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The City Speaks - A podcast tour of Liverpool's history and its people. Launching at DaDaFest International 2014

8 Nov 2014 – 11 Jan 2015

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11:00 – 17:00
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11:00 – 17:00
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11:00 – 17:00
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11:00 – 17:00
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The City Speaks - A podcast tour of Liverpool's history and its people.

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DaDaFest International 2014, 8 November 2014 — 11 January 2015 Liverpool has a rich and contradictory history, everybody here has a story. You can't walk the streets of Liverpool without somebody telling you theirs. The City Speaks is an exciting new podcast produced by sound artist Chas de Swiet for DaDaFest International 2014. Get down to the Tickets and information desk at the Bluecoat from 8 November, where you can borrow an MP3 player or find out how to play the tracks on your smartphone. The podcast guides you around key sites and locations in central Liverpool within reach of the Bluecoat. Julie McNamara is your guide, bringing you on an extraordinary tour of the musical-cultural-political history of Liverpool and its people. You'll hear a wealth of stories lifting the lid on the history of Liverpool as you walk through this vibrant city, accompanied by poets, musicians and recorded sound. The iconic sites include the International Slavery Museum, Pier Head, Lime Street Station and Queen Victoria's statue. There are parallels between the histories of Liverpool and Julie's own story and the intention is to give listeners an insight into this rich source of psychogeography. Some of the featured voices include Nikki Blaze, Mike Morris, Stephen Binns, Levi Tafari and Madeline Heneghan. Funded by Arts Council England through Grants for the arts. Location: Across central Liverpool sites Dates: 8 November 2014 — 11 January 2015 The podcast will be available on MP3 players at the Bluecoat Tickets and Information desk. Alternatively you can download it or stream it on your smartphone from the DaDaFest 2014 website. Webpage: www.dadafest.co.uk/the-festival/event/the-city-speaks Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCitySpeaks2014 Twitter: #TheCitySpeaks2014 DaDaFest International 2014 Between 8 November 2014 and 11 January 2015 DaDaFest International 2014 presents a breathtaking array of high quality disability and Deaf arts from around the world, which will challenge thinking, ignite debate and celebrate disability culture - with comedy, music, dance, and visual arts - providing something for everyone. Read more: www.dadafest.co.uk/the-festival Chas de Swiet Chas has had a professional career in arts management since 2000 and has worked for a number of organisations including London Disability Arts Forum, Mental Health Media, The Jasmin Vardimon Dance Company, Audio Addiction Guy Bar-Amotz, Creative Routes, LOCOG (London 2012), Arts Council England, DaDaFest and Core Arts. Chas has a parallel career as an artist mainly working with sound and music. His musical progression has been from a classical violinist through to a world music and ambient DJ and then on to playing in bands and producing music for film, dance, theatre and events. Commissions have come from Historic Royal Palaces, Drake Music Project, Graeae Theatre Company, Half Moon Young People's Theatre, Rachel Gadsden and Rupert Goold. Read more: www.deswiet.co.uk Julie McNamara Julie McNamara's work is a passionate appeal for social justice. She seeks out excluded voices in the margins of our communities, revealing some uncomfortable truths. Current work: Let Me Stay is a love letter to her Mother, who lives with Alzheimer's. The work has Shirley's voice at the core and was created alongside Shirley McNamara, ‘Queen of the Mersey'. Read more: www.juliemc.com

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