gdif2013 artist booklet

GREENWICH+DOCKLANDS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

IN ASSOCIATION WITH XTRAX

presents

21st - 23rd JUNE 2013 - LONDON, UK

XTRAX Showcases are supported by

Greenwich & Docklands International Festival is supported by

A R T I S T S B O O K

GDIF 2013 SHOWCASE

www.festival.org | www.xtrax.org.uk

WELCOME TO GREENWICH+DOCKLANDS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL AND OUR THIRD ANNUAL SHOWCASE, WHICH IS PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH XTRAX Last year there was an unprecedented expansion of outdoor arts events across the country. The Olympic and Paralympic Games and associated Cultural Olympiad gave a huge boost to the street arts sector revealing a massive groundswell of public support. The creativity and imagination of artists working outdoors was one of the great success stories of 2012, and, as we move into the post-Olympic landscape, GDIF is keen to work towards ensuring that the achievements of last year are sustained and developed. This showcase is very much part of that ambition, providing an opportunity for producers, festivals, funders and local authorities to experience some of the exciting work currently being created outdoors by UK and European artists over an intensive midsummer weekend.

We’re delighted to be presenting new work supported through our association with the Arts Council England funded Without Walls consortium. Without Walls is developing into a key strategic agency for the commissioning, development and presentation of outdoor work in this country and there are a number of new productions taking place in both Greenwich and Tower Hamlets this weekend which have been supported by Without Walls (including our opening night spectacle, As the World Tipped, which received Without Walls support in 2011).

In the post-Olympic world GDIF recognises the importance of shared working and partnership and so we’re also delighted to be showcasing new work created through our collaboration with Latitude, the Lyric Hammersmith and Watford Palace Theatre. By working in this way we’ve been able to co-commission four new small/medium scale productions from RashDash, Pins and Needles, Pin the Tale and Tangled Feet and are particularly pleased to be engaging with a new generation of theatre makers, usually more associated with building based venues.

This year’s Showcase also celebrates the fortieth anniversary of Britain joining the EU and acknowledges the inspiration of the European style outdoor theatre festival model with a programme of exciting new work from 7 European countries. We’ve also crossed the river to take in a brand new site at Island Gardens in Tower Hamlets, so alongside the programme in Greenwich, you’ll be able to cross the river by way of a 10 minute walk through the Greenwich Foot Tunnel to experience exciting new productions from Graeae, Tilted Productions, Pif-Paf, Dizzy O’Dare and Fevered Sleep on the Festival’s north bank.

I very much hope that you enjoy your weekend at GDIF and take advantage of the opportunities it provides to not only see great work but network with artists and colleagues from across the UK and internationally.

Bradley Hemmings, Artistic DirectorGDIF

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STAFF

Thank you to all staff, partners, artists and volunteers who have contributed to the GDIF2013 Showcase.

Greenwich+Docklands Festivals staff

Bradley Hemmings - Artistic DirectorMatthew Jones - General Manager Sophie Akbar - Senior Projects ManagerNathan Curry - Associate DirectorMartina Puchberger - Marketing & Audience Development ManagerChas de Swiet - Associate ProducerMalú Ansaldo - Projects AdministratorAisha Amarfio - Volunteer CoordinatorMarta Lukoseviciute - Digital Marketing & Outreach InternRichard Williamson - Technical ManagerSheila Baker - BookkeeperSharon Kean - Press representativeCliona Roberts - Press representativeIain Lanyon - Print design | www.keanlanyon.comSmiling Wolf - Web design | www.smilingwolf.co.uk

XTRAX staff

Anais Biaux – Project ManagerGlenn Casely – Finance and Operations ManagerMaggie Clarke – DirectorAlonso Lobato – Administrative and Communications AssistantJeanne Rae - Communications and Events Co-ordinator

XTRAX freelance staffJenny Graham – Freelance Events and Projects ManagerAyla Suveren – XTRAX AssociateMat Martin – Freelance Designer | www.matmartin.co.uk

XTRAX gratefully acknowledges the support of Arts Council England

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CONTENTS

WELCOME

STAFF

CONTENTS

ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH / ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND

OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE

TOWER HAMLETS / ROYAL MUSEUMS OF GREENWICH

CATALAN ARTS

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

WITHOUT WALLS

ISAN

XTRAX

DELEGATE SERVICES AND EVENTS

XTRAX SHORTS

ARTIST INDEX

ARTIST PAGES

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WELCOME FROM THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICHOn behalf of the Royal Borough of Greenwich I‘m delighted to welcome you to this year‘s London showcase of outdoor arts.

This year promises to be the most exciting and memorable season yet.

Last year we saw some of the most significant moments in the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s history. Achieving Royal Status in recognition of its long-standing ties with the British Monarchy in February, the summer saw the eyes of the world focus on Royal Greenwich as it hosted the magnificent events during London 2012.

The Royal Greenwich Festivals offer something for everyone from imaginative street performance, music to suit all tastes and invigorating dance performances.And have firmly established Royal Greenwich as the place to experience world-class entertainment as it showcases the very best in dance, music, art and theatre. Royal Greenwich is recognised as a great place of culture, its rich mix of arts and entertainment helping to attract millions of visitors from all over the UK and worldwide every year.

With its compelling street theatre Greenwich+Docklands International Festival is a highlight event of The Royal Greenwich Festivals, supported by The Royal Borough of Greenwich.

We hope you will enjoy this unique and vibrant cultural energy in Royal Greenwich.

For further information, please visit www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/festivals

Cllr Chris RobertsLeader, Royal Borough of Greenwich

WELCOME FROM ARTS COUNCIL ENGLANDAs we saw last year in the enormously successful Cultural Olympiad, there is a public appetite for art that is surprising, spectacular, moving, beautiful and transformative. The Greenwich+Docklands International Festival is excellent at commissioning and showcasing work that does just that and Arts Council England is very proud to be a principal supporter for that reason.

It is particularly pleasing to see the Festival build on its wonderful partnerships in presenting Deaf and disabled artists and its commitment to the very best of outdoor work from across the globe and I look forward to joining audiences for a real treat.

Moira SinclairExecutive Director London and the SoutheastArts Council England

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WELCOME FROM THE OLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGEWelcome to Sir Christopher Wren’s twin-domed riverside masterpiece and one of London’s most famous landmarks. Over 500 years ago, Henry VIII’s favourite royal palace stood on this site and it is here that his daughter Elizabeth I was born and spent the early years of her reign.

In the late 17th century, the Palace was in disrepair and Wren and Nicholas Hawksmoor, by Royal command, developed the site as the Royal Hospital for Seamen - for the benefit of old and injured sailors. In 1806, the body of Admiral Nelson lay in state in the Painted Hall. In 1873, the Hospital was transformed into the Royal Naval College, as a training facility for the Navy. Today, it’s one of the UK’s leading visitor attractions and host to a vibrant programme of cultural events throughout the year.

I very much hope that you will enjoy the GDIF2013 events at the Old Royal Naval College and find time to take in the Painted Hall, the Chapel and Discover Greenwich Visitor Centre and Shop - you will be surprised and amazed at what you find!

And do come back again!

Brendan McCarthyChief Executive, Old Royal Naval College

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WELCOME FROM TOWER HAMLETSWelcome from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

On behalf of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, I am delighted to welcome you to the dynamic and spectacular programme of events that take place on the north side of the River Thames as part of the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival for 2013.

Tower Hamlets Council works hard to deliver a high calibre arts programme that appeals to residents, commuters and visitors alike and I am proud of our continued partnership with GDIF, which provides a highlight of the cultural calendar.

The borough has some stunning riverside locations, and Island Gardens with its gorgeous views provides the perfect venue for the diverse and stimulating range of events which make up the Island Fair from 21 – 23 June. This year the Island Fair comprises circus, street theatre and a host of aerial performances.

A number of intriguing themes are imaginatively choreographed, from the imbalanced disruption caused by stargazing into stormy skies, witnessing the mind-reading abilities of Mr E and the all-seeing eyes of the Orbilys. Audiences of all ages and backgrounds will be thrilled by what’s on offer.

Lutfur Rahman, Mayor of Tower Hamlets

WELCOME FROM ROYAL MUSEUMS OF GREENWICHRoyal Museums Greenwich comprise the National Maritime Museum (NMM), the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the 17th-century Queen’s House and the Cutty Sark. The Museum, Observatory and Queen’s House lie within the historic boundaries of Greenwich Royal Park, at the heart of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. The Museum, the world’s largest of its type, tells the story of Britain and the sea, and the importance of the ocean in our lives today. The Observatory, designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1675, is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian – Longitude 0°. It displays the NMM’s scientific collections in galleries covering time, space and astronomy, and includes London’s only public planetarium. The 17th-century Queen’s House, England’s first classical building, is a rare surviving example of the work of Inigo Jones and is now primarily used to display the NMM’s internationally significant art collection. The Cutty Sark is one of the world’s most famous ships, the last surviving tea clipper and the fastest of her time. In 2012 she was reopened following a six-year, £50-million conservation programme, which included raising her over three metres in her dock. Visitors can now walk underneath the ship’s keel and view the elegant lines of her hull, which was the secret of her success. We are delighted to be hosting the Greenwich+ Docklands International Festival in the National Maritime Museum grounds, for the fifth year, and hope that you enjoy a spectacular show. Kevin Fewster, Director, Royal Museums Greenwich

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CATALAN ARTS

The Ministry of Culture at the Government of Catalonia is very proud to take part in Greenwich+Docklands International Festival 2013 edition.

Catalan! Arts is delighted to be working with GDIF and XTRAX to once again present a selection of Catalan outdoor projects, with the aim of giving artists the opportunity to show their new outdoor projects, available for touring in the next coming months, and to network with others working in the sector.

Catalan companies participating in GDIF2013 pitching events are: Insectotròpics, Ponten Pie, Mar Gómez Dance Company, Joan Català, Itinerània and choreographer Toni Mira, who at GDIF2010 presented the UK premiere of Gravity, as the opening night show. Jordi Duran, Artistic Director of Fira Tàrrega, one of the leading European Street Theatre Festivals, will be joining the Catalan delegation as well.

Work by outstanding Catalan performers also at GDIF2013 includes:

Any Day, by Max CalafSaturday 22nd: 2:55pm, 7:15pmSunday 23rd: 1:10pm, 5:05pmType: Children, Circus, and Theatre

Cru, by Fet a MàUK PremiereSaturday 22nd: 3:25pm, 6:00pmSunday 23rd: 2:10pm, 4:35pmType: Circus, Dance, and Theatre

Titeretú, by Itinerània UK PremiereSaturday 22nd: 1:00pm-6:00pmSunday 23rd: 12:00pm-5:00pmType: Children, Installation, and Participation

We hope that you enjoy the showcase and pitching sessions.More information about Catalan! Arts can be found at http://www.catalanarts.cat

We look forward to meeting you over a sunny weekend!

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

No man is an island, said John Donne. And in today’s globalised world, no island is truly an island. The United Kingdom has for the last 40 years been linked to other European countries through its membership of the European Union. This relationship has been political and economic, certainly, and those dimensions of it have recently moved closer to the top of the agenda. But the relationship has also been cultural and events like the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival remind us of those cultural ties; they remind us how this relationship is about joint experiences and learning from each other.

GDIF will highlight some important challenges for our collective future such as climate change and youth unemployment. This festival, taking place as it does in one of Europe’s major cities, is an unusual and exciting way to mark 40 years of UK membership of the EU.

Jacqueline MinorHead of the EC Representation in the UK

FLASHMOB DANCE PERFORMANCE The Pod DancersFri 21 June, 5.45pmCutty Sark Gardens

There will be a short flashmob performance celebrating the 40th anniversary of the UK membership of the European Union, performed by 60 members of the POD Dancers (volunteer cast members of last year’s London 2012 Olympic ceremonies). The performance has been choreographed by Nathan Wright and Claira Vaughan with a remixed version of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” by DJ Excalibah.

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WITHOUT WALLS

Without Walls is a consortium of leading festivals dedicated to the development of the UK’s outdoor arts sector. The consortium nurtures talent and skills by producing new work through commissions and co-productions, and promoting work that supports the growth of the UK outdoor performance sector.

In 2013 Without Walls is supporting the tour of Captive by Motionhouse, Fragile by Tilted Productions, Something to Hold by Pif-Paf, and has commissioned Faust by Bad Taste Company, Studies for C – A Sequel by Candoco, A High Street Odyssey by Inspector Sands, Les Enfants Terribles’ Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie, Magna Mysteria by Mercurial Wrestler, Audible Forces by Oxford Contemporary Music, and Bone Yard Tales by Rag and Bone

The consortium members are Brighton Festival, Greenwich+Docklands InternationalFestival, Mintfest, Norfolk & Norwich Festival, Ageas Salisbury International ArtsFestival, Stockton International Riverside Festival, and Winchester Hat Fair. Without Walls is managed by XTRAX (Manchester).

The Without Walls Associate Touring extends the reach of shows commissioned by Without Walls through strategic national touring. It is a 3 year project that aims to strengthen the outdoor touring sector and enable audiences across England to enjoy highest quality contemporary new work produced by British artists. In 2013 the Associate Touring Network members are Fuse Medway Festival, Bradford Festival, Four Squares Weekender (Birmingham Hippodrome), SO Festival (Skegness), Out There Festival (Great Yarmouth) and Derby Festé. Blackpool Council and Appetite in Stoke on Trent will join the network in 2014.

We are currently looking to develop partnerships with organisations that would like to support the creation of new work for 2014/2015. If you would like to find out more about how to work with Without Walls please talk to Maggie Clarke during the showcase weekend or visit www.withoutwalls.uk.com

Without Walls gratefully acknowledges the investment and support of Arts CouncilEngland through Grants for the Arts.

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ISAN

ISAN is a membership-based organisation for artists, curators, presenters, producers, promoters, support agencies and venues working in outdoor arts in the UK and Ireland. We provide sector services in support of the strategic development of outdoor arts. We are committed to supporting outdoor arts in all its diverse forms and advocating its benefits and practice.

ISAN is a not-for-profit organisation in receipt of funding from Arts Council England as a National Portfolio Organisation.

