Autumn brochure 2014 by The Drum

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Music Theatre Comedy Literature & Spoken Word Young People Dance Film Visual Arts Workshops THE UK’S PREMIER INTERCULTURAL ARTS CENTRE www.the-drum.org.uk | 0121 333 2444

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Welcome The Drum is the UK’s premier intercultural arts centre dedicated to the development, presentation and celebration of arts and cultural activities of Birmingham’s diverse communities for the benefit of all. Our autumn programme comes on the back of a very successful summer season. The undoubted summer highlights included the Simmer Down Festival, which was organised by Simmer Down CIC with The Drum being the key delivery partner, its attracted an estimated 25,000 diverse families audiences from near and far – firmly establishing it as one of Birmingham’s flagship festivals. The A34 Festival (supported by Big Lottery) was delivered in partnership local community groups, the programme rooted in local communities reflected and celebrated the rich diversity of Aston and Newtown. Our Summer School programme attracted hundreds of young people who participated in a range of workshops culminating in a spectacular showcase to an invited audience. Our autumn highlights includes the official 2014 launch of Black History Month Birmingham (BHM), which this year marks the centenary of the First World War, titled Black Blood Runs Red. BHM events will mark the contribution and sacrifices made by soldiers and civilians from Britain’s former colonies. An eclectic mix of associated events and activities celebrate the struggles, achievements and contributions of UK’s African, Asian and Caribbean communities. The Drum and mac Birmingham welcome back Afrovibes to Birmingham and as usual the biennial festival is packed with exciting and original contemporary South African theatre, dance, music, visual arts and fringe programme. Highlights include Biko’s Quest life, death and legacy of the inspirational anti-apartheid campaigner Steve Biko, Mamela featuring the experiences of the ‘born free’ generation young women. Freedom or Death is an archival

exhibition of preeminent documentary photographer Dr Vanley Burke, charts the final period of apartheid and the road towards democracy. In addition to all the above we promise to entertain you with an array of comedians courtesy of Upfront Comedy and, for the Reggae connoisseurs we’ve assembled a spectacular line-up of the hottest artists for the Champion MC’s & Lovers Rock Singers Roll Call 2014, featuring Tippa Irie, General Levi, Top Cat, Winsom, Peter Hunnigale and Don Campbell. The internationally acclaimed reggae superstar Sanchez, returns to Birmingham after five years to headline The Drum’s 20th Anniversary Celebrations. Our Language Theatre continues to go from strength to strength opening with a Punjabiwood romantic comedy, Romeo Fass Gaya Jugni De Pyar Wich followed by the Gujarati play, Chorna Haathma Chaavi about the trials and tribulations of married life. We will also be celebrating Nigerian Day of Independence with a gala night topped off with the award-wining tragic-comedy, Pandora’s Box. A specially designated programme of creative workshops and projects for Young People, as well as, outreach initiatives supplement the overall programme - ensuring that there is something for everyone. So this autumn come and join us and experience the unique range of arts and cultural activities provided by The Drum. Mukhtar Dar Director of Arts and Marketing

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The Drum is located on the A34, just ten minutes outside Birmingham city centre on the site of former Aston Hippodrome, next to the Bartons Arms. Please contact Box Ofﬁce if you need further directions.

How to Find Us By Bus From the City Centre take the number 33 or 51 bus from Lower Bull Street (next to Poundland), or the number 7, which leaves from Livery Street. Alight at Newtown Swimming Baths / Bartons Arms. By Train The Drum is a short distance from local Birmingham stations including New Street, Moor Street and Snow Hill.

By Car From the M6: Leave at Junction 6, onto the

A38(M) a short way along the A38(M), take the exit sign posted Aston / Waterlinks. The roundabout at the top exit is Park Circus. Take the second exit onto Victoria Road. Turn left onto Upper Sutton Street and then right at the bottom onto Park Lane. Before you approach the crossroads /next set of lights there is a slip road to turn left. This is Potters Lane The Drum’s car park is on your left directly as you turn left. From Birmingham City Centre: Take the A38 towards Aston (under the tunnels/underpass towards the M6). Go over the Aston Expressway and merge left, off the A38 and onto the ring road towards Dartmouth Circus roundabout. Keep in the left-hand lane and go straight over the roundabout. As you exit off the roundabout the overhead sign is marked Thomas Street – go straight up Thomas Street and turn left at the top of the road on to Park Lane (you will see East End Foods on your right). Just before the trafﬁc lights, take the slip road on the left, this is Potters Lane. The Drum’s car park is on your left directly as you turn left. Free parking outside, Disabled spaces are also available.

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Music The Drum and Mendi Singh presents

United Rhythms -

Featuring Tabla Tarang Orchestral Percussion Sat 20 Sep / 7:30pm Tickets: £8 (£6) NUSRAT Asian Music Academy presents

The Annual Birmingham Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Tribute Concert Sun 19 Sep / 7pm Tickets: Free Admission This year marks the seventeenth anniversary of the death of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, revered as one of the greatest masters of Qawwali music of all time. His disciple Ansar Khalid spent years training at the feet of this great teacher and every year he brings together local and national musicians and artists to pay tribute to the late great Ustad. Ansar Khalid will perform alongside an extraordinary ensemble of musicians to recreate Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s unforgettable Qawwali sound, along with his own compositions.

Advance booking is essential This concert is expected to reach full capacity

Birmingham born, classically trained Tabla player and composer Mendi Mohinder Singh brings his ground-breaking new work in celebration of The Drum’s 20th Anniversary. Mendi’s artistic vision is to create the world’s first East-West percussion orchestra featuring Tabla Trang. United Rhythm’s unites the music of both hemispheres in an entertaining, uplifting and rhythmical spectacle that communicates the elements of Indian spirituality, uniting people with the power of music, sound and vision through a universal language. Mendi will perform three original compositions for orchestral percussion with Birmingham Conservatoire’s Percussion Ensemble, drawing on African, South American, American and Arabic styles, written in a Western classical context. Mendi will be collaborating with Handpan player Samantha Archer. This unique combination of Tabla and Handpan will leave you mesmerized. There will also be a very special performance with seventh Dan Samurai expert Fay Goodman, demonstrating a four hundred year old Japanese kata (choreographed martial art).

