Join the Docks

23.09.19

We’re delighted to be working again with the team at London’s Royal Docks. This summer, we have been working on Join the Docks, a brand new festival featuring music, theatre, art, performance and more around this historic part of Londo...

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Cathy's Highlights from MIF19

13.08.19

In July, Cathy headed to Manchester International Festival, here's her highlights from its seventh year: "It’s an odd year. It was July. No better place to visit than Manchester International Festival for the 7th edition of the festival of ...

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Pages Of The Sea

07.01.19

On 11 November 2018, tens of thousands of people joined Danny Boyle for Pages of the Sea to say thank you and goodbye to the millions who left their shores during the First World War, many never to return. Across the UK and Ireland communities gat...

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PROCESSIONS 2018

13.06.18

On 10 June 2018, we were at PROCESSIONS, as part of our work for 14-18 NOW. This UK-wide, mass participatory artwork celebrating 100 years of votes for women saw tens of thousands of women take to the streets in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Lon...

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Launching 14-18 NOW’s 2018 season

15.02.18

On 22 January 2018, we were at BAFTA launching 14-18 NOW’s 2018 season of extraordinary arts events. Marking the centenary of Armistice, their final season features brand new artworks by some of the world’s leading artists. Key Result...

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Influencer Outreach for the Almeida Theatre’s ‘Figures of Speech’

11.07.17

We recently worked with the Almeida Theatre on an exciting new digital project, Figures of Speech. The project explores some of history’s most important speeches through a series of films read by actors and young leaders. We were tasked wi...

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This year’s Skate at Somerset House

09.01.17

We are nearing the end of our 2016 campaign for Skate at Somerset House, which has become a key feature of our annual calendar. In 2015, we worked with the Blaine Brothers to produce a short film to promote the full Skate experience. This season ...

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Illuminated River

23.12.16

In 2016, The Cogency were delighted to be part of the Illuminated River project. This design commission will light London’s bridges along the River Thames in a unified scheme. It will be a permanent public artwork, designed to enrich people&...

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London Design Biennale & Björk Digital

19.09.16

Two of our projects are live and currently taking over Somerset House: London Design Biennale and the Björk Digital.We have created a Facebook 360 video of Björk's Stonemilker VR, which features in Björk Digital, to give people a ...

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MIF17

19.08.16

It’s that time again. We’re gearing up for the next Manchester International Festival. It’s #6 and the first one with new artistic director, John McGrath. The Cogency has had the very great pleasure of working on every Festival s...

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Björk Digital

11.08.16

We are very excited to be working with Somerset House on the marketing for the European premiere of Björk Digital, an immersive virtual reality exhibition of digital and video works resulting from Björk’s collaborations with some o...

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#wearehere

01.07.16

We’re proud to have been part of we’re here because we’re here a modern memorial to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. The event was commissioned by our client 14-18 NOW and conceived and created by Turner Prize-winn...

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14-18 NOW Poppies Tour - Summer 2016

28.06.16

We continue to work as marketing consultants for the Poppies Tour, working with our client 14-18 NOW. Poppies: Weeping Window received over 40,000 visitors whilst installed at St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney this Spring, the sculpture was part of the ...

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London Design Biennale

07.04.16

We helped launch the first ever London Design Biennale on 22 March. Taking place this September (7-27), it will provide a prestigious, global stage for leading contemporary design and design-led innovation, creativity and research. Over 30 countri...

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Salisbury Cathedral from teh Meadows at Oriel y Parc

Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows on show at Oriel y Parc

23.03.16

The next leg of the Aspire tour has begun with the opening of Oriel y Parc's exhibition of Constable’s Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows. Set in Wales’ coastal national park the painting will be accompanied by other works by Constab...

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People Show

People Show's 50th year

21.03.16

'Theater without People Show would be like music without rock ‘n roll' Sam Shepard, 2013 Having worked with them on their Hands Off / Fallout double bill at Toynbee Studios in 2014, we are now working with People Show on their communication...

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Our support of the 14-18 NOW 2016 season launch

05.02.16

Last month, our major project 14-18 NOW announced its 2016 season to a fantastic response. As the marketing consultants, our role for the day of the launch was to develop and play out the digital campaign, this included live streaming the launch v...

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Run Riot Projects – The Art of Mindfulness

15.01.16

We are working with our friends, Run Riot on their project The Art of Mindfulness, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to inspiring Mindfulness in everyday life through a creative program of courses, workshops, live events and other artistic p...

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Who Are You? (Directed by the Blaine Brothers

Another successful Skate at Somerset House season

11.01.16

After another successful season of Skate at Somerset House, it’s time to put the skates away until November. New for this year’s campaign, we commissioned the award-winning Blaine Brothers (Nina Forever) to make a short film set at Sk...

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Le Patin Libre, phot by Alicia Clarke

Our new sting for Le Patin Libre

18.12.15

We are working on the campaign for Canadian ice dance quintet extraordinaire, Le Patin Libre, whose show Vertical will be taking place on Somerset House’s ice rink 12-16 January. We recently finished producing this short sting (with filmmak...

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Le Patin Libre: our latest project with Somerset House hits the ice

20.11.15

We were treated to a short performance by the fabulous Le Patin Libre at the opening of Skate at Somerset House last week. The award-winning Canadian figure-skating quintet hit the ice to entertain guests at this year’s launch party. We lov...

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Weeping Window poppies sculpture installed in Liverpool

Poppies: Weeping Window launched in Liverpool

13.11.15

Last week we launched the installation of the sculpture Weeping Window at St. Georges Hall, Liverpool, as part of our work as Marketing Consultants for the 14-18 NOW Poppies tour. The installation opened to coincide with Remembrance Sunday & A...

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Dazzle It app

The Cogency launches new app Dazzle It

08.09.15

Today The Cogency launches its very first app for client 14-18 NOW, working alongside digital PR agency Hot Cherry. Developed by Corporation Pop, Dazzle It uses cutting-edge technology that allows you to remix work by contemporary artists includin...

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NEW Political Mother: The Choreographer’s Cut trailer released

23.06.15

Internationally renowned Hofesh Shechter Company have just released the NEW official trailer Political Mother: The Choreographer’s Cut. Bringing the atmosphere of a rock gig, and brimming with gritty and emotional complexity, this extraordi...

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John Constable, Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows 1831

Happy birthday John Constable

11.06.15

11th June marks the birthday of British landscape artist John Constable. As part of the celebrations, the second phase of the display of Constable’s 6-foot masterpiece Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows (1831) opens at Ipswich’s Chr...

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