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ROYAL GREENWICH • BETHNAL GREEN • QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK • CANARY WHARF • ELTHAM • WOOLWICH
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The House Combining video projection, music, narration and pyrotechnics, this specially created spectacle marks the 400th anniversary of The Queen’s House.
L e t’s Celebrat e!
Fri 24 June, 22:00 National Maritime Museum Greenwich SE10 9NF
This year, the Festival comes of age, with a 21st birthday programme featuring the very best of UK and international outdoor arts. As always, there will be large scale spectaculars, such as our opening night event The House, marking the 400th anniversary of The Queen’s House, as well as productions where you can get up close and be swept up in the whole GDIF experience.
Reserved seating on sale in advance at festival.org Cash only sales available on the day. Substantial FREE promenade access available on the day
Amongst the surprises for which the Festival is now famous, you can lend a hand constructing extraordinary temporary architecture, watch a model town being brought to life, experience a dance performance inside a giant sculptural head and encounter a herd of mechanical creatures. To help you make the most of the Festival, this newspaper guide provides details of the shows, schedules, maps and suggested itineraries. Have a fantastic Festival and why not join us at Greenwich Fair for a 21st birthday hokey cokey with Ida Barr?
Bradley Hemmings MBE Artistic Director, GDIF
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The People Build Help create this monumental architectural installation with French artist Olivier Grossetête
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The House
Sat 25 June, 11:00 – 20:00 Sun 26 June, 17:00 - 19:00 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2ST
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A weekend of outdoor street theatre, dance, games, participation and live art
The People Build
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After school programme of outdoor arts adventures for Under 12s, featuring dance, theatre, puppetry, workshops and games.
Greenwich Fair
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Fri 1 July 13:00 & 17:30 Sat 2 July 13:00 – 17:00 Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets, London E14
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Ignite!
The Clash Of Drums by Les Commandos Percu & Deabru Beltzak
ALL EV ENTS ARE FR EE
This spectacular Festival finale features an awesome fusion of percussion and pyrotechnics from Les Commandos Percu & Deabru Beltzak Sat 2 July, 22:00 Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich SE18 4BH
The Clash of Drums
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Cllr Denise Hyland Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich
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The UK’s largest programme of free outdoor dance takes over the parks, piazzas and waterfronts of Canary Wharf
As Leader of a council which is proud to support arts and culture, I hope that you all have a fantastic time at the Festival.
Ingenious outdoor performance takes over the streets of Woolwich including the London premiere of a new production from Festival favourites Tangled Feet Sat 2 July 15:00 – 21:00 Royal Artillery Square, Powis Street, Beresford Square, General Gordon Square, Woolwich SE18
Dancing City
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This year GDIF has many highlights as ever, and I am absolutely delighted that there is an extended programme taking place in Woolwich on the final day before the Festival draws to a dynamic, life-affirming finale with The Clash of Drums by Les Commandos Percu & Deabru Beltzak.
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Moat Island
Mon 27 June – Fri 1 July 16:00 – 19:00 Well Hall Pleasaunce, Eltham SE9
Thur 30 June – Fri 1 July, 22:00 Bethnal Green Gardens, Tower Hamlets E2 9PA Reserved seating on sale in advance at festival.org Cash only sales available on the day. Substantial FREE standing access and some bench seating available on the day
Greenwich Fair Sat 25 June 13:00 – 21:30 Sun 26 June 12:00 – 19:00 Old Royal Naval College, Cutty Sark Gardens, St Alfege Park & Greenwich Town Centre SE10
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Physical theatre, stilts, fire and special effects in UK premiere from renowned Polish company Teatr Biuro Podrózy
It gives me enormous pleasure to welcome you to this special 21st birthday edition of the Greenwich + Docklands International Festival. Year after year the festival programme brings a host of new, unusual and stunning spectacles to thrill and delight our residents and visitors alike. The festival theme this year is transformation. When the festival launched in 1996 it was a small, local affair which has blossomed into an event of unprecedented scope and scale.
Cover illustration by David Bray Find out more on page 15
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24 JUNE - 2 JULY Sharon D. Clarke
Avant Garde Dance
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Pan.Optikum
Being up close and personal with our audience was great fun and to see people turn up to the show, who earlier on the street had said ‘I don’t think it’s for me’, was joyous. This work took me all over London and I was lucky enough to spend a few summers working in Greenwich Park and on Blackheath. I remember doing one of our late night cabarets on a balmy summer’s night; with the tent doors open, sipping customers’ drinks, (I know, no shame), and having a blast with the audience and my fellow performers. That was a real ‘This is why I do what I do and Love It’ time. I know I had to be put in a taxi after overstaying my welcome at Ye Olde Rose & Crown on more than one occasion. Happy Days! Sharon D. Clarke
Video Design by Tal Rosner
Fri 24 June 22:00 National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, SE10 Runs approximately 40 mins Tickets £15 (£12 concessions & RMG members) Reserved seating on sale at festival.org No credit card sales on the day – cash only Substantial FREE promenade (standing) access available on the day
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Presented in association with Royal Museums Greenwich A specially commissioned spectacle marking the 400th anniversary of The Queen’s House, and its forthcoming reopening this year, featuring dance, digital projection, music and pyrotechnics, with Olivier award winning Sharon D. Clarke and the voice of the legendary Sir Ian McKellen. Directed by GDIF’s Bradley Hemmings and featuring the talents of BAFTA award-winning video artist Tal Rosner, multi award-winning composer Dan Jones, boundary breaking Avant Garde Dance and outdoor theatre company Pan.Optikum, this production will set the scene for 9 days of seriously spectacular theatre. Come early and enjoy a pint of beer brewed specially for the Festival. Gates open at 20:30.
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I’m honoured and excited to be a part of this wonderful event. GDIF welcomes and engages the whole community and, as a north Londoner, it’s also a great opportunity for me to find out more about the beautiful Queen’s House, and visit Greenwich again. In my experience, outdoor theatre is usually the first place where people who don’t see themselves as a theatre audience, encounter theatre and discover that it’s not an ‘elitist pastime’, but that it can be powerful, thought provoking, educational, empowering, liberating, and plain old highly entertaining. When I worked with The Bubble Theatre Company ‘back in the day’, we would pitch up the tent on some unsuspecting green space and then take to the streets to advertise the show. People would talk directly to us; they’d interact.
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Creative Team Written and Directed by: Bradley Hemmings Video Design: Tal Rosner Choreography: Tony Adigun & Lisa Hood, Avant Garde Dance Composer: Dan Jones Performance and aerial structures: Pan.Optikum Costumes and Scenic Design: Rebecca Brower Narrators: Sharon D. Clarke Sir Ian McKellen
This performance is captioned and audio described. If you would like to use these services please go to the Box Office/Info Point where headsets can be collected (£5 deposit). The Box Office/Info Point will be clearly signposted and GDIF Volunteers will be able to help you. If you use a wheelchair or have other access requirements there is a viewing platform. Captioning can be viewed from this platform. You can reserve a space by emailing access@festival.org or just turn up on the day. If you need assistance getting to the venue, there is a meeting point at Cutty Sark DLR station - we will leave for the venue promptly at 21:00. More information at festival.org/access
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24 JUNE - 2 JULY Andrea Stark We’re delighted to welcome GDIF’s The People Build to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, marking the beginning of a season of cultural events and activities. The Foundation for FutureLondon is working with new and existing cultural and education partners to build on the cultural legacy of the London 2012 Games. Together we are developing new venues for the Victoria and Albert Museum, Sadler’s Wells, UCL and UAL’s London College of Fashion.
