London 2012 Festival and Cultural Olympiad in The West Midlands

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Get ready for a summer like no other
The Olympic and Paralympic Games have a long tradition of motivating ordinary people to do extraordinary things. The London 2012 Games takes this even further with a Cultural Olympiad and its finale, the London 2012 Festival, that will see some of the worlds greatest artists headlining the biggest celebration of art and culture that the UK has ever seen. Here in the West Midlands we are proud to present an unparalleled programme of events, performance, participation and possibility. It is a Cultural Olympiad programme bursting with opportunities and experiences the like of which many of us will never see again. From major world and UK premieres, mass outdoor dance spectaculars, hundreds of Community Games, a World Shakespeare Festival and the spectacular outdoor dance event The Voyage, the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival line-up in the West Midlands will generate some of the most unforgettable moments of 2012. Alongside work from some of the worlds leading artists, there are also opportunities for people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to have their very own Olympic and Paralympic moment. Whether thats running a Community Games with your neighbours or choreographing your own dance, this programme is about giving everybody new experiences. As a former Olympian, I have experienced first-hand the unique and transforming power of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to inspire all sorts of people.
None of this could have happened without the hard work of organisations and artists around the region, and in particular without the very generous support of our two key partners, Arts Council England and Legacy Trust UK. Arts Council England believe in great art for everyone, enriching communities though championing, developing and investing in artistic and cultural experiences across arts, museums and libraries; exactly what the Cultural Olympiad is all about a programme of amazing artists and exciting productions with something for everybody. Legacy Trust UK was set up to leave a lasting legacy from London 2012, and over the past three years weve been working together, to do just that. Through these programmes, almost a million people have already been able to be part of London 2012 in the West Midlands, and its not too late to be part of it and as this programme shows, the events happening this year will make 2012 an unforgettable experience. Get ready to be part of a summer like no other!
David Moorcroft Chair, West Midlands for 2012
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Exhibitions in Ironbridge
Sporting Heroes
Monday Friday until 9 September 10am 5pm
Celebrate Shropshires rich sporting heritage at the Sporting Heroes exhibition. Historic images from Ironbridges archives show coracle racing and local football and cricket teams. See memorabilia linked to some of Shropshires greatest sporting heroes, including England footballing legend, Billy Wright.
Free Coalbrookdale Gallery, Enginuity, Ironbridge Gorge Museums, Coach Road, Coalbrookdale, Telford TF8 7DQ www.ironbridge.org.uk
Style Africa
Style Africa
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Events throughout the year
2012 is an important year for the Jamaican community in the West Midlands not only is the Jamaican athletics team setting up camp in Birmingham before the Games, but it is also the 50th anniversary of Jamaican Independence. The Drum is marking this momentous year through Kalaboration, a series of visual arts workshops, exhibitions and lectures that will provide you with plenty of opportunities to immerse yourself in the culture of the country that gave us Usain Bolt.
The Drum 44 Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4UU www.kalaboration.co.uk www.rogueplay.co.uk
The Science of Sport

Daily until 9 September 10am 5pm
Explore the science behind the record-breaking performances of the worlds greatest athletes at the The Science of Sport exhibition. Discover how space-age materials and innovative designs have shaped the sporting world in this technologicallyadvanced exhibition.
Ticket is included in admission fee to Enginuity (8.25 for adults, 6.95 for concessions) Enginuity, Ironbridge Gorge Museums, Coach Road, Coalbrookdale, Telford TF8 7DQ www.ironbridge.org.uk
Daily 31 March 2 September

Style Africa is a vibrant new exhibition of West African textiles and clothing. Curators from the museum have joined forces with young people to show how these colourful fabrics are made and how Africans use their clothing to create their own individual styles and fashions.
Free Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Gallery 20 Chamberlain Square Birmingham B3 3DH www.bmag.org.uk
Playing for Peace

