'Summer in Southside' - Birmingham Hippodrome

Birmingham Southside comes alive this Summer with two weekends of spectacular performances presented by Birmingham Hippodrome. Full of inspiring dance, jaw dropping circus and amazing artistry these contemporary performances are appealing to audiences of all ages and are completely FREE. 

This weekend I was lucky enough to pop down to Southside on what was a beautiful Sunny Saturday and catch some of the acts that starred performers from Trinidad, Switzerland, Asia and the Caribbean to name but a few and let me tell you they really were 'World Class'!  

It was great to see so many different ages and cultures embracing the event and some people even became participants of the acts too. 'Summer in Southside was extremely well organised by Birmingham Hippodrome staff and volunteers who were on hand to ensure the smooth running of the afternoon. The event brochures were particularly handy to give a short biography of the acts and an indication of the programme of the afternoons events. I particularly liked the free Southside stickers!

Below are some quick snapshots I managed to take during the afternoon of and if you want to catch  more fantastic outdoor performances, Summer in Southside stars again Bank Holiday weekend Saturday 24th - Sunday 25th August.

Birmingham Hippodrome would love to see your pictures and videos of these events so don't forget to tag them in your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram photos using the Hashtag #BHoutdoors 

Con Tatto - Da Motus

Eight Swiss Dancers creating Dynamic Shapes and interacting with architecture in Southside. Everything became woven into this extraordinary display - including spectators. I particularly loved the unusual shaping and colourful costumes that were extremely bold and eyecatching. A most intriguing performance!

Falling Up - Mimbre

A powerful piece involving four 'superhumanly' strong women who refuse to conform to stereotypes. Jawdropping acrobatics and physical fitness! A Must See!!

Other performances that starred in Southside included: 

Joli Vyann - Don't Drink & Dance/ H2H

Marc Brew Company - Nocturne

Kuljit Bhamra - Chutney

C12 Dance Theatre - Trolleys

Don't miss more Summer performances in Southside from 24th-25th August 1-7pm.

Visit www.birminghamhippodrome.com or www.summerinsouthside.com for more details.

Summer in Southside FREE Entertainment in Birmingham this August!

SUMMER IN SOUTHSIDE 

1 Area of Birmingham, 2 Weekends of outdoor entertainment,

 FREE for everyone! 

Hi everyone - sorry for the lack of Theatre tweeting and blogging over the last few weeks - have been inundated with lots of Performances, Choreography Projects besides setting up my own dancing school 'Linzi G School of Dance.'

Less about me and more about some exciting performances coming this Summer in Birmingham! Following Birmingham Hippodromes' successful Six Summer Saturdays outdoor programme last year, for August 2013 they are presenting two jam packed weekends of spectacular outdoor performance in the heart of the Southside area of Birmingham. This FREE event will 

provide visitors with the chance to experience inspiring dance, spectacular physical theatre, awe-inspiring circus, amazing puppetry, as well as many more artistic acts.

Paul Kaynes, Director of Creative Programmes at Birmingham Hippodrome said:

“For the last three summers we have brought unusual outdoor performances across the city enjoyed by thousands of people. This year we are delighted to be producing two big weekends of free performances especially for visitors to Southside.  Whether shopping, eating or theatre going people will not be able to miss some of the best outdoor theatre in the country.”  

Iron Man - Graeae

SUMMER IN SOUTHSIDE features performances from the jaw dropping Nofit State Circus; Warwickshire based Motionhouse with a nail-biting blend of emotional and extraordinary dance and aerial work; a fully animated 20 foot Iron Man bringing puppetry, and live music for kids and adults alike; Sign Spinning all the way from Hollywood, a strolling street band hailing from the Indian community in Trinidad plus a host of wonderful surprises in unusual settings! 

MotionHouse Captive

The free SUMMER IN SOUTHSIDE performances will take place on Hippodrome Square, Arcadian, Inge Street, and Hurst St so all within a three minute walk of each other leaving time for alfresco dining and a spot of retail therapy.

Performances on both weekends run from 12noon - 7pm and you can check out the full programme of events from Birmingham Hippodrome Website.

I hope to be tweeting live from and visiting these spectacular performances over the Summer so don't miss your chance to experience Birmingham Southside as you've never seen it before!