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Participate in BINGE at Fierce 2019
Call out for local artists (including emerging artists) and superfans for installation at FIERCE FESTIVAL, 19-20 October Image: Mamoru Iriguchi I couldn’t help but wonder… might my old collection of...
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Aaron’s Advice: How to do the fest right
The Fierce 2019 programme is a bit of a beast so our Artistic Director Aaron Wright recommends his ideal schedule for making the most of it When I curate the Fierce programme I think a lot about how...
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How to have a Free Fierce
This year’s Fierce programme is bursting with free events – here’s how you can squeeze the most out of your week, without squeezing your purse bab! Wednesday 16 October Kick the festival off with A...
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Fierce and Stan’s Cafe announce new shared premises
The Fierce team at Albert House Fierce Festival and Stan’s Cafe are excited to announce new shared city centre premises. Through the support of East Street Arts, the two Arts Council England National...
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Announcing our official Festival Bar
We’re delighted to announce a new partnership with one of our favourite, independent Birmingham bars: Bourne & Co. Cocktails. Bourne & Co. is a late-night, speakeasy hideout. An intimate and...
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Workshops at Fierce 2019
Justin Shoulder We’re delighted to be working with DanceXchange to offer a number of workshops with artists presenting at Fierce Festival 2019. Whilst the workshops are primarily for participants of...
View ArticleJoseph Keckler cancellation
Due to an unforeseen and unique opportunity arising last minute in the United States, Joseph Keckler is regrettably having to cancel his performances at Fierce Festival. We’ll be in touch with ticket...
View ArticleFierce LAB
For our 2019 festival, Fierce secured funding from Diverse Actions to enable a group of Artists of Colour to attend the festival as part of our Fierce LAB cohort. Fierce LAB artists receive free...
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What’s UNMISSABLE at Fierce 2019…
Justin Shoulder ‘Carrion’ By Fierce’s Artistic Director Aaron Wright I feel like I’ve been screaming ‘COME TO FIERCE’ an awful lot recently, so here’s my final call. It’s unusual to see this volume...
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Paul’s Picks
Paul has been with us for one week now, the first of his two week placement with the Festival. He’s actually an apprentice from Mousonturm, Frankfurt, so we’re very lucky to have him as an honorary...
View ArticleA Very Fierce Grand Opening
Rachel Bunce of RB Films made this great highlights film from our Very Fierce Grand Opening at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. Check it out! Hosted by Ginny Lemon featuring:Sandra Johnston:...
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Announcing Fierce Further: Jerwood Commissions
Lucy McCormick’s Life: Live! at Fierce 2019, a Fierce commission. Image: Manuel Vason We are delighted to announce that Fierce is one of 19 recipients of Jerwood Arts Development Programme Fund. The...
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Fierce’s Lockdown Viewing
Hello. The Fierce team is currently attempting to work from home in the midst of this crisis. Our huge gratitude goes out to all frontline key workers from the NHS to supermarkets that are keeping us...
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Distinctly Birmingham Open Call: Public Realm Residencies
Distinctly Birmingham A call for artists to develop ideas for public realm works for Birmingham Bennett Miller’s Dachshund UN, at Fierce Festival 2012 (Photo by Jaskirt Boora) Overview COVID-19...
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Fierce one of 50 arts organisations to be funded to host a Weston Jerwood...
The role at Fierce will be for an Assistant Curator (Performing Arts) who will work alongside the Artistic Director in researching and planning the next edition of Fierce Festival as well as...
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Announcing England’s Performing Arts Showcase Consortium
Image by Emma Jones @emwajones Commissioned by Arts Council England A new flagship International Showcase celebrating performance created in England will be piloted during the Edinburgh Festivals in...
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Edinburgh Update #1
Hello This is the first of a series of blogs from the team commissioned by Arts Council England to come up with a new showcase for performance from England at the Edinburgh Festivals. We don’t have a...
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Fierce’s Performance Artist Gift Guide 2020!
Whilst we can’t say we’re huge fans of the capitalist promotional campaign commonly referred to as Christmas, we also realise lots of us will be buying gifts for loved ones over the coming weeks. So...
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Fierce would like to meet… an Admin Assistant
SANDRA JOHNSTON, HERE-TO-HERE, NOTWITHSTANDING, AT FIERCE 2019. IMAGE: MANUEL VASON We are very excited to be looking for an Admin Assistant to join the core Fierce team from February 2021. With...
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Fierce would like to meet… a Chair of the Board and new Trustees
TANIA EL KHOURY, THE SEARCH FOR POWER, AT FIERCE 2019. IMAGE: MANUEL VASON About Fierce Fierce is Birmingham’s cultivator of artists, audiences and contexts for new intersectional performance,...
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