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Music

Sanchez - Reggae Superstar Fri 17 Oct / 10pm The New Bingley Hall, 1 Hockley Circus, Hockley, Birmingham B18 5PP Tickets: Advance £35

The Drum and GT’s Records presents

Champion MC’s & Lovers Rock Singers Roll Call 2014 Sat 27 Sep / 9pm Tickets: Earlybird £17

, Advance £20

MOTD

This special event pays tribute to the legendary MC’s and Lovers Rock vocalists over the years, as well as celebrating Tippa Irie’s birthday! With a spectacular line-up, which includes: Tippa Irie, General Levi, Top Cat, Winsom, Paulette Tajah, Peter Hunnigale and Don Campbell. To make this an unforgettable night of pure entertainment Trevor Sax of Saxon Sound is joined by DJ Little Richie, DJ Billy Spice and your hosts and compares for night will be Trevor Ranks and MVP. So make sure you come ready to party! Limited number of Earlybird ticket available

Booking fees apply excluding ticket purchased from The Drum

, £40 OTD

The internationally acclaimed Reggae Superstar Sanchez returns to Birmingham’s Bingley Hall, after five years to headline this concert in celebration of The Drum’s 20th Anniversary. Backed by stellar musicians from Jamaica, Sanchez will be joined on stage by special guests including stunning Jamaican Reggae and Gospel vocalist Etana and singer-songwriter Aysha Loren. Music on the night is supplied by Birmingham’s finest DJ’s including Countryman, Ranking from Gatecrash, G6T9 and Mikey Bups from Manchester. Celebrated as one of reggae’s supreme vocalists, Sanchez has released over twenty eight albums and with numerous chart topping hits, he has been consistently awarded Singer Etana of the Year and Song of the Year titles. Collaborating with international producers, he tours extensively throughout the world and has a worldwide fan base.

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Township Comets Fri 24 Oct / 9pm Tickets: £12 (£10) The Township Comets play a joyful mix of South African Township Jazz which is inspired by South African saxophonist Dudu Pukwana, who in exile brought a pioneering mix of Township Jazz and improvisation to the UK and European scenes in the late 1960s.Their music is great fun; lively, rhythmic, slightly anarchic, dance-based jazz, it is hard to sit still. The band features many of the former members of Dudu Pukwana’s group Zila, including the fantastic vocalist Pinise Saul. Singing in both Xhosa and English, the vocalist Pinise Saul also unusually vocalises along with the horn frontline. So if you’re a fan of their music and Chris McGregor, don’t miss this!

Concession prices apply for anyone who has been to see Mamela

Bernard Taylor Sun 26 Oct / 7:30pm

Fringe Event Township Comets Chris Batchelor Trumpet Pinise Saul Vocals Jason Yarde Alto Harry Brown Trombone Adam Glasser Piano Dudley Phillips Bass Frank Tontoh Drums

Tickets: £4 (£3) Bernard Taylor has recently written and produced his own album I’ll Wait on You. It consists of thirteen tracks with a rich blend and fusion of different sounds covering many genres, such as Jazz, Classical, Samba, Latino, combined with a rich traditional Gospel sound from the Hammond organ, all performed with a contemporary flare. Join Bernard and guests for an evening of inspiration and uplifting music.

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Music

The Drum and Desi Central presents

Botown: The Soul of Bollywood Sat 1 Nov / 7pm Tickets: £15 One of the most exciting and engaging music acts of the last few years, Botown, an eight-piece band that have given lovers of Bollywood and Soul music a brand new groove. This concert will feature all your favourite Bollywood classics from legends like RD Burman, Kishore Kumar, AR Rahman, Asha Bhosle and Amitabh Bachchan fused into the Soul greats like Ray Charles, James Brown and Aretha Franklin. Enjoy an evening of classic Bollywood, Soul and funky grooves guaranteed to have you up dancing and singing along.

“If you like 60’s Soul or Bollywood you will love Botown” The Times

The Drum and GL360 presents

Affinity Part III Sat 15 Nov / 7:30pm Tickets: £5 The Drum and GL360 bring the best West Midlands based Gospel Music event, Affinity Part III. This, alongside GL360’s mentoring and development programme for young creative talent in the arts creates a second to none Live Band Showcase to an ever-growing audience. Affinity Part III is an event for those that love the full spectrum of creativity; GL360 boasts a musical assortment from Rap to Singing Vocals. #Affinity3

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Pandora’s Box Wed 1 Oct / 7pm

Tennexa Productions presents

Tickets: £12.50 (£10.50)

Bashment Housewives

The HEARTH, Time to Change and The Drum presents

Sun 5 Oct & Sun 7 Dec / 8pm

Other

As part of the Nigerian 54 Independence Day Celebrations we bring you the unmissable, award-wining Tragic-comedy about a Nigerian families, love, betrayal and choices in Pandora’s Box. There will also be VIP meet and greet with speeches from Nigerian leaders and a post-performance Q&A’s with the writer and cast members.

“You think England is hard? Compared to Nigeria? My dear, you haven’t seen anything yet!” On holiday with her streetwise son in Lagos, a British-Nigerian mother is in turmoil. Should she leave her only child in a strict Nigerian boarding school, or return him to the battlefields of inner City London? A family spanning three generations and two continents meets in Lagos for the first time in over thirty years. But the joy of reunion also unleashes long-suppressed truths. An exuberant and thoughtprovoking mix of comedy, tragedy and family drama, Pandora’s Box reveals the heartbreak behind the difficult choices parents must make, and the price their children pay. “A lively soap opera of family dramas and bubbling resentments which touch on issues of identity, heritage, mothering and the motherland… Pandora’s Box buzzes with life and the tensions of real people.” - Guardian

Tickets: £16, £20 OTD This exciting urban-comedy drama highlights the lifestyles of four competitive young women wanting to live a life full of luxury facing relationship challenges and financial struggle with their hubbies. Along for the drama mother Carlene played by Debbie Diamond and dad played by Countryman are drawn in when gossip queen Kione reveals all secrets!

A play not to be missed!