28 May 2 June and 23 25 August
Playing for Peace is a thoughtprovoking exhibition that explores the role that sport plays in bringing people together. Illustrations and displays will give examples from countries across the world where sport has played a vital role in promoting peace, such as the UK, Serbia, Kenya, Pakistan, India, Colombia, Sierra Leone, China, South Africa, Egypt, Australia and USA.
Free Coventry Cathedral Exhibition is distributed through the Peace Museum in Bradford www.coventry.ac.uk/cmsadmin/ sportpeace/home.html
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Community Games
Throughout 2012
Admission Free Location Various events across the West Midlands Further information/ website www.communitygames.org.uk
Looking for a way to celebrate London 2012 with your friends, family and neighbours? Community Games is a fantastic opportunity to do just that! Founded by William Penny Brookes in 1850, the Wenlock Olympian Games were inspired by the ancient Greek Games but included local rural sports and pastimes and were designed for every grade of man. In the West Midlands weve been celebrating those roots, so you too can bring the spirit of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to your area. From dancing to archery to welly wanging, every Community Games is unique and reflects the community that has organised them. There will be hundreds of Community Games events right across the country this year and you can find the nearest one to you by visiting www. communitygames.org.uk. Or if youre feeling really inspired, why not organise your own Games? You dont need any prior experience or particular skills as we have lots of resources to help you just visit the website to find out more.
Wednesday 21 March Saturday 24 March Sunday 25 March Monday 26 March Saturday 30 March Monday 2 April Friday 6 April Saturday 7 April Thursday 12 April Sunday 15 April Sunday 15 April Sunday 22 April 16 - 20 April 22 April - 14 July Saturday 12 May Sunday 13 May Sunday 13 May Sunday 13 May Sunday 13 May Saturday 19 May Saturday 19 May Sunday 27 May 17, 18, 24 & 25 May 23 25 May Saturday 2 June 2 9 June 3 & 4 June 3 & 9 June 3 June 14 July 4 & 5 June Monday 4 June Monday 4 June
EHS Community Games, Edgbaston High School, B15 3TS Chase Community Games, Cannock Town Centre, Staffs Be Inspired Event, Tern Hill, TF2 8JT Sport Relief Games, Shrewsbury Sports Village, SY2 6ND Community Games for Sport Relief, Sutherland Business and Enterprise College, TF2 7JR CAFAG Community Games, Whitfield Valley Centre, ST66QR P2p Community Fun Day, Pitmaston primary school and Pitmaston Park, WR2 4ZF Community Games, Worthen Village Hall and Recreation Ground, SY5 9HT Meole Community Games, Meole, SY3 9NL Hockey, University of Wolverhampton (Walsall Campus), Gorway road, Walsall, WS1 3BD Hereford Fun Regatta and Games, Hereford Rowing Club, HR4 0BE Thrillseeker Activity Taster Day, Ackers Adventure, B11 2PY Paradise Community Games, Red House Park, CV6 5ED Hartshill and Harpfields Community Games (HAHO), Schools and other communitybased venues in Hartshill and Harpfileds, Stoke on Trent, ST4 7JL Fit as a Fiddle Community Games - 2012 Wii can do it, Central Methodist Hall, Coventry, CV1 2HA The Coventry Walkathon, The War Memorial Park, CV3 6PT Games and Activities from around the world, Alan Higgs Centre, CV3 2PS Kings Messenger Games, Xcel Centre, Coventry, CV4 8DY Walkathon, Coventry War Memorial Park, CV3 6PH. Community Games Event, Walkers Heath Playing Fields, B38 0BL/B14 5QF Pink Picnic and Games, War Memorial park, CV3 6PT Redditch Borough Community and Sports Together Celebration, Abbey Stadium (8 weeks of free activities across Redditch Borough), B97 6EJ Gold, Silver, and Bronze, Alexander Stadium, Hadley Stadium, Wolverhampton University - Walsall Campus, B42 2LR Prestfeldes Community Games inspired by London 2012, Prestfelde School, SY2 6NZ Active Age Festival, Christopher Whitehead School, WR2 4AF Commuity Games Week: Village Hall and Grounds, Hanwood Bowling Club St Thomas Church, The Cock Inn, Vine Close Community Room, SY5 8LY Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, including Community Games, Cleeve Prior School, WR11 8LE Hanwood Community Week, Hanwood Village Hall and Grounds, SY5 8LY Abberley Games 2012, Abberley Village, WR6 6AY Birdingbury Jubilee Olympics, Birdingbury, CV23 8EL Frankton Jubilee Games, Frankton Village, CV23 9PB Prees Community Games, Prees Cricket & Recreation Club , Brades Rd, Prees, Whitchurch, SY13 2DX
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Saturday 14 July Saturday 14 July Sunday 15 July Saturday 21 July Saturday 21 July Sunday 22 July Sunday 22 July Monday 23 July Wednesday 25 July Saturday 28 July Saturday 28 July Saturday 28 July 6 15 July 7 & 8 July 14 & 15 July 27 July 3 August Friday 27 July Friday 27 July 28 29 July 31 July 4 August Wednesday 1 August Wednesday 1 August 1, 8 & 15 August Thursday 2 August 3, 10, 17 & 24 August 3, 10, 17 & 24 August Saturday 4 August Tuesday 7 August Wednesday 8 August Thursday 9 August Wednesday 15 August Thursday 16 August Sunday 19 August Monday 20 August Wednesday 22 August Thursday 23 August Wednesday 29 August Sunday 9 September Sunday 9 September
Wednesday 6 June Thursday 7 June Thursday 7 June Friday 8 June Saturday 9 June Saturday 9 June 10 30 June 11 & 12 June Monday 11 June Thursday 14 June Friday 15 June Saturday 16 June 22 June 8 July Saturday 23 June Saturday 23 June Saturday 23 June Saturday 23 June Sunday 24 June Monday 25 June Tuesday 26 June 29 & 30 June Saturday 30 June Saturday 30 June Saturday 30 June Saturday 30 June 29 June 8 July Saturday 30 June Tuesday 3 July Thursday 5 July Friday 6 July Saturday 7 July Saturday 7 July Saturday 7 July Saturday 7 July Sunday 8 July Sunday 8 July Saturday 14 July Saturday 14 July Saturday 14 July Saturday 14 July
Hagley Park, Western Springs Road, Bloxwich Park, WS3 2DG Festival Housing Community Games, Steynors Ave. Playing Fields Droitwich, WR9 8JW Meadow Road Games, Meadow Road, ST17 4JQ Festival Housing Community Games, Dukes Meadow Malvern, WR14 2BY Festival Housing Community Games, Deer Park Playing Field Ledbury, HR8 2XL Rugeley Charter Fair 2012, WS15 2HX Faces of the World Diversity Festival, Central Library Coventry and Methodist Central Hall Coventry, CV1 1FY Gold, Silver, and Bronze, Alexander Stadium, Hadley Stadium, Wolverhampton University - Walsall Campus, B42 2LR Coventy Olympic Games Exhibition, Coventry Central Library, CV1 1FY John Baskeyfield and Brownhills School Sports Day, Northwood Stadium, ST1 6PA West Midlands Police Tag Rugby Festival, Tally Ho Sports & Conference Centre, B5 7RN Allesley Park Community Fun Day, Allesley Park, CV5 9 St Thomass Community Games 2012, Various - including Dudley Castle, St Thomass Network, Green Park, DY2 7QA Hurley Community Games, Hurley Primary School, CV9 2HY Community Games, Westmorland Road, Wyken, Coventry, CV2 5BY Community Games, Bowring Park, TF1 2PQ Newcastle College Community Games, Newcastle-under-Lyme College, ST5 2GB Party in the Park, Tenbury High School, WR15 Abbey Games, Hadley Stadium, B66 4ND Holden Lane Community School Games, Holden Lane High School, ST1 6LG The Heart of Erdington Community Games, Perry Common Recreation Ground, WR11 7EU Catshill Fun Day and 2012 Community Games, Catshill Village Meadow, B61 0JJ D FEST, Sutherland Business and Enterprise College, TF2 7JR Newport Community Games, The Showground, Forton Road, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8BU Badsey, Badsey Sports and Recreation Club, Ballards Park, Brewers Lane, Badsey, WR11 7EU Cradley Celebrates, various venues in the local area, B63 2TN Badsey, Badsey Sports and Recreation Club, Ballards Park, Brewers Lane, Badsey, WR11 7EU The Quincentenary Olympics, Wolverhampton Grammar School, WV3 9RB Under Fives Fun Day, Brinton Park, DY11 6QU Tile Hill Community Event, The Square, Jardine Crescent, Tile Hill, Coventry, CV4 9PQ Midland Heart Carnival, Essington Community Centre, Hobnock Road, Essington, WV11 2RF Coventry Customer Carnival, Broad Horizons Enterprise Centre, CV6 5BN Haywood Community Games Festival, Haywood Engineering College, ST6 7AB Sports Day - Bishops Offley, Millennium Green, Bishops Offley ST21 6ET Norton Community Games 2012, Norton Barracks Cricket Club, WR5 2PP Greeat Witley Jubilee Games, Bowens Field and Village Hall, Great Witley, WR6 6JR Hawthorn Fields Community Games, Hill Top Park, West Bromwich The Wombourne Games, Wombourne, WV5 8BJ Community Sports Day Event 2012, Lyng Hall School & Specialist Sports College, CV2 3JS Parish Games 2012, Lawley Village Green/Playing Fields, TF4 2PR
Youth Community Games, Bishops Meadow, HR2 7RQ Old school sports day, for young people between the ages of 9-19, Hollinswood Pavilion, TF3 2EW Hollinswood & Randlay Community Fun Day & Games, Hollinswood Pavilion Field and adjacent School Fields, TF3 2DN Community Games at Soho House, Soho House Museum, B18 5LB Community Games, New Bingley Hall, B18 5BE Aston Community Games, Aston Hall, B6 6JD Kingstanding Sports Day, Kingstanding, B44 0EW Palfrey Funday, Palfrey Park, WS1 4AN Brownhills Funday, Holland Park, WS8 7JW Community count down, Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre, B14 6ER Stafford Hospital Community Games, Stafford Hospital, ST16 3SA Clubs & Community Games, Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre, B14 6ER Oswestry Games, Oswestry, SY4 1HU Its a Knockout, Corley Cricket Club, CV7 8AA Sutton Coldfield Community Games, Wyndley Leisure Centre, Clifton Road, Sutton Park, B73 6EB Supported Housing Community Games, Across Telford Wrekin area Wyre Forest Sport Here, Brintons Park, Kidderminster, DY11 6QU Wyre Forest Sport Here L8R, Springfield Park, DY10 2PR Blists Hill Victorian Community Games, Blists Hill Victorian Town, TF7 5DU Castle Vale Games, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 7PR Pelsall Funday, Pelsall Village Common, WS3 4BP Play Day, Lickhill Memorial Park, DY13 Street Theatre, Recreation Ground Bromsgrove, B61 8DA Street Theatre, Wythall Park Silver Street, Wythall, Birmingham, B47 6LZ Wyre Forest Sport Here, Brintons Park, Kidderminster, DY11 6QU Wyre Forest Sport Here L8R, Springfield Park, DY10 2PR Donkey Derby and Community Games, War Memorial Park, Kenilworth Road, Coventry, CV3 6PH Hednesford Its A Knockout! Hednesford Park, WS12 5BT Darlaston Funday, Kings Hill Park, WS10 8AA Street Theatre, Hagley Park, Worcester Road, Hagley, DY9 0NW Pheasey Funday, Doe Bank Park, WS9 0RQ Street Theatre, St Chads Park, Leach Heath Lane, Rednal, Rubery, B45 9DF Stafford Castle Games and Family Sports Day, Stafford Castle, ST16 1DJ Pleck Funday, Plack Park, WS2 9AF Willenhall Funday, Willenhall Memorial Park, WV13 2PW Community Games, St Lukes Recreational Park, Burton on Trent Birchills Funday, Reedswood Park, WS2 8SR Pebworth Party in the Park 2012, Pebworth Recreation Ground, CV37 8XA Alternative Games, Tipton Sports Academy, DY4 0BS
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EQUINOX Cultures in Harmony

17 March 7.30pm
Equinox is a choral celebration of the different cultures that live in the West Midlands, based on the Olympic values of excellence, respect and friendship. The concert will include performances by the City of Birmingham Choir, Black Voices, Town Hall Gospel Choir and Bournville Young Singers and will contain the first performance of a new piece of music by award-winning composer Christopher Long, conducted by Adrian Lucas and performed by all 350 singers. Equinox will be presented by Anita Bhalla, OBE, Chair of Midlands Arts Centre and community arts champion.
Tickets from 10 Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA www.citychoir.org.uk/equinox 0121 780 3333 www.thsh.co.uk
Stars in the Morning Sky
Stars in the Morning Sky

17 March 7 April Various times
Chris Hannans new adaptation of Alexander Galins Moscow Olympic Games drama, Stars in the Morning Sky, is a brand new Belgrade Theatre production. The Olympic Torch bearer approaches Moscow, heralding the start of the 1980 Olympic Gamess. But not everyone is allowed to celebrate. In a bid to show the world a cleaned-up version of the Soviet Union, the citys most undesirable inhabitants have been swept from the streets. On one unforgettable night, there is both brutality and unexpected romance as the characters discover what is precious to them and cling to it for dear life.
Tickets from 8.25 Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Coventry, CV1 1GS www.belgrade.co.uk
Decathlon
March September Various dates and times 100m at Fierce Festival 29 March 8 April
Talking Birds is gearing up for London 2012 with its own unique take on the ten events of the decathlon. Decathlon features musical, theatrical, filmic and photographic interpretations of all ten of the decathlon events, including a piece that has been specifically created to welcome the Olympic Torch to Coventry. Each interpretation will be performed across the West Midlands during 2012, starting with a screening of 8 very short films at Fierce Festival in Birmingham, where each film will be 9.58 seconds long the current World Record for the 100m. Talking Birds is giving you the chance to take part in a decathlon in 2012... without even getting out of breath. Ticket prices and venues to be announced www.talkingbirds.co.uk www.twitter.com/birdmail
12 Moves: After Dark

24 March 11am 9pm
Worcester comes alive with a day of dancing, climaxing in a free spectacular outdoor display of film, live dance and music. Start your adventure in The Hive, Worcesters iconic new library and history centre, for an afternoon of performances, exhibitions and workshops, then head to Croft Road to take in the Breathe the Beat Roadshow 4.30pm (see page 19). The day concludes with 12 Moves: After Dark, a dramatic son et lumire performance under the grand Croft Road railway arches, involving hundreds of community performers, live music from Mira Calix and the chance for everyone to perform the 12 moves simple dance steps that anyone can do. Learn them at www.12moves.com. Be there and be part of something amazing. Produced by Dancefest and SDNA.
Free Croft Road Car Park, Worcester City Centre, WR1 3NZ The Hive, Sawmill Walk, The Butts, Worcester WR1 3TD www.12moves.com
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CORE by Kurt Hentschlger

