Transmissions proposes to stage a spectacular live event to plot the course from the maritime beginnings of radio transmission through to the nationwide shutdown of analogue television signals and the advent of our ever-widening digital existence. Live performance, choreography, film, animation and archive material will tell this story, utilising holographics and immersive cinema using the unique waterfront skyline adjacent to MediaCity as an evolving backdrop. A programme of participatory work with local communities and artists will take place, creating the development of a living archive that will leave a lasting legacy. This collaborative project will combine Soup Collective's history of film-work and live visual projects in collaboration with The Lowry, Imperial War Museum North, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, MediaCityUK and the University of Salford.