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Coventry Moves

All the details of the Coventry UK City of Culture's signature event.

大象传媒 coverage includes live reports and stories on 大象传媒 CWR. With presenters Rachel New, Brody Swain, Trish Adudu, Vic Minett and Letitia George on air from 6am -11pm on Saturday 5 June.

The 大象传媒 Midlands Today TV and online teams share inspiring stories, vidoes and a colourful live feed.

  • Coventry Moves Together

    Explore a music soundscape by Dan Jones in a city-wide orchestra as part of Coventry UK City of Culture 2021, on 大象传媒 Sounds.
  • Composer Dan Jones

    Composer and sound designer Dan Jones talks to Tom Sutcliffe about his epic mass participation sound composition Coventry Moves Together - 大象传媒 Radio 4

A day of surprises

Throughout the day, a story emerged with the city鈥檚 past, present and future highlighted by six energies played by well-know people from Coventry. 

Resilience was represented by Kare Adenegan; Social Justine was represented by Sue Bent; Youthfulness by John Bernard; Sustainability by Pauline Black; People Power by Navin Kundra and Innovation by Daniel Lismore.

Also included in the day was a river-run following the River Sherbourne that flows beneath the city and fourteen modern day Godivas who rode through the streets of Coventry on horseback.

As a finale to the day, nine radio stations shared different parts of a piece of music called Coventry Moves Together. All the different pieces of music formed one full version when they were heard at the same time.

The music, composed by Dan Jones, created a city-wide orchestra.

Here's how Coventry people were asked to get involved:

 

  • Step 1 - Make a plan with your neighbours - Each of you choose a different radio station to turn on from this list: ; 大象传媒 CWR; ; ; ; ; ;  and 

 

  • Step 2 - Tune in and step out - Turn on your radios so that they can be heard from your doorsteps.

 

  • Step 3 - Play it loud - Using your radios or car stereos we will fill streets and the rest of Coventry with a new and specially designed soundscape.

Curtain-Up on Coventry

A new 大象传媒 programme will capture the first major event of Coventry鈥檚 year as the UK City of Culture.

The documentary reflects action from throughout the day, telling of the story of the city's past, present and future through the eyes of the people of Coventry.

Stuart Thomas, Head of Midlands for the 大象传媒, said:

鈥淚t鈥檚 an enormous year for Coventry and we are proud to be able to make this film and bring into people鈥檚 homes the 鈥楥oventry Moves鈥 event. It鈥檚 one of the highlights of this great year for the city. Our cameras will capture the event and broadcast it direct to our audience.鈥

Watch 鈥Curtain-Up on Coventry鈥 across the Midlands on 大象传媒 ONE on Monday 7 June at 7.35pm, and nationally on 大象传媒 Four at 7 pm on Wednesday 9 June.

Watch Curtain-Up On Coventry on 大象传媒 One; 大象传媒 Four and on 大象传媒 iPlayer.
  • Find out more on www.coventry2021.online; on @Coventry2021 social media channels and via #CoventryMovesTogether.

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