Brouhaha 2006

[Kev]

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The Brouhaha International Street Festival brings art and culture to the streets of Liverpool from 22nd July to 5th August 2006.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/f/t.gifBrouhaha is back, bringing a vast array of arts and culture to the streets of Liverpool. With jam packed schedule including carnivals, street festivals, creative art workshops, international performances and community art projects it is definitely not be missed.

This year sees the expansion of celebrations across the North West, with events taking place in neighbouring Manchester and Wigan.

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Fun for all the family

The opening ceremony takes place this weekend as young performers from all over the world gather in Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall on Saturday 22nd July.

The evening will showcase short performances from companies taking part and will give a taste of what is to come over the summer long festival.

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Nylon Soundz will play at the festival

Celebrations will continue into the night as Nylon Soundz takes to the stage at the Carling Academy bringing their unique sound of tabla beats, hip-hop and electronica. This unique collaboration sees three artists, State Of Bengal, Taufiq Quereshi and Vasudhara joining forces.

Other features of the festival to look forward to include the region's largest multicultural carnival parade which takes on 22nd of July. The parade entitled 'Crossing Waters' will see more than 2,000 costumed participants and 200 international performers taking to the streets of Liverpool.

The party atmosphere continues as the two-day family festival 'The World in Princes Park'. Voted as the 'Best Event' within Liverpool's Black History Month Achievement Awards in 2005, the event on August 5th will involve performances from the Liverpool Mela, a celebration of South East Asian Arts and Culture and children's workshops.

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The Brouhaha Parade

Another must see will take place on the steps of the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral on 29th and 30th of July. Bollywood Steps is a large-scale outdoor performance involving dancers, fireworks and fountains.

The visual extravaganza inspired by Bollywood films, it includes a cast of professional South East Asian dancers, community dancers and international performers from Costa Rica, Turkey, Spain, Trinidad and Cuba.

Other events happening throughout the region includes art performances at Southport Arts Centre, the One World Festival in Wigan and the Carnival Arts Showcase in Manchester.

For more information and full listings visit the Brouhaha website.

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[Paul D]

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I got a few photos from Brouhaha this year this was brilliant attraction next to the Metropolitan Cathedrtal the kids loved it.

[Kev]

WOW!! How rich are those colours!! Brill :PDT_Piratz_26:

[Paul D]

It was an absolutely bizzare experience because every way you turned the colours changed I really enjoyed it and the kids as you can see loved it,I just wish it was permanent.

[Paul D]

This piece of public art I've just been raving on about which you can see my two kids happily playing in has just caused the death of two people when it slipped its moorings and blew away in a freak accident,it just shows you that you never know when your time might be up I really can't believe it.:eek:

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[Kev]

:eek: indeed. I'm sure this wouldn't have happened in front of Paddies Wigwam, fingers crossed anyway :rolleyes::shock:

[petecarr]

Yeah I saw that on the news. Must have been incredibly scary inside as you can't see out.

[Paul D]

:eek: indeed. I'm sure this wouldn't have happened in front of Paddies Wigwam, fingers crossed anyway :rolleyes::shock:

I'm not so sure now because when it was in Liverpool it was in an elevated position and I'm sure the wind could have easily have done the same there.:disgust:

[Paul D]

Yeah I saw that on the news. Must have been incredibly scary inside as you can't see out.

And the only way in and out was that little split you can see on my pictures.:shock:

[Howie]

Brouhaha deny co-owner link with disaster artwork
Jul 25 2006
By Sam Lister Daily Post Staff

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A LIVERPOOL arts organisation last night denied reports that it was part-owner of the inflatable sculpture which killed two women in a weekend tragedy.

The art installation Dreamspace was whipped into the air by a gust of wind on Sunday afternoon, turning some of its hundreds of visitors into helpless victims.

Brouhaha International presented the exhibit in Liverpool earlier this month, and artist Maurice Agis, who designed it, is the father of Giles Agis, Brouhaha's chief executive.

Officials of the company refused to speak to the Daily Post last night, but a spokesman insisted that reports that Brouhaha were co-owners of the inflatable were false.

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[petecarr]

Shots from Southport at the weekend (http://petemc.net/pics/events/southportstreetfestival2006/)

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It was nice to see as the Liverpool events usually have nasty bars around preventing decent shots.

[Kev]

very nice pete...........

[Howie]

Brouhaha chief: We are distraught
Jul 26 2006
By Sam Lister Daily Post Staff

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THE head of the Liverpool arts organisation involved in staging the disastrous inflatable sculpture event that killed two women last night told of his despair.