Tue 14 & Thu 16 Oct 1pm Admission by invitation only

Other and TTC Social Marketing Campaign Launch Thu 16 Oct / 4pm Tickets: £5 (£3)

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Matribhoomi Theatre and The Drum In partnership with One Nation Media presents

A Punjabiwood Comedy Play Romeo Fass Gaya Jugni De Pyar Wich

Theatre

From the outset, everyone thought that Tobias was a good boy with a positive future ahead of him: his friends; his Primary School teachers; and most of all his Mum, Caroline. By the time he reaches adulthood he has been arrested, sectioned and treated in a medium secure mental health unit. What went wrong? Other traces Tobias’s life in reverse, from his arrest and sectioning back through to his childhood. A fascinating and intensely moving performance, highlighting the missed opportunities for intervention in his life. The play asks searching questions about the identity of those people who don’t fit into the neat boxes on monitoring forms and whether it needs to be like this for young people of dual heritage? Written by Lorna Laidlaw

Sat 29 Nov / 7:30pm Tickets: £10.50 (£8.50) Supporting Workshops

Performance followed by 45 minute Theatre Workshop

ime To Change Wellbeing Village T will start at 4pm onwards with buffet. Speeches from 5:30pm. Performance at 6.30pm This is part of a 300 Voices pilot project in the West Midlands to tackle the stigma and discrimination that young African and Caribbean men face when accessing in patient mental health care, delivered in collaboration with performing arts company The Hearth Centre.

Romeo Fass Gaya Jugni De Pyar Wich is a romantic comedy play, full of fun and laughter with many twist and turns for the whole family. Romeo and Jugni are deeply in love with each other and want to spend their life together but Jugni’s parents don’t agree. They think he is too modern for their simple daughter! Romeo makes a plan to win Jugni’s parents heart and starts living in her house disguised as a maid. There he faces the biggest surprise of his life when he meets Jugni’s father and an unusual triangular love story begins with many twists and turns. Cast includes your very own Jeet who have been making you laugh from the last many years and Kaki best known from Channel 4 The Family. As well as, Nahar Singh Gill and Mr. ArvinderJeet Grewal from Cup Of Tea. Performed In Punjabi Written by Gurdip Kaur Chaudhary (Kaki) Directed by Jitender Singh (Jeet)

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Theatre Salty Water and Us Sun 9 Nov / 7:30pm Tickets: £8 (£6) Gazebo Theatre presents

Hallowed Turf Thu 16 Oct / 7:30pm Tickets: £8.50 (£6.50) Hallowed Turf is a story of soldiers, football and heroes... A young man’s dream of becoming a footballer is brought to the front when he meets his hero on a very different front line. This powerful and heart-breaking new play shares the true story of footballing star Walter Tull, the first Black officer to serve in the British Army in World War One, told through the imagined letters of an unknown seventeen year old soldier. This incredible story of new grounds broken, of bravery, friendship and the true horrors of life in the trenches is set to have a wide appeal to regular and new audiences and school groups. From the writer and director of the outstanding Jamaica 50 and Sorry! No Coloureds, No Irish, No Dogs.

Salty Water and Us is a play about the Lascar stories of Bangladeshi immigrants who had an aspiration of returning home but never happened. Soidulla who came from Sylhet to Hooghly Port was recruited with other sailors to work on a ship bound for England. Soidulla’s journey began differently from other sailors; in search of a person called Lindsay. Why was Soidulla looking for Lindsay so desperately? What made Soidulla’s feelings of revenge change when he eventually found the man he was so desperately looking for? This is a story of Lascars’ dreams, struggles, their contributions and journeys are part of the shared British heritage that can be celebrated. The story aims to critically analyse and relate the recent “Go back Home’’ campaign from a different point of view. Writer by Murad Khan Director by Filiz Ozcan

Shivam Theatre presents

Chorna Haathma Chaavi Marriage is a Gamble Sun 23 Nov / 4pm Tickets: £10 The sell-out Gujarati hit Comedy play Var Maro Lagne Lagne Kunwaro comes to The Drum courtesy of the Gujarati Hindu Association. This hilarious plot is full of romantic twists and turns that will keep you fixated. This thought provoking feel-good comedy is all about love and marriage and destiny. Performed in Gujarati & English Written by Kiran Purohit

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Real Talk Sessions

£40

Sat 31 Jan 2015 / 7pm Tickets: £8 MOTD

Graft Entertainment and The Drum presents

Uncle Ben’s Festive Block Party Thu 18 Dec – Sun 21 Dec / 7pm Tickets: £12.50 (£10.50), Family Ticket: £40 After a tragic year battling ill health, Uncle Ben decides it’s time to change for the better. In this season of good will to all mankind he decides to get into the festive mood by inviting his very diverse neighbours round for a small gathering. With the local sound system booked to supply the music, he purchases the obligatory party hats, crackers, mistletoe and decorative lights – all that’s needed to complete the merriment is his witty jokes and a few bottles of rum. After an enlightening dream Uncle Ben is on a hunt to find his soul and change his ways but will he succeed or fail miserably? Join Uncle Ben, his friends and some very special guests for an evening of festive celebrations.

Family ticket entitles either two adults and two children or one adult and three children to attend.

Graft Entertainment and The NU:BI Hub come together to bring you Banging The Drum: Real Talk Sessions. This event gives you the opportunity to have your voice and opinions heard. This all-star Birmingham panel will be challenged with taboo topics to open your mind and confront social barriers with a hint of music and a dash of comedy.

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A brand new comedy season hosted by John Simmit Tickets: £13.50 (£11.50), £16.50 OTD

USA Special

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Fri 3 Oct

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An international comedy special featuring three of America’s funniest performers: Wil E Robo, star of Puff Daddy’s Bad Boys of Comedy, Florida’s award winning Sean Grant and Akaash Singh, the funniest Indian comedian to come out of Dallas.

September Slam! Fri 5 Sep Busy and funny TV favourite Stephen K Amos makes a rare comedy club appearance to kick off The Drum’s autumn international comedy season, joined by heavyweight crowd favourite Felicity Ethnic, and award winning newcomer Fumnbi.

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AKAASH SINGH

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Tony Hendriks

Comedy

Winter Warmer

Guest host kat (MTV Bass) introduces a bill headlined by apparently white Jamaican comedian Tony Hendriks.

Christmas Special Fri 5 Dec

Maureen Younger

Smash

Slick and smooth double act Jefferson and Whitfield, veterans of The Real McCoy bring their smooth routines to a line up including clever ballsy cockney wide boy Jamie Howard and host John Simmit.