ISAN develops the outdoor arts sector through:• Membership Services – information sharing including member based events and regular e-bulletin detailing the latest opportunities and professional advice including access to free guidance.• Sector Services – addressing a wide range of strategic needs including: environmental sustainability, financial sustainability, access guidance and Deaf and disabled artist and audience advocacy, education, training and professional development support and event production guidance. ISAN commissions and publishes research and guidance and undertakes member and sector wide research every year. ISAN brings the sector together and acts as a forum for critical discussion through events open to members and non-members including twice yearly General Meetings and a biannual Conference.• Sectoral Development Services – lobbying for the sector on critical issues such as investment and licensing, acting as an independent voice advocating on behalf of outdoor arts to Government, Arts Councils and local authorities, plus promoting good practice standards and raising awareness of outdoor arts in the media and with the general public.

Contact us to find out more, including how to join:Tel: +44 (0)20 73889767Email: [email protected]

Learn more and participate at:

Facebook: ISAN.OUTDOOR.ARTSTwitter: ISANOUTDOORARTSVimeo: ISANOUTDOORARTSSkype: ISANOUTDOORARTS

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XTRAX

XTRAX is pleased to be working once again with Greenwich+Docklands International Festival to bring you the GDIF2013 Showcase, London’s major showcase of outdoor arts.

XTRAX has been producing showcase events since 1997 and is known for bringing together artists and promoters from across the globe to network, develop new partnerships and experience high quality outdoor performance.

We work with key partners to programme, produce and deliver large-scale outdoor events and industry showcases, whilst supporting the development of inspirational outdoor performance artists from the UK and beyond.

GDIF is a long standing collaborator and one of the UK’s major festivals, with a reputation for innovation in its programming and commissioning; XTRAX is delighted to be working once again on this major showcase event for London.

We hope that you enjoy the showcase and that we will see you again at some of our future events. Our next showcase is at Mintfest, August 30 - September 1 2013 and we are producing the tour of As The World Tipped by Wired Aerial Theatre, touring this year to:

Greenwich+Docklands International Festival 21-22 JuneViva Cité, Sotteville-Les-Rouen, France 29 JuneFestival Deventer On Stilts, Deventer, Netherlands 4-6 JulyLas Palmas Temudas Festival 2-3 AugustAppetite, Stoke on Trent 23 – 24 AugustFour Squares Weekender, Birmingham Hippodrome 7-8 SeptemberDerby Feste 27 September Bradford 5 October

Full tour dates and more information about XTRAX future projects and 2013 showcases can be found at www.xtrax.org.uk

We look forward to meeting you over the weekend,

The XTRAX team51 Old Birley Street,Manchester M15 5RFT: +44(0)161 2278383E: [email protected]: www.xtrax.org.uk

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DELEGATE SERVICES AND EVENTS

FESTIVAL CENTRAL MARQUEEThe Festival Central marquee is the central meeting and information point for all GDIF2013 delegates, situated on Pepys Lawn at the Old Royal Naval College.

OPENING TIMESThe Festival Central marquee will be open at the following times:

Friday 21 June 16.00 – 22.00Saturday 22 June 10.00 – 21.00Sunday 23 June 10.30 – 17.00

SHOWCASE SCHEDULE & PROGRAMME OVERVIEWAll events located at Festival Central marquee unless otherwise noted

FRIDAY 21 JUNE

16.00 Registration opens17.45 The Pod Dancers - Cutty Sark Gardens 18.00 Welcome drinks hosted by GDIF, XTRAX & ISAN 19.45 Performances Start - Various locations 22.00 As The World Tipped - National Maritime Museum

SATURDAY 22 JUNE 10.00 – 10.30 Coffee and Networking10.30 – 12.00 XTRAX Shorts and spotlight on Catalan Artists (details of presenting companies on p. 14)12.00 Short introduction to Fira Tarrega (Catalunya) from Artistic Director Jordi Duran12.15 Meet the delegates – all delegates are invited to briefly introduce themselves. We invite you to join us for a drink whilst you meet other delegates and colleagues before the programme starts13.00 Programme starts - Various locations17.00 Trans-national European networks in changing times - A panel of street arts practitioners from across Europe will discuss their experiences of working in trans-European networks and explore opportunities for international collaborations. 22.00 As the World Tipped - National Maritime Museum

SUNDAY 23 10.30 - 11.00 Coffee and Networking11.00 - 12.00 XTRAX Shorts12.00 Programme starts17.00 Festival Central marquee closes

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NOTES ON THE SCHEDULEPlease note that most performances are repeated several times over the weekend so it should be possible to see all the shows.

Any revisions to the schedule will be posted in the Festival Central marquee.

DELEGATE INFORMATION Ticket ReservationsTickets for (remor) presented by Res de Res & Artigues at Cutty Sark Gardens are free, however booking is required. If you would like to reserve tickets for this show please go to the Info Point in Cutty Sark Gardens (next to the Greenwich Foot Tunnel entrance).

Photo BoardWe will print the photographs you have sent us when registering, and place it on a notice board to help you identify who’s who during the showcase.

Artist Information AreaArtists and delegates are invited to bring promotional material about their work to the Festival Central marquee. There will be space to leave brochures and flyers.

Access ServicesWe aim to make the GDIF2013 showcase an inclusive event within an accessibleenvironment and will do all we can do to support your requirements. If you have anyaccess requirements please contact Malú Ansaldo on 020 8305 5023 or [email protected]

There will be BSL interpreters at the reception on Friday and at XTRAX Shorts pitching sessions. Some performances are also available with BSL interpretation, audio description and captioning, please ask the team for details.

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XTRAX SHORTSSATURDAY 22ND JUNE - 10.00-12.00SUNDAY 23RD JUNE - 10.30-12.00

FESTIVAL CENTRAL MARQUEE, PEPYS LAWNOLD ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, GREENWICH SE10 9NN

XTRAX Shorts is designed to complement the showcase programme by providing an opportunity for artists to give a presentation to delegates about new outdoor projects in development.

XTRAX Shorts is a great opportunity to hear about exciting new work available for touring in 2014. It also provides a vibrant forum to meet colleagues and talented artists, and to network with others working in the sector.

Each artist or group will be given 10 minutes to present their project.

SATURDAY 22ND JUNE 10.00 – 10.30 Coffee and Networking10.30 – 12.00 XTRAX Shorts and Spotlight on Catalan Artists ACROJOU CANDOCO EMERGENCY EXIT ARTS CIA MAR GÓMEZ [CATALONIA - SPAIN] PONTEN PIE [CATALONIA - SPAIN] TONI MIRA [CATALONIA - SPAIN] INSECTOTRÒPICS [CATALONIA - SPAIN] JOAN CATALÀ [CATALONIA - SPAIN] ITINERANIA [CATALONIA - SPAIN]

SUNDAY 23RD JUNE 10.30 - 11.00 Coffee and Networking11.00 – 12.00 XTRAX Shorts CHRIS PAVIA / STOPGAP CURIOUS DIRECTIVE INSTITUTE OF CRAZY DANCING GRAVITY AND LEVITY HIGHLY SPRUNG PERFORMANCE CASSON AND FRIENDS

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ARTIST INDEX

A

Aardlek

B

Bad Taste CompanyBicycle Ballet

C

Captain BoomerCompagnie d’Outre RueCompañía Itinerània

D

Dizzy O’Dare Presents

F

FataliaFet a MàFevered Sleep

G

Graeae in association with Strange Fruit

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Les Enfants TerriblesLevantes Dance Theatre

