One of the highlights of the year long celebration of ‘The Year of Making Sheffield’, from March 2016 to March 2017, is the special free event ‘Year of Making Showcase’, at the Crucible Theatre in the city centre. The event is being hosted by Rob Hastie, the new Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres, on Tuesday (15th November), as a free event where anyone can attend.
The year long festival celebrates the past, present and future of Sheffield, as a city of makers. It promotes the city’s intentional reputation for innovation and excellence and as a world city. Attendees at the Crucible can expect to hear from some of the companies featured at the Millennium Galleries, for the Made in Sheffield exhibition, held currently. Get entertained here by the music of Classical Sheffield, by films and poetry about the city and much more.
The festival integrates 5 core themes. They are Manufacturing & Industry, Heritage & Placemaking, Art & Design, Film & Literature and Music and Performance. It hosts wonderful programme of exhibitions, cultural events, theatre, conferences and festivals, unlocking hidden talent and breaking barriers. It champions all forms involved in the making of the city in the region, that gives considerable economic and cultural energy to the community and region. Free events and the Making Festival was a concept of Sheffield Culture Consortium, backed by the Sheffield Hallam University, University of Sheffield and the Arts Council.
