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November 2014
Tunes from the Trenches: Looking Back to World War One
FREE SCHOOLS PERFORMANCE FOR KS2 PUPILS! Time travel with the Stringcredibles to commemorate the Centenary of the First World War in this 50 minute show specially written for KS2 pupils. Journey with us into the past, to the year 1914. We explore the ‘War to End All Wars’: why it started, what it was like and how it sounded. Discover amazing string quartet music performed by world class musicians, a brand new song by composer Rebecca Lawrence and traditional tunes…
Find out more »Performance: Each Slow Dusk
A startling new play about action, humanity, and the legacy of war. The Private misses the farm. The Captain dreams of painting. The Corporal relishes the fight. And a hundred years later, The Woman seeks to understand. Each Slow Dusk charts the Experiences of three young men serving on the western front, linking their stories to a woman today, just home to her village after a tour of the battlefields. You’ll never walk past a war memorial in the same…
Find out more »First World War Bus Tour
Starting at the iconic Town Hall you will hear about Neville Chamberlain’s rousing inspirational speech and the massive recruiting parade in Victoria Square. On the route we will visit sites to learn about Zeppelins and Armaments; the Quakers and conscientious objectors; War hospitals taking over the University of Birmingham and Highbury Hall; the Hall of Memory built to commemorate the 12,320 Birmingham citizens who died and the 35,000 who were wounded during the War; the massive involvement of the Jewellery…
Find out more »Performance: The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
When this Lousy War is Over The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain marks 100 years since the ‘war to end all wars’ with a newly commissioned show exploring popular music from the time. How do we reminisce and connect through music? Music conjuring ordinary life can be a very welcome comfort when you are scared and a long way from home, but can also be used to make bold statements, stir controversy and send a message. When war makes life…
Find out more »Exhibition: West Indies to West Midlands
The Drum is pleased to host a photographic exhibition 'West Indies to West Midlands' by Birmingham based documentary photographer Inès Elsa Dalal. This exhibition is the public launch of a 4 year project which will result in creating a contemporary photographic archive documenting the contribution of West Indian servicemen to the British military services. Commissioned by WAWI Project
Find out more »Debate: Have we forgotten the horrors of war?
Join speakers at the Hive for a Question Time-style debate with the Royal Society of Arts to commemorate the centenary of the First World War. On the 12 May 2014, Combat Stress charity reported a 57 per cent increase in 2013 in the number of ex-military personnel undergoing mental health treatment. As veterans who served in the armed forces continue to relive the horrors they experience, is it easy to overlook the hidden psychological wounds of war? Has the technological…
Find out more »Talk: Premonitions of Another War: Nevinson’s ‘Problem’ Paintings of the 1930s
Between 1930 and 1935 C.R.W. Nevinson produced a series of allegorical paintings composed of a diverse combination of images. Nevinson’s allegories present troubled, problematic and highly unsettling conceptions of a fractured modern world teetering on the brink of catastrophe, perhaps a second world war. Dr Richenda Roberts, from the Department of Art History, Film and Visual Studies, and curator of Rebel Visions: The War Art of CRW Nevinson, will explore how the influence of international politics, fascination with war and…
Find out more »Conference: The First World War, Culture and Society
Speakers include Prof Claire Cochrane, University of Worcester, and Prof Barbara Kelly, Keele University The Conference is organised by: The Women’s History Network, Midlands Region Conference fee £15. Booking form available from ihca@worc.ac.uk For further details, please contact: Dr Wendy Toon, w.toon@worc.ac.uk or 01905-855305
Find out more »World War One, pacifism and dissent: Wikipedia meetup
The event will focus on editing Wikipedia pages about the First World War and dissent including peace attempts, conscientious objectors, neutrality This is the Birmingham end of a multi-site event which is also at Senate House Library in London A FREE event. Places are limited. To find out more and to register: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetups/UK/Library_of_Birmingham_Nov_2014
Find out more »Talk: ‘Guerra! Guerra!’ Music, the Arts and War 1800-2000
Talk by Dan Snowman, author and broadcaster
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