Jefferson & Whitfield JOHN SIMMIT

Tony Hendriks

Jamie Howard

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Literature & Spoken Word

renaissance one and The Drum supported by Shakti Women presents

An Evening with Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze and Tracie Morris Wed 22 Oct / 7:30pm Tickets: £8 (£6)

Power In Poetry Black History Tour 2014 Sat 27 Sep / 7:30pm Tickets: £10 (£8) Power In Poetry is a diverse mix of Poets from around the globe, dedicated to raising awareness of, and participation in, poetry. Designed to motivate and inspire, the event provides a platform for young artists to use their words, imagination and talent to take audiences on an amazing journey. Join us for an amazing night of spoken word poetry and beautiful storytelling.

Success Promotions in conjunction with The Drum presents

Real Talk with Necola Hall author of I Was a Soldier

An evening of conversation and performance from two leading international figures, the acclaimed Jamaican poet and dub artist Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze MBE and the acclaimed US poet and voice artist Tracie Morris. Experience their electric stage presence, rhythmic wordplay and their perspectives on the power of words, reggae music, freedom, and other themes celebrating the human experience.

Fri 10 Oct / 7:30pm Tickets: £4 (£3)

The Drum is pleased to host an evening with LJ and her special guest author Necola Hall sharing her gripping triumph over adversity story I Was A Solider. Jamaica-born Necola served in the British Army for over nine years and is a veteran of the Second Gulf War. After being turned down by the Army on two previous occasions, Necola was eventually accepted into the Adjutant General Corps through dogged tenacity and the will to succeed.

“Jean Breeze… poetry shifts effortlessly through standard English to a native Jamaican which has no equal in its emotional depth” The Herald

“Tracie Morris brilliantly spearheads the ongoing experiment black artists conduct at the intersection of language and music. She sounds like how we want to sound.” University of California

Tue 4 Nov / 7pm Tickets: £3 (£2) My American Odyssey: From Windrush to the Whitehouse charts the life of a Black British boy, growing up in 1980s England, and travelling around America, sharing the cultural, historical and, at times emotional, links and contrasts between the two countries. In the book, Roger Griffith (also known as the G-Man) reflects on the experiences of the first generation of Black-Britons born in the UK. Growing up within two cultures, through Thatcher’s turbulent 1980s to the present day - with a black man as the US president - Roger explores the influence of Black-British and African-American culture in education, religion, music, sport and now politics. In sharing his story, an evocative combination of travelogue, history, and social commentary, Roger celebrates the lives of African-Americans, West Indians and Black Britons, from their roots of origin to the present day, as a new era of hope is not just dawning but continues to rise.

Nubian Readers’ Book Club Last Friday of the month / 7:30pm Tickets: £2 If you’re a fan of books written by African, AfricanCaribbean and African-American authors then join the Nubian Readers’ Book Club. The lively group meets on the last Friday of every month.

Book List: Sep Little White Lies by Lesley Lokko Oct Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou Nov Gloria by Kerry Young

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Literature & Spoken Word

Book launch with Writer and Broadcaster Roger Griffith My American Odyssey: From The Windrush to The Whitehouse

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Film

Touba Thu 27 Nov / 7pm Tickets: £4 (£3)

Fringe Event

Punk in Africa Tue 21 Oct / 7pm Tickets: £4 (3) Three chords, three countries, one revolution... Punk in Africa is the story of the multiracial punk movement within the recent political and social upheavals experienced in three Southern African countries: South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. In these societies, the punk subculture represented a genuinely radical political impulse, playing out against a backdrop of intense political struggle, economic hardship and even civil war. Directed and Produced by Keith Jones, Deon Maas Running Time 82 mins

Touba is the new feature documentary revealing a different face of Islam, one which is so essential to these divisive times. The film chronicles the annual Grand Magaal pilgrimage of one million Sufi Muslims to the holy Senegalese city of Touba. One of the rare films still shot on celluloid film, its breathtakingly vivid cinematography by Scott Duncan and integrated soundtrack elevates it to the level of a humanist film poem. This dynamic and immersive observational film takes us inside the Mouride Brotherhood, one of West Africa’s most elusive organizations and one of the world’s largest Sufi communities. The pilgrims travel from all over the world to pay homage to the life and teachings of Cheikh Amadou Bamba. His non-violent resistance to the French colonial persecution of Muslims in the late 19th century inspired a national movement and doctrine. Until this day, freedom of religious expression through pacifism is still practiced by millions of his followers. These are lessons the world can learn. Directed by Chai Vasarhelyi Running Time 83 mins Language Wolof and French with English subtitles

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4WardEver UK in collaboration with The Drum are launching a monthly film club, showcasing independent films to a wider audience. Films are an important vehicle to raise crucial civil society concerns, initiate conversations and dialogue, and evolve public discourse around them.

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Diary Key Music Theatre Comedy Literature & Spoken Word Young People Dance Film Visual Arts Workshops Events September Indian Percussion Classes Tue 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 Sep 7pm & 8pm / £5

September Slam! Fri 5 Sep / 7pm / £13.50 (£11.50)

Artsmile Sat 6 & Sun 7 Sep / 10am Free Admission

Young Peoples Half Term Sat 13 Sep - Sat 18 Oct 12pm - 4:30pm / £30

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NCCCS - Symposium Thu 18 Sep / 7pm / Free Admission

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The Annual Birmingham Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Tribute Concert Fri 19 Sep / 7pm / Free Admission

United Rhythms - Featuring Tabla Tarang Orchestral Percussion Sat 20 Sep / 7:30pm / £8 (£6)

Photographic 24 Exhibition Vanley Burke Launch: Fri 26 Sep / 6pm / Free Admission Fri 26 Sep - Fri 7 Nov / Free Admission Nubian Readers’ Book Club Fri 26 Sep / 7:30pm / £2 Power In Poetry Black History Tour 2014 Sat 27 Sep / 7:30pm / £10 (£8)

Champion MC’s & Lovers Rock Singers Roll Call 2014 Sat 27 Sep / 9pm Earlybird £17 / £20 & MOTD

NCCCS - Research Tue 30 Sep / 7pm / Free Admission

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October

The Official Launch 20 of Birmingham Black History Month 2014 Fri 26 Sep / 6pm Admission by invitation only

Pandora’s Box Wed 1 Oct / 7pm £12.50 (£10.50)

Mandela 27 24 Mon 13 - Sat 25 Oct Free Admission

Other and TTC Social Marketing Campaign Launch Thu 16 Oct / 4pm / £5 (£3)

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NCCCS - Symposium Thu 16 Oct / 7pm / Free Admission