Through collaboration with our new partners and the wealth of cultural and creative industries in east London we look forward to a programme of events that will inspire, entertain, fuel new ideas and nurture local talent. Andrea Stark Director, Foundation for FutureLondon
The People Build Part of a season of Arts and Culture hosted by Foundation for FutureLondon
The People Build Sat 25 June 11:00 - 20:00 Sun 26 June 17:00 - 19:00 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 FREE
Devised by Olivier Grossetête As the foundations of a new cultural district start to be laid, you are invited to take part in a spectacular architectural event devised by the French artist Olivier Grossetête. At a series of workshops, hundreds of cardboard boxes will be crafted into the building blocks of a democratically assembled building - built solely through human power and collective endeavour. On Saturday, come and watch in amazement - and lend a hand - as extraordinary new buildings rise from the ground. Then on Sunday admire the completed building before joining in a massive demolition. GETTING HERE: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, E20 By Train: Stratford (Underground & Overground); Hackney Wick (Overground); Stratford (DLR) By Bus: 388, 308, 25, 89, 86, 97, 104, 108, 158, 238, 241, 257, 262, 276, 339, 425, 473, D8, N8, N86
NEED HELP? ASK A VOLUNTEER GDIF volunteers wear yellow T-Shirts. They’ll be happy to help you with directions and any other enquiries. ACCESS Accessible toilets on site. More information at festival.org/access Email us at access@festival.org if you have any queries
By Car: Paid parking at Westfield Stratford City, Stratford International station and the Stratford Centre.
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Greenwich Fair Sat 25 June
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This year GDIF’s annual “festival within a festival” spills out onto traffic free streets with the largest and most intensive programme of street arts in the capital, featuring UK and international circus, theatre, dance, street games, cabaret, live art and mass participation. Highlights include a dance adventure around a bright pink vintage VW campervan, an ingenious mechanical interaction between a robotic machine and a percussionist, the unleashing of an apocalypse across the houses and streets of a model village and an investigation into the secret sounds and music lying beneath your feet. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to join in including a Hokey Cokey in celebration of GDIF’s 21st birthday.
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How It Ended 1 Sat 13:00, 16:15
Miss High Leg Kick 11 Sat 16:25
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Citizen Squid
Ex Aequo
Grass Men
If I Could I Would
Puppets with GUTS 4 Sat 14:30, 17:25
Circus Katoen 5 Sat 13:30, 16:50
Ashley Peevor 6 Sat 13:00, 17:00
Mimbre 2 Sat 14:55, 16:55
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Shoes for Hope
Stilt-Men
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Climate Guardians 13 Sat from 13:00
Afuma 3 Sat 13:50, 18:55
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Peregrinus
Slapstick & Slaughter
The Strange Travel of Mr. Tonet
The Loneliness Street Cabaret Beautiful Mess 11 Sat 13:00, 15:00
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Urban Astronaut Highly Sprung Performance 12 Sat 13:45, 16:45, 18:50
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BLOCK Motionhouse & NoFit State Circus 3 Sat 13:00, 20:50
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Deaf Rave 11 Sat 13:45, 14:40, 17:15, 18:15
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The Fantastical Flying Exploratory Laboratory Les Enfants Terribles 7 Sat 16:10, 18:25 Sun 15:10, 17:25 see page 11
Ida Barr’s Bloc Party
Far From The Norm 3 Sat 16:20
Christopher Green 11 Sat 18:45
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Teatr KTO 14 Sat 15:45, 19:30 Sun 15:00 13
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Desperate Men 1 Sat 15:00, 17:30
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Tombs Creatius 6 Sat 13:00 - 18:00
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TEN Deaf Men Dancing 11 Sat 14:05, 17:40
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Wing Making Workshop Climate Guardians 13 Sat from 13:00
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Project_Vee Ear Trumpet
Gran Teatro Dentro
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Gobbledegook Theatre 1 Sat from 14:15 & 17:20
Fausto Barile 11 Sat 13:00, 14:30, 16:25, 18:10, 19:30
Hikapee 8 Sat 15:15, 17:30
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Lance Moi En L’air Joli Vyann 5 Sat 15:40, 17:55
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Strictly Cycling
D’irque & Fien 9 Sat 14:10, 19:00
Bicycle Ballet 12 Sat 13:00, 15:10, 18:15
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UliK Robotik Drumshow Ulik Production 2 Sat 14:30, 18:35, 20:20
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Ye Gods Whalley Range All Stars 1 Sat 13:40, 16:50
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Greenwich Fair INFO POINT
For the latest information, and Lost Children, visit our main Info Point. See maps on pages 8/9
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BSL interpreters are available on Sunday 26 June to answer any questions at this Info Point. See maps on pages 8/9. On Sunday select performances will be BSL interpreted. Check festival.org/access for up to date information.
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NAVIGATE
Locate your chosen show using the maps on pages 8/9, then look out for our numbered flags when you arrive at the location. There’s a map for each day
FOOD AND DRINK
There is a wide selection of food and drink available at the Fair, within and outside the Cutty Sark, at Greenwich Market and locally in the town centre. Try our specially brewed GDIF beer at Laine’s pop-up pub.
Accessible toilets on site and at Discover Greenwich. Viewing areas for select performances are signposted. Please ask a steward or a volunteer if you need a seat for any performance. For access and travel info visit festival.org/access
Cutty Sark Gardens Runs 45 mins
Limber up because it’s time for your big audition experience!
Citizen Squid
New Art Club
Puppets With GUTS
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Audition Project Miss High Leg Kick
Campervan of Love
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Learn the dance steps from the audition scene from the 1985 film A Chorus Line... but without any disappointing outcomes. Everyone gets to star in the final show, which will be filmed by Richard DeDomenici. Commissioning credits page 29
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Cutty Sark Gardens
Old Royal Naval College
Ex Aequo
Deaf Rave
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Cupid helps the world fall in love but his powers desert him when he falls in love himself. Enlisting the help of a magical pink VW campervan and a host of surprising characters, he sets out on a chaotic road trip to discover what’s at the heart of our hearts.
A gigantic squid has crawled into Greenwich but how did it get there - and what will we do with it? Citizen Squid is an interactive big puppet spectacle about displacement, transition and compassion for young people and families.
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Circus Katoen
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This wonderful young circus company tell the story of a couple moving in together. Where does the houseplant go, and what about the wardrobe? As they move into a shared space they challenge and push each other to the limits until they find domestic harmony.
Get ready to party as Troi ‘DJ Chinaman’ Lee brings Deaf Rave to Greenwich. You’ll be moving to a beat you can feel as Deaf Rave performers turn up the volume and get the bass thumping. Join our 21st birthday celebrations with a street party to remember and, if you know the songs, join in and sign or sing along.
GDIF Volunteers wear yellow T-shirts. They’ll be happy to help you with directions and any other enquiries.
