UK National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai

Concepts

• birmingham
• entertainment services
• commission from beatfreeks
• commonwealth nation
• uk national day
• dubai
• national day
• expo
• expo site
• joint commission

Location

West Midlands: As the crow flies from B19 post code

Description

The commission from Beatfreeks will bring together 2 artists, one from the West Midlands and one from a Commonwealth nation, to create a piece of performance art that will be debuted at 3 performances on Expo site during National Day.

Total Quantity or Scope

Beatfreeks would look to connect the project we are presenting as part of the Birmingham 2022 Cultural Programme. The project will involve working with a Birmingham based artist from a Commonwealth diasporas as well as artists from 6 commonwealth countries, likely to include India, Pakistan, Rwanda, Uganda, & Trinidad and Tobago. The artists will be paid real living wage for 3 months to go about the normal practice with no expectation to make work. Their experiences will then be documented by a digital storyteller and this will be shared as online content throughout the course of the project culminating in a live sharing as part of the cultural programme in August 2022. For National Day, we would look to bring 1 artist from the UK and 1 artist from one of the Commonwealth Countries we are working with on the project to Dubai. They would work together to create a joint commission that would be performed at 2 or 3 moments during National Day. Beatfreeks will source artists from around the Commonwealth to be part of the Birmingham 2022 project. They will manage the selected performers over a number of months, educating and honing their skills, so they are able to produce a world class performance at UK National Day. During the life of the project, the artists will receive a living wage and a high-profile platform to showcase their skills. A Beatfreeks host will accompany the performers to Expo 2020 Dubai and introduce and host the performances.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 92300000 - Entertainment services

Legal Justification

It is the intention of WMGC Ltd to directly award Beatfreeks the contract due to the bespoke and unique nature of the cultural commission.

Other Information

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