Serendipity: Designing for Cultural Impact – A Living Framework

Serendipity: Designing for Cultural Impact – A Living Framework
Serendipity Festival
Date and time
22 May 2025 5.30pm
Location

Arup, One Centenary Way, Birmingham B3 3AY

Price

Free entry

Kunal Parmar

Explore how arts spaces can be reimagined not only as buildings, but as living frameworks that reflect identity, foster resilience, and drive cultural and economic value. Through an evening of talks we aim to connect key disciplines—design, policy, operations, and programming—around a shared vision for cultural infrastructure and the positive impacts for communities.

Celebrating the presence in Birmingham of Serendipity Arts Festival, marking their 10th anniversary, we invite you to join us as we explore international best practice and celebrate Birmingham’s place as a hub for cultural exchange and excellence.

As part of the event we are delighted to hear from Smriti Rajgarhia, Director of the Serendipity Arts Foundation, ahead of the beginning of the festival. This is a unique opportunity to hear from an inspirational cultural leader about the strategy for one of India’s biggest multidisciplinary arts events.

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Events include:

Serendipity Arts Festival

Fri 23 May 2025 - 12am
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Serendipity: Scoring to Picture workshop

Fri 23 May 2025 - 11am
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Serendipity: Sempre Fado – Antigo e Novo

Fri 23 May 2025 - 7pm
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Serendipity: Remembering Zakir Hussain

Fri 23 May 2025 - 3pm
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Serendipity: Across Oceans

Sat 24 May 2025 - 7pm
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Serendipity: Remembering Zakir Hussain

Sat 24 May 2025 - 3pm
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Serendipity: Indian Music on Film (1)

Sun 25 May 2025 - 1pm
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Serendipity: The Art of Taal

Sun 25 May 2025 - 11am
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Serendipity: An Evening of Poetry

Sun 25 May 2025 - 5pm
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Serendipity: Old Bollywood Classics

Sun 25 May 2025 - 7pm
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Serendipity: Banda Brasileira

Sun 25 May 2025 - 1pm
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Serendipity: Evening of Stand-Up Comedy

Mon 26 May 2025 - 6pm
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Serendipity: Thumri in the Chamber

Mon 26 May 2025 - 7.30pm
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Serendipity: Indian Music on Film (2)

Mon 26 May 2025 - 12pm
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Serendipity: Conservatoire Folk Ensemble

Mon 26 May 2025 - 12pm
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