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Coventry City of Culture has unveiled a variety of new shows and initiatives for its 2021 programme.
A new site-specific musical based on George Eliot s
Silas Marner, titled
The Allesley Silas, will open in July 2021. The piece will feature writing by Coventry playwright Alan Pollock and direction by Nick Walker, who are set to create the piece alongside local communities.
The City of Culture year will kick off in May 2021 with a giant creative partnership titled
Coventry Moves, created with the BBC. Plans are described as closely-guarded secrets , but the project will be available digitally while some restrictions remain in place.
No plans to further delay Coventry s UK City of Culture festival, say organisers
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image captionCoventry s time as the UK City of Culture will begin on 15 May
An all-day launch, a street art festival and a poignant puppet walk have been announced as major events during Coventry City of Culture.
Music and theatre shows celebrating the city s heritage and diverse communities will form part of the 2021 programme.
Organisers say they have created a flexible festival after the pandemic made programming challenging .
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image captionThe Herbert Art Gallery and Museum will host the Turner Prize exhibition from 29 September to 12 January 2022
It will kick off with Coventry Moves, a dawn until dusk performance, details of which organisers are keeping under their hats for now.
First pictures of City of Culture shop and tourist information centre opening in Coventry
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