Punch is working in partnership with Birmingham City Council to get more arts activity going across Birmingham. To do this we will be using their state of the art mobile units. Fully accessible with a ramp for wheelchair access, they are equipped with staging, a large plasma screen, soundsystem, DVD, display boards and laptop computer. They are a great resource for a wide range of community events.
The units can be used for crafts and arts workshops, performances and a whole range of other activity including films and video editing; in fact any kind of arts project. They can be supplied stand alone for you to use as you want or we can help you find the right artists and /or work to have in the unit. All the artists we work with have the appropriate checks such as CRB.
They are very easy to book and use; the mobile unit is driven to your event and set up by an experienced technician to suit your needs whether it’s a workshop, mini cinema, performance stage or anything else.
For more information and images of how the unit works please follow this link Mobile Arts Unit setup
If you have an idea that you would like to discuss or have any questions, please get in touch with the Punch team on 0121 244 7444 or email info (at)punch-records.co.uk
Warwick Arts Centre brings you “Soho Road to the Punjab” to coincide with Rifco Arts production Britain’s Got Bhangra! The musical charts the rise of British Bhangra music from the sequin clad 80s through to the R ‘n’ B fusion of the current charts. For more information on the production, click here.
A free exhibition charting the history of Bhangra will be on display in the foyer area at Warwick Arts Centre from Tuesday 11th May to Sunday 6th June 2010. Soho Road to the Punjab is a rolling project, which collects the memories and memorabilia of UK Bhangra. The exhibition explores, explains and celebrates the development of British Asian Music into a world class export. For more information, click here or visit the Soho Road to the Punjab website.
The play opens from Tuesday 25th May 2010 at Warwick Arts Centre with the press night at Warwick Arts Centre taking place onWednesday 26th May at 7.30pm where Coventry artists, The Balle! Shava! Bhangra Dancers and Masterclass Dhol Drummers come together to perform from 6.45pm – 7.30pm in the foyer area. This is a free performance open to all non ticket holders.
The dancers bring their own individual experiences and unique style in the art of Bhangra dancing. They have toured alongside mainstream acts in the Bhangra industry and starred in number one Asian music videos. Masterclass led by Juggy Rihal have also toured with the biggest names in the Asian music scene and international artists with their aim to represent the Asian culture on a worldwide platform.
Please click here to see pictures taken from the press night and below check out the footage of the The Balle! Shava! Bhangra dancers and MasterClass Dhol Drummers performing:
For any enquiries on the performance please contact:
Kully Singh on 07850594655
The Balle! Shava! Bhangra Dancers and MasterClass Dhol Drummers
As the future of BBC Asian Network & 6 Music is decided, London Musician Ranvir Singh Verma is taking his protest a step further walking from London to Birmingham. Backwards!
Part of the four day challenge Verma will embark on a 120 mile journey from London’s BBC Centre on 22nd May 2010 to The Mailbox, Birmingham arriving ahead of the public consultation closure 25th May 2010. His protest journey will start on the day of the world’s first ever Bhangra Flashmob! For more details on the Flashmob,click here.
Verma thought of the idea of walking backwards after hearing about Lotan Baba, Indian’s famous ‘Rolling Saint’ who has rolled over 18,000 miles across India in a bid for unity and peace. His belief in penance and the backwards step for BBC’s decision to close BBC Asian Network and 6 Music encouraged Verma to devise this challenge.
Through this Verma hopes to build support for the campaign to ’save BBC Asian Network and 6 Music’.
For more information call Punch on 0121 224 7444.
Check out the short clip added when Punch hit the Birmingham Vaisakhi Mela 2010, click here.
Punch is working in partnership with Birmingham City Council to get more arts activity going across Birmingham. To do this we will be using their state of the art mobile units. Fully accessible with a ramp for wheelchair access, they are equipped with staging, a large plasma screen, soundsystem, DVD, display boards and laptop computer. They are a great resource for a wide range of community events.
They are very easy to book and use; the mobile unit is driven to your event and set up by an experienced technician to suit your needs whether it’s a workshop, mini cinema, performance stage or anything else.
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