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With less than 3 weeks to go until Fierce Festival 2024, tickets are flying out – we’ve already completely sold out of three shows. But even without spending a penny, there are loads of brilliant performances, workshops and gatherings that you can enjoy at this year’s edition of the festival – completely free and open […] The post Fierce for FREE appeared first on Fierce Festival ..read more

We’re beyond excited to share that over the last couple of months – in preparation for this year’s festival – the Fierce brand has had a bit of a glow up! With the help of Monnet Design, our 2024 festival identity is here, and it’s fiercer than ever. So, what’s new? Let’s start with the […] The post Fierce new look. Same great taste. appeared first on Fierce Festival ..read more

This year, we’re partnering with Birmingham Black Box Theatre for our Festival Hub. Open from Wednesday 16 October to Sunday 20 October, the Hub will be a space to mix and mingle with fellow artists and audience members alike. We’ll have food and drinks for purchase, too. We’ll be activating the Hub throughout the Festival […] The post Return of the Festival Hub appeared first on Fierce Festival ..read more

CLICK HERE TO SIGN-UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR FIERCE FESTIVAL 2024 Fierce Festival is looking for enthusiastic and reliable people to play a vital role in creating an unforgettable festival experience across the city of Birmingham!  Fierce is back this year with its first programme of contemporary international performance under new Director (Artistic) Clayton Lee. Bringing […] The post Call for Volunteers for Fierce Festival 2024 – Fierce Needs You! appeared first on Fierce Festival ..read more

I am writing this in Birmingham where I live now, in my new role as Director (Artistic) of Fierce. I moved here last October from Toronto, Canada, where I was born and raised. It is an immense honour to join Pippa Frith and Catherine Groom as the Co-Directors of Fierce and continue the legacy of […] The post #Fierce2024 Director’s Intro appeared first on Fierce Festival ..read more

The Fierce Festival 2024 programme launches on 17 July and in the process of curating it over the last 18 months, the team have been talking about some of the many ICONIC MOMENTS from Fierce’s 25 years of history – so we thought we’d share some of our favourites with you below! Were you there for any of them? Let us know via our socials if so, we’d love to hear your memories! 1. We cannot speak about ICONIC without mentioning The Great Swallow AKA the Birdman of Birmingham – when Benjamin Verdonck lived in a giant bird’s nest on the side of the Rotunda for a week. 2. Luke Jerram’s Sky Or ..read more

Wednesday 17 July, 6-8pm The Birmingham Black Box Theatre 19 Harford St, Birmingham B19 3EB In just over 2 weeks time, we’ll be launching the Fierce Festival 2024 programme! This October, Fierce Festival will be back with a bang with a six day programme of daring international contemporary live art and performance – the first curated by our new Director (Artistic), Clayton Lee. We’re bringing over 15 productions from 9 countries to Birmingham for a week of unforgettable performances – happening over 6 days across the city centre, including 9 UK premieres! It’s going to be bold, chall ..read more

Birmingham Festival 2023 (August 3rd) ©Lensi Photography Fierce is seeking a Volunteer Coordinator to join the team in the run-up to the festival in October 2024, leading on all aspects of recruiting and managing volunteers for the festival. If you are great with people, organised and passionate about our work, we would love to hear from you. This is a freelance role for 10 days with a fee of £1500. The deadline is Monday 1st July with interviews to be held on Wednesday 10th July. To find out more about the role and how to apply, please download the job pack. Volunteer Coordinator Job PackDown ..read more

Thank you to everyone that came to perform, play, and party with us last Friday night for Artists Behind Bars! We packed Eastside Projects to the rafters – despite the disgusting weather – and a special shout out goes to the crew on the dance floor until the bitter end. You know who you are! We’d like to extend a ?? HUGE THANK YOU ?? to all of the artists that took part – for the brilliant concepts, flawless execution and big big vibes you maintained all night long. Special thanks to the OG artist behind a bar, the one that concocted it all… the legendary Kitty Finer. Were you there? Or want t ..read more