The Piccadilly Stage is back so get your boogie on and join us for live music, dancing and poetry!
Friday 26 August
Boat Band – 11am to 12pm
Kawanza Collective UK presents Africa54 – 12.15pm to 1.50pm
Akante David Oladele – 12.15pm to 12.45pm
Our Africa54 Young People’s Spotlight set brings Akande David, a soloist guitar player from Nigeria to the stage. Currently at Staffs Uni, Akande David will play solos to popular afrobeats and music from a vast array of African countries
Drumming Circles led by Bruce Ncube – 1pm to 1.20pm & 1.30pm to 1.50pm
Beginners and more experienced players are welcome to these two drumming circles with tasters in playing traditional Southern and West African rhythms. Expect to be embraced by the music, in a space where everyone is part of the team, supported and encouraged to create some drumming joy on the streets of the city centre.
Invisible Umbrellas by Odd Socks Collective – 2.15pm to 3pm
Invisible Umbrellas is a joyous and bitter-sweet journey through the storm of life. Poetry and storytelling from Odd Socks Collective, featuring Shaun Fallows, Helena Ascough and Natasha Tingle.
Ghetto Fabulous – 3.20pm to 4.20pm
Ghetto Fabulous is an arts company whose main aim is to spread JOY. Through all the work Ghetto Fabulous does whether it is theatre, dance or visual arts we want to excite, entertain and bring the PARTY !!!!!!
Six Town Tappers – 4.35pm to 4.45pm
The Six Town Tappers from Stoke were formed in March this year to take part in the Tappin’ in project which brought together over 130 people from nine towns and cities from the Midlands who then all performed at the Birmingham International Dance Festival. The tappers were all beginners and worked once a week over 12 weeks to create a piece on the theme of arrival, home and celebration. They rehearsed at Fenton Town Hall – the home of Restoke Company – and are now carrying on as a group creating new pieces. The group is open to everyone and is free to attend. They are currently working on a Charleston piece which will celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the building of the cenotaph in Fenton in 1922, dedicated to those who lost their lives in World War 1.
Access and Useful info
- Listen to the audio introduction to Odd Socks here
- Content Warning: the performance of Odd Socks mentions loneliness, refugees and bombs
- View full Big Feast access guidance here
- View the Big Feast map and brochure here
About the Big Feast
We are so proud to bring you the next serving of The Big Feast! Join us on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 August as we showcase the very best local and national talent in Stoke-on-Trent City Centre (Hanley)!
The Big Feast is delivered by Appetite and supported by Stoke-on-Trent BID (Business Improvement District), Stoke-on-Trent City Council and The Without Walls Touring Network Partnership.
