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Extraordinary Cycles is the name of a new, four year partnership between Hybrid Arts and Coventry Transport Museum.

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Above is Keelan Phillips - the fantastic FlatLand BMX rider - he's at the forefront of our new live project 'Extraordinary Cycles'

see him ride here

INERTIA BMX here

EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS

2009 LAUNCH EVENT
July 26th 2009 - we are closing Leamington Spa Parade (thats the main shopping street) for an extraordinary cycles event. This marks the start of Phase Two of our 2012 Cultural Olympiad project.

September 27th 2008
OPEN UP LIGHT UP
Extraordinary Cycles is an innovative light, sound
and projection performance featuring International
award winning Flatland BMX rider and stunt cycle group.
The project achieves 'INSPIRE MARK' status, one of only three in the West Midlands to be awarded.

CULTURAL OLYMPIAD HANDOVER
watch highlights here

The event will launch Coventry Transport Museum’s and
Hybrid Art’s 2012 initiative. A four year celebration of cycling
and cycle production. An ‘ideas forum’ will inform development
of the project leading to exhibitions, events, workshops and
further performances around Coventry & Warwickshire.

7pm Ideas Forum
8.30 Extraordinary Cycles performance

Refreshments available

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SUNDAY JULY 26th 2009
Leamington Spa Parade
12 Noon till 3pm

Programme includes...
Shanaze Reade BMX Racing World Champion
Flatland Performance by Inertia BMX
Slow races for all ages
Bluetooth freebies
Cyclist photo montage

This event is free to all cyclists - we are hoping to fill the street with cyclists in the absence of cars...

To print above flyer just (PC) right click on the image above and choose 'save as' - save image and then print...on a Mac press control & click and do the same...

NATIONAL LAUNCH 09

Trafalgar Square images by Tony G

EXTRAORDINARY
NEWS

June 2009
In the national media - we are invited by London Organising Comittee (LOCOG) to photo call in Trafalgar Square with Lord Sebastion Coe...see left.

Grace and Gravity
Hybrid:arts are making a short film based on this popular image...

This will be achieved using our new chroma key studio facilities at Spencer Yard.
December 2008
R&D project ends - watch clips with Flatlander Keelan Phillips and Dancer Junior Cunningham here

Phase Two begins.

September 2008
We have secured Arts Council funding to undertake research and development for the 'Extraordinary Cycle Dance' - Tim Ellis will devise new music for bicycles, in part generated by the cycle and rider - Junior Cunningham will work with Tim and Keelan to develop a language of choreography for FlatLand BMXing and cycling in general.
The outcome of the work will be presented in December 2008.

July 2008
Partnership formed with Coventry Transport Museum. Extraordinary Cycles is born. This is a four year project to celebrate cycling and cycle manufacturing through exhibitions, workshops and performances.

June 2008
Cycle Dance proposal succeeds in achieving 'Flagship Project of the Cultural Olympiad' which includes 'kickstart' funding.