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10th – 26thAUGUSTWWW.FACEBOOK.COM/KAF.ARTSWWW.TWITTER.COM/KAF_ARTSWWW.WYREFORESTDC.GOV.UK/KAFKAF is a 13 day festival now in its tenth year; the festival brings you some of the best of local and nationaltalent, mostly free, or under £5. Take a look at our program of workshops, shows, exhibitions and more.
ARTS FEATURE - Kdderminster Arts Festival - 10th-25th AugustKidderminster Arts Festival is now in its 10th year andis set to be bigger and better than ever before. There is aprogramme of events bursting at the seams with locallyand nationally renowned events that will be gracing thestreets, public spaces and venues of Kidderminster betweenthe 10th and 25th of August. This year is set to have themost ambitious and diverse range of arts that have everbeen attempted for KAF, which is extremely proud to bepresenting work that would usually be at home at thelarger national and international arts festivals.The backdrop to the festival will consist of a homage tothe carpet weaving history of Kidderminster. Both theinside and outside the town hall will be transformed intoa ‘Carpet Forest’. Inside will be carpeted trees that tellforgotten tales from the old factories whilst a kaleidoscopeof light floods through the canopy along with the soundsof looms and mythical birds. Leading into the forest willbe a carpet meadow surrounding the outside of the townhall, perfect for taking a little afternoon nap!Collective Unconsciousness will allow participants toexplore their own personal and social freedom, steppingoutside the constraints of reality to gain a higherunderstanding of who you are. Other highlights are‘Mash up a Masterpiece’ in which you can take alongan old tired piece of art work and give it a new lease oflife and also keeping with Kidderminster’s carpetheritage there is a ‘Weaving Workshop’ that is ran bythe Museum of Carpet.On the 17th of August the carpet meadow will form thesetting for a very special guest. A giant 30ft long pig willbe taking an afternoon nap on our carpet meadowbetween 11am & 1pm and also 2pm & 4pm. There is spaceon the underside of the pig for 10 members of the publicto act as little piglets and witness a show inside the bellyof our snoring friend.There are a wide range of other FREE street performancesto see too. You can quite literally soak up the sight of ‘TheSpurting Man’ in which a human water feature will gracethe centre of the town! There is also Kwabana Lidsayexploring the dizzying heights of Kidderminster on his slackrope.There are also a range of indoor activities for childrenand families that are all under £5. There is ‘Fireside Taleswith Granddad’ which combines exquisite puppets,captivating storytelling and an enchanting story line whichis guaranteed to captivate everyone from 4 – 104.The other cogs in the festival machine are made up ofthe large variety of workshops and interactive eventsrunning over the two weeks. Freedom – A workshop byThe venues and the events are now booked so all weneed now is ‘YOU’ to come along and make KAF’s 10thyear the biggest and best yet! However these events arejust the tip of the KAF13 iceberg as there is so muchmore going on than there is space on this page so makesure to keep your eyes and ears open for more KAFinformation. This and our online brochure which can befound by following the links on the poster opposite.Tom Parker19
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