23 March 30 September 10 5pm
Admission Free Location The Engine Shop, Enginuity, Ironbridge Gorge Museums, Coach Road, Coalbrookdale, Telford TF8 7DQ Further information/ website www.ironbridge.org.uk
Step into a new digital creation of movement and sound at Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site.
CORE will feature giant projections which give a glimpse into a weightless world populated by humanoid figures in extreme motion. Its designed by international artist Kurt Hentschlger, whose work has been shown in major international exhibitions, including Venice Biennale, National Museum of China, Beijing and PS1, New York. Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
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Believe
23 April
To celebrate the City of Coventry Stadiums first Olympic football test event, 450 children and a cast of four professional performers will come together to tell an astonishing new story. Inspired by the values on which the Olympic and Paralympic Games are founded, Believe will be a spectacular performance featuring a stunning kinetic costume of Father Sun, as he searches for the children who will leap, turn and tumble across the space.
Ticket prices to be confirmed City of Coventry Stadium, 71 Phoenix Way, Coventry, CV6 6GE www.highlysprungperformance.co.uk
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London 2012 Live Sites

May September
From 1 May the BBC Big Screens in Birminghams Victoria Square and Coventrys Millennium Place, will be transformed into Live Sites with seating, bunting and marquees making them the place to go to gather and watch live coverage of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Each Live Site will follow the Olympic Torch live as it works its way through the Midlands towards the Olympic Park, with big local celebrations at the Birmingham Live Site on 30 June and early on 1 July, and at Coventry, where it stays overnight on 1 July, followed by another early start on 2 July. The Opening and Closing Ceremonies will be among the highlights and throughout the Olympic fortnight the Live Sites will show live sport from 7am to 11pm every day. The Live Sites will also show a range of arts events and performances inspired by the Games. Events will include three live relays from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, the Queens Diamond Jubilee concert, Radio 1s Hackney Weekend 2012, The Big Lunch, Boys Dancing, and The Voyage 2124 June.
For a full programme of events at the Birmingham and Coventry Live Sites from May see: www.bbc.co.uk/bigscreens www.facebook.com/bigscreenbirmingham or www.facebook.com/bigscreencoventry Twitter: @bigscreenbrum or @bigscreencovtry
Olympic Posters: Pop and Publicity

Until 28 April
Prepare for 2012, with this chance to see the set of Olympic art posters created for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. The posters are part of the Gallerys collection and were designed by Pop Artists such as Allen Jones and David Hockney. Find out about the story of the Happy Olympics, overshadowed by the terrorist attacks on Israeli athletes. See memorabilia from the 1972 games displayed alongside. Free Wolverhampton Art Gallery Lichfield Street,Wolverhampton , www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk
Home
23 April 13 May Finale performance 13 May 1.30pm
Surprising shoppers, commuters and city workers alike, this bold inventive new dance production promises three weeks of pop-up performances that will intrigue and fascinate. Individual doormats act as miniature stages for a cast of 1000 community and professional dancers, all telling a story of what home means to them. Starting as soloists, individuals turn into couples and couples grow into groups as they move towards a grand finale right in the heart of the city. One of these 1000 people could be you! To find out how to get involved visit www.idfb.co.uk/home.
Free Daily performances Birmingham City Centre www.idfb.co.uk/home
Admission Free Locations Victoria Square, Birmingham Millennium Place, Coventry Further information/ website www.london2012.com/live-sites
Childrens Lives
Daily 24 March 10 June Various times
Childrens Lives is an exhibition examining the lives of children from the 18th century to the present day. Photographs, archive documents, costumes, artwork and objects will bring to life more than 300 years of history, providing a fascinating insight into Birminghams history, as well as shedding light on the changing nature of childhood. Tickets from 2 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Gas Hall Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3DH www.bmag.org.uk
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The World Shakespeare Festival

April October
Admission Ticketed Location Royal Shakespeare Theatres, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 6BB and The Old Rep Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham B5 4DY Further information/ website www.worldshakespearefestival org.uk The World Shakespeare Festival is a celebration of Shakespeare as the worlds playwright, produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company in an unprecedented collaboration with leading UK and international arts organisations and with Globe to Globe, a major international programme produced by Shakespeares Globe.
Experience Shakespeare as never before from Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad, to the epic political thriller: A Solider in Every Son The Rise of the Aztecs - prepare to be amazed.
The World Shakespeare Festival has been called the jewel in the crown of London 2012 Festival and as it is produced by our own Royal Shakespeare Company, here in the West Midlands well get to see many of the productions first.
There will be an exciting new collaboration between Birmingham Rep and Barcelona and two bold collaborations by the RSC with the Wooster Group (USA) and the National Theatre of Mexico plus visiting shows in Stratford-upon-Avon from Moscow, Baghdad and Rio de Janiero. The RSC will also be presenting an Indian Much Ado About Nothing starring Meera Syall and an African Julius Caesar with citizens of Rome drawn from the local community. For the full programme in the West Midlands, running from April through till October, see listings overleaf and check out:
www.worldshakespearefestival.org.uk

All productions in Stratford-upon-Avon (except where indicated)
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Twelfth Night
8 March 6 October
Shipwrecked on the shores of a strange land and in disguise, Viola finds herself as a go-between for the man she serves, and the woman who refuses to love him. Directed by David Farr. Tickets from 12, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
King John
6 April 15 September
Shakespeares play about a weakened king, clinging to power at all costs, is directed by Maria Aberg who has directed in the UK for the RSC, the Royal Court, Soho Theatre and Southwark Playhouse. Tickets from 8, Swan Theatre
In a Pickle
23 May 17 June
Oily Cart go on a voyage of discovery with their young audiences through the landscapes of Shakespeares imagination and the music of his language. A total theatre experience for children aged 2 4, their families and friends. Tickets from 5, Swan Room
This Poor Trash of Venice

3 4 July
Teachers mentored by RSC artists will direct Shakespeares Venice plays, The Merchant of Venice (on Tuesday 3 July 2012, 2.45pm) and Othello (Wednesday 4 July 2012, 2.45pm), with five different classes from Primary and Secondary schools across England performing together. Tickets 3, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
RSC Young Company present Henry V

24 July
Every soldier kill his prisoners. Give the word through. Exploring the patriotism that drives young people to go to war for their country, this 60-minute production is performed by the RSCs Young Company. The creative team includes UK-Iraqi rapper Lowkey, who brings his unique perspective on Britishness. Tickets from 3, Swan Theatre
A Midsummer Nights Dream (As You Like It)

10 18 August
Shakespeares magical, shapeshifting play. From Russia comes the world premiere of Dmitry Krymovs interpretation of A Midsummer Nights Dream. Expect his take on Shakespeares most magical of comedies to be unlike any Dream you have seen before. Tickets from 12, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
The Comedy of Errors

16 March 6 October
Shakespeares joyful comedy of mistaken identity follows the fortunes of two sets of identical twins, accidentally separated at birth and then miraculously thrown back together. The play, directed by Amir Nizar Zuabi, plays at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre throughout the Festival. Tickets from 12, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad

26 April 5 May
The Iraqi Theatre Company creates a version of Romeo and Juliet for a new generation, infused with Iraqs rich traditions of poetry, music and ritual. This iconic play finds fresh purchase in the soil of contemporary Iraq, a country where sectarian strife between Sunni and Shia has left the population exhausted by a cycle of violence and revenge. Tickets from 8, Swan Theatre
Julius Caesar
28 May 7 July
The dictator must be assassinated. But who will replace him? Shakespeares great political thriller, Julius Caesar, finds dark, contemporary echoes in modern Africa, directed by RSC Chief Associate Gregory Doran. Tickets from 12, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Pilot Night
12 July An evening of new devised theatre ideas, created by professional artists from around the West Midlands, made especially for the World Shakespeare Festival. A glorious mix of comic, touching and extraordinary performances. Tickets 5, Courtyard Theatre
Much Ado About Nothing

26 July 15 September
This vibrant and colourful production transports Shakespeares vivacious, and at times unsettling, comedy of love and deceit to an Indian setting. Much Ado About Nothing is directed by Iqbal Khan and stars Meera Syal as Beatrice. Tickets from 12, Courtyard Theatre
Forests
31 August 15 September
With a cast of English and Catalan actors, Forests is a new play inspired by Shakespeares references to forests and is an unforgettable journey through life, paradise, hell, truth and lies. Tickets from 8, Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham
Richard III
22 March 15 September
Shakespeares brilliant expose of this infamous monarch is playing at the Swan Theatre throughout the Festival. Directed by Roxana Silbert, Artistic Director of Birmingham Repertory Theatre and an Associate Director of the RSC. Tickets from 8, Swan Theatre
I, Cinna (The Poet)

13 June 6 July
Written for ages 11+, I, Cinna (The Poet) is Shakespeares Julius Caesar told through the eyes of a fool. Cinna asks the young audience to think about the relationship between words and actions, art and politics, self and society. During the performance he will ask students to write poems with him - small poems on big themes. Tickets from 5, Swan Theatre
Open Stages Showcase

