chadwick Song Theatre Miriam Nabarro
(SATurday and Sunday)
Combining close harmony singing with larger than life physical performance to tell the story of a young landmine survivor. helenchadwick.com
ROAMING phy Spruce Photogra
RUGBY PLAYER DUO Icarus (SATURDAY)
Colin Robins
Giant bouncing Sporting legends that reach impressive heights.
THE STEREOMEN Rannel
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Jump on the dance floor and join in with the funky music.
FAUST Southpaw Dance Company Selected by Hippodrome Plus Youth Ambassadors (SATurday and Sunday)
World-class breaking combined with Lindy Hop, Charleston and big band music of the roaring 20s at HIPPODROME DOCK.
southpawdancecompany.co.uk
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CRICKETERS Talking Birds
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TWO OLD MEN 2Faced Dance Company
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HAKA DAY OUT ARTS AND CRAFTS
PINT DREAMS Tin Box Theatre
Performance at The Old Fox
TRAVELING TREASURY
Highly Sprung 2.30
CRICKETERS
THE ROSWELLS
Talking Birds
3.00
PINT DREAMS Box Theatre
3.30
TRAVELING TREASURY
Highly Sprung
TWO OLD MEN 2Faced Dance Company
4.00
TRAVELING TREASURY
THE ROSWELLS
Highly Sprung 4.30
PINT DREAMS Tin Box Theatre
Performance at The Old Fox
5.00
CRICKETERS Talking Birds
TRAVELING TREASURY
Highly Sprung
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THE ROSWELLS
TRAVELING TREASURY
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Highly Sprung 6.30
CRICKETERS Talking Birds
7.00
6pm - 9pm COME VINYL WITH ME ARCADIAN
8.30pm - 8.40pm 9pm - 9.10pm 9.30pm - 9.40pm
THE POD 2Faced Dance Company HIPPODROME DOCK
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HAKA DAY OUT ARTS AND CRAFTS
Euro Stars
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THE HORSEMEN Les Goulus
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Matress Circus
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THE BIRTHDAY PARTY Wet Picnic
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RADIO PATIO Pere Faura
3.00
THE HORSEMEN Les Goulus
3.30
HEIGHTS
Matress Circus 4.00
RADIO PATIO Pere Faura
4.30
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY Wet Picnic
FRANTIC Acrojou
5.00
HEIGHTS
Matress Circus
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THE HORSEMEN Les Goulus
6.00
FRANTIC Acrojou
6.30
RADIO PATIO Pere Faura
7.00
10pm iPUPPETS Close Act Theatre ROAMING
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Barr’S SH Up
Christopher green 1.30
StraW W DOg Wired aerial theatre
2.00
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Extravaganza vet Bête
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Barr’S SH Up
Christopher green 3.30
StraW W DOg Wired aerial theatre
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Circus Mash
Inspector Sands
also roaming on Hurst St
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OYSTER OPERA
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HIGH ST ODYSSEY
Inspector Sands
also roaming on Hurst St
2.30
OYSTER OPERA
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EXTRAVAGANZA Le Navet Bête
3.30
STEREOMEN 4.00
HIGH ST ODYSSEY
Circus Mash
Inspector Sands
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4.30
5.00 OYSTER OPERA
EXTRAVAGANZA Le Navet Bête
5.30
6.00
It’s a wrap!
6.30
THE STEREOMEN Rannel
7.00 Wired Aerial Theatre
7pm - 9pm
9pm -10pm THE SMOKING DOGS FAUST Southpaw Dance GUEST DJ’S AND STREET Company FOOD HIPPODROME DOCK @brumhippodrome #BHoutdoors
10pm - Late FESTIVAL WRAP PARTY LE TRUC, ARCADIAN
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A SUMMER OF EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS IN SOUTHSIDE SPACES
HIPPODROME SQ, INGE ST, HURST ST AND ARCADIAN
FOR PR