WORLD-class performers, theatre , and “pop-karaoke-parade-come-party” are on the line-up for BD:Festival this summer. Taking place across July 26 and 27, the festival features a raft of free and ticketed performances and events for people of all ages. BD: Festival , produced by Bradford Council, is hoped to build up anticipation for 2025 - the year Bradford celebrates its status as UK City of Culture.
From a catwalk and circus fun to immersing yourself in a 1980s video game, the festival’s organisers have promised “world-class cultural experiences”. Highlights of the festival include Perceptions by Compagnie Bivouac, an extraordinary circus experience, performed within a huge aerial structure. Perceptions by Compagnie Bivouac, an extraordinary circus experience, performed within a huge aerial structure.
(Image: Via Bradford Council) ARCADE by DARKFIELD is an interactive audio and sensory experience set within the nostalgic aesthetic of 1980’s video games. SMOOSH! by Paraorchestra, presented in partnership with Bradford 2025, is a high-energy parade in which musicians, dancers and performers form a mobile human jukebox. Punjabi Roots will perform with their Band Baja, dhol players and Bhangra dancers.
SMOOSH! by Paraorchestra, presented in partnership with Bradford 2025, is a high-energy parade (Image: Via Bradford Council) Meanwhile a live show, Catwalk by Zwermers, will explore themes of consumerism, fast fashion, gender fluidity, cultural identity, conformity an.
