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Coventry Regenerative Practice Talking Birds ThoughtsJune 14, 2023August 27, 2024

Accounting for Change

Reflections on our recent Creative Accounting collaboration: can art gently provoke accountants to think about environmental responsibility?

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Coventry Nestival Talking Birds The NestFebruary 25, 2023October 17, 2023

Nestival Song Cycle

Listen again to the livestream, or purchase the limited edition ‘album cover’ print with the songs themselves available to order online or on CD.

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Coventry Talking Birds The Nest ThoughtsFebruary 23, 2023June 13, 2023

Art for the People Citizens’ Assembly

We wanted to find ways for Coventry people to have a say in how our city views, values and uses arts, culture and creativity, so we called (what we think is) the UK’s first Citizens’ Assembly on Arts and Culture.

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Coventry Nestival Outdoor Arts Regenerative Practice Talking Birds The Nest ThoughtsFebruary 1, 2023September 14, 2023

three decades, done

Looking back on Talking Birds’ 30th Anniversary Nestival Year. Reflection, full stop & springboard to 2023. Relive the magic or study the stats, its up to you.

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Coventry Nestival Talking Birds The NestDecember 19, 2022February 6, 2023

Flapping Brilliant Fun!

A Festive Goose Gala & Retrospective Projects Exhibition was a wonderful, joyous – and entirely Talking Birds – way to bring our Nestival year of 30th Anniversary celebrations to a close

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Access Citizens Assembly Coventry Outdoor Arts Regenerative Practice Talking BirdsNovember 8, 2022January 11, 2023

Lighter & Brighter

Testing the Lighter & Brighter recommendation from our Citizens’ Assembly Art for the People. Can playful lighting make a dark route feel a bit safer?

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Citizens Assembly Coventry Nestival of Ideas Outdoor Arts Regenerative Practice Talking Birds The Nest ThoughtsNovember 7, 2022July 31, 2024

Programme 2023-2027

An outline of Talking Birds’ programme of work 2023-26.

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Coventry Nestival Talking Birds The Nest ThoughtsMay 18, 2022October 25, 2022

year one at The Nest, in pictures

Our first year at The Nest in pictures – with a little help from our friends: decorating, residencies, co-working, events, green things & a lot of ‘thank you’s!

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Coventry Talking Birds ThoughtsJanuary 21, 2022February 16, 2023

Nestival : Talking Birds hits 30

Throughout 2022, to mark Talking Birds’ 30th anniversary of making work in Coventry, we are giddy with excitement to finally announce Nestival – a year of activity in and around The Nest…

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Access Coventry Talking Birds The NestJuly 14, 2021October 9, 2025

our new home & where to find it

Adjacent to the Daimler Powerhouse development on Coventry Canal, The Nest is a home base and shared workspace for Talking Birds – and a place for people to come together to imagine better ways of doing things.

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About Talking Birds
We are a Coventry-based company of artists known for our gently provocative projects which explore, and seek to illuminate, the profound and complex relationships between people and place. We're big on access, human connection, social and ecological responsibility, and on nurturing the next generation of artists and theatre makers, particularly in Coventry. Find out more about us here...
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Every sale of one or more of our three fabulous Nest Bonds - supports Coventry artists. Or, if you are in a position to make a donation to support our work at The Nest, it would be hugely valued. Thank you.

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Sound waves never die! Try one of our self-guided walks in Coventry neighbourhoods.
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Talking Birds is values driven and actively working for change - in our own work and through our support for Culture Declares Emergency & More Than A Moment. Read our Environment & Climate Justice Strategy and Action Plan and our MTAM words-in-progress action plan and find out more about what drives us here: Our Six Big Ideas.

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Talking Birds
The Nest,
Unit 3, Sandy Lane Business Park,
COVENTRY
CV1 4DQ
+ 44 [0]7708 262 182
birdmail@talkingbirds.co.uk

Talking Birds is the trading name of Talking Birds Theatre Company Limited

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