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Fierce Festival: Art in Pools & Rotating Stages
15 Oct
Summary
- Fierce Festival, Britain's longest-running live art event, takes over Birmingham.
- The festival features unique performances in unusual locations.
- Expect VR experiences, dance, and a show on a rotating platform.
The Fierce Festival, Britain's longest-running live art event, is currently captivating audiences across Birmingham. This annual festival transforms various venues, from traditional theaters to industrial spaces in Digbeth, into stages for innovative performances. The current iteration promises a diverse program, including intimate artist dinners and a performance set within a swimming pool.
Attendees can experience cutting-edge digital art, such as "Traversing the Mist," a virtual reality piece set in a gay sauna that explores themes of connection and isolation. Complementing the digital is visceral live performance, like "Threesome," which delves into bodily identity and historical shaming through dance and movement.
The festival also highlights works rooted in heritage, such as "FREE(HOLD)," an "atmosphere-maker's" ritualistic piece touching upon endurance and colonialism. The acclaimed "Weathering" by choreographer Faye Driscoll offers a grand finale, featuring ten performers on a rotating platform, symbolizing the pressures of life and time.
Fierce Festival provides a platform for bold artistic expression, challenging perceptions and fostering subjective experiences through a range of sensory and conceptual works.
