Fierce Jams 02

Fierce Jams 02

Fierce Jams is a new, ongoing, and nomadic performance series that indulges in small-scale experiments in contemporary performance and live art. It is an excuse for Birmingham’s performance community to gather and to develop their practice in conversation with each other. Each edition features 4 local artists – selected through a mixture of invitations and an open call – plus a guest national or international artist. With a keen desire for new collaborations across the city, Fierce Jams is an attempt to refute the models of scarcity imposed upon our present artistic ecology while insisting on experimentation as an essential ingredient to artistic practice.

The second edition of Fierce Jams on the banks of the beautiful Edgbaston Reservoir at the Midlands Sailing Club and will feature Birmingham-based artists Margot McClane, Francesca Millican-Slater, Harmanpreet Randhawa, Sym Stellium, and Melbourne-based Emily Parsons-Lord.

Fierce Jams is made possible with support from The Saintbury Trust.

Getting there
Head to: Midlands Sailing Club, Icknield Port Rd, Birmingham B16 0AA
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🚌 by bus - 80 (1-min walk) 
🚂 by train - To Five Ways station (wheelchair-accessible) - 1.4 mile walk or catch the 80 bus for 7 mins
🚲 by bike - places to secure bikes on site
🚗 by car - we are working to confirm car access on site, if you need a nearby space for accessibility reasons, please let us know when you book, otherwise there is residential parking available in adjacent streets. 

Accessibility

This event will include nudity, smoke, scents, blood, raw animal products, and small-scale pyrotechnics.

Performances will be inside and outside of the Midlands Sailing Club. The venue has a sand and dirt beach as part of the site. You can access this for some performances or watch from within the Club House. Activities in the Club house may take place on the ground floor (wheelchair-accessible) and first floor (accessed via a passenger lift or stairs). There are wheelchair-accessible toilets available. Contact us if you have specific questions.

We operate a relaxed performance approach across our events. Relaxed Performances were originally devised to make performance more accessible to people disabled by the usual rules of theatre / arts event etiquette. Whilst we do not adjust the sound and light levels of our shows, we do encourage audiences who may need to tic / stem, or make other noises and/or movements during the shows to do so. We also understand that sometimes people need to come and go from the space. We want to create a community where everyone is welcome.

Soft drinks and alcohol will be on sale at the event. Payment is by card only.

If cost is a barrier to attend Fierce Jams, we offer free tickets. Please email contact@wearefierce.org and we will add you to the attendee list.