Greenwich Fair Street Theatre Journeys Follow our Festival Volunteers with the NEXT SHOW signs on any of these journeys. Tours begin at the first show’s location. SATURDAY 1. Kids Journey Saturday 13:00 The Little Gardener 13:40 Grass Men (Find the Grass Man) 14:00 The Strange Travels of Mr Tonet 14:30 UliK Robotik Drumshow 14:55 If I Could I Would 16:10 The Fantastical Flying Exploratory Laboratory 2. Circus Journey Saturday 13:00 Project_Vee 13:30 Ex Aequo 14:10 Sol Bemol 15:15 Home 15:40 Lance Moi En L’air 16:55 If I Could I Would 3. A GDIF Birthday Trio Journey Saturday 13:00 BLOCK 14:10 Sol Bemol 15:45 Peregrinus
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SUNDAY BSL Journey Sunday Part 1 12:00 The Little Gardener 12:40 Campervan of Love 13:10 Sol Bemol 14:25 Urban Astronaut 15:10 The Fantastical Flying Exploratory Laboratory Part 2 15:00 16:15 16:35 17:10 17:30 18:20
Peregrinus Deaf Rave TEN UliK Robotik Drumshow Ida Barr’s Bloc Party BLOCK
3. Marathon Journey Sunday 12:00 Project_Vee 12:40 Campervan of Love 13:10 Sol Bemol 14:15 Home 15:00 Peregrinus 16:30 Urban Astronaut 17:10 UliK Robotik Drumshow 17:30 Ida Barr’s Bloc Party 18:20 BLOCK
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contradictions and challenges. Marvel as twenty oversized blocks are deconstructed and reformed into an infinite variety of shapes, keeping an extraordinary cast of performers on their toes.
Sat 25 June from 14:15 & 17:20
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Listen up! Or, rather, listen
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down! A team of sonic investigators have discovered a secret world beneath our feet. Sounds and music both ancient and modern are trapped underground but, with the help of this playful installation, you can listen in on this incredible harmonic phenomenon.
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Old Royal Naval College Old Royal Naval College Runs 35 mins
Featuring a hot air balloon flying machine that soars overhead in spectacular fashion, join
Dr Latitude and her team of misguided misfits on a global quest to discover incredible and entirely fictitious new lands previously unknown to humankind! Commissioning credits page 29
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Gran Teatro Dentro
Grass Men
Home
If I Could I Would
The Little Gardener
The Loneliness Street Cabaret
Fausto Barile
Ashley Peevor
Hikapee
Mimbre
How It Ended
Beautiful Mess
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Belly laughs, gut feelings and butterflies – our tummies are a world of emotion. Fausto Barile’s abdomen is more animated than most as you’ll discover when he unbuttons his coat to reveal a theatre complete with stage, an audience and plush red curtains.
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Look closely and you might spot these mystical characters. Challenging our weakening connection with nature, the Grass Men, who are part sculpture part performance, briefly restore an ancient relationship to the green spaces in our urban environment.
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Exploring ideas of home, homelessness and our desire to find a place we can call our own, this new show weaves together slapstick comedy with breathtaking aerial performance and acrobatics, culminating in the creation of a ‘house’ for you to enter.
Normal life gets taken for a spin in this playful show imagining the things we would change if we could – like being able to fly home when the bus is late. With acrobatics and humour, Mimbre apply a spoonful of Mary Poppins and Super Girl’s red cape to freeze the baddies.
Bring your little ones along to this spellbinding, interactive show based on the popular children’s book by Emily Hughes. A real life garden in a large glass box provides the setting for a story which will melt your heart and you might even get your hands dirty too.
Contemporary clown duo Ariza Barcina and Kati Francis weave a story which is both awkward and extraordinary, silly and strange. Witness the beguiling confrontation of a bonkers bag lady and a struggling business man, in this celebratory performance fusing live music, physical theatre and puppetry.
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Circus Geeks X PanGottic Sat 25 June 13:00, 16:45
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Old Royal Naval College Old Royal Naval College Runs 25 mins
Juggling meets roulette in this awesome and unpredictable performance based on a Soviet
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era circus act, here remixed for the 21st century. Steel, concrete and motors meet in this daredevil duet based around a spinning structure, which takes juggling into an entirely new dimension. Commissioning credits page 29
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Hip Hop theatre meets the beautiful game in this high
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energy dance piece from Far From The Norm. Fast-paced footwork and physical floor work explore socio-political issues and the connections between multicultural Britain and football. You’ll find yourself looking at the nation’s beloved game from a new perspective.
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Cutty Sark Gardens Runs 45 mins
Ida Barr is embracing her own brand of rap, which she dubs Artificial Hip Hop. Having wowed
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audiences with legendary shows including Get Old or Die Trying, she brings her own fresh and funky rhymes to celebrate GDIF’s 21st birthday.
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Featuring the DJ talents of Neil Prince.
Packed with acrobatic prowess and blurring the lines between dance and circus, this
Old Royal Naval College Old Royal Naval College Runs 30 mins
Peregrinus Teatr KTO
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captivating performance playfully asks whether we can be strong whilst relaxed, heavy whilst light, or grounded whilst levitated? Come and find out for yourself at this world premiere performance.
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This emotionally compelling performance from one of Poland’s leading theatre companies is
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inspired by TS Eliot’s The Hollow Men. It tells a familiar 21st century story, with a cast of 9 performers wearing striking masks as they embark on a journey through an ordinary working day.
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Ben Oakley Gallery
Shoes for Hope
Slapstick & Slaughter
Strictly Cycling
TEN
Climate Guardians
Desperate Men
Bicycle Ballet
Deaf Men Dancing
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In a recreation of an art installation that took place during COP21 in Paris and made front pages around the world, the Climate Guardians lay down children’s shoes and invite you to contribute your own for a short while in an act of solidarity to the climate cause.
Two men confront the absurdity of war in this blackly comedic street theatre show which might have been imagined by Joan Littlewood. Splattering big ideas on a small canvas, Desperate Men explore art’s reaction to the destruction of lives, finding echoes in modern conflicts.
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Tombs Creatius
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The Strange Travel of Mr. Tonet
Cutty Sark Gardens
as you play on 9 beautifully constructed wooden games. Each game holds a story – peep inside the boxes to discover a magical world created with robotics, sound, light and movement.
Mr Tonet has travelled the world having amazing adventures. Discover what he got up to
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Bicycle Ballet celebrates cycling, life and yellowness in a comic show inspired by flash mobs, dada-ism and British weather. Join them as they wheel through the streets of Greenwich, battling it out for victory in slo-mo races, creating bike sculptures and parking their bikes with passers-by.
Two men set up soapboxes and deliver their ‘Ten Commandments for Deaf Awareness’ in British Sign Language (BSL), mime, physical theatre and dance. Deaf Men Dancing is an all-male deaf dance company that fuses different types of dance with BSL to create a fresh and totally original style.
