DBiC: Lily Hayward-Smith & Jenna Hubbard

The film between Lily and Jenna offers insight into a beautiful and special friendship and documents how the two co-created works in the city of Coventry. Both artists were integral parts of DECODA, an artist led project based in the West Midlands with an international reach. Decoda created spaces for conversation, practice and community, offered residencies and curated workshop series, festivals and performance events. This film briefly looks back at the DECODA legacy and also more stories about making dance in Coventry.


Part of the Dancing Bodies in Coventry is a Coventry City of Culture 2021 funded project that was led by researchers from Coventry University’s Centre for Dance Research (C- DaRE). Dancing Bodies in Coventry is a multimedia project that will document the legacy of dance in the city of Coventry. The project aims to make films, podcasts, and visual banners, all shared at a public projections throughout the city of Coventry. The films sit online at the DBiC website.