15 22 July
A selection of the most exciting amateur theatre companies perform their own Shakespeare-themed productions. The performances mark the climax of a UK-wide project that has involved 260 amateur companies and over 6,400 participants. Tickets from 4, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Young Company Building Takeover

4 May
An explosive theatre experience, produced by RSCs Young Company. The young people will takeover and transform the Swan Theatre space, with pre-show events from 4pm and a performance in the Swan Theatre at 4.30pm. Tickets 3, Swan Theatre
Troilus and Cressida

3 18 August
Shakespeares epic Trojan play about love, war and politics. Expect the unexpected in this groundbreaking production co-directed by Rupert Goold and Elizabeth LeCompte in collaboration with New York-based The Wooster Group. Tickets from 8, Swan Theatre
A Tender Thing
27 September 20 October
This play weaves together the words of Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet in a touching story of two lovers. Familiar lines echo through a story that celebrates the timelessness of Shakespeares language. Tickets from 8, Swan Theatre
The Tempest
30 March 7 October
Shakespeares final play tells the tumultuous tale of Prospero who seeks revenge on his enemies by raising a magical storm after twelve years of exile on a remote island. Directed by David Farr. Tickets from 12, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
A Solider in Every Son The Rise of the Aztecs

29 June 28 July
Passion, power and intrigue play out in this epic political thriller which charts the history of an ancient civilisation. Spanning a century and based on true events, A Soldier In Every Son The Rise of the Aztecs is closely inspired by Shakespeares history plays. Tickets from 8, Swan Theatre
Two Roses for Richard III

7 12 May
Inspired by Shakespeares history plays, the bloody events of the War of the Roses are vividly re-imagined in this breathtaking production by Brazilian theatre company Companhia Bufomecnica. Tickets from 5, Courtyard Theatre
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March September
Breathe the Beat Roadshows

Each Breathe the Beat roadshow offers a spectacular day of free dance performances and workshops, including appearances from two of the UKs leading street dancers Brooke and Roxy from Hip Hop International World Champions Plague Dance Crew. There will also be showcases from local talent and professional dance companies, as well as music from DJ Moyma.
Breathe the Beat is looking for a wide range of high quality dance performers and groups of any style, from hip-hop to Bhangra to perform solos, duets or group pieces. If you think that sounds like you, please visit breathethebeat. com to download an application form.
Admission Free Dates and locations Saturday 24 March Saturday 28 April Saturday 16 June Sunday 17 June Saturday 23 June Saturday 30 June Sunday 1 July Sunday 8 July Saturday 14 July Saturday 21 July Sunday 22 July Saturday 4 August 12 Moves: After Dark, Croft Road Car Park, Worcester International Dance Festival Birmingham 2012, Bullring, Birmingham Leamington Spa Peace Festival, Leamington Spa Bantock House, Bantock Park, Wolverhampton Sutton Coldfield Carnival, Birmingham GLOW Dance Festival 2012, Castle Green, Hereford Stafford Castle, Staffordshire Dudley Arts Festival, Dudley Tudor Grange Park, Solihull Culture Fest, Telford Town Park, Telford Simmer Down Festival, Handsworth Park, Birmingham Shrewsbury Summer Season, Market Square, Shrewsbury
Visit the website www.breathethebeat.com to find dates and times of performances near you.
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The Impending Storm

1 & 2 May 8pm
Acclaimed dancer David Toole has collaborated with a team of UK and South African artists, both able-bodied and disabled. The Impending Storm created with artist Mark Storor is an explosive and emotional look at the stories that we tell, and the stories that we are. Remix, South Africas only professional integrated dance company, will perform with UK-based David Toole and Lucy Hind, to a spoken text and sung score by UK musician Dom Coyote and South African singer Sandile Gontsana. Pushing the boundaries of integrated dance the piece will premiere at International Dance Festival Birmingham 2012.
Tickets from 7 The Patrick Centre, Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Birmingham, B5 4TB www.idfb.co.uk/impendingstorm
M21 From the Medieval to the 21st Century

5 May 11am 10pm 6 May 11am 3pm
Free Priory Hall, Bull Ring, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6HS, and the streets of Much Wenlock www.dasharts.org.uk
M21: From the Medieval to the 21st Century, is a live art event in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, in which disabled artists from Croatia, Austria and the UK will consider what it means to be alive in the 21st century. With the help of the audience, artists including Tanya Raabe, Alan McLean and Simon McKeown will travel through the ages, from the Medieval times to the present, to explore what life is like in a small rural town in the middle of England.
M21 is an Unlimited Commission: London 2012, the UK Arts Councils and the British Council have commissioned high quality, ambitious work by disabled and deaf artists to be experienced by a broad range of audiences and to help celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
We Love You City Shugborough Inspired by the Past

Events include: 6 May, 1pm 18th century music from Shugborough at Shugborough Hall 7 May, 7pm Poetry Evening at Stafford Library
Inspired by the Past will celebrate London 2012 with a series of music, poetry and drama performances and workshops in a number of venues in Stafford. Back in the 18th century Shugborough was owned by Thomas Anson, a famous scholar of Ancient Greek arts, architecture and ideas. This has provided the inspiration behind this fascinating project, which explores the impact that Ancient Greece has had, not only on the Olympics, but on the whole of the modern world. Please visit www.heardmusic. co.uk for a full list of performances and workshops.
8 26 May
Following a hugely successful run in 2010, We Love You City returns to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the year Coventry City FC won the FA Cup Final and Coventrys hosting of Olympic football. A co-production by Belgrade Theatre and Talking Birds theatre company, We Love You City, sees eleven players take centre stage to recreate the events of that legendary match and tell the funny, edgy, moving, and sometimes farcical stories that were playing out in Coventry during those nail-biting 90 minutes - plus a bit of extra time.
Tickets from 15.25 Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Coventry, CV1 1GS www.belgrade.co.uk
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Shugborough Hall, Milford, ST17 0XB Stafford Library, Market St, Stafford, ST16 2LQ www.heardmusic.co.uk
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Spill a playground of dance

May July
Each performance will be unique, as the show scrambles around, over, under and through swings, slides and roundabouts. Kids will love it, grown-ups will love it too! An exciting new commission by celebrated Australian artist Shaun Parker, Spill has been created specifically for parks in the West Midlands, aiming to take dance to the heart of the regions communities. There are lots of opportunities for you and your family to see this exciting event right across the West Midlands just visit www.dancexchange.org.uk/spill to find your nearest performance.
3 May 4 May 5 May 6-7 May 16 May 17 May 18 May 19 May 20 May 23-27 May 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 27 June 28 June 29 June 30 June 1 July 11 July 12 July 13 July 13 July 14 July 15 July St Georges Park, Aldgate Grove, Birmingham 4pm Adderley Park, Hams Road, Birmingham 4pm Sheldon Country Park, Ragley Drive, Birmingham 12.30pm, 2pm, 3pm Cannon Hill Park, Russell Road, Birmingham 12.45pm, 2pm, 4pm Huntington Tree Park, Halesowen Willenhall Memorial Park, Walsall Lightwoods Park, Adkins Lane, Sandwell Bantock Park, Finchfield Road, Wolverhampton Mary Stevens Park, Stanley Road, Stourbridge East Staffordshire Tour Locations to be confirmed Tudor Grange Park, Blossomfield Road, Solihull Merdian Park, Moorend Avenue, Chelmsley Wood Allesley Park, Allesley Hall Drive, Coventry Abbey Fields, Bridge Street, Kenilworth St Nicholas Park, Warwick Telford Town Park, Dark Lane, Telford The Quarry, Priory, Road Shrewsbury Birchmeadow Park, Birchmeadow Rd, Broseley Donnington Park, Gibbons Rd, Telford The Mere, Ellesmere Arrow Valley Park, Battens Drive, Redditch, Worcestershire Ledbury Park, Bye Street, Ledbury Victoria Park, Pickersleigh Road, Malvern Dukes Meadow Playing Fields, Grove Road play area, Malvern King George Playing Fields, St Martins Avenue Gheluvelt Park, Barbourne Road, Worcester
Highly playful and physical, and at times teasingly comical Spill is a cheeky dance celebration of the child within. Combining quirky, dynamic dance with high energy street gymnastics, the dancers in this performance blaze a colourful trail across the structures and landscapes of the playground.
Admission Free Further information/ website www.dancexchange.org.uk/spill
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New Music 20x12: Ping it, Ring it, Roll it, Write it!
New Music 20x12 is a nationwide project that has asked 20 British composers to celebrate London 2012 by writing a new piece of music of 12 minutes length. New Music 20x12: Ping it, Ring it, Roll it, Write it! is a daylong showcase of the four New Music 20x12 works with a West Midlands connection. Joe Cutlers Ping! performed by the Coull Quartet, combines a string quartet with table tennis in conjunction with the English Table Tennis Association. Howard Skemptons Five Rings Triples is a piece for bell-ringers in association with the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers and Third Ear. The Voyage by Michael Wolters with Stans Cafe combines the legend of Ulysses with the themes of journey, adventure and return.
6 May 11.45am 5.30pm
Desi Moves
18 May 69pm
Punch and International Dance Festival Birmingham are challenging you to take part in 2012s hottest competitive dance event, Desi Moves. In the weeks running up to the event, local dancers and dance groups will be invited to enter the competition, with the best six acts performing at Town Hall Birmingham. The acts will present fusion dance, including bhangra, bollywood, giddha, streetdance and bashment styles to celebrity judges. And dont worry if you havent made it to the final six the show will include an impromptu audience routine led by a famous dancer.
Tickets from 6 Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B3 3DQ www.punch-records.co.uk
Richard Caustons Twenty-Seven Heavens offers a rare chance to explore a work in progress. Through video and workshops, you are invited to discover how the composer is shaping his orchestral work. There will be a number of performances of the four works throughout the day, as well as an exhibition, film showings, workshops, talks and hands-on activities for all the family.
Good Sport
18 May 1 September Tuesday Saturday 10am 5pm
Good Sport is a new exhibition about sport that celebrates taking part, whether as a skilled player, passionate fan or avid collector. It will include work by Neville Gabie, artist in residence at the Olympic Park until December 2011. There will be a selection of Gabies Playing Away photographs, which show makeshift goal posts found in unexpected places. Over the course of the exhibition there will also be three days of free family craft workshops.
Free The New Art Gallery Walsall, Gallery Square, Walsall, WS2 8LG
www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk
Admission Tickets from 4 Location AE Harris, 110 Northwood St, Birmingham B3 1SZ Further information/ website www.aeharrisvenue.co.uk New Music 20x12 is a UK-wide commissioning programme delivered by PRS for Music Foundation in partnership with the BBC, LOCOG and NMC Recordings.
The Ugly Spirit