All of us here at Ben Oakley Gallery look forward to GDIF every year, having been in the audience at one of the Festival’s first events in Docklands many moons ago. Ben Oakley Gallery, in Greenwich Village, concentrates on emerging and established artists in the Urban, Fine & Contemporary genres, many of whom are from London and the UK. We hold cutting edge exhibitions bi-monthly. In 2015 the gallery won runner up in the Love London Awards and recently the gallery was chosen to feature in the prestigious ‘TOP TRUMPS Top London Galleries’ game alongside Tate Modern, Lazerides and many more. Signed packs will be available during GDIF for only £5.00 per pack and a special B.O.G card will be thrown in for all GDIF goers. We hope to see everyone here! Ben benoakleygallery.com Facebook: Ben Oakley Gallery Instagram: BENOAKLEYGALLERY Twitter: @thebenoakley
Festival Treasure Trail Follow the clues to find 21 pieces of treasure - there are 2 at locations 1-10. Snap a selfie with each little gem and share on Twitter using @GDIF and @thebenoakley. The first 3 people to complete the trail win a prize from Ben Oakley Gallery. Good luck! 1. Dress to impress with every MEETing. Nelson Rd. 2. Great interiors with matching curtains. Nelson Rd
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Car Free Zone 1 Runs 40 mins
Electro Swing dance band Swing Zazou collide vintage 30’s & 40’s big band and Gypsy Swing with
Sol Bemol D’irque & Fien Sat 25 June 14:10, 19:00
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Old Royal Naval College
Sun 26 June 13:10, 18:00 Old Royal Naval College
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Last seen at GDIF in 2012 with their unforgettable performance
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Stilt-Men Afuma
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featuring a revolving piano, D’irque & Fien are back with a brand new circus show, this time based around a tower of pianos. Cranes, pulleys and amazing circus feats combine to create a musical performance like no other.
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Cutty Sark Gardens
Sun 26 June 13:15, 15:45 Cutty Sark Gardens
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Afuma is an African fern that grows and sticks to trees without falling down. It provides the
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inspiration for this extraordinary performance from three Togolese “tall men”, combining ancestral traditions of stilt-walking on 5m stilts with contemporary circus.
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live-mixed electronic beats – a foot-stomping recipe of soaring hot-swingin’ licks, driving swing-scat vocals, and vintage harmonies that creates the fullycharged and irresistible sound of live Electro Swing.
Buy a limited edition signed print by the award-winning artist David Bray for £65 and help support GDIF. Available from the GDIF portacabin in Cutty Sark Gardens – cash or cheque only (see map on page 8/9) or by emailing ellie@festival.org
3. A cornucopia of images, maps and artifacts. Nelson Arcade. 4. 8 hooves, 1 carriage and 2 pints. Greenwich Market 5. Thread these funky jewels yourself. Turnpin Lane 6. French Bubbles and rustic fare. Greenwich Church Street. 7. Hand crafted traditional artisan cakes ‘n coffee. King William Walk. 8. Fresh and juicy, Cheese on Toast never tasted of Turnips in the past. Greenwich Market. 9. Satisfy your sweet tooth the old fashioned way. Greenwich Market. 10. You don’t have to order jellied eels with your pie! King William Walk. 11. Where the art of life begins and the Treasure is found. Turnpin Lane.
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UliK Robotik Drumshow Ulik Production Sat 25 June 14:30, 18:35, 20:20
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Cutty Sark Gardens
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Urban Astronaut
Wing Making Workshop
Ye Gods
Highly Sprung Performance
Climate Guardians
Whalley Range All Stars
Sat 25 June 13:45, 16:45, 18:50 Car Free Zone 2
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Runs 15 mins
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Buckle up for a wild rollercoaster ride with percussion. A mysterious robot comes to life, and a surprising interaction with a drummer ensues. Ingeniously complementing the percussion performance, the robot becomes a performer in its own right.
An astronaut is suspended 20ft in the air as he searches for solutions to an environmental disaster when air pollution has grown to crisis point, is there any way back? He discovers the answer in an encounter with a young girl, who provides hope.
Art meets activism as angels dressed in white with enormous wings highlight the vital role of guardianship of the precious natural world. Make your own pair of wings and become part of an angelic flock protecting young and future generations.
A model town is brought to life by three performers who tower over proceedings like figures of fate. Church bells ring out, a factory grinds into action and there’s a boozy sing-along in the local pub. However, all is not as rosy as it seems and disaster threatens.....
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Silence Silence Thur 30 June 22:00 Fri 1 July 22:00 Bethnal Green Gardens, Tower Hamlets, E2 9PA Runs approx 50 mins Recommended for ages 12+ Tickets £7 Reserved seating on sale at festival.org (No credit card sales on the day – cash only) Substantial FREE promenade (standing) access and some bench seating available on the day
Presented by . Teatr Biuro Podrózy Famed for its legendary street theatre production, Carmen Funebre, which explored the impact of war on civilians, Polish company Teatr Biuro . Podrózy present the world premiere of this newly commissioned sequel. Physical theatre, fire, unusual staging, puppetry and music will pick up the continuing story of refugees and migrants caught up in a spiral of war, fences and the dream of escape. Commissioning credits page 29
Carmen Funebre
Sally Daghlian It’s great to see a theatre project created in response to the migrant crisis being performed in Bethnal Green. Movements of people around the world are increasing, due to conflict, globalisation and development. Based in Bethnal Green, Praxis Community Projects supports vulnerable and excluded migrants. Our vision is for a society that welcomes displaced people and migrants, respects their human rights and
enables them to live in dignity. Every day Praxis helps destitute people – often hungry and homeless – who are caught in the complex web of our immigration system, experiencing bureaucratic nightmares, without access to welfare support and refused essential medical and other services. By providing a range of specialist advice and support services – from immigration casework to temporary accommodation and
support groups – we help people to find lasting solutions, so that they can make a contribution to life in the UK. Bethnal Green itself is a great example of the huge contribution that migrants make to community life in London and around the UK. Sally Daghlian OBE, Chief Executive of Praxis Community Projects www.praxis.org.uk @Praxis_Projects
The performance on Fri 1 July is Captioned and Audio Described. Headsets available from the Info Point (£5 deposit) There will be a touch tour at 21:00 If you use a wheelchair or have other access requirements there is a viewing platform. Captioning can be viewed from this platform. You can reserve a space by emailing access@festival.org or just turn up on the day. Level access to performance space. Accessible toilets on site. If you need assistance getting to the venue, there is a meeting point at Bethnal Green station - we will leave for the venue promptly at 20:45 More information at festival.org/access or email us at access@festival.org 9. Mr Humbug 10. Goddards at Greenwich 11. Ben Oakley Gallery
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Moat Island
Ben Faulks
Mon 27 June – Fri 1 July 16:00 – 19:00 Well Hall Pleasaunce, Well Hall Road, Eltham SE9 6SZ
Plunge Boom specialise in interactive street theatre for family audiences. The shows, workshops and events are playful, engaging, and extremely hands-on, inviting audiences to get stuck into an inventive range of activities such as whipping up a cow pat cake or rocking a baby marrow off to sleep. Established in 2006 by actor and writer Ben Faulks (CBeebies’ Mr. Bloom), Plunge Boom today is run by husband and wife team Ben (Artistic Director) and Mimi Faulks (Managing Director), alongside a steadfast troupe of actors and artists who perform the shows and deliver the workshops.
