Sunday 11 July - Lichfield in the Spotlight

The Performing Arts talent in Lichfield District is wide and varied so today we've got some of the best the area has to offer. Sit back, relax and enjoy (It might be your turn next year!!!).

 

 

Over 100 hours of workshops and rehearsals that have been happening in 10 schools, community groups and dance groups across Lichfield District culminate in this once only performance. An amazing site specific, innovative dance piece that encompasses many styles of dance - break, street, contemporary, clog, morris and belly.

 

See the Outreach pages for more details on this year's Outreach project and previous year's events.

 

 

 

 

10.30am Church Service
Join Wade Street Church, holding their morning service at Fuse.

Noon
The City of Lichfield Concert Band
Feel the beat as Lichfield's very own 50 piece Concert Band set your feet tapping filling the tent with rhythm and melody. Reflecting the festival theme, the band will play a haunting arrangement of "Lord of the Dance" and go on to raise the pulse with film themes, songs from the shows and a range of music to entrance the whole family. This band has been entertaining the City and Midlands Region with great performances for 25 years and is pleased to bring its unique sound to Fuse in 2010.

 

1.45pm Lichfield Gospel Choir

Enjoy the wonderful sound of this 60 voice
choir bringing their fantastic interpretations of
Gospel music and other favourites. You are
sure to enjoy these fine voices.

2.30pm Funktional

This lively and local funk, jazz and blues band features some of Lichfieldâ€ââââ€Å¡¬Å¾¢s finest young jazz musicians.  Led by Nick Dewhurst on Trumpet, the band features Tom Miner on Tenor Sax, Sam Craig on Piano, Chris Langford on Bass Guitar, and Matt Sellar on Drums.   Drawing on a wide range of influences, expect to hear great improvising, catchy riffs and melodies, supported by funky grooves from this quality group.

 

 

 

 

5.00pm Wildfire Folk
The Lichfield Youth Folk Ensemble
If your view of Folk Music is one of old, bearded men (and sometimes women!) wearing Aran sweaters, sitting in a beery haze, fingers in their ears and droning on about the days of 'yore' be ready to be shaken out of your complacency.

 

Lichfield Arts have created this young, vibrant, group of very talented musicians with the help of the secondary schools of the Friary and King Edward VI, Lichfield and John Taylor School, Barton-under-Needwood. They have been rehearsing under the considerable talent of Joe Broughton (Albion Band), Paloma Trigas and a team from the Birmingham Conservatoire. Like the famous Birmingham Conservatoire Folk Ensemble, they have created a band of incredible energy and vitality, playing their interpretations of Folk Music with consummate skill from musicians who are so young.

 

 

Come and cut a rug (or should that be 'cut the grass'?) at the FUSE Mega-Ceilidh. Don't know your 'Do-si-do' from your 'Strip the Willow'? Fear not. Our callers and expert dancers will show you what to do in no time! Experienced barn-dancers are very welcome too, and are invited to join in with helping any dancing newcomers.

 

 

OUTSIDE:

1.30pm, 3.00pm & 5.00pm Dan the Hat
A fantastic juggler and clown with a show crammed full of ball spinning, crazy juggling, slick diabolo skills and supreme hat manipulation (not forgetting the awesome cups and spoons), all held together by his brilliant stage persona.

Our bar closes today when the last band finishes.

 

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Noon-3.00pm & 4.00pm-5.00pm Judith Israel & her team 

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1.00pm Clog dance workshop
with Three Spires Morris
Street Dance has been going on longer than you think...

 

Watch the experts do a couple of dances and then learn the steps and join in.

Three Spires Morris are a women's morris side who have been dancing in Lichfield for 28 years.  Many people will recognise them by their  striking kit of red black and gold - Lichfield colours as they have led many processions around the streets of Lichfield.  They dance traditional North West Clog Morris which has its origins in street dancing from Lancashire and Cheshire. They also do dances that have been written for them in the same style which incorporate figures from the local area such as Lichfield Hey and Staffordshire knot. 

 

An exploration of sporting issues as they affect you and your community.

Put your questions to our panel.

Presented in association with Speaker's Corner Lichfield.

 

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An exhibition of original visual art by independent local artists. Come along and view the creative talent we have in the district. Some of the work will be for sale so you have the chance to support a local artist and to own an original piece of work.

 

If you are interested in exhibiting please contact Lichfield Arts on 01543 262223

 

Fuse is organised and run by Lichfield Arts