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Hallowed Turf Thu 16 Oct 7:30pm / £8.50 (£6.50)

Punk in Africa Tue 21 Oct / 7pm £4 (3)

An Evening with Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze and Tracie Morris Wed 22 Oct / 7:30pm / £8 (£6)

USA Special Fri 3 Oct / 7pm / £13.50 (£11.50)

Bashment Housewives Sun 5 Oct / 8pm / £16, £20 OTD

Indian Percussion Classes Tue 7, 14, 21 & 28 Oct 7pm & 8pm / £5

Real Talk with Necola Hall author of I Was a Soldier Fri 10 Oct / 7:30pm / £4 (£3)

Bernard Taylor Sun 26 Oct / 7:30pm / £4 (£3)

NCCCS - Research Tue 28 Oct / 7pm / Free Admission

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Nubian Readers’ Book Club

Fri 31 Oct / 7:30pm / £2

Botown: The Soul of Bollywood Sat 1 Nov / 7pm - £15 Young Peoples Half Term Mon 3 Nov - Sat 13 Dec

Rhetorical 27 Sat 25 Oct / 7:30pm Earlybird £7 (£5) - £12 (£10)

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12pm - 4:30pm / £30

Indian Percussion Classes Tue 4, 11, 18 & 25 Nov 7pm & 8pm / £5

Biko’s Quest 26 Thu 23 Oct / 7:30pm Earlybird £8 (£6) - £10 (£8) Mamela 26-27 Fri 24 Oct / 7:30pm Earlybird £7 (£5) - £8 (£6) Township Comets Fri 24 Oct / 9pm / £12 (£10)

November

Sanchez - Reggae Superstar Fri 17 Oct / 10pm / £35, £40 OTD

Flat Out Sat 25 Oct, 12pm, 3pm & 7pm Free Admission

My American Odyssey: 15 From The Windrush to The Whitehouse Tue 4 Nov / 7pm / £3 (£2) Winter Warmer Fri 7 Nov / 7pm / £13.50 (£11.50)

Salty Water and Us Sun 9 Nov / 7:30pm / £8 (£6)

West Indies to West Midlands:

25 Photography Exhibition Inès Elsa Dalal Launch: Tue 11 Nov / 6pm / Free Admission Tue 11 Nov - Thu 8 Jan 2015 / Free Admission

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Indian Percussion Classes 28 Tue 2, 9 & 16 Dec / 7pm & 8pm / £5

November

Christmas Special Fri 5 Dec / 7pm £13.50 (£11.50)

A34 Festive Domino & Music Night Sat 6 Dec 7pm / £5

Concessionary rates

These tickets are available to senior citizens, students, registered unemployed, registered disabled and under 18s.

Burn Thu 13 Nov / 7pm / £4 (£3)

Affinity Part III Sat 15 Nov / 7:30pm / £5

Purbanat Youth Project (PYP) Sun 7 Dec / 7pm / £3

NCCCS - Symposium Thu 20 Nov / 7pm / Free Admission

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Bashment Housewives Sun 7 Dec / 8pm / £16, £20 OTD

Chorna Haathma Chaavi Sun 23 Nov / 4pm / £10

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NCCCS - Research Tue 16 Dec / 7pm / Free Admission

NCCCS - Research Tue 25 Nov / 7pm / Free Admission

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NCCCS - Symposium Thu 18 Dec / 7pm / Free Admission

Touba Thu 27 Nov / 7pm / £4 (£3)

Nubian Readers’ Book Club Fri 28 Nov / 7:30pm / £2

More details Season Ticket p:ARTicipate scheme Booking Fees Apply Advanced Booking required

We have lots of exciting offers and discounts at The Drum. We offer a concessionary rate on most performances; you can find this in brackets following our standard ticket price.

Our Currency is Information Thu 4 Dec / 7pm - £4 (£3)

Norms of Conduct Sat 6 Dec / 7:30pm / £10 (£8)

Romeo Fass Gaya Jugni 9 De Pyar Wich Sat 29 Nov / 7:30pm / £10.50 (£8.50)

Discounts at The Drum

Uncle Ben’s Festive Block Party 11 Thu 18 - Sun 21 Dec / 7pm £12.50 (£10.50), Family Ticket: £40*

January 2015 NCCCS - Symposium Thu 15 Jan / 7pm / Free Admission

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War Matters Thu 22 Jan / 7pm / £4 (£3)

NCCCS - Research Tue 27 Jan / 7pm / Free Admission

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Real Talk Sessions Sat 31 Jan / 7pm / £8 MOTD

Group Bookings Buy 10 tickets for any event and only pay for 9.

Schools Reduced matinee tickets available for most schools’ performances.

p:ARTicipate Under p:ARTicipate scheme, Edgebaston residents can obtain reduced priced tickets, on selected events (see dairy for details). Terms and conditions apply, please contact our Box Office on 0121 333 2444 for more details.

Please note you may be asked for identification or proof of your circumstance, please call our Box Office prior to a performance to check discounts available.

Contact details: Box Office 0121 333 2444 Website www.the-drum.org.uk Address The Drum 144 Potters Lane, Aston Birmingham, B6 4UU

Discounts

December

Please note that all tickets purchased via The Drum Box Office will only be sent Recorded Delivery costing £1.60 (not insured) or Royal Mail Next Day Special Delivery at the cost of £6 (thus ensuring your tickets will arrive within twenty-four hours and will be covered against loss or damage). TheDrumBirmingham @The_Drum +thedrumbirmingham

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The Official Launch of Birmingham Black History Month 2014 Fri 26 Sep / 6pm / Admission by invitation only The annual Official Launch of Birmingham Black History Month (BHM) at The Drum in partnership with Birmingham City Council seeks to celebrate achievements, contributions and struggles of African, Asian and Caribbean people within the context of their diversity and heritage. As part of the First World War Centenary, the theme for this year’s BHM goes by the title Black Blood Runs Red, which will mark the contribution and sacrifice of the soldiers and civilians from Britain’s former colonies. The Launch programme will include invited key note speakers and the premier of a specially commissioned performance which will interweave live music, spoken word and visual projection to tell the story of the contribution and sacrifice of Africans, Asian, Caribbean peoples to the First World War. 1,440,500 Indians fought for Britain during First World War, 47,746 were killed and 65,126 were wounded. 15,600 soldiers from the West Indies Regiment saw action in France, Palestine, Egypt and Italy during First World War – over 1,200 were killed more than 2,500 were wounded. 55,000 Africans from many countries served as combatant soldiers and many hundreds of thousands more as carriers and auxiliary troops. An estimated 10,000 were killed or died while serving. We hope that you will come and join us on this auspicious occasion. If you wish to attend the launch please visit https://bhmbrum14.eventbrite.co.uk or contact The Drum Box Office on 0121 333 2444 by 5pm on Wednesday 24 September 2014. Please note due to capacity places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

