Fierce!
fierce international performance festival previously produced fierce earth taken place annually around birmingham england since launch festival may birmingham england group hot air balloon drifted birmingham street early hour morning playing soft music encourage dream related music may artwork una white created part festival fierce held may bank holiday may artist taking part festival chosen way public vote voting commenced march concluded april birmingham repertory theatre warwick art centre birmingham hippodrome also collaborate heavily event fierce festival reappeared several year absence new joint artistic direction laura mcdermott harun morrison tagline live art collision super local hyper fierce launched club fierce xxx featuring new york rapper cake da killa grime mc roxxxan electro punk satirist quilla constance aaron wright became artistic director first festival leadership took place guardian newspaper gave festival five star described daring whirl theatrical thrill seven successful year aaron wright left fierce become head performance dance southbank centre clayton lee become director artistic fierce alongside codirectors pippa frith producing catherine groom operation directorship aaron led three outstanding edition fierce festival aaron led special fierce project key city major participatory public realm artwork paul ramírez jonas healing garden bab three week programme exploring colonialism queerness part birmingham festival birmingham commonwealth game fierce festival also presented performance numerous artist including ron athey franko b gob squad tim miller forced entertainment new fierce festival site official fierce site fierce site blog containing report picture fierce event bbc birmingham birdman fierce festival article ciarán ryan