23 25 May 7.30pm & 24 25 May 1.30pm
The Ugly Spirit is a cunning mix of improvisation and text that takes a peek into the backstage world of Chang and Eng Bunker (the original Siamese twins) as they take their last whistle-stop tour by train through the grand duchies of Central Europe. What was it like leading conjoined and separate lives? What can this experience mean for us today? Fittings Multimedia Arts is an international organisation with its roots in the North West of England. They fuse different styles of storytelling such as visual and tactile artworks, music, dance, narrative, physical theatre, film, puppetry, sign language and lecture, to make brand new performance works that address serious issues in open and entertaining ways. Written by Russell Barr with additional material from David Hoyle, music by Leigh Stirling, Wagner and Purcell, a design by Lisa Ducie and artworks by Tanya Raabe.
Tickets from 5 The Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton www.arena.wlv.ac.uk/The%20 Ugly%20Spirit.htm
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Glass Games 2012

1 June 30 September
Glass Games explores the spirit of London 2012 in a summertime feast of shows, workshops, exhibitions and demonstrations that highlight the talent and creativity of artists and craftspeople working with glass. Once a national industry, glass-making skills are now kept alive by a small number of organisations and independent artists. Glass Games highlights our living heritage and gives everyone a chance to be amazed, intrigued and inspired to have a go at this fascinating artform.
Most events are free Some ticketed Events nationwide www.cgs.org.uk
Discovering Places
Discovering Places is the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad campaign to inspire the UK to discover their local environment. It aims to get as many people as possible enjoying the outdoors and getting closer to nature in a diverse range of events. The following events are accredited Meet the Species events helping to find and identify 2,012 species of UK wildlife before the end of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. For more information, or to get your own wildlife event accredited with Meet the Species, see www.meetthespecies.org.uk.
A Whole New World: Summer Vespers by Candlelight

20 June 9pm
To celebrate the Olympic values of mutual understanding and friendship, Birminghams worldclass chamber choir, Ex Cathedra, has developed a brand new Vespers sequence for its popular annual summer concert. Sung by candlelight, there will be music from around the world and across the ages by Araujo, Charpentier, Fanshawe, Harvey, Prt, Rachmaninov, and Whitacre. There will be African drumming, a stunning Indian vocalized tabla called Speaking in Tongues, and a chance to hear Hymn to Gaia, a new piece from Alec Roth, sung in Ancient Greek one of ten languages in the concert.
Tickets from 9.50 St Pauls Church, St Pauls Square, Birmingham, B3 1QZ www.excathedra.co.uk
World of Dance: Quickstep to the Games

14 June 7.30 11.30pm
Quickstep to the Games is big band ballroom and modern sequence dance that will take place in June 2012 to mark one month to go until the start of London 2012. As part of Stoke-on-Trents World of Dance project, which has got over 9,000 people dancing over the last two years, everyone will be invited to grab a dance partner and glide across the tailor-made sprung wooden dance floor.
Tickets 4 Kings Hall, Kingsway, off Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1RG www.stoke.gov.uk/olympics2012
Meet the Species: Hay Making Festival

23 June 11am 4pm
Join Natural England and the Friends of Mottey Meadows for a festival of hay making with lots of displays, rural crafts, kids activities, ferret racing, tractor rides, guided walks and a hog roast. All are welcome. No booking required. Park at Wheaton Aston School.
Free Mottey Meadows National Nature Reserve, Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire www.naturalengland.org.uk
Meet the Species: Bat Walk and Talk

22 June 9.30 pm 11pm
An opportunity to discover the amazing nocturnal world of our most enigmatic native mammals. With luck we may encounter several species including Noctule, Common and Soprano Pipistrelles and Daubentons. Our bat walks are aimed at everyone with an interest in nature, aged from 7 to 80! All under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Bat walks can be very rewarding to visually impaired people, but please let us know in advance if you intend to come. Meet outside Tenbury Swimming Pool, where there is free parking.
Free Palmers Meadow, Tenbury Wells, Tenbury Wells www.worcestershirebats.btck.co.uk
Shake The Dust

9 June
Shake the Dust is a nationwide performance poetry project for thousands of young people all over the country. In the West Midlands, Shake the Dust activity will centre around The Drum, an arts centre in Birmingham.
The highest scoring teams from each region will progress through to the National Shake the Dust weekend to be held at the Southbank Centre in London in July 2012. Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
Nationwide www.shakethedust.co.uk
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24 May
London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay overnight stop Worcester
Faster
2731 June Evenings 7.30pm Matinee performances 28 June 2pm 30 June 2.30pm
Faster... is a new one act ballet by Birmingham Royal Ballets David Bintley CBE and composer Matthew Hindson inspired by the Olympic motto, Faster, Higher, Stronger. Inspired by London 2012, the ballet will explore the themes of speed, power and athleticism and will premiere in the run up to the Games in Birmingham on 27 June. Faster... forms part of BRBs Summer Celebration and is one of three ballets performed each evening. The programme also includes The Grand Tour, a playful piece set in the roaring 1920s, and the Shakespeare inspired The Dream.
Tickets from 16 The Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Birmingham, B5 4TB www.brb.org.uk
Worcester will celebrate the Flames arrival with a spectacular evening concert featuring a new specially composed piece of music performed by 1000 local people, the appearance of a major pop act and your opportunity to greet the Olympic Torch Relay as it enters the city.
Admission Free but ticketed Location Worcestershire County Cricket Ground, County Ground, New Road, Worcester, WR2 4QQ Further information/ website www.visitworcester.com/torch
GLOW Dance Festival 2012

30 June 2pm until late
GLOW is the spectacular finale to hr1, an eighteen-month dance project taking place across Herefordshire and inspired by London 2012. The Warm-Up: Glow kicks off with a festival style afternoon event fizzing with dance to see and do. Featuring a Breathe the Beat Roadshow (see page 19) tea dances, b-boy competitions, a ballroom blitz, dance films, classes in styles from Bollywood to Ballet and much more. The Blaze: At night, the Castle Green is transformed as a spectacular dance show brings the site to life in a mesmerising mix of dance and music, culminating in an unforgettable torch-lit finale. The Chill Out: With live music, DJs, a silent Ceildh and Disco, a bar and lots of food stalls all day and evening, theres plenty of opportunity to lie back, enjoy the tunes, watch the dance and soak up the atmosphere.
Castle Green, Hereford HR1 2NW www.hr1.2faceddance.co.uk
30 May
London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay overnight stop Stoke-on-Trent

In celebration of the Olympic Flame arriving in Stoke-on-Trent there will be a packed programme of activities for all the family including: an amazing aerial dance performance, a spectacular community parade, an appearance by a popular pop and rock band and, of course, your chance to see the Olympic Torch Relay as it enters the city. Simply unmissable.
Admission Free but ticketed Location Hanley Park, Cleveland Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4DX Further information/ website For further information on tickets please email richard.radcliffe@stoke.gov.uk
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London 2012 Festival

