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13 August 2020

WEST MIDLANDS WEEKENDERS

ANNOUNCED TO KEEP THINGS CULTURAL

Following on from the Midsummer Festival in June, the WM Weekenders have been
designed to showcase the diversity and innovation of the region’s arts scene.
Running over three weekends; Saturday 29 August, Saturday 5 September and
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Saturday 26 September, each weekend will explore themes with the first being
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‘Ritual’. Dance, independent artists, singers, poets, installations, experimentation will
all be hosted live by Birmingham Opera Company and Friction Arts.

West Midlands Weekenders is the second series of events organised by the
WMCRU. The team has been created to co-ordinate, develop and deliver an action-
orientated, response by over 100 arts organisations in the West Midlands to the
Covid-19 crisis in the short, medium and long term. Led by Culture Central,
WMCRU’s purpose is to ensure the visibility, viability and recovery of the Cultural
Sector in the West Midlands.

SATURDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER
Produced by Outdoor Places Unusual Spaces (OPUS), the second weekend takes on
the theme of ‘firsts’. Audiences will navigate their way through an afternoon and
evening of firsts from artists around the West Midlands, culminating in a special
centenary celebration from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO).