Bright Space recruiting youth bloggers for new arts and social media project
Bright Space is launching a new and exciting social media project entitled Platform(www.projectplatform.org.uk) for 16-19 years olds living in Birmingham. Platform will be a blog featuring articles, reviews, events listings and much more, written by young people for young people and will represent a unique perspective on arts activity in Birmingham. Bright Space is now looking to recruit 15 young people who are interested in reporting, reviewing and attending the many cultural events in and around the city. This includes theatre, dance, exhibitions, launches and gigs. Deadline for applications is Monday 19th July 2010.
Successful applicants will receive a £200 bursary and the opportunity to attend a week long intensive summer school, which will highlight the many techniques and skills they will need to become fully fledged Platformbloggers. During the week they will take part in workshops led by industry experts including; journalists, photographers, bloggers and film-makers. Subjects covered will include:
Journalism, writing, reviewing and interview techniques
Podcasting with audio and video
Photo blogging and social media tools
Events management, promotion and marketing
The Platform bloggers will then organise a live launch of the website to their peers, parents, friends and mentors. The group will meet regularly throughout the project with continued access to and mentoring from industry professionals who will support them in creating content, researching articles and building their on-line readership.
The core group will improve skills in; ICT, literacy, independent learning and critical thinking. The project will also support those wishing to pursue a career within the creative and cultural industries.
The aspiration for Platform is to amplify young people as unique, dynamic, cultural commentators that successfully communicate, inspire and engage other young people, while at the same time propose significant debate about their cultural offer. It is also hoped that Platform will become a vehicle that cultural organisations, venues and promoters connect with to ensure their programming reflects the breadth and individuality of young people in Birmingham.
How to apply:
Applicants need to write a 200 word article on a creative passion that they have
Include their name, address, date of birth and contact details
Send the completed article with all the necessary contact details to: Bright Space, Studio 222 The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AA
Bright Space (www.brightspace.org.uk) is committed to developing and encouraging activity that helps young people find creative progression routes in and beyond the arts. Bright Space works actively to encourage sustainable cross-sector partnerships that broaden the horizons and opportunities available to young people.
Bass Festival has come around again this year’s theme is DNA…
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) forms the building blocks of life and controls the development and functioning of all known living organisms. But what does DNA mean to us individually in the 21st century? Identity, test tubes, control, heritage, science, ID cards, family, databases, samples, genomes, protest?
The fifth BASS festival will explore how DNA varies and develops, whether caused by external forces, or by personal development, enabling us to rethink our evolving identities.
There is a full programme of events and exhibitions celebrating black culture and creativity, take a peek at the flyer and website for all the details.
The Smash Bro’z Hip Hop Collective are a Birmingham based crew who are currently dining out on the competition’s Puma States and dancing the ‘Victory Wig Out’ for taking gold at this year’s Hip Hop Championships. The crew are now preparing for the finals in Las Vegas and the last I heard still wearing their winning gold medals.
They have a nice feature on the BBC Birmingham site here.
The crew also run the Open Circles Radio Show which is hosted by Bboy veteran – Silence (pictured centre).
This is a radio show for people in the dance community to link up, share stories and info on training spots, performances, classes, jam nights, battles etc…
Music policy is all those beats that have inspired people to get up a be creative with movement.
That’s anything from Hip-Hop to House, Jazz to Rock, Salsa to Samba I could go on all day! Music that B-Boys battle to. Lockers, Lock to. House dancers, Jack to. Waackerz, Waack to etc….
OK! say there’s people getting into the dance world and they are looking for classes to go and learn a new style.
They want to find out about the music that inspired that style.
Then they want to find a place to practise what they’ve learnt with others that have more and less experience then them to share ideas with.
Then find a place to throwdown all these new styles with other dancers. THIS IS THE PLACE!
The show is on Rhubarb Radio every Thursday from 3pm-5pm.
Lindy Hop, also known as Jitterbug, is the authentic Afro-Euro-American Swing dance. It is an unabashedly joyful dance, with a solid, flowing style that closely reflects its music — from the late 20’s hot Jazz to the early 40’s Big Bands. Just as Jazz combines European and African musical origins, Lindy Hop draws on African and European dance traditions. The embracing hold, and the turns from Europe, the breakaway and solid, earthy body posture from Africa. The dance evolved along with the new swing music, based on earlier social dances such as the Charleston and the Black Bottom.
As a marital aid or just for fun you can now take Lindy Hop/Swing dance lessons in Birmingham, every Tuesday from 7-11pm at King’s Heath Cricket Club.
- Lindy Hop lesson at 7:30pm
- Lindy Hop/Swing dance to 11pm.
Come by yourself or bring a partner. Everyone of all ages is welcome. For full details peep here.
The closing party to Capsule’s 10th birthday celebrations is on Saturday 19th December at Vivid on Heath Mill Lane in Digbeth. This party will see a gathering of some of Birmingham’s most exciting experimental live acts including the fabulous Modified Toy Orchestra plus someone called Stinky Wizzleteat and others – all paying tribute to the ten years of exciting, genre pushing music that Capsule have produced and provided a stage for. You can get more info here and tickets from here. See you down the front.
Green Coffee is a “physical forum” for exploration of techniques and ideas set or led by workshop participants. It is hosted by Louise Katerega, Foot in Hand’s Creative Director, and DanceXchange.
These quarterly, FREE workshops for experienced disabled and non-disabled dancers will take place in DanceXchange’s studios from 1pm – 5pm on the following dates:
• Sunday 29 November 2009
• Sunday 7 February 2010
• Sunday 16 May 2010
• Sunday 12 September 2010
To book your place, please call Louise on 07971 441 749. For more information and to read The Green Coffee Manifesto check here.