Presented in association with Greenwich Dance FREE
Once home to E Nesbit, author of the well-loved children’s book The Railway Children, Well Hall Pleasaunce provides the setting for a daily outdoor arts adventure for intrepid under 12s. GDIF invites you to cross the bridge for an after-school programme of dance, theatre, puppetry, workshops and games. Highlights include street games from the Catalan company Tombs Creatius, dance on an inflatable stage from Darren Ellis Dance and performances from Plunge Boom created by Ben Faulks aka CBeebies’ Mr Bloom.
The Strange Travel of Mr Tonet
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Tombs Creatius Mon 27 June - Fri 1 July 16:00 - 19:00 Runs continuously
Moat Island Well Hall Pleasaunce, Eltham
The Little Gardener
The Allotment
The Vegetable Nanny
How It Ended
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Mr Tonet has travelled the world having amazing adventures. Discover what he got up to as you play on 9 beautifully constructed wooden games. Each game holds a story – peep inside the boxes to discover a magical world created with robotics, sound, light and movement.
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Darren Ellis Dance
Second Hand Dance
Highly Sprung & Vortex Creates
Join the Vegetable Nannies for a spot of gardening with a difference. Put on your gardening gloves and get stuck in with the domestic duties of feeding and bathing the baby vegetables! You can also watch from the sidelines as life’s little miracles emerge from the ground.
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Presented by Greenwich Dance
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The Troll Chefs
Plunge Boom
Plunge Boom - Workshop
Runs 30 mins
* no show 17:00 - 17:20
Runs 60 mins
Runs continuously
plus 30 mins stay and play
Each performance is approx 20 mins
A troll has been spotted but don’t worry, the chefs are on the case! Did you know that to keep trolls happy you have to keep them well-fed? Help the chefs prepare a banquet by foraging for ingredients before rolling up your sleeves and helping to make repugnant stews, putrid smoothies and mangy salads. Yum!
At this workshop you can make your own first course for the local Troll. Choose from a variety of recipes and obscure ingredients to create a meal ‘fit for a Troll’. Cow Pat Cake and Stagnant Soup are on the menu so get ready hold your noses!
Capacity is limited so you may need
Worms, slugs, snails, spontaneous outbreaks of ant dancing and lots of obscure insect-related facts all feature in this performance. Using performance and puppetry, this quirky show is designed to inspire children to look closely at the world around them, get mucky and play! Presented by Greenwich Dance
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The Troll’s Kitchen
Thur 30 June 17:30 - 19:00 Fri 1 July 17:30 - 19:00
This fun-filled family performance explores what happens when a young girl is magically transported to an exciting new world. Watch as three performers dance, bounce and play on an inflatable stage that will expand before your very eyes.
Bring your little ones along to this spellbinding, interactive show based on the popular children’s book by Emily Hughes. A real life garden in a large glass box provides the setting for a story which will melt your heart and you might even get your hands dirty too.
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Thur 30 June 17:00 Fri 1 July 17:00
After The Allotment you can make your own vegetable baby to take home. You also get a chance to fill in your vegetable baby’s birth certificate, before being awarded a ‘Junior Vegetable Nanny’ badge to decorate and wear for the rest of the day!
Runs 60 mins
Ben Faulks, Plunge Boom
Thur 30 June 16:00 - 19:00* Fri 1 July 16:00 - 19:00*
Runs 20 mins
Runs 30 mins
For GDIF 2016 Plunge Boom will be performing two of their ‘Show and Workshop Combos’. On Monday the Vegetable Nannies invite audiences to join them in their Allotment for a bit of gardening and
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The Travelling Treasury
Runs continuously
Mon 27 June 17:30 - 19:00
There are blue badge parking bays on Well Hall Road
By bus 161 or 286 bus stop Eltham Station / Sherard Road and B16 and 314 Eltham Station bus stop. By train Well Hall Pleasaunce is a 3 minute walk from Eltham Station By car: No parking on site. You can park on Kidbrooke Lane (accessed from Westhorne Avenue), on Well Hall Road (for up to 90 minutes) and on surrounding streets. Parking restrictions may be in operation.
Tue 28 June 17:00 Wed 29 June 18:00
Mon 27 June 17:00
Performances take place on level ground. Accessible toilets are available on site.
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Tue 28 June 18:00 Wed 29 June 17:00
Mon 27 June 18:00
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childcare. In the accompanying workshop children become Junior Vegetable Nannies and create their own vegetable baby to take home, just like the ones in The Allotment. On Thursday and Friday the Troll Chefs host The Troll’s Kitchen, recruiting children to help cook a rancid meal to appease the local Troll. Children become Junior Troll Chefs when they take part in the workshop making their own ‘Plat du jour’ from a range of obscure ingredients such as Granny’s dandruff, spider’s legs and pieces of a broken heart.
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This magical storytelling experience takes place in a beautifully transformed caravan. Step inside the pages of a book and let the pages unfold, quite literally before your eyes. Think, dream and believe as you are taken on a wonderful journey through sound, stunning visual paper creations and animated storytelling.
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Dancing City Fri 1 July 13:00 - 14:15 17:30 - 18:45 Sat 2 July 13:00 - 17:00 Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets London E14 FREE
The UK’s largest and best loved free outdoor dance event is back with a thrilling two day programme of surprising, thought provoking and exhilarating performances from UK and international dance companies. Journey across the parks, piazzas and waterfronts of Canary Wharf and encounter everything from dance in a 3D head structure, a performance choreographed around a telephone box and a love duet at a rock festival.
Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets
On Saturday, why not join one of our Dancing City itineraries? See page 22
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On Saturday 1 July meet at 12:45 at Canary Riverside for a BSL interpreted tour. This follows Dancing City Journey 2 (see page 22) - if you can’t arrive for the start just join us along the route
GETTING HERE
Full disabled access throughout Canary Wharf, including car parks and toilet facilities. For further information on access facilities please visit our website at festival.org/access or canarywharf.com/faqs
GDIF Volunteers wear yellow T-shirts. They’ll be happy to help you with directions and any other enquiries.
By train: Canary Wharf (Tube & DLR) By bus: D3, D7, D8, 135, 277, N550 By car: Underground car parks leading to Cabot, Canada and Jubilee Place shopping malls. By Thames Clippers: Canary Wharf Pier
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Jubilee Plaza Sat 13:00, 15:45 see page 22
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Montgomery Square Sat 13:00, 14:10, 15:25, 16:45 see page 23
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Beeldend Danstheater Telder
Nomadis
Far From The Norm
In Mijn Hoofd
Jubilee Plaza Sat 14:05, 16:10 see page 22
Westferry Circus Fri 13:00, 17:30 Sat 13:50, 15:35 see page 23
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Corey Baker Dance
Without End
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You and I Know
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Candoco Dance Company
Fri - Jubilee Plaza 13:00, 17:30 Sat - Wren Landing 14:35, 16:40 see page 23
Jubilee Plaza Fri 13:30, 18:00 Sat 14:35, 16:40 see page 24
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Dancing City Journeys SATURDAY 2 JULY On Saturday, why not join one of our Dancing City itineraries? Follow GDIF Volunteers with ‘Next Show’ signs. Tours begin at the first show’s location. JOURNEY 1 (starts at Westferry Circus)
13:50 14:35 15:05 15:45 16:15 16:45
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Beeldend Danstheater Telder
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Corey Baker Dance
Wired Aerial Theatre
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Jubilee Plaza
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Runs 20 mins
Runs 20 mins
In a world where communication is so often via a screen and where communities gather online rather than in person, this show reminds us of the simplicity and warmth of human contact and the endless possibility of the people around us.