21 June 9 September
Before the sport begins, the London 2012 Festival will announce the arrival of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the UK with a world-class series of arts performances. Put simply, the London 2012 Festival will be the biggest festival the UK has ever seen.
There will be lots to see and do in the West Midlands during the opening weekend. One of the three London 2012 Festival opening night concerts will be performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall on 21 June. Other highlights include The Voyage an outdoor dance spectacular; Coventry Cathedrals golden jubilee concert with a new work by composer, James MacMillan, and a weekend of music by legendary composer, Heiner Goebbels. From unforgettable moments created by some of the worlds leading artists, to spectacular dance events, world and UK premieres, and the World Shakespeare Festival, the West Midlands will celebrate all that is inspirational about our regions cultural life.
Festival information www.london2012.com/festival Location Various venues Further information/ website www.london2012.com/festival
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Weltethos
21 June 7.30pm
Admission Tickets 20 Location Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2EA Further information/website www.cbso.co.uk
Weltethos is an epic new choral work from composer, Jonathan Harvey. Its first UK performance by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is the perfect way to kick off the nationwide celebrations that make up the London 2012 Festival a world-class series of arts performances that will announce the arrival of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the UK. Weltethos is based on texts from six of the worlds largest religions: Confucianism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity. The
piece celebrates the common values between these different faiths and traditions, in a powerful manifesto for world peace. This major new work is the latest masterpiece from Jonathan Harvey, born in Sutton Coldfield in 1939 and widely regarded as one of the worlds greatest contemporary composers. Performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Chorus, Youth Chorus & Childrens Chorus, conducted by Edward Gardner.
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The Voyage
21 24 June 10pm
An enormous ship sails into the centre of Victoria Square, Birmingham, docking itself beside the citys Town Hall. High above, dancers appear in the ships rigging and the voyage begins
Professional dancers and aerialists join forces with a huge amateur choir, live musicians and over 140 local dance performers to transform Victoria Square. Watch the action unfold onboard the ship and be caught up in the atmosphere on the ground, where seagulls swoop and travellers prepare to embark on their journey. As the ship sets sail, Birminghams Town Hall is transformed by spectacular film projections and the citys skyline becomes a dream of undiscovered worlds. Produced by Birmingham Hippodrome, this outdoor spectacle will be performed by Motionhouse, one of the UKs foremost dance theatre companies, and world-renowned physical theatre company, Legs On The Wall from Australia. Original film projections by award winning Logela Multimedia.
Admission Free Location Victoria Square, Birmingham, B3 3AA Further information/website www.thevoyage.org.uk
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Heiner Goebbels: Walden

23 June 7pm & 9pm
Commanding sell-out audiences but rarely heard in Birmingham - until 2012 - Heiner Goebbels is one of the worlds most sought after composers.
Goebbels Walden is an hour-long musical composition that is full of evocative sounds and features nine vibrant movements. The piece, which was inspired by 19th century naturalist Henry David Thoreaus retreat to simple living in a cabin by Walden Pond in Massachusetts, features a number of specially-built instruments such as the steel cello and bow chimes which resonate their sound through large sheets of steel. In honour of the UK premiere of Walden, mac Birmingham will be brought to life during the day with new music theatre from Birmingham Conservatoire, outdoor folk sets on the Terrace, films in the cinema, visual work exhibited in the allotment gallery spaces, talks and discussions in the Hexagon, writing workshops, and a foraging menu in the caf. Walden is performed by Ensemble Klang, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and narrator/vocalist Keir Neuringer.
Admission Tickets 15 Location mac Birmingham, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH Further information/ website www.heinergoebbelsfestival.org
23 June 7.30pm
Jubilee Concert with new work by James MacMillan
Enjoy a special evening of entertainment in celebration of Coventry Cathedrals golden jubilee.
A choral piece written to celebrate Coventry Cathedrals Golden Jubilee in 2012, James MacMillans Gloria is premiered by local children with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. To complement Gloria, Paul Leddington Wright conducts Benjamin Brittens St Nicholas, which provides a further opportunity for the childrens choir to sing with a professional symphony orchestra in magnificent surroundings. Completing the programme is another Coventry Cathedral commission from 1980: War in Heaven, by Neil Cox, a dramatic work for the choir, organ and the brass instruments of the orchestra.
The concert is performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, St Michaels Singers, tenor Ian Bostridge and a choir of local school children and is conducted by James MacMillan and Paul Leddington Wright. An extraordinary concert for an extraordinary occasion!
Admission Ticket prices to be announced Location Coventry Cathedral, Priory Street, Coventry, CV1 5AB Further information/ website www.coventrycathedral.org.uk/50
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Moving Earth
30 June
30 June
Moving Earth will bring together 20 groups of 12 dancers from across the West Midlands, representing a dazzling array of styles including Bollywood, Bhangra, Indian folk dance, hiphop and contemporary African and UK dance. Directed by internationallyrenowned dancer Santosh Kumar Nair, the groups will combine their individual styles with Indian martial-arts dance moves to create a brand new form of choreography. The Moving Earth groups will be performing at events across the region as part of Dancing for the Games, featuring specially composed music by acclaimed musician Praveen D Rao. Free Birmingham www.sampad.org.uk/movingearth
London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay overnight stop Birmingham

On 30th June, Birminghams Cannon Hill Park will play host to an extra special night of music along the route of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay. The event will be headlined by one of the UKs foremost music acts and include performances from well-known Birmingham artists. The full line up will be announced later in the year.
Admission Free but ticketed Location Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B13 8RD Further information/ website To register for the chance to get free tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Get Dancing
1 July 2pm
Set in the scenic grounds of Stafford Castle, Get Dancing is a daylong dance festival to mark the end of Staffordshires first ever county-wide dance programme. Featuring a Breathe the Beat Roadshow (see page 19), as well as live performances from professional dancers, young people and community groups, as well as workshops where you can learn a wide range of different dance styles, from breakdance to ballroom. Bring your picnic and enjoy the atmosphere! Free in the afternoon Stafford Castle, Newport Road, Stafford, ST16 1DJ www.danceconnected.org.uk www.staffordshire.gov.uk
We Dance
13 & 14 July
We Dance is a two day festival of learning disabled dance led by Mencap, featuring performances, workshops and an exhibition at the mac in Birmingham. Over the two days there will be a new London 2012 themed piece of dance by Freefall (Birmingham Royal Ballet and Fox Hollies popular learning disability dance company), showcase performances by local learning disabled community groups, outdoor performances by internationally acclaimed dance company Stopgap, an exhibition of new dance for camera films and a range of fun workshops for people with a learning disability.
Tickets 5 mac Birmingham, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH www.artspider.org.uk
1 July
London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay overnight stop Coventry

Coventry will be welcoming the Olympic Flame to the city with Coventry-themed theatre and music from Talking Birds, as well as music from a well known pop act. There will be a packed programme of activities for all the family including your chance to see the Olympic Torch Relay as it enters the city.
Admission Free but ticketed Location War Memorial Park, Coventry, CV3 6PT
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Encompass Boyd & Evans: Views

18 July 2 September
Artist-couple Boyd & Evans have been working together since 1968. Their paintings, while highly representational, have a perspective, scale and composition that often edge closer to the surreal. The air feels thin, time frozen and gravity suspended in their dreamlike pictures. Photography has also become more central to their work in recent years, with shocks of colour penetrating landscapes of the American Southwest. With selections from over 40 years of their work together, Ikon is proud to present Boyd & Evans first major survey exhibition.
Admission Free Location Ikon Gallery, 1 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace, Birmingham, B1 2HS Further information/ website 0121 248 0708 www.ikon-gallery.co.uk
19 July 7pm 20 & 21 July 2pm & 7pm

Encompass will use film, live performance and a digital installation to create a breathtaking show in a huge 360-degree digital igloo, with local and international artists performing live and on-screen.
Big Dance
7 15 July
Big Dance 2012 is the UKs biggest ever celebration of dance. Taking place across the country, Big Dance will feature thousands of events inspired by dance. They will take place in all sorts of locations, in all dance styles and will all be open to absolutely anyone. Events will include classes, workshops, courses, performances, flashmobs, have-a-go days, film screenings, photography courses, competitions, world record attempts and dancing in unusual spaces, such as shops, parks, galleries, shopping centres. Learn the choreography and take part in a World Record attempt for the Largest Dance Routine Multi-venue at 1pm on 18 May 2012 with special events at the Coventry and Birmingham BBC Live Sites.
Free Nationwide www.bigdance2012.com
The performance will take the audience on a journey around the site, to include the Gaskell Field, which was the birthplace of the modern Olympic movement. Moving images of dancers from around the world will be projected, there will be live performances from local dance groups and interactive digital installations will be shown to get the audience dancing. For the finale the audience will move into the igloo dome, where they will be surrounded by a 360-degree dance film and live performers.
Ticket prices from 3 The Edge Arts Centre, William Brookes School, Farley Road, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6NB www.encompass360.co.uk
Summer Reading Challenge: Story Lab

14 July 9 September
Every year, thousands of families all over the UK, are involved in the UKs biggest reading event for children in libraries the Summer Reading Challenge. This year the Story Lab challenge will reflect the spirit of 2012 with special events and activities taking place at public libraries across the West Midlands. The aim of Story Lab is to get children to read six books during the summer - and not only will every child who takes part receive a membership card or pack and a certificate, but this year most libraries will be awarding medals just like at the real Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Free Public libraries across the West Midlands www.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk
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Welcome Songs
11 July
Admission Free Location Much Wenlock, Shropshire Further information/ website www.dartington.org/arts www.wenlock-olympian-society. org.uk
A specially commissioned suite of Welcome Songs, created by leading UK Folk artist Eliza Carthy, will be performed by massed community choirs as part of the Wenlock Olympian Games in July. The performance, one of a series of four around the country, will be led by renowned choral director, Robert Hollingworth and will feature Eliza, Robert and members of his internationally celebrated choir, I Fagiolini. Welcome Songs will be created and performed against a backdrop of welcoming the
international community for the London 2012 Games. Eliza Carthy will use the traditional songs and stories associated with Much Wenlock, Chipping Campden, Stoke Mandeville and Weymouth as her inspiration to create four pieces of new music in these places which have contributed so much to the Olympic and Paralympic movements. Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir

23 July 2.30pm
The Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir is made up of 16 to 25 year olds from Herefordshire, Worcestershire & Gloucestershire and was started in 2010 to help the development of young singers, very quickly becoming an important part of the 300 year old tradition that is the Three Choirs Festival. At this concert the Youth Choir will perform a new piece by Dobrinka Tabakova, as well as Faures Requiem and Debussys Danse sacre et danse profane with the Orchestra of the Swan conducted by David Hill. Tickets from 5 Hereford Cathedral www.3choirs.org
Much Ado About Wenlock

April June
On your starting blocks! Vamos Theatre, in association with The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, presents its new production, Much Ado About Wenlock, a play about health, sports, a reforming doctor, and a runaway chicken! In 1850, the Shropshire market town of Much Wenlock hosted its very own Olympian Games, an inspiration for the modern Games. In a captivatingly comic production celebrating the Games unlikely UK roots, Much Ado About Wenlock reveals a local doctors determination to improve the health of all. Will Dr Penny Brookes inspire the workers to swap tipple for triple jumping? Will schoolmistress Beatty win over the cynical Reverend Benedict Wayne? And will our national love of the underdog be satisfied in this heroic piece of theatre?
Tickets from 6 24 April 25 April 26 April 27 April 2-3 May 4 May 9-10 May 23 May 28-30 June Worcester Arts Workshop Pattingham Village Hall, Staffordshire Alfrick & Lulsley Village Hall, Worcester St Michaels Village Hall, Shropshire Hereford Courtyard Theatre Solihull Arts Complex Oakengates Theatre, Telford Feckenham Village Hall, Worcester Swan Theatre, Worcester
Three Choirs Festival Competitive Masterclass

23 July Masterclass 25pm Masterclass showcase 5.15pm
Part of the annual Three Choirs Festival, this competitive masterclass invites aspiring professionals in their final year at UK music colleges to perform. The 2012 masterclass is for period strings and is led by violinist Rachel Podger. Participants will be asked to perform unaccompanied Bach, with a showcase concert for the public taking place at 5.15pm. Tickets 5 Council Chamber, Hereford Town Hall www.3choirs.org
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All the Bells

Work No.1197
All the bells in the country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes.
Friday 27 July 2012 will be no ordinary morning. At 8am on the first day of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Work No.1197: All the bells in a country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes, by Turner Prizewinning artist and musician, Martin Creed, will be performed throughout the UK. The nation is invited to ring thousands of bells at the same time, whether schools bells, church bells, town hall bells, bicycle bells or door bells.
To make this performance happen, the All the Bells team invites bell ringers and those interested in ringing bells to sign up and get involved in the performance, alongside thousands of people across the country. By ringing any kind of bell hand bell, church bell, bicycle bell, door bell you will be part of the performance and involved in welcoming the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to the UK. Sign up to the project at www.allthebells.com.
Admission Free Location Nationwide Further information/ website www.allthebells.com
Godiva Awakes
28 July 29 July 29 July
The Awakening 9.15 pm Dressing Godiva 12noon
Witness the amazing sight of Godiva awakening from her slumber after 1,000 years... Imagineer Productions 6 metre high Godiva will awake to a spectacular performance involving dancers, actors, musicians, fireworks and much more. Powered by 100 cyclists and clothed in a coat crafted by artists from across the West Midlands, Godiva will then journey from Coventry to London to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.On 28 July, Godiva will awake for the first time in 1000 years in Coventry and through a once-in-alifetime performance be presented with her quest to deliver the Book of Intent to London. The Book of Intent carries the voices of young people and their global partners to the world it is the actions they will take to make the world a fairer place. The following day, 29 July, she will be the focal point of the Godiva Carnival in Coventry; a magnificent celebration for all the family where she will board her Cyclopedia for the first time. On 30 July, she will begin her epic journey travelling along the A5 to London over seven days passing through seven towns inspiring a series of extraordinary outdoor celebrations. Godiva Awakes is part of Artists taking the lead, a series of 12 public art commissions across the UK to celebrate the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad funded by Arts Council England. Godiva Awakes is also supported by Coventry City Council and is part of the Cities 2012 programme.
Godiva Carnival Event 12.30pm
27 July 8am
30 July 5 August
The Journey Event times to be confirmed
Admission Free (tickets will be required for some events) Location University Square & Broadgate, Coventry City Centre Further information/website www.imagineerproductions.co.uk
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We have individual scenes from Mittwoch aus Licht in very good concert performances. But all attempts to stage Mittwoch aus Licht have not been successful. I do not want the opera performance to be incomplete Stockhausen
Stockhausen was a revolutionary figure in 20th century music. His innovation moved composition into new territory embracing the new technology of electronic music and breaking the barriers between musical genres. He has influenced pop, rock and electronic music and his appeal to a very broad young audience sells out the Royal Albert Hall and the Barbican as well as large concert halls in Europe, America and the Pacific Rim. Of his monumental achievement Licht, (Light) a cycle of 7 operas, one for each day of the week, Mittwoch (Wednesday) is the only part of the cycle he never saw staged. Even 5 years after his death the challenge and scale of the piece, in six parts including the Helicopter String Quartet and featuring two choirs, solo instrumentalists, live electronic and acoustic music and a dancing camel, means the piece still awaits its premiere. In August 2012 Mittwoch aus Licht/Wednesday from Light finally hits the stage or rather a former chemical works in the middle of Birmingham. Internationally acclaimed opera director Graham Vick has assembled an outstanding artistic team with his unique Birmingham Opera Company featuring some 150 performers. Under the musical direction of Stockhausens long-time collaborator, Kathinka Pasveer the line-up includes Birminghams Ex Cathedra and London Voices with an array of virtuoso orchestral soloists as well as local performers recruited and trained through the companys award-winning participation programme. Inspired by and featuring the central figures of Eve, Lucifer and Michael, Licht (Light) explores a spiritual world of world peace and global harmony. Its powerful vision of harmony between humans and the universe offers a fitting cultural equivalent to the internationalism and the values of the Olympic Games and London 2012.
Mittwoch aus Licht Wednesday from Light

22 25 August 4pm (finishes 10pm)
An opera by Karlheinz Stockhausen. A new production commissioned for the London 2012 Festival, produced by Birmingham Opera Company.
Location Argyle Works, Great Barr Street, Birmingham B9 4EX Further information/website www.birminghamopera.org.uk
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Using the latest digital technologies, Mandala will see Birmingham Town Hall spectacularly illuminated in colour and light and brought to life by 3D moving projections and breathtaking visual effects, presented by Sampad. The projections will capture the beautiful forms of South Asian dance and reflect live performances from leading acts including Devika Rao and Aakash Odedra, mixed in with specially recorded footage.
Mandala
7 September
8.30pm & 9.30pm
The accompanying soundtrack will sizzle with the contemporary energy of British Asian music and incorporate the music of world-class artists such as Anoushka Shankar, Zakir Hussain and Talvin Singh. Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Admission Free Location Exterior of Town Hall, Victoria Square Birmingham B3 3DQ Further information/ website www.sampad.org.uk
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Boys Dancing
Screened at Live Sites throughout the summer
Since 2009 Boys Dancing has been working with boys and young men, giving them the opportunity to work with professional male dancers to make and perform new dance works. This project has culminated in the creation of six dance films The Quiet Man Suite. The films will continue to explore the themes of masculinity, strength, sensitivity, independence and cooperation. The work will challenge stereotypes to prove to boys and young men that dance is most definitely for them. The final films will be screened on the Birmingham and Coventry Live Sites through the summer. See p15 for information on Live Sites
www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/ education
Lawk Naach
Various dates
Dance Sansaar invites you to join thousands of people from across the West Midlands learning the vibrant and energetic Punjabi dance of Lawk Naach through joining one of the free Discovery workshops being held across the region. You are invited to take part in an hour long class, where you will learn Bhangra and Giddha dance movements and have the chance to progress to Performance classes. Those who make it to performance classes will then showcase their new skills as part of the spectacular Lawk Naach finale performance later this year. Lawk Naach is an activity everyone can get involved with regardless of age or ability - no dance experience is required! Please visit www.dancesansaar. com for more information about taking part.
Free Various venues www.dancesansaar.com
Film Nation: Shorts

