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Fierce new look. Same great taste.
We’re beyond excited to share that over the last couple of months – in preparation for this year’s festival – the Fierce brand has had a bit of a glow up! With the help of Monnet Design, our 2024 festival identity is here, and it’s fiercer than ever. So, what’s new? Let’s start with the…
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Return of the Festival Hub
This year, we’re partnering with Birmingham Black Box Theatre for our Festival Hub. Open from Wednesday 16 October to Sunday 20 October, the Hub will be a space to mix and mingle with fellow artists and audience members alike. We’ll have food and drinks for purchase, too. We’ll be activating the Hub throughout the Festival…
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Call for Volunteers for Fierce Festival 2024 – Fierce Needs You!
CLICK HERE TO SIGN-UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR FIERCE FESTIVAL 2024 Fierce Festival is looking for enthusiastic and reliable people to play a vital role in creating an unforgettable festival experience across the city of Birmingham! Fierce is back this year with its first programme of contemporary international performance under new Director (Artistic) Clayton Lee. Bringing…
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#Fierce2024 Director’s Intro
I am writing this in Birmingham where I live now, in my new role as Director (Artistic) of Fierce. I moved here last October from Toronto, Canada, where I was born and raised. It is an immense honour to join Pippa Frith and Catherine Groom as the Co-Directors of Fierce and continue the legacy of…
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9 Iconic Fierce Moments from History
The Fierce Festival 2024 programme launches on 17 July and in the process of curating it over the last 18 months, the team have been talking about some of the many ICONIC MOMENTS from Fierce’s 25 years of history – so we thought we’d share some of our favourites with you below! Were you there…
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Be first to explore the Fierce Festival 2024 Programme… join us at the launch event!
Wednesday 17 July, 6-8pmThe Birmingham Black Box Theatre 19 Harford St, Birmingham B19 3EB In just over 2 weeks time, we’ll be launching the Fierce Festival 2024 programme! This October, Fierce Festival will be back with a bang with a six day programme of daring international contemporary live art and performance – the first curated…
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That’s a wrap for Artists Behind Bars 2024!
Thank you to everyone that came to perform, play, and party with us last Friday night for Artists Behind Bars! We packed Eastside Projects to the rafters – despite the disgusting weather – and a special shout out goes to the crew on the dance floor until the bitter end. You know who you are!…
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The big bar announcement!
We cannot wait to welcome you to Artists Behind Bars at Eastside Projects this Friday 1st March, as part of Digbeth First Friday. You know who the artists are, now it’s time to reveal the details of the bars! #1 – Birdhouse in your SoulA bar by Benjamin Whitehouse & Natascha Rohde (Inclusive Gathering) Our…
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Big Reveal: Find out who your Artists Behind Bars are!
Artists Behind Bars is just two weeks away, and after a bumper crop of brilliant and bonkers applications we’re very excited to be able announce the ten artists that will be serving up drinks behind this year’s bars – and the name of their bars! We’ll be drip feeding you some further detail about what…
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The 2023 Fierce ‘Arty Holigay Gift Guide’ is HERE!
They say imitation is the best form of flattery, but here at Fierce we think BUYING SOMEONE’S STUFF is the pinnacle of admiration! If you’re celebrating the holidays via the medium of gift giving – or just fancy supporting artists and grabbing yourself a treat in the process, check out our 2023 Arty Holigay Gift…