M

Magmanus CompanyMax CalafMetta TheatreMolly OrangeMotionhouse

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O

OCM and SARU

P

Pif-PafPin the TalePins and Needles Productions

R

Rag and BoneRashDashRes de Res & Artigues

S

Lemn Sissay Stefano di Renzo

T

Tangled FeetTilted Productions

U

Univited Guests

W

Wired Aerial Theatre

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404142

4344

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AARDLEK

BARBARA KRULIKHEMKADE18/413B1506 PR ZAANDAMTHE NETHERLANDS

+31(0)6 275 [email protected]

No. OF PEOPLE ON TOUR:MINIMUM PERFORMANCE SPACE:

DURATION:

610x12m60mn

GROWTH

Making their UK debut, Aardlek is an Amsterdam based visual and street theatre company who uncover surreal and wonderful visions of everyday life. In this playful performance, the company unpicks humanity’s relationship with nature creating a series of provocative and surprising images. In one moment there’s an overhead tangle of exotic vegetation and in the next a humorous perspective on our efforts to hold back the power of the tide. Witty and thought-provoking this is a completely unique theatrical experience with some unexpected twists and turns along the way.

Supported by The Embassy of the Netherlands

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KEY PERSONNEL:


DURATION:

Choreographer : Robby GrahamDancers : Paul Martin, Rokas Saltenis, Timothy Butt, Sam Amos, Benjamin Taylor-Shepherd, Robby Graham612x14m30mn

Bad Taste Company combine world-class Breaking skills with physical theatre and narrative to produce work that has been said to “take British urban dance to new heights” (Royston Maldoom OBE). Bad Taste have represented the UK and Ireland internationally since 1998, and continue to create work that redefines the vocabulary of breaking as a performance art.

FAUST

Rooted in the atmosphere of the 1920’s prohibition era this reimagining of the classic tale is set to the sounds of Charleston, Lindy Hop and big band music.

Told through the intense physical style for which Bad Taste Company have become renowned, Cutty Sark Gardens will be transformed into a Speakeasy with a cast of gangsters, bootleggers, gamblers, flappers and hep cats. World-class hip-hop dance and authentic period styling will fuse with flaming cocktails, burning boxing rings and a literally explosive set to encapsulate the zest and exuberance of the roaring ’20s.

Co-commissioned by: Without Walls, Dance City, Stockton International Riverside Festival, Tees Valley Dance, SO Festival

BAD TASTE COMPANYROBBY GRAHAMDANCE CITYTEMPLE STREETNEWCASTLE UPON TYNENE1 4BR

+44(0)7515 [email protected]

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BICYCLE BALLET

KAREN POLEY29 SPRINGFIELD RD,

BRIGHTONBN1 6DF


www.bicycleballet.co.uk

KEY PERSONNEL:


DURATION:

Karen Poley, Creative Producer/Artistic Director; Virginia Farman, Choreographer/Director; Oliver Aylmer Sound Design; Lucy Bradridge, Costume Design. 620x20m30mn

Bicycle Ballet creates exhilarating outdoor dance performances on bikes, exploring the joyful highs and gritty lows of cycling. The choreographies fuse dance, circus and physical theatre with visual spectacle, comedy and striking soundtracks. At the heart of the company is engaging participants and audiences in new, exciting and unexpected ways, and, of course, encouraging cycling.

EVERYDAY HERO

On a quest for adventure and self-discovery, a reluctant hero crosses the threshold and plunges into a forest of fear. Through real and imagined landscapes, helped and hindered by people and creatures along the way, the hero must battle demons to return with untold riches on a tandem.

Everyday Hero is an outdoor dance production, performed by a company of visually impaired and sighted dancers. The performance will fuse dance, visual spectacle and a striking soundtrack and will receive its UK premiere at GDIF.

Supported by: Arts Council England, Wheels for Wellbeing, Awards for All, Pocklington Resource Centre, Tru Thoughts

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CAPTAIN BOOMER

BART VAN PEEL CAPTAIN BOOMER VZWPROSPER VAN LANGENDONCKSTRAAT 4, 2050 ANTWERPENBELGIUM

+32(0)486 038575bartvanpeel@hotmail.comwww.bartvanpeel.bewww.captainboomercollective.org

KEY PERSONNEL:

No. OF PEOPLE ON TOUR:

Artistic Director: Bart Van Peel; Producer: Stijn Doggen; Sculptors: Dirk Claesen, Hedwig Sneockx; Graphics: Jelle Doggen, Scientific support: Koen Van Noten, Actors: Karen Van Peel, Klaus Nemelka, Kevin Bellemans, Manou Kersting; Crew Manager: Leen Malschaert10

The Belgian art group Captain Boomer take their name from a character in Moby Dick who was captain of the whaling ship The Samuel Enderby. They create innovative and surprising installations which ambush public spaces and disrupt everyday life. Working in collaboration with the sculptor Zephyr they have constructed a complete sperm whale which is about 17 metres long and is made of wood, aluminium and polyester.

Through the centuries, the beaching of a whale has always led to excitement and community gatherings. Captain Boomer have created a super-real, life-sized sculpture/art installation which celebrates the magnificence of whales, sea creatures and the sea.

They have conceived the project as a piece of total theatre with a “beaching” (staged at GDIF on 20 June as a surprise) attended by “scientists” followed by a weekend installation in which the whale sculpture is the focus of “scientific enquiry” and other staged events in the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College. Having created this “Leviathan” Captain Boomer are now keen to seek out new waterfront festival settings and locations keen to host future whale beachings!

Supported by: GLL

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COMPAGNIE D’OUTRE RUE

JEAN-PAUL JEUNIAUX10, RUE D’HARNONCOURT

B-6767 LAMORTEAUBELGIUM


www.outrerue.be

ORBILYS

Look up and you may see the Orbilys looking down on you! Communicating through their eyes these curious beings are distinctively human but see the world from a different angle. In a landscape dominated by CCTV these are the original eyes from above. Watch these other worldly eyes question and interrogate everything in their path – including you. Follow them to see what they find and if they get the answers they are searching for!

No. OF PEOPLE ON TOUR:DURATION:

245mn (roaming)

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Claiming the street as a natural meeting place, Itinerània practises an ephemeral and festive intervention in the public space. Its installations are made primarily of iron and wood, using visible basic mechanical structures and devices.

TITERETÚ

Last year, GDIF audiences got lost in Compañía Itinerània’s ingenious mechanical maze: puzzling and playing games to find their way out of the labyrinth. Playfulness is at the heart of their new installation which receives its UK premiere at GDIF 2013, but this time you, the audience, are in the driving seat. A giant puppet will be stationed and ready for you to take control of the strings. This is your chance to test your balance, precision and co-ordination as you choreograph the movements of a character 3 times your size!

Titeretú is based on an original idea by Sandra Sardà and Itinerània.

