Birmingham Arts Fest 2001
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The
week-end of September 15th and 16th September was
Birmingham’s arts Fest- a celebration of all the arts in Birmingham
and the surrounding areas. The Ugly Sisters, Peter & Nigel were
invited to represent the Birmingham Hippodrome for the third year
running, and to make certain everyone knows that the Hippodrome Theatre
will reopen its doors on the 13th of November, with a special
Gala night with the Birmingham Royal Ballet presenting “The Silver
Gala”. The
new building is looking incredible- without doubt it will reopen as the
most up to date and beautiful in the country, with its stunning Victorian
auditorium refurbished standing alongside the spacious new foyers,
restaurants and studio theatre, the Patrick Centre for Performing Arts,
which seats 206. Backstage is an artiste’s dream, with newly built
dressing rooms that lead out onto a vast glass atrium, and state of the
art backstage and technical facilities. DanceXchange,
the National dance agency for Birmingham and the West Midlands now has a
new home within the Hippodrome complex, with three studios providing and
promoting dance for all ages and interests. The
Sisters busied themselves promoting this year’s pantomime “Dick
Whittington” at the Hippodrome, which runs from the 22nd of
December until the 24th of February. This year it stars Brian
Conley as “Dick” with Anna Brecon “Lady Tara” from Emmerdale,
Birmingham’s own Don Maclean as Sarah the Cook and a fabulous
supporting cast. The week-end was, despite the weather, a great chance for the people of Birmingham to see what is on offer in their region, with stands and displays covering all forms of the arts. Three large open air stages presented music and dance during the two days, with everything from brass bands, salsa music and ballet on display. Characters from different productions mingled with the crowds, and it was good to see there were lots of activities for children on offer- after all, these are the audiences of the future!
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