Film Nation: Shorts is a national project that gives young people the chance to make films celebrating the values of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 14-25 year olds have been invited to create short films (of no longer than three minutes) that celebrate the values of the Olympic and Paralympic Games: respect, courage, excellence, friendship, equality, determination and inspiration. The best of the films will be screened at venues during the 2012 Games, as well as on giant Live Site screens around the UK, and on the dedicated Film Nation website. The films are also available to view online, at:
www.filmnation.org.uk/ workshops
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The Science of Sport, Daily, Ironbridge. (p.4) Sporting Heroes. Monday to Friday until 9 Sept, Ironbridge. (p.4) CORE, Daily until 30 September, Ironbridge. (p.12) Childrens Lives, Daily 24 Mar - 10 June, Birmingham. (p.14) Olympic Posters: Pop and Publicity, to the 28 Apr, Wolverhampton. (p.14) Style Africa, 31 Mar - 2 Sept, Birmingham. (p.5) Good Sport, 18 May - 1 Sept, Tuesday - Saturday, Walsall. (p.27) Boyd & Evans - Views, 18 July - 2 Sept, Birmingham. (p.42) Summer Reading Challenge, 14 July - 9 Sept, regionwide. (p.43)
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01 May The Impending Storm The Tempest Romeo & Juliet 02 May The Impending Storm Much Ado About Wenlock The Comedy of Errors Romeo & Juliet 03 May Spill - a playground of dance Much Ado About Wenlock The Comedy of Errors Romeo & Juliet 04 May Spill - a playground of dance Much Ado About Wenlock The Comedy of Errors Romeo & Juliet 05 May M21 From the Medieval to the 21st Century Spill - a playground of dance Twelfth Night Romeo & Juliet 06 May M21 From the Medieval to the 21st Century Spill - a playground of dance New Music 20x12: Ping it, Ring it, Roll it, Write it! Inspired by the Past 18th century music from Shugborough Hall 07 May Spill - a playground of dance Inspired by the Past - poetry evening at Stafford Library The Tempest Two Roses for Richard III 08 May We Love You City The Comedy of Errors King John Two Roses for Richard III 09 May We Love You City Much Ado About Wenlock Twelfth Night King John Two Roses for Richard III 10 May We Love You City Much Ado About Wenlock Twelfth Night Richard III Two Roses for Richard III 11 May We Love You City Twelfth Night Richard III Birmingham Stratford Stratford Birmingham Hereford Stratford Stratford Birmingham Hereford Stratford Stratford Birmingham Solihull Stratford Stratford Much Wenlock Birmingham Stratford Stratford Much Wenlock Birmingham Birmingham Milford, Staffordshire Birmingham Stafford Stratford Stratford Coventry Stratford Stratford Stratford Coventry Oakengates Stratford Stratford Stratford Coventry Oakengates Stratford Stratford Stratford Coventry Stratford Stratford 22 18 18 22 45 18 18 24 45 18 18 24 45 18 18 23 24 18 18 23 24 26 22 24 22 18 18 23 18 18 18 23 45 18 18 18 23 45 18 18 18 23 18 18
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Two Roses for Richard III We Love You City Twelfth Night King John The Tempest Two Roses for Richard III Home The Comedy of Errors King John We Love You City Twelfth Night Richard III Spill - a playground of dance We Love You City Richard III The Tempest Spill - a playground of dance We Love You City The Tempest King John Desi Moves Spill - a playground of dance We Love You City Big Dance World Record attempt Good Sport opens The Tempest Richard III Spill - a playground of dance We Love You City The Tempest King John Spill - a playground of dance King John We Love You City Richard III We Love You City Much Ado About Wenlock The Ugly Spirit In A Pickle Richard III King John Torch Relay overnight stop We Love You City The Ugly Spirit In A Pickle Richard III We Love You City The Ugly Spirit In A Pickle King John We Love You City In A Pickle King John Richard III In A Pickle Playing for Peace exhibition Julius Caesar Richard III
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29 May Playing for Peace exhibition Julius Caesar King John 30 May Torch Relay overnight stop Playing for Peace exhibition In A Pickle Richard III Julius Caesar 31 May Playing for Peace exhibition In A Pickle Julius Caesar King John
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In A Pickle Julius Caesar King John Breathe the Beat roadshow In A Pickle Julius Caesar King John Spill - a playground of dance Julius Caesar Richard III A Whole New World: Summer Vespers by Candlelight Spill - a playground of dance I, Cinna Julius Caesar King John Weltethos The Voyage Spill - a playground of dance Julius Caesar Richard III The Voyage Spill - a playground of dance Meet the Species: Bat Walk and Talk Julius Caesar Richard III The Voyage Heiner Goebbels: Walden Jubilee Concert with new work by James MacMillan Breathe the Beat roadshow Spill - a playground of dance Meet the Species: Hay Making Festival Julius Caesar King John The Voyage Julius Caesar Julius Caesar Faster... Spill - a playground of dance Julius Caesar Faster... Much Ado About Wenlock Spill - a playground of dance Julius Caesar Faster... Much Ado About Wenlock Spill - a playground of dance Julius Caesar A Soldier In Every Son An Aztec Trilogy Torch Relay overnight stop Faster...
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Much Ado About Nothing The Comedy of Errors Much Ado About Nothing Troilus and Cressida Breathe the Beat roadshow The Comedy of Errors Twelfth Night Troilus and Cressida Much Ado About Nothing The Tempest Troilus and Cressida Much Ado About Nothing Troilus and Cressida Much Ado About Nothing Troilus and Cressida Much Ado About Nothing Troilus and Cressida Much Ado About Nothing A Midsummer Nights Dream Troilus and Cressida Much Ado About Nothing A Midsummer Nights Dream Troilus and Cressida Much Ado About Nothing A Midsummer Nights Dream Troilus and Cressida Much Ado About Nothing A Midsummer Nights Dream Troilus and Cressida Much Ado About Nothing A Midsummer Nights Dream Troilus and Cressida Much Ado About Nothing A Midsummer Nights Dream Troilus and Cressida Much Ado About Nothing A Midsummer Nights Dream Troilus and Cressida Much Ado About Nothing A Midsummer Nights Dream Troilus and Cressida Much Ado About Nothing A Midsummer Nights Dream Troilus and Cressida Much Ado About Nothing
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Much Ado About Nothing Richard III Much Ado About Nothing Mittwoch aus Licht Richard III Much Ado About Nothing King John Playing for Peace exhibition Mittwoch aus Licht Richard III The Comedy of Errors Much Ado About Nothing Playing for Peace exhibition Mittwoch aus Licht Twelfth Night King John Much Ado About Nothing Playing for Peace exhibition Mittwoch aus Licht The Comedy of Errors King John Richard III Much Ado About Nothing Twelfth Night Richard III Much Ado About Nothing The Tempest King John Much Ado About Nothing King John Much Ado About Nothing The Comedy of Errors Richard III The Comedy of Errors Twelfth Night King John Much Ado About Nothing Twelfth Night Richard III Much Ado About Nothing Forests
Stratford Stratford Stratford Birmingham Stratford Stratford Stratford Coventry Birmingham Stratford Stratford Stratford Coventry Birmingham Stratford Stratford Stratford Coventry Birmingham Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Birmingham
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Much Ado About Nothing Forests Richard III Twelfth Night King John Much Ado About Nothing Forests Twelfth Night The Tempest Richard III Much Ado About Nothing Forests Mandala The Tempest King John Much Ado About Nothing Forests The Comedy of Errors King John Much Ado About Nothing Richard III Forests Twelfth Night
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01 Sept Twelfth Night Richard III Much Ado About Nothing The Tempest Forests 02 Sept The Comedy of Errors 03 Sept King John Much Ado About Nothing Forests 04 Sept The Comedy of Errors Richard III Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Birmingham Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford Stratford 18 18 19 18 19 18 18 19 19 18 18
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Legacy Trust UK is an independent charity creating a lasting impact from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by funding ideas and local talent to inspire creativity across the UK. The Trust is delighted to be a Principal Funder of the Cultural Olympiad and London 2012 Festival and funds cultural, sporting and educational projects in communities across the UK that are inspired by London 2012. Legacy Trust UK supports a wide range of activities from street art to volunteering, music to animation, school sports to dance and digital art to festivals. Since 2008 Legacy Trust UK has been supporting Dancing for the Games and Community Games in the West Midlands. The Trust committed 2.2 million to these projects to ensure that people across the region have the opportunity to get involved in celebrating London 2012 in their communities. We are now looking forward to a fantastic summer of events and activities that are open to everyone across the West Midlands and beyond. www.legacytrustuk.org
Arts Council England is proud to be a principal funder and supporter of the Cultural Olympiad, a nationwide programme of the UKs best arts and culture in celebration of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Cultural Olympiad is a chance for everybody to be part of London 2012 by joining one of thousands of arts and culture events around the country. Its an opportunity to put the best of British arts on an international stage. The Arts Council believes in Great Art for Everyone, and champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich peoples lives. We support a range of activities across the arts, museums and libraries - from theatre to digital art, reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to collections. Great art and culture inspires us, brings us together and teaches us about ourselves and the world around us. In short, it makes life better. www.artscouncil.org.uk All copy correct at time of going to press. Please refer to organisations websites to check information and for more detail. Arts Council England does not accept any liability for details being changed or altered.

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Cultural Olympiad in the West Midlands

London 2012 Festival and Cultural Olympiad

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Get ready for a summer like no other

David Moorcroft Chair, West Midlands for 2012

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The Science of Sport

Daily 31 March 2 September

Playing for Peace

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EQUINOX Cultures in Harmony

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12 Moves: After Dark

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CORE by Kurt Hentschlger

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London 2012 Live Sites

Olympic Posters: Pop and Publicity

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The World Shakespeare Festival

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This Poor Trash of Venice

RSC Young Company present Henry V

A Midsummer Nights Dream (As You Like It)

The Comedy of Errors

Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad

Much Ado About Nothing

I, Cinna (The Poet)

Open Stages Showcase

Young Company Building Takeover

Troilus and Cressida

A Solider in Every Son The Rise of the Aztecs

Two Roses for Richard III

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Breathe the Beat Roadshows

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The Impending Storm

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We Love You City Shugborough Inspired by the Past

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Spill a playground of dance