COMPAÑÍA ITINERÀNIASANDRA ALFAROC/ROSER 63-658004, BARCELONA SPAIN

+34(0)672 [email protected] www.itinerania.com

KEY PERSONNEL:

MINIMUM PERFORMANCE SPACE:

Design and construction: Furti Coromina and Paco Hernández (Itinerània), Sandra Sardà (Katakrak) and Carmen Rodríguez (Tralará).200x200m

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Dizzy O’Dare Presents... is a circus, outdoor arts and theatre company based in Medway, Kent. The company was formed in 2009 to create From The Inky Deep for the closing ceremony of Fuse Medway Festival. Since then Dizzy has produced outdoor theatre pieces The Last Apothecary, Cabinet of Curiosities and The Tiny Travelling Tightwire Show! (which was translated into French and has toured internationally), all of which have toured extensively in the UK. Their work spans a range styles and areas. The company also produces Cabaret of Curiosities which has been running at the Brook Theatre, Chatham for the past 4 years, and are currently programming the English Festival at Riverside Country Park Gillingham.

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MR E

After enchanting audiences at GDIF 2011, Dizzy O’Dare returns with a brand new adventure from their weird and wonderful travelling museum. Meet Mr E, a mysterious character who can read your mind and journey into your imagination. Step into his curious world for strange stories and funny acts. Mr E also offers a chance for you to get involved and draw exactly what is inside your head – but be careful he can see it before you’ve put pen to paper!

Supported by: Tower Hamlets Council, Arts Council England

DIZZY O’DARE PRESENTS...

ALANA JONESSEA MONKEY, PORT WERBURGH,

VICARAGE LANE, HOOROCHESTER

ME3 9TW


www.dizzyodare.com

KEY PERSONNEL:No. OF PEOPLE ON TOUR:

MINIMUM PERFORMANCE SPACE:DURATION:

Alana Jones and Michael Imerson2-310x6m45mn

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MINIMUM PERFORMANCE SPACE:

Stefan Voigt, Bärbel Voigt - performers, artists24x8m

BRAIN COLLECTOR

Step inside this intriguing cabinet of curiosities with its echoes of fairground sideshows and automata and peep into mysterious viewing boxes containing strangely animated furniture, convulsive forms and phantom guests. Fatalia is part mirror installation, part street theatre and plays with expectations to reveal dream worlds, secret desires and memories. This surreal German production offers a sense of dangerous otherness with its masked actors and surprising metamorphoses. Watch out for a stormy sea flooding a luxurious room and a young woman transforming into a fabulous and ferocious monster!

FATALIA

STEFAN VOIGTROSEGGERSTR. 801445 RADEBEUL GERMANY


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FET A MÀ

CÉCILE BELLANLA GRAINERIE

61, RUE ST JEAN31130 BALMA

FRANCE

+ 33(0)561 246245+33(0)612 600238

[email protected] www.acolytes.asso.fr

Pau Portabella and Marta Torrents met in Barcelona Circus School in 2003. They started working together in acrobalance and then followed a 3 year course in Le Lido, in Toulouse Circus School. In 2009, they created the company Fet a Mà and their first short piece. Circus is to them a permanent discovery, a way to convey emotions and pure feelings to the audience, in any empty space. They believe in a circus without contrivance, where the body speaks by itself, creating its own language and expressing what it is going through. They study human relations and the way these disturb physical relations. They work on the physical and psychological limits that one faces everyday, such as obsessions that, if carried to extremes, can turn into something utterly absurd.

CRU (RAW)

Fet a Mà uses circus as a way of describing and sharing intense emotional worlds – this is circus as Samuel Beckett might have imagined it. In this new production, they expose humanity’s inner fragility and vulnerability with an astounding physical performance. An apparently simple acrobatic duet becomes much more; pulling back the surface to reveal something raw - layers of thought, feeling, pain and humour. Celebrated for their expressive style of performance, Fet a Mà is led by Pau Portabella and Marta Torrrents and Cru receives its UK premiere at GDIF.

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Marta Torrents Canals, Pau Portabella: authors and actors; Timothé Loustalot : sound technician; Boris Billier: music creator; Céline Sathal: costumes37x7m30mn

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Fevered Sleep was established in 1996 by David Harradine and Sam Butler. We make work in performance, installation, film publication and digital art, for children and for adults.

Our work takes place in arts venues such as theatres and galleries, in unusual places both indoors and out, and in the physical and virtual spaces people encounter in their everyday lives. Whatever we make, and wherever it’s found, we seek to provide thought-provoking, surprising and intimate experiences that encourage people to see the world in new and unexpected ways.

LITTLE UNIVERSE

From the biggest of galaxies to the smallest things in the world, Fevered Sleep’s outdoor show for 3 – 5 year olds reveals the patterns and movements that set everything in motion. Combining dance, objects and music, Little Universe is the creation of one of Britain’s most fearless theatre companies who are internationally renowned for their commitment to discovery and experiment.

FEVERED SLEEP

ELLIE HARTWELLC/O YOUNG VIC66 THE CUTLONDON SE1 8LZ


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Artistic Director - David Harradine Associate Artistic Director - Samantha Butler415x15m20mn

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GRAEAE IN ASSOCIATION WITH

STRANGE FRUITJUDITH KILVINGTON

GRAEAE THEATRE COMPANYBRADBURY STUDIOS

138 KINGSLAND ROADLONDON E2 8DY


www.graeae.org

Graeae Theatre Company tours world-class, diverse, high impact theatre. Accessibility is at their core; they progressively define, evolve and redefine the ways in which signing, audio description, sound, light and film can enhance the theatrical experience.

THE LIMBLESS KNIGHT – A TALE OF RIGHTS REIGNITED

“Films are in black and white or colour. This film is in grey and these are the grey stories that need to be told”. In this immersive theatre experience you are invited to play extras in a film where nothing is quite what it seems. Inspired by Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, an incident on a film set provides the spark igniting passions and protest, sacrifice and a call to arms in defence of human rights. Directed by Jenny Sealey and featuring performers from the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, this new production features stunning aerial performance and sway pole choreography as well as the trademark Graeae aesthetics of sign language and audio description integrated into the show.

Supported by: City Bridge Trust, Big Lottery, Royal Victoria Foundation Trust and Circus Space

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Director - Jenny SealeyProducer - Hetty Shand2030mn

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LES ENFANTS TERRIBLESJAMES SEAGER

+44(0)7946 396756james@lesenfantsterribles.co.ukwww.lesenfantsterribles.co.uk

“Razor sharp theatre group Les Enfants Terribles” (THE TELEGRAPH) are dedicated to creating original, innovative and exciting theatre that challenges, inspires and entertains. We are constantly pushing ourselves to explore and develop new techniques to tell stories whilst at the heart of our work always remaining accessible to our audience and growing fan-base. The company has performed productions to thousands all over the world including theatres in Poland, Dubai, Australia, Norway, Singapore and has toured extensively all over the UK.

MARVELLOUS IMAGINARY MENAGERIE

Rolling into town with all the excitement and magic of a travelling circus, one of the UK’s most original and exciting theatre companies unpacks a magnificent new production, evoking memories of the nineteenth century Greenwich Fair and the Victorian world of travelling menageries, sideshows and dancing booths. Packed with circus, puppets, dance, music and magic, a cast of professional charlatans will regale you with tales of wit, virtue and courage, all loosely based upon Aesop’s Fables.