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[Howie]

Artist's despair over tragedy
Jul 26 2006
Liverpool Echo

THE head of the arts organisation involved in the inflatable sculpture disaster that killed two women has spoken of his despair.

The women died when the artwork called Dreamspace lifted into the air at an event in Chester-le-Street in County Durham.

Liverpool's Brouhaha International had sent staff to help put up the structure and held the public liability insurance for the event.

The organisation could now face a massive compensation claim from victims of the tragedy.

Giles Agis is Brouhaha International's chief executive and son of Maurice Agis, who designed Dreamspace.

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[Jock]

Now being investigated is claims of vandalism by a gang when the piece was on display in Liverpool. :sad:

See icliverpool.com for full story.

[matchworks]

poliice investigating the tragedy are looking at links to the vandalism caused by local scum outside the met.cathedral last month.how long before the national press pur the boot in again?Only in liverpool etc.etc

[Howie]

Now being investigated is claims of vandalism by a gang when the piece was on display in Liverpool. :sad:

See icliverpool.com for full story.

poliice investigating the tragedy are looking at links to the vandalism caused by local scum outside the met.cathedral last month.how long before the national press pur the boot in again?Only in liverpool etc.etc

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[Kev]

Once again, very quick to knock Liverpool down as they did before with this Dreamscape thing. 'One of their many lines of enquiry'. I'm still keeping an open mind but if it does find that the vandals were to blame then I hope the scum are found.

[Paul D]

I don't believe for one minute this has anything to do with it,I'm sick of the echo going for the sensationalist headlines it's bringing our city down,then again it is run by the trinity mirror group enough said.:disgust:

[Howie]

Spectacle to take city a step forward
Jul 31 2006
Laura Davis, Daily Post

THE ingenious way that Bollywood directors use the architectural landscape of towns and cities as a natural stage was the inspiration behind the dance spectacular Bollywood Steps.

Created by Nutkhut, a London-based arts organisation, the performance formed part of a national tour. Nine professional dancers were joined by 20 young dancers from Liverpool's South Asian community, as part of the Brouhaha International Street Festival (http://www.brouhaha.uk.com/).

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[K3VIN]

Fantasitc show... worth waiting round until it went dark!

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[Kev]

K3VIN - Fantastic snaps there, many thankd for sharing and thansk for your support, signing up. Make yourself at home and enjoy :037::PDT_Aliboronz_24:. Hope you stay a while..

Kev

[Paul D]

Spectacular parade sees Brouhaha finish in style

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A CARNIVAL atmosphere swept through Liverpool this weekend as outlandish costumes and brightly-decorated floats took to the streets.

Crowds of thousands gathered to watch the stunning Brouhaha International procession wind its way through the city streets to Princes Park, where there was a day-long festival of music, singing and dance.

The annual event is the region's largest multicultural parade, with communities across the city joining carnival performers from around the world.

The parade was the second of three about the slave trade, following on from the 2005 event about slave ships.


This weekend the subject was the human cargoes taken from Africa to the New World and next year will mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery.


More than 220 stilt walkers and carnival performers from 24 countries entertained the crowds.


The streets were filled with performers in bright hats, flying capes and huge wings. They had all been designed by artist Ray Mahabir, who worked with 30 different groups across Merseyside to create the spectacle.

The carnival is the highlight of three weeks of events across the city that make up the Brouhaha Liverpool International Street Festival.

It was topped off by The World In Princes Park, an award-winning multicultural celebration, featuring acts including Sense Of Sound, One Heart One Voice, Spykatcha and Birmingham-based reggae band the Abelwell Foundation .

The set closed to the legendary Jamaican ska act, The Pioneers, who helped set up the Caribbean music scene in the UK in the 1960s.

It comes following a difficult few weeks for the arts organisation, which was involved in the inflatable sculpture disaster that killed two women.

The women died when the artwork called Dreamspace lifted into the air at an event in Chester-le-Street in County Durham.

Brouhaha had sent staff to put up the structure and held the public liability insurance for the event.


The organisation could now face a massive compensation claim.


Giles Agis is Brouhaha International's chief executive and son of Maurice Agis, who designed Dreamspace.


Giles Agis said: "Brouhaha brings all the communities of Liverpool together." The colourful procession at Princes Park Hundreds of performers march from Myrtle street to Princes Park Pictures: COLIN LANE

[Howie]

Brouhaha faces prosecution for inflatable sculpture death
Feb 13 2008

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LIVERPOOL-BASED arts group Brouhaha is to be prosecuted following the death of two women in an inflatable sculpture which took off.

Durham Police today confirmed that Brouhaha International Ltd was being prosecuted under health and safety legislation following the fatal accident last year, in which 27 people were also injured.

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[shoney]

saw that incident on the tv,