Local promoters Capsule have announced their involvement with the Library of Birmingham.
Birmingham-based arts producers Capsule have been appointed to curate the Library of Birmingham’s opening Discovery Season.
Capsule, who were founded in 1999 and whose projects include the Supersonic Festival and Home of Metal exhibition, will start working with the Library of Birmingham and its partners on 1st June. They aim to produce a mix of events, activities and performances on the theme of Discovery, programming events throughout the new Library, in its new and innovative spaces, and in Centenary Square and other city venues in the lead-up to and after its opening on 3rd September 2013. Highlights of the opening season will be announced later this year.
Founded in 1999, Capsule have rapidly gained a reputation for curating and producing highly ambitious projects around the UK and internationally. These include the Supersonic Festival and, most recently, Home of Metal, a celebration of the music that has its roots in the West Midlands.
The Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council, Ian Ward, said of the announcement “We are really excited by what Capsule has to offer and impressed by its cohesive approach to working with the Library’s many partners, including the REP. Capsule’s understanding of audiences along with their creative thinking and energetic approach will result in an opening season that will be contemporary and forward-thinking whilst also celebrating the Library and the city’s past.”
Lisa Meyer, Capsule’s creative director, commented, “We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with the Library of Birmingham, a flagship cultural hub in the city and assist it in meeting its aims and achieving its ambitions. Capsule’s reputation and experience for delivering high profile, artistically ambitious events to the highest quality make us well equipped as Producer for the Library of Birmingham’s opening season, which will encourage the audience, to explore, learn and play within the space the new building offers.”