Positive Images Festival to take place from September 2020

Post Festival Programme

Following the cancellation of the Summer Festival 16th June to 4th July 2020   the remaining programme is either confirmed or  has been rescheduled for the rest of 2020 to March 2021


Celebrating Coventry’s Diversity    

September   -  October Capturing Coventry
Students from Hereward College will be carrying out a photographic project and exhibition of residents  in the city centre

September     Canley Multicultural Weekend
A celebration of the multicultural nature of Canley with food, music and dance from different cultures
October (date to be agreed)   Imagine a Word that…
A project celebrating the contributions and artistic heritage of Refugees  organised by the Refugee and Migrant Centre at the Belgrade Theatre.

September 2020 to March 2021  Poetry Workshops
A monthly poetry workshop on the last Sunday of every month at Coventry Central Library  with local poet  for beginners and more established poets

October 2020 to March 2021   Positive Posts
A project putting together the comments and views of the people across Coventry with images representing their communities which will illustrate the positivity of the City

17th October 2020  Multicultural Concert of Music and Dance
A major concert of music, song and dance from different communities in the city at the Ukrainian Hall.

October 2020 to March 2021 Coventry Fusion Workshop Programme
A series of   6 separate music and poetry workshops  with a poet or musician leading each workshop to produce new and exciting work from October to December  The workshops leaders will then  run three joint workshops fusing the music and poetry devised to develop a major performance during January and February 2021.  The finale performance of music and poetry developed from the programme with workshop leaders and local people who have developed skills in music and poetry will take place in March (date to be finalised) at the Albany Theatre.


 

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