Co-commissioned by Without Walls and GDIF

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Producers - James Seager & Oliver LansleyDirector - Emma EarleDesigners - Sam Wyer and Jo ScotcherWritten by Oliver Lansley630mn

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Levantes Dance Theatre consists of key practitioners Bethanie Harrison and Eleni Edipidi. The company works primarily with dance theatre, with a constant enthusiasm for fusing artistic disciplines and indulging in vibrant aesthetics.

CANAPÉ COMMUNITY

Join Greenwich Dance resident artists and Samuel Beckett Theatre award-winning Levantes Dance Theatre in their popular and boldly kitsch Canapé Art. These pocket-sized, playful performances explore everyday life with a surprising and absurdist twist. Normally performed as a duet, both amongst and in front of audiences, the company has recruited 12 delightful individuals to be part of their Canapé Community. Look out for their extraordinary hats and costumes as they pop up unexpectedly around the Greenwich Fair.

Supported by Greenwich Dance

LEVANTES DANCE THEATRE

BETHANIE HARRISON


www.levantesdancetheatre.org



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Magmanus Company is a Swedish circus company founded in 2009 by the Franco-Norwegian duo Manu Tiger and Magnus Bjoru.

Our vision of the company is to spread happiness and inspire our audience to follow their dreams. We know this is a very big challenge to accomplish by performing arts, but we believe it´s important to set our goals high and we think the combination of impressive circus skills, humour and the intensive interaction with the audience on stage is a very good toolbox to deliver the message we believe in.

MAGMANUS SHOW

This award-winning Swedish circus show is a barnstorming, rip-roaring, stomach turning comedy. Little and Large, the Two Ronnies, Ant and Dec – we all love a comic double act – now meet the street theatre version, as Magmanus put friendships to the test with flying acrobatics, feats of balance and Bollywood juggling. With impressive circus skills, non-stop humour and intensive audience participation, this show’s cheeky finale is guaranteed to leave you with a smile.

MAGMANUS COMPANYMANU TIGERSWEDEN




Manu Tiger, Magnus Bjoru 210x8x7m55mn

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MAX CALAF

MAX CALAF SEVE106 GLYN ROAD

LONDON E5 0JE


Max Calaf Seve is a contemporary circus company based in London. Created in 2009 the company provides indoor and outdoor performances in the UK and all across Europe. The specialisation is trampoline acrobatics, object manipulation and physical theatre.The core member of the company is Max Calaf with seven years training in different circus schools and higher education for performing arts. In collaboration with other artists, the company produces innovative and characteristic work, using the trampoline as a performing tool for a new contemporary circus scene.

ANY DAY

A traveller arrives in Greenwich, looking for a place to plant his nomadic home. But this traveller’s home is a little different; it’s a trampoline. Max Calaf returns to GDIF following his gravity defying performances in 2011. As Max searches for a place to rest, his trampoline takes control and he is buffeted on the winds of change; can he gain control and peace? This Catalan trampoline master mixes extreme physical theatre and touching humour as he flies high into the sky.

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Director: Ricardo Gallardo; Performer: Max Calaf; External Eye: Pablo Meneu; Music: Fernando Rosende Special thanks to Roland Brauchli27x5x6.5m30mn

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METTA THEATRE

PATRICK COLLIER66 LANCASTER COURT, FULHAM RD, LONDON SW6 5TA

+44(0)20 77368489 +44(0)7949 [email protected]

Metta Theatre make beautiful, imaginative & compelling theatre, using all the story-telling tools at our disposal – including words, music, projection, puppetry and circus - creating meta-theatrical works – telling stories that include the audience in the act of telling. We make work in theatres (mostly), cafes, playgrounds & museums, in London and all over the UK.

MONKEY & CROCODILE

Enter the playground forest, and share an apple with friendly Monkey and her new best mate Crocodile. But all is not what it seems and clever Monkey must keep her wits about her if she is to escape the clutches of Crocodile’s mean Mother. Metta Theatre bring this old Indian fable of friendship and betrayal magically to life in a playground. Fun for all the family from three years and above, this charming show features aerial circus, acrobatics, juggling, skateboarding, live music and over one hundred apples!

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Director: Poppy Burton-Morgan; Composer: Jessica Dannheisser; Aerial Choreographer: Layla Rosa; Costume Designer: Kate Lane; General Manager: Patrick Collier; Performers: Rosie Rowlands, Philip Whiteman345mn

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MOLLY ORANGE

LUCY FROST27 CHELTENHAM ROAD

CHORLTONMANCHESTER

M21 9GL


www.mollyorange.org

Molly Orange is a North-West based company that plays with physical performance and design to tell stories on the street. It was formed in 2009 by Lucy Frost in order to create work in a role where the boundaries between artist, maker and producer are blurred, combining her passion for visual art and circus.

LITTLE WONDER

The Borrowers are at the circus! Little Wonder takes us back to when we were young and the simplest object had a thousand uses. Acrobalance and physical theatre combine on a journey from the everyday into the wonderful, creating a world, where as in Alice in Wonderland, familiar and small things have a habit of suddenly transforming in scale.

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Devised and Performed by Lucy Frost and Owen GaynorStructures by Dave Southall Circus Direction by Mish Weaver29x4m30mn

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MOTIONHOUSE

JO VALENTINESPENCER YARD LEAMINGTON SPACV31 3SY

+44(0)1926 [email protected] www.motionhouse.co.uk

Motionhouse is one of the UK’s foremost dance theatre companies, touring highly acclaimed and award winning productions to theatre and festivals throughout the world. We create an extraordinary range of performances. Rooted in Dance, our dynamic productions draw on theatre, circus and acrobatics and are acclaimed for striking use of imagery, theatricality and immediate impact.

CAPTIVE

Breathtaking, highly energetic and intoxicating, four dancers perform inside a large steel cage. Disorientated and shaken, they use their skill and instinct to survive, creating a dazzling performance at breakneck speed. Powerfully physical, emotionally charged and combining contemporary dance with aerial artistry, Captive is inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem The Panther which considers how a human, like an animal, can be plucked from everyday life and plunged into captivity.

Supported by Without Walls


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49x9m25mn

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OCM and SARU

ALAN JAMES


www.ocmevents.org

Oxford Contemporary Music (OCM) is a unique producer that works to develop and present the highest quality and most innovative new music and sound-based live events. Oxford Brookes University Sonic Art Research Unit (SARU) provides a forum for dialogue between the fields of Composition and Sound Art.

AUDIBLE FORCES

Capturing the power of the wind at the crest of Greenwich Park Hill, leading sound artist Max Eastley and Oxford Contemporary Music create an intricate landscape of musical installations powered by the wind. Intriguing kinetic, sonic sculptures produce other-worldly sounds as nature’s unseen force breathes life into them. The collection is inspired by Max Eastley’s explorations into Aeolian (wind driven) instruments. Six of the finest sound artists around today (Mark Anderson, Jony Easterby, Kathy Hinde, Dan Fox, Nathaniel Robin Mann and Mike Blow) join Max in conjuring up an evocative and timeless world.