HURyCAN return to GDIF after their performance in 2015, in which a moment of theatrical shock transformed into a thrilling tour de force performance. This new production explores life as an organism. Prepare to be swept up in the magical, beautiful, ugly and vibrantly alive stories of the human body.
Hip Hop theatre meets the beautiful game in this high energy dance piece from Far From The Norm. Fast-paced footwork and physical floor work explore socio-political issues and the connections between multi-cultural Britain and football. You’ll find yourself looking at the nation’s beloved game from a new perspective.
Fri 1 July 13:00, 17:30 Sat 2 July 13:50, 15:35 Westferry Circus
Fri 1 July 14:00, 18:30 Sat 2 July 13:25, 16:15
Sat 2 July 13:00, 14:10, 15:25, 16:45
Fri 1 July 13:00, 17:30 Sat 2 July 14:35, 16:40
Fri: Jubilee Plaza
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Fri: Jubilee Plaza
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Montgomery Square
Runs 35 mins
Sat: Canary Riverside
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Sat: Wren Landing
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Runs 15 mins
Neuroscience combines with art as dancers perform in, within and around a giant sculptural head created by artist Pieter van de Pol. Clear some head space for the weekend and watch as thoughts get tangled and blue sky thinking takes on a whole new meaning.
Runs 15 mins
Runs 20 mins
Two nomads meet and form an immediate bond. Their bodies sync in recognition as they react and respond to their new found situation. HumanHood aims to close the gap between audience and performer, so get ready to be totally immersed in this sinuous and dynamic performance.
The red telephone box is a British icon but with this performance from Corey Baker Dance you’ll see it in a whole new light. Put everything else on hold and watch as this everyday object is transformed into a thrilling dance and acrobatic experience. Come early or stay after the performance and take a closer look inside.
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Choreographed by Sharon Watson, Artistic Director of Phoenix Dance Theatre, this atmospheric, adrenaline fuelled performance explores ideas of identity and territorial impulses as dancers soar and swoop through the air slicing open the space between heaven and hell and propelling aerial dance into uncharted territory.
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Arlene Phillips I’m so excited to be working with Candoco dancers Joel Brown and Laura Patay to create a new piece that seeks to play with and disrupt the structure of the love duet. The wonderful thing about Joel and Laura is their ability as actors as well as dancers. My first day working with them was spent developing the intimacy needed for a love duet and finding ways for them to express their love through dance. During the following rehearsal, we had a breakthrough and they inspired me to go on working through every emotion needed for this piece. Joel and Laura make their bodies work as individuals and together in extraordinary ways. Love is an emotion we can all identify with and in this duet we will be inviting the audience to explore its complexities and how our daily routines can sometimes shape our relationships. You And I Know
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Runs 15 mins
Stuck with each other and stuck in a rut, folk dance misfits, Up & Over It, take a whimsical look at the ups and downs of sticking together. Packed with dance and percussion, this playful piece sees hands and feet fly at breathtaking speed in a cheerful jumble of rhythmic precision and folk-filled fun.
Against the background of the River Thames three dancers explore the concept of time, asking the question, ‘can anything last forever?’ This stunningly hypnotic and acrobatic performance evokes the physical process of erosion as dancers build and create structures which dissolve back into the ground.
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Runs 20 mins
Choreographed by the trailblazing Arlene Phillips, this London premiere plays with and disrupts the traditional love duet. Drawing on a variety of dance genres You and I Know is a potent and emotive exploration of how we fall in and out of love over and over again, often with the same person. Commissioning credits page 29
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Ignite! Sat 2 July 15:00 - 21:00 Beresford Square, General Gordon Square, Royal Artillery Square, Powis Street, Woolwich, SE18 FREE
This street arts programme takes inspiration from Woolwich’s manufacturing and industrial past, whilst looking towards new cultural ambitions with an array of ingenious interventions, including a herd of mechanical creatures, rotating musicians and an astonishing performance on a 13 tonne digger. There’s also the London premiere of Emerge/ncy – a new installation performance by acclaimed physical theatre company Tangled Feet.
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This afternoon and early evening programme is followed by the Festival’s spectacular finale The Clash of Drums (see page 28)
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If I had to sum up Woolwich in two words, I would describe it as resilient and energetic. Its centuries of mercurial history have shown that it has both these qualities, in spades. To paraphrase Dickens (who incidentally refers to nearby Shooters Hill in the opening scene of a Tale of Two Cities), this place has seen the best of times...and the worst of times. I’m one of the many people who are excited to live here in 2016. There’s a real pep in Woolwich’s step that’s attracting people with energy and vision. It has been this way for the last few hundred years, attracting people from communities around the world. As is London generally, Woolwich is truly a global microcosm. I see
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the latest burst of regeneration as simply one more logical phase in Woolwich’s development. It’s a vibrant place by the river, with great transport links and easy access to bucolic Kent. Why shouldn’t it regain its former glory? GDIF2016 is a great example of this area’s vitality. Woolwich loves a party, especially when we get to enjoy our unique home with neighbours, visitors, and those who previously couldn’t find us on a map! Julie Dillon, who writes the blog www.towiwoolwich.wordpress.com and tweets at @TOWIWoolwich
By Car: Public car parking: Royal Arsenal, off Plumstead Rd, Monk St, Powis St or Calderwood St multistory By Thames Clippers: Royal Arsenal Woolwich Pier Royal Artillery Square and the Royal Greenwich Heritage Centre are only 5 mins walk from Woolwich Arsenal DLR and Mainline Stations. Turn right out of the station on to Woolwich New Road. At the end of the road turn left, then cross the A206 to the Royal Arsenal via the pelican crossing.
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A Few Feet Up
Emerge/ncy
Herd of Mechanical Creatures
Same Difference
Tangled Feet
foolpool
Sat 2 July 15:00, 17:05, 18:30 Beresford Square
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This interactive performance invites you to see Woolwich in a whole new light. Step outside your everyday view and take a different perspective by looking through a very tall periscope. Above your heads there’s an unexplored world which is always there and, until now, usually just out of sight.
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Sat 2 July 16:00 - 18:00 & 19:00 - 21:00 Don’t miss ‘The Welcoming’ at 17:40 & 20:40 General Gordon Square
General Gordon Square
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Overnight, something mysterious has emerged in General Gordon Square; a strange portal with an opening visible at the top. Slowly, displaced people begin to emerge, then more and more. In this new production from the company that brought One Million to Woolwich in 2013, Tangled Feet ask how we all cope with standing on the edge of enormous uncertainty.
An unusual herd is looking for grazing in Woolwich as they stomp about and chew the cud. These creatures, crafted from items left to rust in the scrap yard, have given new life to our once treasured possessions. Come and see them as they slowly move around, chains clanking, and cogs turning.