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Norms of Conduct Sat 6 Dec / 7:30pm Tickets: £10 (£8) Artistic Director Adam Rutherford, Rosie Kay (Rosie Kay Dance Company) and Carlos Pons Guerra (DeNada Dance Theatre)

We are part of

Family Arts Festival 17 Oct – 2 Nov

Dance

RDC Youth and The Drum presents

Norms of Conduct, a triple bill of work that focuses on the distinguishing characteristics of human nature; Dance of Possession, Costa Del Sol and What Sexuality Is Love? Mystic and magical, with elements of tribalism and trance, Dance of Possession is part of Rosie Kay’s wider investigation which looks at how anthropological sources can inspire art today. Set to historic recordings from countries as diverse as Colombia, Cameroon and Central Africa. Costa Del Sol is set under the blazing sun of dawn in Marbella. A group of young tourists perform their rites of summer, disrupting a picturesque flamenco postcard with a sacrificial rumpus of explosive and kitschy dance by choreographer Carlos Pons Guerra. Artistic Director Adam Rutherford’s, What Sexuality Is Love? explores the notion of oppression across the world through a breakdown in laws that protect everyday human rights. “An inspiring evening full of finds and surprises from a company packed with new, vibrant young dancers” Phil Preece, Lichfiled Live 2014

Flat Out Sat 25 Oct / Allocated time slots: 12pm, 3pm & 7pm Tickets: Free Admission We are pleased to be working with Birmingham Royal Ballet, The University of Birmingham and local families to create an innovative family performance in peoples own homes; A personal show just for you and yours! Flat out is inspired by the High-rise flats in Aston Newtown, the families who live there, their stories, aspirations and views of the city. Working with local families to create a personalised show for all ages. The performance will be a unique experience for one family at a time. We want to find out how we can be better at creating shows for all the family. This exciting project is one of ten to be selected as a national Family Arts Campaign.

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Young People The Drum’s Young People’s creative learning programme includes weekly low cost creative workshops for children and young people from 8 – 25 years of age. Workshops delivered by our team of artist/tutors will develop confidence, creativity and communication skills and allow you to showcase your talents. Terms and conditions apply, please see website booking pages for full details. All Payments are non-refundable See our diary pages or website for full list of dates

Autumn 2014 Autumn Term marks a new beginning for the learning programme at The Drum. We want to make the provision cheaper, bigger, busier and available to more children and young people. There will be one fee for the term to cover all activity. The fee for the term will be £30 (pay £30 straight away, £3 a week or £10 in 3 instalments). It won’t matter how many YGB activities children and young people take part in the fee will remain the same. We will continue to request a £10 joining fee for new members.

Term dates: Sat 13 Sep - Sat 18 Oct & Sat 3 Nov - Sat 13 Dec YGB launches on Sat 13 Sep with a launch event from 12pm - 4:30pm. Children, young people, friends and family are all welcome. Evening and Saturday sessions will run from this date until Sat 25 Oct (when October half term begins).

Highlights will be: Contribute to Black History Month launch on Fri 26 Sep Take part in Afrovibes workshops and performances during Mon 20 - Sat 25 Oct

www.the-drum.org.uk | 0121 333 2444 Mon 27 - Fri 31 Oct A free week-long residential to Ingestre Hall in Staffordshire for selected young people interested in museums and heritage. Throughout the term dance and drama is very much part of the plan, as is music, arts and crafts, film and photography. We will be re-introducing weekday evening sessions with Monday nights playing host to a new music project called Soft Pop, leading to live youth-led music events and Tuesday nights being Spoken Word workshops and Arts Award club nights. We will also be continuing our offer on Saturdays to include dance, drama, visual arts (including photography) and making. The biggest announcement is that we are going to be doing a production of Bugsy Malone! Everyone will have the chance to be involved in the show but auditions for main parts will take place on Sat 20 Sep between 12pm - 4:30pm. Rehearsals will take place on Saturdays. We also want to develop our work with young people aged 16 - 25 and will be launching TEN, a young artists development programme for ten young people enabling them to be part of a leadership group and create their own work. We hope you are pleased with how the programme is shaping up and would love your feedback including how you would like to be more actively involved in the learning programme. If you wish to find out anything more please speak with Ruth Richardson, Head of Young People & Creative Learning for further information on: r.richardson@the-drum.org.uk Follow YGB on @GiftedBrum to keep up!

for Call Artists 5! al Visu 16 to 2 aged somewhereto_ Exhibit The Drum Café Nov – Dec 2014 In partnership with somewhereto_WM, we are offering visual artists aged 16 - 25 the opportunity to exhibit their work in The Drum’s Café. A selection of work will be chosen from submissions made. For more information or how to submit your work please contact: Ian Sergeant at The Drum via email: i.sergeant@the-drum.org.uk or by calling 0121 333 2418. You can also contact Terence Wallen from somewhereto_ via email: terence@somewhereto.org or by calling 0795 699 0434.

Mooville Theatre CIC in Partnership with The Drum

Aston Stories Imagination, creativity, characters, thoughts and feelings, have you got a hidden talent bursting to come out? Have you got a collection of stories, poems or ideas that you long to share? We are looking for local people of Aston, to submit their stories to us. The winning stories will be showcased at The Drum in spring 2015.

“ This will be your time to shine” Please send your stories to Marlene Mckenzie via email to lite@marlenemckenzie.com

Young People

October Half Term

call 0794 455 6640, via the MooVille Theatre CIC or www.marlenemckenzie.com deadline for entries 5pm on Fri 21 Nov.

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Visual Arts Photographic Exhibition Freedom or Death Vanley Burke Launch: Fri 26 Sep / 6pm Fri 26 Sep - Fri 7 Nov Tickets: Free Admission The Drum is pleased to host an exhibition charting the final days of the apartheid era in South Africa through the lens of preeminent documentary photographer Dr Vanley Burke. Burke travelled extensively throughout South Africa to Soweto, Sharpeville, Bophuthatswana, Cape Town and Durban, talking to people, attending rallies, funerals and demonstrations. This selection of photographs from the Library of Birmingham archives provides a unique insight of a nation undergoing immense change towards eventual democracy.

