China West Midlands Blog Roll
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...
BOM Fellow starts Chinese cultural identity project
Frances Yeung is a Coventry based digital designer / multimedia artist. Having lived in the UK for majority of her life, she has witnessed first-hand how British Chinese are often underrepresented, long been referred to as a ‘silent minority’, whether it’s in...
Food, family & finding your feet – Mountains: The Dreams of Lily Kwok comes to the West Midlands
West Midlands audiences are invited on an incredible journey across two continents and over 80 years of history this spring, with Mountains: The Dreams of Lily Kwok arriving at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre 30 May – 2 June. Adapted from Helen Tse’s bestselling memoir...
MOUNTAINS: The Dreams of Lily Kwok
A Royal Exchange Theatre, Yellow Earth and Black Theatre Live co-production. Sponsored by the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office. https://chinawestmidlands.com/event/mountains-the-dreams-of-lily-kwok/ Jennifer Tang talks about directing In-Sook Chappell's new play.How...
Message from Andy Street
The Chinese Community The West Midlands is proud to have become a home and a hub for the Chinese community. Trading with China The West Midlands exported £3.995 billion worth of goods to China in 2017, the highest of any UK region. This £3.995bn represented a growth...