April 2018 – Page 2 – I Am Birmingham

Birmingham poet Amerah Saleh has prepared a special poem for the Commonwealth Games handover ceremony

VIDEO: Birmingham 2022 | Amerah Saleh discusses her Birmingham 2022 handover poem ‘Tourist in My City’

Staff ReporterApril 13, 2018April 20, 201801 mins

Award-winning Birmingham spoken word artist, author and poet Amerah Saleh discusses her poem ‘Tourist in My City’ ahead of her live performance during the Commonwealth Games handover ceremony, which will be watched by around 1 billion people worldwide, on Sunday 15th April. The performance will be part of an official handover from the Gold Coast to Birmingham, featuring Brummie performers including…

Rare footage of Adam West as Batman teaching British children The Green Cross Code will be screened in Birmingham

Long-lost footage of Batman in London launches UK hunt for rare TV clips

Staff ReporterApril 13, 2018April 14, 201801 mins

Long-lost footage of Adam West’s Batman teaching road safety to children will be screened for the first time in over 50 years to kick off a nationwide hunt for 100 missing telly gems. The clip from May 1967 will be shown to an audience of TV professionals and enthusiasts at Birmingham City University on Saturday…

Birmingham spoken word artist and author Amerah Saleh from Sparkhill

5 things you need to know about Birmingham 2022 poet Amerah Saleh

Staff ReporterApril 12, 2018April 12, 201801 mins

Birmingham based spoken-word artist Amerah Saleh is one of five main city artists taking part in the official Birmingham 2022 handover ceremony on Sunday 15 April 2018, which will see young people and artists from the city perform as part of the Closing Ceremony of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. 25-year-old Amerah joins film maker Daniel Alexander, rapper Lady…

Award-winning Birmingham choreographer Rosie Kay is preparing a stunning performance for the Commonwealth Games handover ceremony

VIDEO: Brummie choreographer Rosie Kay planning Birmingham 2022 dance extravaganza

Staff ReporterApril 12, 201801 mins

Award-winning Birmingham choreographer Rosie Kay is working non-stop to rehearse and ready the key dance performance for the official Commonwealth Games handover ceremony at the Gold Coast in Australia on Sunday. The performance will be part of an official handover from the Gold Coast to Birmingham, featuring Brummie performers including 2,022 young people; and complimented by a short film from Daniel Alexander,…

Drink and Draw returns to the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery in April

Drink And Draw returns to Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery this month

Olly MacNameeApril 11, 201801 mins

After a long winter hibernation, it’s great to see the return of Simon Myer’s and Nigel John Hopkin’s mega successful Drink and Draw back again in the magnificent surroundings of the Edwardian Tearooms in Birmingham’s Museum & Art Gallery. And, this one is a kids’-friendly event for the first time too. So, no excuses not to come…

Lady Sanity will be performing 'Go The Distance' during the Commonwealth Games handover ceremony

VIDEO: Lady Sanity performs Birmingham 2022 song ‘Go The Distance’

Staff ReporterApril 11, 2018April 12, 201801 mins

Birmingham rap artist Lady Sanity and her band are all set to perform ‘Go The Distance’ during the official Commonwealth Games handover ceremony at the Gold Coast in Australia on Sunday. The performance will be part of an official handover from the Gold Coast to Birmingham, featuring Brummie performers including 2,022 young people.

Birmingham rapper Lady Sanity and her band will be performing the track 'Go The Distance' at the Commonwealth Games handover ceremony

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games handover to ‘Go The Distance’

Staff ReporterApril 11, 2018July 17, 201901 mins

Full details of the Gold Coast to Birmingham Commonwealth Games handover ceremony have been revealed, ahead of the main event on Sunday. Culture Central, the development organisation for culture in the Birmingham city region appointed by Birmingham 2022 Games Partners, have announced the the eagerly awaited plans of the Handover Ceremony, titled ‘Go The Distance’, which takes…

Gymnastics Vault bronze medal winner Dom Cunningham from Kings Heath and his parents meet Birmingham Lord Mayor Cllr Anne Underwood at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

Birmingham Lord Mayor on Australia visit to build Commonwealth bridges

Staff ReporterApril 10, 2018April 12, 201801 mins

Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Cllr Anne Underwood has arrived in Queensland to represent the city at the Handover Ceremony at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Her itinerary includes a visit to meet schoolchildren on an arts project, meetings with State and City government officials, observing parts of the Gold Coast 2018 cultural programme and…

Birmingham illustrators will be teaching budding artists as part of a new creative comics course

Creative course launched for budding comic artists in Birmingham

Olly MacNameeApril 10, 2018April 11, 201801 mins

Kicking off right here in the Midlands is an exciting new course aimed at would-be comic book artists in the area, tutored by the artists behind Spider-Man and Watchmen. With the tutorial skills of comic book professionals including John McCrea (Hitman, Judge Dredd, Spider-Man), Laura Howell (The Beano, The Regular Show) and Dave Gibbons who drew a little comic you may have…

Performance artists (L-R): Céline Gittens, Amerah Saleh, Lady Sanity, Daniel Alexander and Rosie Kay

Meet the Brummies performing at the Commonwealth Games handover ceremony

Staff ReporterApril 10, 2018April 12, 201801 mins

Several Birmingham based artists are due to take part in the official Birmingham 2022 handover ceremony on Sunday 15 April 2018, which will see young people from the city perform as part of the Closing Ceremony of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Filmmaker Daniel Alexander, rapper Lady Sanity, spoken word poet Amerah Saleh, Céline Gittens from the Birmingham Royal ballet…