The organisers of the Lichfield Festival are hoping to shake off the stereotypes with a range of unusual attractions at this year’s event.
The Festival, which celebrates its 30th birthday this year and runs from July 6 to 17 has become renowned for introducing a wide range of acts.
One of the more unusual performances will come from French musical adventurers Zic Zazou at the Lichfield Garrick on July 9 and 10.
A spokesperson said:
“The stage will look like a madcap factory! The musicians are dressed in overalls and the instruments they use are more likely to have been found in a builder’s merchants than in a music shop. Their performances are unforgettable.”
The Lichfield Festival will also be welcoming Ballet Black, the award-winning company of black and Asian dancers who will appear at the Garrick on July 7.
A Poem For The City marks not only a new piece written specially for Lichfield by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and read by her for the first time in Lichfield Cathedral on July 13, but also a huge and vibrant community arts project, masterminded by artists Stephen Raw, which will be unveiled at the same event.
Nearly 500 children and adults have painted letters which will form the Lichfield Banner, containing lines from Carol Ann Duffy’s poem.
The Bollywood Brass Band perform at the Garrick on July 15 and will fuse drums and trumpets with video.
But the most unusual attraction is likely to be comedy on vegetables when the Cirque de Legume introduce the Veget-animal and Magical Carrot at the Garrick Studio on July 9 and 10.
Tickets are now available for all these events and more via the Lichfield Festival box office at the Lichfield Garrick on 01543 412121 or online at www.lichfieldfestival.org.