China West Midlands Blog Roll
Why do we take the apple to our hearts?
In proverbs, in fairy tales, in art, the apple seems to touch the heart of people in all countries where it's grown. It’s presented as a Christmas Eve gift in China as a symbol of peace and love and is apparently thrown by Montenegrin brides onto the roof of their new...
Yellow Earth Academy Birmingham
An acting summer school for British East Asians We believe the academy plays an active role in addressing the under representation of British East Asian (BEA) actors on UK stages and screens. It is the only one of its kind in the country actively seeking and giving...
Making it Big – Josh Hart talks ahead of Nick Ahad’s Glory at the Belgrade Theatre
Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre will see its B2 auditorium transformed into a wrestling ring this April, with the arrival of Nick Ahad’s sweaty, gutsy, painfully funny new play Glory. Showing in Coventry 10-13 April, the show centres on three young men – Dan, Ben and Sami...
Seeking Glory – Nick Ahad’s explosive new play at the Belgrade Theatre
The Theatre’s B2 Stage will be transformed into a wrestling ring for a gutsy new production Meet Dan, Ben and Sami – three young men compelled over the ropes and into the ring to wrestle with life, demons and each other. Coming to the Belgrade Theatre 10-13 April,...
Duality in Design – Moi Tran discusses her work on Under the Umbrella at the Belgrade Theatre
As rehearsals for the world premiere of Amy Ng’s new play Under the Umbrella get underway at the Belgrade Theatre, the construction team at Belgrade Production Services are hard at work creating the set for the show. Telling the story of a young Chinese woman studying...
Under the Umbrella shines a spotlight on Coventry’s Chinese community at the Belgrade Theatre
While the presence of Chinese people in Britain has been well-documented since at least the 17th century, in 2019, it’s still a relative rarity to see the stories of Chinese and British Chinese people play out on UK stages. Where East Asian characters do appear,...
Leader of Birmingham City Council Thanks Chinese Brummies on Chinese New Year
Originally posted on The Best of Birmingham "The Chinese community in Birmingham", said Councillor Ian Ward, Leader of Birmingham City Council, "is really important as the city develops closer links with China". On Sunday 10th February Birmingham celebrated Chinese...
China West Midlands 2020 Annual Event at Hotel Du Vin
Over 65 leaders of the Arts, business, professional and educational communities from across the West Midlands attended the Annual Event of the China West Midlands 2020 (CWM 2020) held at Hotel du Vin in Birmingham on Friday 7th October. Sponsored by Black Swan, Hotel...
Ian Ward Speaks to China West Midlands 2020
Ian Ward Leader, Birmingham City Council Speech to ChinaWestMidlands 2020 Annual Event 5th October 2018, Hotel Du Vin Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen. I’d like to begin by thanking Yeow Poon for inviting me along to speak at today's event. It's a pleasure to be...
China West Midlands 2020 Annual Event
Since the launch of CWM 2020 in November last year, we have made progress and started several exciting initiatives. Modern Warrior, which you saw during the launch, was performed with Chinese community participation in the Bullring and Chinatown during Chinese New...