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Alan Sillitoe and Nottingham – An Oral History
Four films that examine the inspiration behind and impact of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning by legendary Nottingham writer Alan Sillitoe. Alan grew up in poverty in Radford, Nottingham. Both…
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“My Mother Tongue” by Antonia Attwood
https://player.vimeo.com/video/98424930 Watch Antonia Attwood's stunning film "My Mother Tongue". We selected this short for ‘A Journey: Loneliness, Hope & Resilience’, our latest exhibition at the University of Nottingham's Institute of…
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Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the Cerebral Palsy World Games 2015
https://www.youtube.com/embed/2THOuvepIAY This video captures the incredible City Arts-produced opening and closing ceremonies for the Cerebral Palsy World Games 2015 at Harvey Hadden Stadium, Nottingham. The opening ceremony was directed by…
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“Disability arts… worth fighting for?” – Discussions at City Arts
https://www.youtube.com/embed/4-PqnBA4WhI As the 2015 CPISRA World Games opened in Nottingham, we held a debate on the value of disabled people’s participation in culture: Can art really make a difference to…
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Carnival Parades in Nottingham City Centre
https://www.youtube.com/embed/y4frC7bupzc Here's a great little video created by Rosemary Alexander-Jones. It documents some of the preparations and processions for last years Night of Festivals in Nottingham, from the perspective somebody…
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Sea themed carnival troupe for Nottingham Caribbean Carnival
A short film of our troupe, 'Neptune's Ocean Trash Can', in the 2013 Nottingham Caribbean Carnival. A huge thank-you to everyone who joined in and supported us for the Caribbean…
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Young people’s music and dance showcase in Mansfield
https://www.youtube.com/embed/RZ5HDKUAs6k This video shows the rehearsals for, performance of and response to The Elements, a wonderful showcase of work by the young participants of City Arts' Resonation programme. It features…
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Nottingham Silk Route
https://www.youtube.com/embed/jOst8Uej4Yw For World Event Young Artists City Arts worked with established textile maker Ali Pretty (Kinetica) and poet Panya Banjoko to deliver a textiles project with Nottingham community groups and…
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More than one anchor
https://www.youtube.com/embed/u_Xi8uqgY70 City Arts devised the 'More than one anchor' programme to build on the work of Artists in Exile, our programme of support for refugee and new arrival artists and…
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Nottingham Poetry Workshop
https://www.youtube.com/embed/ddlI9Wl7WEg "More than one anchor" is one of four programmes that were put together by City Arts for World Event Young Artists 2012. This particular strand of work was developed…
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Therapeutic effects of working with clay
https://www.youtube.com/embed/8i_Tsr4CC74 This film gives an overview of the Clay Transformations research project. The one-year project focused on research that will support young people who access local mental health services often…
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