Fringe Event

Mandela 27 Mon 13 - Sat 25 Oct The Drum Café Tickets: Free Admission To coincide with Afrovibes South African Festival, The Drum will host Mandela 27, which is a cultural collaboration between the European Union and South Africa inspired by the iconic story of Nelson Mandela and the globally recognized Robben Island Museum. The project involves a physical display based upon the dimensions of Nelson Mandela’s cell, housing cultural stories and works. To date the DIY Exhibition has already been requested by BELvue Museum in Brussels, Belgium, The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry, as well as the Great Britain and Robben Island Museum in Cape Town, South-Africa.

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Photographic Exhibition West Indies to West Midlands: Inès Elsa Dalal Launch: Tue 11 Nov 2014 / 6pm Tue 11 Nov 2014 - Thu 8 Jan 2015 Tickets: Free Admission To commemorate the centenary of the First World War and coinciding with The Drum’s Commonwealth World War One Programme. We are pleased to host a photographic exhibition by rising Birmingham based documentary photographer Inès Elsa Dalal. This exhibition is the public launch of an ambitious four year project which will result in creating a contemporary photographic archive documenting the contribution of West Indian service personnel.

Visual Arts

Commissioned by Why Are West Indians Project (WAWI)

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Afrovibes Afrovibes 2014 20 Years of Freedom Mon 20 Oct - Sat 25 Oct

The Steve Biko Foundation in association with Jazzart Dance Theatre presents

Biko’s Quest Thu 23 Oct / 7:30pm Tickets: £10 (£8) Earlybird £8 (£6) Suitable for audiences 10+

The Drum and mac Birmingham are thrilled to welcome Afrovibes to Birmingham - a biennial festival that celebrates the finest South African contemporary theatre, music and visual arts. Marking the 20th anniversary of the first democratic election in South Africa, the season promises to illustrate the many voices and experiences of the country, while offering UK audiences and artists the opportunity to engage with visiting performers.

The life, death and legacy of the inspirational anti-apartheid campaigner give us this powerful large cast production that takes the audience on a poignant and emotional journey through danced storytelling. “This one’s a winner… powerful, thought-provoking, moving and unforgettable”- Cape Times Directored by Mandla Mbothwe Choreographed by Jackie Manyaapelo, Ina Wichterich-Mogane and Mzo Gasa

“In 1994 a new nation was born. Since then, our artists have been showing the world that South Africa has stories to tell: stories that speak to the collective memory of who we are. Yet at the same time they weave new narratives that speak of life in South Africa today - stories that link us with the world”

“It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die” Steve Biko

James Ngcobo Artistic Director of Afrovibes Visit Afrovibes UK to view the full nationwide season of events. Afrovibes @AfrovibesUK #afrovibes

Dance

Theatre Curious Monkey presents

Mamela (Theatre) Fri 24 Oct / 7:30pm Tickets: £8 (£6) Earlybird £7 (£5) Suitable for audiences 10+

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GBR Productions in association with the State Theatre of Pretoria presents

Rhetorical Sat 25 Oct / 7:30pm Tickets: £7 (£5) Earlybird £12 (£10) Suitable for audiences 14+ Mamela (meaning to Listen) follows a group of remarkable young women from the Eastern Cape of South Africa, capturing the opinions, experiences and aspirations of those born towards the end of the Apartheid era, the ’bornfree‘ generation. A fusion of European and African theatre, this cutting edge, verbatim piece is moving personal testimony and storytelling, fused with traditional African song and dance to create a compelling narrative for the 21st century. Premiered at the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown in July 2013, receiving a Standard Bank Ovation Award for Innovation and Artistic Excellence.

Thabo Mbeki succeeded Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa in 1999. In Rhetorical his most famous speeches are revisited, laying bare his powers of persuasion (and lack of the same). His often controversial nine years in high office, his style of governance and impact on his citizens are explored through the intriguing, compelling and satirical insights of a colourful (fictional) youth leader, Dada Mokone. Mpumelo Paul Grootboom’s plays are well known to UK audiences: his trilogy of Township Stories, Foreplay and Welcome to Rocksburg have led to his nickname, “The Township Tarantino”. Dada Mokone is played by Presley Chweneyagae, who starred in the Oscar-winning film Tsotsi.

Music Afrovibes Festival Launch with The Soil Mon 20 Oct / 8pm

Theatre Skierlik Tue 21 Oct / 8pm Rainbow Scars Wed 22 & Thu 23 Oct / 8pm

Afrovibes

Theatre

Afrovibes events at

Dance Double Bill: Mana and Dark Cell Fri 24 Oct / 8pm Double Bill: Uncles & Angels and Dark Cell Sat 25 Oct / 8pm ALL Tickets: £12 (£10) Earlybird £10 (£8) For more information visit www.macbirmingham.co.uk call 0121 446 3232 or email info@macbirmingham.co.uk about their Afrovibes programme. Early Bird Offer only available until 5pm, Sun 5 Oct

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Workshops

Jamaican Hidden Histories: Independence, Identity & Belonging Workshop Sat 23 August / 10:30am - 5pm Tickets: Free Admission Lunch and refreshmens provided An intergenerational workshop for adults (aged fifty and over) and young people (aged sixteen and above) from Birmingham’s diverse communities. Participants will share how their friends, family and cultural background have shaped and strengthened their own identity and sense of belonging. Bring in your artefacts, postcards, letters, photographs, textiles and business archives of Jamaican origin. These items will be considered for the exhibitions in 2015 and fill the gaps in archives and collections for future generations. The workshop will be photographed and filmed for the project’s legacy.

Indian Percussion Classes Every Tuesday night (May until end of Aug) Tabla 7pm and Dhol 8pm Tickets: £5

Learn Tabla and Dhol in a friendly relaxed environment with our Associated Artist Mendi Mohinder Singh. He is one of the UKs leading Indian percussionist and an experienced teacher and has a BA.MA in Indian drumming. If you’re a beginner, classes cover the sitting position and correctly placing of your hand on the instrument and fundamental (balls) sounds played on the Tabla and some basic folk and classical (taal’s) rhythms. Experienced players-musician of all ages and backgrounds looking to try something new these classes will enable you to learn the development of Indian rhythms from the North and South of Indian, you can transcribe the rudiments of Indian rhythm on your own spective percussion instruments. The First class is available as a single lesson that can be paid for on arrival. Remaining lessons are booked in 6 week blocks paid in advance.

