DESDEBRUM is a blog where everything is possible. I will talk (sometimes writing, sometimes filming) about my own reflections from Birmingham, in the middle of the UK where I currently live. I will do it in Spanish and/or English.
DESDEBRUM es un blog donde cabe cualquier cosa, en él hablo (a veces con texto y otras con vídeo) sobre mis reflexiones desde, Birmingham, en el centro de Gran Bretaña, donde actualmente resido.
I did a journalistic report about protests that happened in Birmingham last weekend regarding BBC coverage about Gaza's situation. I won't make any opinion and I just will show what happened. Unfortunately nobody from BBC showed up and talked about the subject.
First RIP Alex Angulo, I can't say if you were a good actor or not, but for sure you were a nice person and it's a real pity your loose. Hope all goes well wherever you are.
This is a short post to show my latest video about the first FLAMENCO EDITION in Birmingham. Fantastic Jesus Fernandez and his troupe and so Ana Garcia, a great promoter of this event. I really hope to see a second, third and thousand edition and not only in Birmingham!!
This is a small tribute to a great weekend including, lessons, performance, speeches and lots of fun!
Yesterday, Tuesday 08/07/2014, I had the chance to assist to
the launch of Be Festival, and it was an amazing experience. Something that I
never seen before in Brum, but I have seen previously in Madrid or my beloved
Bilbao.
The atmosphere was simply magical, plenty of artists and
volunteers who come from plenty of different cities, a big and very high space
where you think everything is possible, a great dinner, sharing table with
people that you don't know but suddenly meet, the directors talking to the
audience, the artists as well after their show, and even giving you a free shot
of Danish licuor that made a perfect ending of the evening. Unfortunately I
couldn't assist to the final concert but I 've heard that was simply
marvellous.
There are still few days left of festival and also
alternative talks and exhibitions around it, please, if you like performing
arts and you have the chance, don't miss it... It's incredibly cheap for all
the things that this festival offers...
Thanks to Be Festival for making Birmingham more
interesting!!!
And also I recorder with my old flip a few moments of the
event... the quality is not very good but I hope you can feel the atmosphere.
Yesterday I had the chance to see Dadara's performance (and
also a little chat with him, his partner and son at the end of the night), also
a great performance called "How to make a living as an artist", where
I listened the AURRESKU, a Basque anthem at the end of the show and a
great performance called "Next door" from Out of Balanz a great Nordic
couple that made us laugh big time.
It has already started but Be Festival will re-start again this week (8th-12th July). I am recomending it and not because either Miguel and Isla (the organizers) are fantastic or because, Dadara, the Dutch artist is a fantastic opener with a great performance (I hope so because I was one of the guys that brought him from Amstrerdam last week and I found him very interesting)... It's great because it's original, it's different and is creating on me great expectations...
There are plenty of theatre companies coming, different and not conventional performances, talking about what it's real or what's not but should be... I am really looking forward to see it started and I would like to recommend it to everyone that would like to see something different in this city full of festivals.
Yes!! if you came to Brum 10/12 years ago you can see the differences in the artistic movement, there are still gaps to fill, like... what the hell is happening with the independent cinema in Brum? Where is the Birmingham International film society? Why is it dissapearing?
But I have to say that there are lots of artistic options nowadays and we have to take advantages out of it or either new galleries like The Loft in Birmingham where young talents are allow to show their work or investigations, like @InesElsaDalal and her proyect I AM: AM I... or new theatres such @mockbirdtheatre in Digbeth where my film "Universal Heritage" is going to be screened again!!!! (July 30th).
So please people, don't find any excuse to see art during this summer and the rest of the year in Brum!!!