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Here Come The Girls Sat 2 July 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:30 Royal Greenwich Heritage Centre
Rodafonio
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Factoria Circular
Teatr A3
Compagnie Beau Geste
Sat 2 July 16:00, 19:45
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Runs approx 30 mins plus 30 mins activity
Meet Nell Clancy and Ivy Higgins, two Greenwich women whose stories haven’t been told until now. Like many thousands of women, they took on new challenges during World War I. Find out what life was like for Nell, who became a munitions worker at the Royal Arsenal, and Ivy, who trained as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse. Presented by Royal Greenwich Heritage Centre.
Powis Street moving into General Gordon Square Runs 45 mins - Roaming
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This ingenious show features a 4 metre high rotating musical contraption, which wheels through the streets with its crew of musicians and actors. Bringing together the principles of geometry and music, once the wheel is in motion you can expect a musically mindblowing spectacle.
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Surreal and absurd, Teatr A3’s The Senses will be interacting with whatever and whomever they meet in Woolwich. In a performance that includes song, dance, cabaret and the opportunity for children to search for hidden treasure up the ‘Huge Nose’, The Senses is a treat for the whole family.
Sat 2 July 18:00, 20:00 Royal Artillery Square
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Runs approx 20 mins
London is a city forever under construction. This emotional performance, accompanied by operatic music, captures the poetry of regeneration with a dramatic pas de deux played out between a man and a 13-tonne machine. This exceptional performance has been seen across the world and now comes to GDIF for the very first time.
The Clash of Drums Sat 2 July 22:00 Royal Artillery Barracks see overleaf >>>
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GDIF2016
24 JUNE - 2 JULY
FESTIVAL FINALE!
GDIF2016 SUPPORTERS AND NEW COMMISSIONS
The Clash of Drums by Les Commandos Percu & Deabru Beltzak
The House Created and produced by Greenwich+Docklands International Festival in association with Royal Museums Greenwich. Supported by Arts Council England and Royal Borough of Greenwich as part of Royal Greenwich Festivals
Project_Vee Commissioned by Without Walls, Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival and Out There. Supported by Arts Council England through Grants for the Arts, the National Centre for Circus Arts, Worthing Theatres and 101 Outdoor Arts
Miss High Leg Kick’s Audition Project Supported by Without Walls Supported by Arts Council England
H.O.H Commissioned by Without Walls, Greenwich+Docklands International Festival and Norfolk & Norwich Festival Co-produced by East London Dance
BLOCK Commissioned by Without Walls, Stockton International Riverside Festival, Norfolk & Norwich Festival and Out There International Festival of Circus & Street Arts Co-production Archaos, Pôle National des Arts du Cirque Méditerranée and Le Citron Jaune, Centre National des Arts de la Rue
NTS E V E L AL EE R F E R A The Clash of Drums by Les Commandos Percu & Deabru Beltzak Sat 2 July 22:00 (gates open 20:45) Royal Artillery Barracks Woolwich, SE18 4BH. Runs approx 60 mins FREE
This year’s finale is a spectacular fusion of percussion and awesome fireworks from the French company Les Commandos Percu and the Spanish street theatre group Deabru Beltzak. Seemingly out of nowhere, drummers march towards each other in a wild parade which culminates in a theatrically staged fusion of percussion and pyrotechnics, ensuring this year’s Festival goes out with a bang! Commissioning credits page 29
Get to the Barracks early and enjoy performances by Odudwa Talking Drummers and Drummers Delight. They’ll be playing from 21:00
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Campervan of Love Commissioned by Without Walls and Out There International Festival of Circus & Street Arts
GLOBAL STREETS
Engaging audiences through international outdoor arts The Clash of Drums is presented as part of an ambitious three year touring programme funded by Arts Council England, through which thousands of people across the country will be able to experience a range of thrilling, free outdoor events. This year’s Global Streets programme will be presented in Barking and Dagenham, Birmingham, Doncaster, Hounslow, Hull, Leicester, Liverpool, Luton and Woolwich.
The Clash of Drums
The Fantastical Flying Exploratory Laboratory Commissioned by Without Walls, Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, Stockton International Riverside Festival, Norfolk & Norwich Festival and Just So Festival Home Commissioned by Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, the Lyric Hammersmith, Latitude Festival and Watford Palace Theatre Lance Moi En L’air Commissioned by Without Walls, Out There International Festival of Circus & Street Arts and Winchester Hat Fair Co-commissioned by Bournemouth Arts by the Sea Festival and Bristol Harbour Festival
Phone Box Commissioned by Without Walls and DanceXchange Co-produced by DanceXchange for International Dance Festival Birmingham 2016.
You and I Know Commissioned by Without Walls, Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, Stockton International Riverside Festival and Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival
Silence Commissioned by Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, Freedom Festival and Hull UK City of Culture 2017 Supported by City of Poznan, the Foyle Foundation and Tower Hamlets. Co-produced by Greenwich+Docklands International . Festival and Teatr Biuro Podrózy.
Urban Astronaut Commissioned by Without Walls and Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival, Norfolk & Norwich Festival and Out There International Festival of Circus & Street Arts Supported by Gi20
The Little Gardener Commissioned by Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, the Lyric Hammersmith, Watford Palace Theatre and Latitude Festival
GDIF2016 FESTIVAL PATRONS
GETTING HERE Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich, SE18 4BH. Entrance via Grand Depot Road By Train/ DLR: Woolwich Arsenal. Then just 10 minutes walk. Follow the blue line on the map. Turn left out of the station on to Woolwich New Rd. Continue on to Grand Depot Rd. Turn left onto Grand Depot Rd/A205. Entrance on right. By Bus: Woolwich Town Centre By Thames Clippers: Royal Arsenal Woolwich Pier By Car: Pay and display parking available on surrounding streets. Signposted blue badge parking accessible via the main entrance to the Barracks.