Supported by: Arts Council England, PRS for Music Foundation, Brighton Festival and Dome, Without Walls, Produced by OCM, SARU, Oxford Brookes University, AHRC, Sound and Music, Pitt Rivers Museum

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Artists: Max Eastley, Mark Anderson, Jony Easterby, Kathy Hinde, Dan Fox, Nathaniel Robin Mann and Mike Blow10

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PIF-PAF

PETE GUNSONUNIT 4 PETRE DRIVESHEFFIELDSOUTH YORKSHIRES4 7PZ

+44(0)[email protected]

Pif-Paf is a performance and sculpture company based in Sheffield creating both intimate and spectacular work for the great outdoors and new spaces. Their work reflects the directors’ backgrounds in fine art, theatre, circus, and engineering mixed with an insatiable curiosity and desire for constant reinvention.The heart of our practice is celebrating the surreal in the real and the stories of life and invention that we are all tangled up in.

SOMETHING TO HOLD

With storms on every horizon an astronomer desperately scours the sky for answers; but he is surprised by what he finds in that big expanse of sky. Journey into a magical cosmos as we meet new planets, new creations and take one giant leap for mankind. A beautifully spun tale by the witty and fearless Pif Paf as they scale newly invented aerial equipment which will leave us all losing our sense of gravity.

Supported by Without Walls

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Artistic Directors: Pete Gunson / Eleanor HooperChoreography by Kevin FinnanDramaturge/Writer - Paschale StraightonMusician - Will Lenton38m diameter30mn

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PIN THE TALE

RAGGA DAHL JOHANSEN18 ANDOVER ROAD

LONDON N7 7RA

+44(0)7783 138480 [email protected] www.pinthetale.org

SPLASH!

From a puddle to the ocean, from a tap to the toilet, water is everywhere we go. Sometimes we don’t have enough of it and at other times we can’t get away from it. Love it or hate it, we can’t survive without it. Get your umbrella out and put your wellies on as innovative theatre makers Pin The Tale, inspired by poem The Adventures of Vapour by Andrea Pierides take us through the surprising journey of a water droplet

“Pin the Tale have a grand career ahead of them.” - The British Theatre Guide on Pin the Tale’s Catch

Co-commissioned by GDIF, Lyric Hammersmith, Watford Palace Theatre & Latitude



Ragga Dahl Johansen - Director33x3m20mn

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PINS AND NEEDLES PRODUCTIONSZOE SQUIRE

[email protected] www.pinsandneedlesproductions.co.uk

Pins and Needles Productions is committed to creating inspiring visual theatre that unites both physical and text based work. We are passionate about finding imaginative ways of telling stories and produce shows for a range of ages, including the world premiere of Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas and Oliver Lansley’s off-kilter comedy Flies. We are proud to be an Associate Company of the egg, Theatre Royal Bath. Pins and Needles is run by Director/Designer partnership Emma Earle and Zoe Squire.

SCOOP

In the heady days of 1970, Ackerley Addaneye and his ice cream van ruled the Devonshire coast. Now he’s arrived in Greenwich with his glory days behind him and it’s time to face the past. Pull up a deckchair and enjoy Pins and Needles’ gaudy and gorgeous humour with characters larger than life and songs of full of love and ice cream.

Co-commissioned by GDIF, Lyric Hammersmith, Watford Palace Theatre and Latitude

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DURATION:

Emma Earle (Company Director/Director) Zoe Squire (Company Director/Designer)Bea Roberts (Writer)38x10x5m25mn

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RAG AND BONE

TIM HILL1, LILLESDON COURT FARM COTTAGES

LILLESDONNR TAUNTON

TA3 6BT


www.rag-bone.org

Rag and Bone breathe new life into outdoor theatre and processional traditions, telling stories, creating shows, building giants, beasts, dream machines and fiery spectacles.

BONE YARD TALES

Astonishing characters come to life from a wasteland of discarded rubbish. A mound of debris is transformed into a wonderland of angels, boats and mechanical trees. This is the Bone Yard – a scrap heap, or your back yard; constantly changing and growing.

Rag and Bone dance, delight and despair in a world drowning in junk. But are they alone? Did that rubbish move? And are the ‘Bone Yard Tales’ really a series of myths telling of the destructive power and addictive nature of waste, or just stories spun by Rag to distract Bone from bashing bits of metal all the time?

Bone Yard Tales’ combination of physical theatre, puppetry and live music revels in the delight of transformation creating spectacular storytelling for all ages.

Commissioned by Without Walls

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Director Damian Wright; Composer Tim Hill; Design Dave Young; Costume Sarah Dicks; Performers Helen Gregg, Ben Phillips, Ollie Bryce, Tim Hill, Dave Young, Martin West and Tarn Aitken710m diameter50mn

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RASHDASH

HELEN GOALEN

+44(0)7891 577008 [email protected]

RashDash are performers, devisers, choreographers and singers. They make theatre that is noisy, messy, fierce, funny, beautiful, unsettling and bold.

THE FRENZY

Enter a world of euphoria, raving and recklessness: a world where nails turn to talons, trees are torn up by the roots, and wild, fierce and ecstatic women dance relentlessly. Taking GDIF audiences by storm last year with their debut outdoor show Set Fire to Everything! award-winning RashDash are back with a feast of physical storytelling and live music. Based on Euripides’ The Bacchae, this young Leeds based company make theatre which is noisy, messy, unsettling, fierce and fun.

‘...sensational’ - Total Theatre

‘electrifying’ - Telegraph (on Rash Dash’s Ugly Sisters)

Co-commissioned by GDIF, Lyric Hammersmith, Watford Palace Theatre & Latitude

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Artistic Directors and performers: Helen Goalen and Abbi GreenlandMusician and Performer: Becky Wilkie310x5m20mn

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RES DE RES & ARTIGUES

JENNY VILA


www.resderes.com/remor

Res de Res is one of the pioneering companies in circus-theatre in Spain. They are known for integrating specific circus skills and reaching the full theatrical potential of those skills. Their work has been recognised and acclaimed in 17 countries and four different continents. (remor) has been co-produced with Artigues, a Majorcan physical and visual artist.

(remor)

Winner of a Total Theatre Award at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2012 (remor) lands in Greenwich for its only London dates. Part of a new micro-theatre movement in response to the financial crisis, audiences are admitted into a large rusted container. Inside is the exact replica of a Majorcan prison cell. Step into the box for a stunningly intimate physical theatre performance as two bodies attempt to share a space, a sentence and survival. Their physical intensity will be seared on the mind long after you escape their cell.

“…an extraordinary pas de deux…” - Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

Supported by: Institut d’Estudis Balears and Ministerio de Cultura (Gobierno de España)

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Marta Barceló and Joan Miquel ArtiguesOriginal Music: Joana Gomila, Performed byJoana Gomila and Maialen Araolaza; Set: Biel Jordà and Tomeu Estelrich; Photography: Massay37x9x4m11mn

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LEMN SISSAY

SUZETTE NEWMAN

[email protected]+44(0)20 72293000www.lemnsissay.com

GDIF WRITER IN RESIDENCE

Poet and playwright Lemn Sissay MBE is GDIF’s first ever writer in residence. He has collaborated with the Belgian artists’ group Captain Boomer to create a local context and backstory for the giant sperm whale sculpture which appeared in Greenwich over the weekend of 21 – 23 June as part of an Arts Council England funded project developed with GLL Royal Greenwich Libraries.

Lemn was the first poet commissioned for the 2012 Olympic Games. His poem Spark Catchers is written onto a structure at The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. In Greenwich Lemn wrote the words on MVMNT Café Greenwich station – the only building in the world built beneath a tweet - which won the 2013 Design Week Awards.

