Introducing our What’s In Store artists…
What’s In Store is bringing two days of exciting live poetry, music and theatre performances to independent shops and cafes on Bearwood Road, Smethwick, on 17th and 18th June 2022. Performances will include pop-up poetry, live music, street performances and children’s shows by our incredible local artists. Meet them below!
Where Are You? Creative Team
Where Are You? is our brand new digital theatre production for families, featuring a mix of live performance, animation and music. It is an international collaboration with Accra Theatre Workshop (Ghana), commissioned by Birmingham 2022 Festival with funding from the British Council. The creative team crosses both locations and includes Emelia Pinamang Asiedu, a theatremaker, performer and the Director of ATW; Rochi Rampal, a Birmingham-based theatremaker, writer and performer; Sabrina Nabi, a Birmingham-based performer; David Addo Gyan, an Accra-based music composer and sound designer; Michael Ellis, a Birmingham-based filmmaker; Andrew Dartey, an Accra-based illustrator and digital animator; Abigail King, a Sandwell based theatre designer; and Lena Korsah, a Ghanian illustrator.
Produced by Black Country Touring and presented as a part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival.