Brewing up for 2012

Festive Road are Brewing Up!

Festive Road are excited to be leading an ambitious and innovative new venture over the next 3 years, from 2010 until 2012. The aim of the project is to; fuse carnival arts with art performance, facilitate new partnerships and create experimental new work of a high artistic quality, all using the theme of tea. We want to get people thinking about qualities of excellence as we build up towards 2012 including making the perfect cup of tea!

This project will give people the chance to take time out of their busy lives, be entertained and ponder our question "If making tea was an Olympic sport, what qualities would you need to make the perfect cup?"

"Brewing up for 2012" will investigate how the quintessentially English action of drinking tea tells a story of our multi-cultural history and it will shown the similarities between making the greatest cup of tea and becoming the world's best athlete. 

Themes

2010 "Bringing it to the boil" - transitions, water to steam, dedication, weathering changes and ethical living 

2011 "Mixing the brew" - connecting people of all cultures, tea making traditions, mix of tastes, music, etc.

2012 "The Perfect Cuppa" - celebrating tea related nations, the best local, national and international Tea Parties.

If you are interested in getting involved contact us on carnival@festiveroad.org.uk