Lemn curated the world’s first Literature Festival of the Sea in Southend. He travelled the oceans to the arctic with Cape Farewell with fifteen artists including Jarvis Cocker, Laurie Anderson and Martha Wainwright. He is associate artist at London’s Southbank Centre where he performed Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner with Bellowhead. In March he adapted Benjamin Zephaniah’s Refugee Boy for West Yorkshire Playhouse to rave reviews.

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STEFANZO DI RENZO

UNIT 1B, 5 FOUNTAYNE ROAD

LONDON N15 4QL


www.stefanodirenzo.com

Stefano Di Renzo is a circus theatre performer working towards a dynamic fusion between circus and physical language, examining potential meanings and stories through equilibristic, object manipulation and corporal movement. Stefano trained at E.M.C.A. in Madrid and at The Circus Space in London. On My Way is his first solo show and has been touring festivals and theatres in Europe since 2012. Alongside his own work, Stefano has worked with Ockham’s Razor, Theatre Rites, Company F.Z. and The Generating Company.

ON MY WAY

Greenwich has long been a place associated with arrival and departure; a melting pot of stories that stretch across borders. Against the background of the Cutty Sark, On My Way charts one such journey, as a lone traveller attempts to create a normal life in a new place. Featuring physical theatre and innovative circus, Italian master of object manipulation Stefano di Renzo grapples with new surroundings and precariously sets out to balance his new life with a longing for home.

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Devised and performed by Stefano Di Renzowith direction from Tina Koch, David Sant and Rob Tannion; Sound design by Gabriele Pierro 26x10x5m40mn

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TANGLED FEET

KAT JOYCEC/O 7 SCOTT HOUSECALEDONIAN ROADN7 8TJ

[email protected]

tangled feet are an ensemble of theatre practitioners committed to making original, provocative work. Using physicality, image, music and text we create truly “live” theatre that tries to capture the audience in a total experience. We aim to push the boundaries of what theatre can be, to make bold performances that inspire thought and question. We strive to make transformative theatre that is accessible to all, in public places, found spaces and theatre buildings.

PUSH

They’re everywhere on our high streets, juggling demands and jiggling pushchairs, trying to reconcile a baby’s illogical moods and bodily fluids with being out and respectable in public places. Clench your pelvic floors and join us for the ride as five pram-pushers weave paths between elation, despair, exhaustion and love.

Co-commissioned by Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, Lyric Hammersmith, Watford Palace Theatre and Latitude Festival

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DURATION:

Director (Kat Joyce/John Hinton) 5 actors (Emily Eversden, Hannah Gittos, Jennifer Jackson, Alexis Terry, Fiona Watson) Stage Manager (Izzie Sullivan)78x10m25mn

TILTED PRODUCTIONS

FLORA HERBERICHC/O CRYING OUT LOUD

TOYNBEE STUDIOS, 28 COMMERCIAL STREET

LONDON E1 6AB

+44(0)7903 [email protected] www.tilted.org.uk

Tilted Productions creates vivid imagery ranging from subtly poetic to brutally disturbing, from darkly humorous to mysteriously haunting. The quest is not merely to entertain with great performance skills but to challenge and touch an audience.

The work also features a constantly evolving interest in the physical dialogue between human bodies and objects, specifically designed props, transformable sets, architectures or landscape elements – their role is integral as movement catalysts and metaphors within the theatrical concept.

FRAGILE

Tightwire performers, dancers, trampolinists and a clown are caught between earth and sky on a precipitous rooftop garden. For those visiting this otherworldly setting, it can become a playground, a paradise, an oasis or a hideaway and as relationships entwine amongst the tiles and chimneys a strange transformation happens to the garden itself. Maresa von Stockert’s latest cross artform collaboration combines contemporary circus, physical theatre and breathtaking choreography.

Supported by: Without WallsCo-commissioned by: PASS – Circus Channel

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Maresa von Stockert: Artistic Director; Performers: Stephanie McMann, Beth Powlesland, Lucas Bergandi, Laura Smith, Mark Pieklo; Design: Fabrice Deperrois, Jeremy Cox; Composition: Oliver Cobden Thomas9See Technical Rider60mn

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UNINVITED GUESTSHANNAH KERRFUEL C/O BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRELAVENDER HILLLONDONSW11 5TN

+44(0)20 [email protected]/home

Formed in Bristol in 1998, Uninvited Guests make entertaining and provocative performance. Their work represents a contemporary reality, in which memories of movies are as much part of the experience as intimate dialogues with lovers. They work in various contexts including performance, installation and digital media. Recent projects include Love Letters Straight from Your Heart (Southbank Centre, UK tour), Make Better Please (Fierce Festival, Bristol Old Vic, UK tour) and Give Me Back My Broken Night (Guimarães, Portugal, Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone).

THE UNSUNG

The award winning Uninvited Guests invite you to remember the local heroes of Greenwich and beyond. Share your stories and hear inspiring tales of those we want to honour or commemorate. This is your chance to propose a temporary sculpture for your favourite teacher or forgotten Aunt and add to a beautiful memorial collection in Greenwich Park. The Unsung is part of an on-going research and development project between GDIF and Uninvited Guests.

“The most powerful theatrical event I saw.” - The Financial Times on Love Letters Straight from Your Heart

Produced by FuelCommissioned by GDIF

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Created and performed by Uninvited Guests: Paul Clarke, Richard Dufty and Jessica Hoffman2

WIRED AERIAL THEATRE

WENDY HESKETHTHE HIGHER SPACE

10 COTTON STREET, LIVERPOOL L3 7DY


www.wiredaerialtheatre.com For bookings, please contact Anaïs Biaux:

[email protected]

Wired Aerial Theatre, led by artistic directors Wendy Hesketh-Ogilvie and Jamie Ogilvie met whilst performing with the groundbreaking De La Guarda aerial theatre company. Since then Wired Aerial Theatre have become world renowned experts in aerial consultation and their hugely entertaining, gasp-worthy productions have combined everything from contemporary dance and physical theatre, to flying, gymnastics and climbing. Based at their centre for aerial excellence, The Higher Space in Liverpool, they continuously push the boundaries of their genre, creating cutting-edge work that can take anyone’s breath away.

AS THE WORLD TIPPED

This epic outdoor performance confronts the theme of climate change head on, combining aerial theatre, filmscape, original music and ingenious staging. Dramatising the Copenhagen Conference on climate change as a universal human tragedy, the show offers a compelling vision of a planet in crisis and an appeal for positive change in response to a disaster of our own creation. Written and directed by Nigel Jamieson, one of the world’s leading forces in outdoor spectacle, As The World Tipped has been created by the pioneering team from Wired Aerial Theatre.

Co-Produced by Without Walls, A Tipping Point/Without Walls Co-Commission, Commissioned by Brighton Dome & Festival, Norwich & Norfolk Festival, Made in Liverpool supported by Liverpool City Council, Co-Commissioned by Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, Mintfest, Stockton International Riverside Festival and XTRAX

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Writer and Director: Nigel Jamieson; Aerial Director: Wendy Hesketh-Ogilvie; Technical Director: Jamie Ogilvie; Producer: XTRAX17See Tech Spec.50mn

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NOTES

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Greenwich+Docklands International Festival Showcase weekend is supported by

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