Among the former are some of the early filmic endeavours of Jarvis Cocker in the shape of art school footage he recorded before taking Pulp to international success.

Sensoria is the brainchild of Nigel Humberstone, from Sheffield band In The Nursery, and his partner Jo Wingate, head of communications at The Showroom cinema.

Together they have helped compile a programme running April 12-18 that includes exhibitions and discussions as well as films such as Joe Strummer documentary The Future Is Unwritten and Sex Pistols feature The Filth And The Fury, both by Julien Temple who is the subject of a public interview.

City musician Richard Hawley introduces the opening night film about Joe Meek, regarded by many as the UK's answer to Phil Spector. And as ITN Nigel and twin brother Klive premiere their latest electronic music /film project The Passion Of Joan Of Arc in the unlikely setting of Sheffield Cathedral.

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Other highlights include a Grosvenor House ballroom performance by Richard H Kirk from Cabaret Voltaire, whose work Sensoria provided the title for the festival. Nigel sees Sensoria as a successor to Sheffield's previous Soundtrack event.

"The motivation is being inspired by film and music and also realising Sheffield has got a great musical heritage that it doesn't shout about but needs to be shouted about," he says.

"The city should be promoting itself from the musical angle rather than what it is trying to push at the moment, which is I'm not sure what. We want to make people see what's going on."

Alongside performances and films Sensoria includes an exhibition of music artwork by Long blondes singer Kate Jackson at The Washington pub and the Revolution vodka bar at West One will use its outside promotional plasma screen to show videos of old Sheffield artists such as ABC.

Ralph Razor of renegade club night Razor Stiletto is also involved in Sensoria as is Roo Piggott who is organising an industry day, which opens the festival up to schools and colleges.

Nigel says the festival title "sums up the mix of art forms". A full programme has just been published and you can learn more by browsing www.sensoria.org.uk.
"We have been working in our spare time but started talking to people about doing this over a year ago," he adds. "Then it's been about getting the ideas and funding. The last six months have been full on."

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