Coventry City of Culture 2021: Latest from Coventry Moves - BBC News
The latest news from the Coventry City of Culture opening event.
Artistic Director Justine Theman, in charge of today's events, said she had been "delighted" by the response from the local community.

"City of Culture in Coventry has made a commitment to taking work out to the communities of the city and not keeping it all in the city centre," she said.

"In a way the pandemic gave us an opportunity to really realise that and think of creative ways to achieve that, so I feel really delighted by the responses of people as we’ve gone out into those communities."

Ms Themen also spoke to BBC Radio CWR about the challenges of creating the piece against the backdrop of coronavirus.

"The pandemic meant we couldn’t tell people where we were going to be because that might attract large numbers of people," she said.

"So actually it was a frustration to not be able to say: 'We’re doing this thing and we want you to know about it and we want you to come and see it.'

"But I think actually as it’s worked out and it’s been really beautiful to see people streaming out of their homes as they’ve heard the music of the cars or the bikes.

"Lots of really good things that have come out of the challenges we’ve faced."