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Events / Arts Development This summer The Drum’s Arts Development and Outreach programme delivered a series of events attracting new audiences and participants, featured up and coming and established artists. The Drum also formed partnerships with a number of groups and organisation, particularly during the delivery of the A34 Festival in June. To commence the new season and continuing in this vein of collaboration The Drum in partnership with Edgbaston Arts Forum will deliver Artsmile, a unique two day arts event, taking place in the shops and along the Harborne High Street. If you are a locally based artist / or group working in visual arts, theatre, dance or any other discipline, and seeking an opportunity to develop your practice. Then The Drum Arts Develoment may be able to assist you to realize your ambitions. Contact Ian Sergeant at The Drum on 0121 333 2418 or via email on i.sergeant@ the-drum.org.uk

New Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (NCCCS) – Symposium Various dates / 7pm Tickets: Free Admission

Arts Champions Scheme Artsmile Sat 6 & Sun 7 Sep 10am - 4pm Harborne High Street Birmingham Harborne High Street in Birmingham will burst into life with Artsmile. Twenty cafes, wine bars, restaurants, shops, and pubs will become mini-art clubs, a cultural update of the long-standing tradition of the Harborne Mile. Everyone, regardless of their background, are invited to walk along the High Street, dip into what looks interesting and come away with their own creation or new experience… and it’s free.

The NCCCS at The Drum aims to create an open and inclusive space for debate, discussion and political engagement within and between the various communities of Birmingham. It embraces the ethos of Stuart Hall’s directorship of the original Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies at the University of Birmingham and seeks to analyse the problems facing Birmingham’s communities through forging a working relationship with those very citizens.

www.the-drum.org.uk | 0121 333 2444 The following debates will take place:

Thu 18 Sep - Them and us through the looking glass: race, arts and politics?

Thu 16 Oct - Untangling the politics of Black hair: social justice or ‘just hair’?

Thu 20 Nov - Black people vs Niggas: race, class and the N word

Tue 18 Dec - Do they know it’s Christmas in Birmingham? Austerity, poverty and childhood

Thu 15 Jan, 2015 - Malcolm X and Marshall Street: 50 years on

For more information visit ncccs.wordpress.com or email newcentreatthedrum@gmail.com

New Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (NCCCS) – Research Last Tues of the month from Sep until Mar 2015 Tickets: Free Admission

NCCCS are pleased to introduce monthly workshops to support community-based research into questions that matter to Birmingham people. Open to all, including:

Anyone interested in

learning about or doing social research in Birmingham

Groups or organisations

who would like support with investigating a local research question

Students who want to do

research relevant to local communities The sessions will be facilitated by experienced social researchers, with participants encouraged to share knowledge and skills and learn from one another. Each workshop will be based on a specific topic or research technique. ee our diary pages or website S for a full list of dates, as these maybe subject to change

E xcept December – for a full list of dates ncccs.wordpress.com/events/#research for more details

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Events / Arts Development A34 Festive Domino and Music Night

Silent Screams – Conference and Concert Sat 23 Aug / Conference 1pm and Concert 7pm Tickets: All day £7 Each event £5 realmensilentscreams @notaloness

Sat 6 Dec / 7pm This project aims to encouraging men to be more vocal and explore in depth the challenges and feelings that they experience silently in everyday life. The Silent Screams programme Manager, Nathan Dennis, of Birmingham based charity, Bringing Hope, an organisation now celebrating ten years of changing hearts and minds through its work in prisons, on the streets and in the community by helping those caught in cycles of pain and disaffection.

Tickets: £5 Following the success of the A34 Festival, The Drum is pleased to host a night of Domino’s, Music and a selection of Caribbean cuisine will be available on the night to welcome in the festive season. Hosted by DJ Countryman who will take you on a musical journey through rock steady, mento, blue beat, ska, reggae, soul and gospel, we might even throw in a Jim Reeves! So put on your fancy clothes, bring your dominoes and make sure your friends and family know!

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Drum Spaces Bring your Event alive at The Drum Looking for a creative, fresh, exciting venue to hold your event? Purbanat Youth Project (PYP) Sun 7 Dec / 7pm Tickets: £3 A group of young people from Small Heath and Yardley East area of Birmingham have undertaken a series of theatre workshops to explore individual young people’s creative skills and to develop as a group to showcase their skills to the wider audience. Theatre workshops focused on individuals’ and groups’ skills like mask making, puppets, designs, music and storytelling to make their public performance. Workshop Instructors Murad Khan and Filiz Ozcan Running Time: 1hr followed by a short celebration event (certificate giving) 30 min

The Drum prides itself on being a creative hub that likes to think outside the ordinary. Whether it is a small meeting room, a centrally located trade show or a major conference attracting national and international delegates, The Drum with its vibrant and state of the art facilities can cater for all your needs. With a fully licensed bar and Caribbean infused menu we will make your event that extra special. We have a dedicated team with vast experience to ensure the success of your event. We work with our clients from conception to completion, to budget and with expertise in Event Management, Technical and Catering. Situated in the heart of the West Midlands, The Drum provides a City Centre venue, but not at city prices. Located 10 minutes from Birmingham City Centre and with great public transport links and free onsite parking facilities. If you have any further questions or would like to come along for a free tour of the facilities, please call Qudeer Ashad, Head of Commercial Enterprise on: 0121 333 2412 or email Q.Arshad@the-drum.org.uk

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Partners We have developed excellent and successful partnerships over the years to deliver a range of eclectic performing and digital arts programmes and plan to continue and develop this tradition. We are proud to count the following organisations and individuals as our partners:

Special thanks also goes to:

Board Members:

Prof Upkar S Pardesi (Chair) OBE

Prof Mick Durman (Vice Chair)

Andrew Donaldson Cindy Wedderburn Councillor Paulette Hamilton

Harminder Kailey Joel Graham- Blake Khembe Clarke Leslie Fairclough Margaret Wellington Dr Rita McLean Shaun Cope Sharon Palmer MBE Smita Jalaf Sukhi Saini Interested in becoming a partner or advertising with The Drum? Call us now on

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