ACCESS The venue is up hill from Woolwich Town Centre. Level access to performance space. Accessible toilets on site. There will be a BSL interpreter on site who will provide performance interpretation. Meet at the information point at 21:45 to follow the procession. If you use a wheelchair or have other access requirements a viewing platform will be available for the final part of the performance. More information at festival.org/access
It’s our 21st birthday this year and we’d like to invite you to mark this special milestone by becoming a GDIF supporter today. We have launched three new donor levels giving you the opportunity to support GDIF from just £30 per year. To find out more talk to a GDIF Volunteer, visit us at any Info point or visit festival.org/support/patrons Whatever the level of support, it’s quick and easy to sign up. Visit www.justgiving.com/GDIF to donate online or telephone Ellie on 020 8305 5025 GDIF would like to extend its thanks to the following Festival Patrons: Felicity Lane
Richard White
Lew Hodges
Grant Wilcock
Maggi Knights
The Robinson Family, in memory of Ron Robinson
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SCHEDULE
FRIDAY 24 JUNE Time
Show
Location/Map page Show page
22:00-22:40
The House
Greenwich/4
4/5
SATURDAY 25 JUNE Time
Show
Location/Map page Show page
11:00-20:00
The People Build
QEOP/6
6/7
13:00-18:00
Strange Travel of Mr Tonet
Greenwich/8
14
13:00-19:00
Shoes for Hope
Greenwich/8
14
13:00-19:00
Wing Making Workshop
Greenwich/8
16
13:00-13:30
The Little Gardener
Greenwich/8
13
13:00-14:00
Grass Men
Greenwich/8
12
13:00-13:25
Project_Vee
Greenwich/8
13
13:00-13:40
BLOCK
Greenwich/8
10
13:00-13:30
Strictly Cycling
Greenwich/8
15
13:00-13:40
Loneliness Street Cabaret
Greenwich/8
13
13:00-13:15
Gran Teatro Dentro
Greenwich/8
12
13:30-14:05
Ex Aequo
Greenwich/8
11
13:40-14:10
Ye Gods
Greenwich/8
16
13:45-14:00
Deaf Rave
Greenwich/8
11
13:45-14:15
Urban Astronaut
Greenwich/8
16
13:50-14:20
Stilt Men
Greenwich/8
14
14:05-14:35
TEN
Greenwich/8
15
14:10-15:10
Sol Bemol
Greenwich/8
14
14:15-16:15
Ear Trumpet
Greenwich/8
11
14:30-14:45
Ulik Robotik Drumshow
Greenwich/8
16
14:30-14:45
Gran Teatro Dentro
Greenwich/8
12
14:30-15:00
Citizen Squid
Greenwich/8
11
14:35-15:00
Campervan of Love
Greenwich/8
11
14:40-14:55
Deaf Rave
Greenwich/8
11
14:55-15:35
If I Could I Would
Greenwich/8
12
15:00-15:40
Loneliness Street Cabaret
Greenwich/8
13
15:00-16:00
Grass Men
Greenwich/8
12
15:00-15:35
Slapstick & Slaughter
Greenwich/8
14
15:10-15:40
Strictly Cycling
Greenwich/8
15
15:15-16:15
Home
Greenwich/8
12
15:40-16:10
Lance Moi En L’air
Greenwich/8
13
15:45-16:40
Peregrinus
Greenwich/8
13
16:10-16:55
Fantastical Flying Laboratory
Greenwich/8
11
16:15-16:45
The Little Gardener
Greenwich/8
13
16:20-16:45
H.O.H
Greenwich/8
12
16:25-16:40
Gran Teatro Dentro
Greenwich/8
12
16:25-17:10
Audition Project
Greenwich/8
10
16:45-17:10
Project_Vee
Greenwich/8
13
16:45-17:15
Urban Astronaut
Greenwich/8
16
16:50-17:20
Ye Gods
Greenwich/8
16
16:50-17:25
Ex Aequo
Greenwich/8
11
16:55-17:35
If I Could I Would
Greenwich/8
12
17:00-18:00
Grass Men
Greenwich/8
12
17:15-17:30
Deaf Rave
Greenwich/8
11
17:20-19:20
Ear Trumpet
Greenwich/8
11
17:25-17:55
Citizen Squid
Greenwich/8
11
17:30-18:05
Slapstick & Slaughter
Greenwich/8
14
17:30-18:30
Home
Greenwich/8
12
17:40-18:10
TEN
Greenwich/8
15
17:45-18:10
Campervan of Love
Greenwich/8
11
17:55-18:25
Lance Moi En L’air
Greenwich/8
13
18:10-18:25
Gran Teatro Dentro
Greenwich/8
12
18:15-18:30
Deaf Rave
Greenwich/8
11
18:15-18:45
Strictly Cycling
Greenwich/8
15
18:25-19:00
Fantastical Flying Laboratory
Greenwich/8
11
18:35-18:50
Ulik Robotik Drumshow
Greenwich/8
16
18:45-19:30
Ida Barr
Greenwich/8
12
18:50-19:20
Urban Astronaut
Greenwich/8
16
18:55-19:25
Stilt Men
Greenwich/8
14
30/31
19:00-20:00
Sol Bemol
Greenwich/8
14
19:30-19:45
Gran Teatro Dentro
Greenwich/8
12
19:30-20:25
Peregrinus
Greenwich/8
13
20:20-20:35
Ulik Robotik Drumshow
Greenwich/8
16
20:20-20:45
H.O.H
Greenwich/8
12
20:30-20:45
Gran Teatro Dentro
Greenwich/8
12
20:50-21:30
BLOCK
Greenwich/8
10
20:50-21:30
Swing Zazou
Greenwich/8
15
SCHEDULE
BLOCK
Greenwich/9
Time
Show
Location/Map page Show page
Time
Show
Location/Map page Show page
13:00-13:20
ASUELTO
Canary Wharf/20
22
16:00-19:00
Strange Travel of Mr Tonet
Eltham/19
18
13:00-13:15
Without End
Canary Wharf/20
24
17:00-18:00
The Allotment
Eltham/19
18
13:00-13:15
SLICE
Canary Wharf/20
23
17:30-19:00
Vegetable Nanny Workshop
Eltham/19
18
13:25-13:40
Nomadis
Canary Wharf/20
23
18:00-18:30
The Little Gardener
Eltham/19
18
13:30-13:55
STÜCK
Canary Wharf/20
24
13:50-14:25
In Mijn Hoofd
Canary Wharf/20
23
14:05-14:25
H.O.H
Canary Wharf/20
22
MONDAY 27 JUNE
10
TUESDAY 28 JUNE
SUNDAY 26 JUNE Time
Show
Location/Map page Show page
12:00-18:00
Strange Travel of Mr Tonet
Greenwich/9
14
12:00-19:00
Shoes for Hope
Greenwich/9
14
12:00-19:00
Wing Making Workshop
Greenwich/9
16
12:00-12:25
Project_Vee
Greenwich/9
13
12:00-12:30
The Little Gardener
Greenwich/9
13
12:00-12:40
BLOCK
Greenwich/9
10
12:00-13:00
Grass Men
Greenwich/9
12
12:30-13:05
Ex Aequo
Greenwich/9
11
12:40-13:05
Campervan of Love
Greenwich/9
11
12:40-12:55
Gran Teatro Dentro
Greenwich/9
12
12:40-13:10
Ye Gods
Greenwich/9
16
12:55-13:10
Ulik Robotik Drumshow
Greenwich/9
16
13:10-14:10
Sol Bemol
Greenwich/9
14
13:15-13:45
Stilt Men
Greenwich/9
14
13:15-13:45
Strictly Cycling
Greenwich/9
15
13:15-15:15
Ear Trumpet
Greenwich/9
11
13:20-14:00
If I Could I Would
Greenwich/9
12
13:45-14:00
Gran Teatro Dentro
Greenwich/9
12
13:55-14:25
TEN
Greenwich/9
15
14:00-15:00
Grass Men
Greenwich/9
12
14:00-14:35
Slapstick & Slaughter
Greenwich/9
14
14:15-15:15
Home
Greenwich/9
12
14:25-14:55
Urban Astronaut
Greenwich/9
16
14:30-14:45
Deaf Rave
Greenwich/9
11
14:40-15:10
Lance Moi En L’air
Greenwich/9
13
14:55-15:40
Audition Project
Greenwich/9
10
15:00-15:30
Citizen Squid
Greenwich/9
11
15:00-15:55
Peregrinus
Greenwich/9
13
15:10-15:45
Fantastical Flying Laboratory
Greenwich/9
11
15:15-15:45
The Little Gardener
Greenwich/9
13
15:45-16:15
Stilt Men
Greenwich/9
14
15:45-16:15
Strictly Cycling
Greenwich/9
15
15:50-16:15
Project_Vee
Greenwich/9
13
15:50-16:20
Ye Gods
Greenwich/9
16
15:50-16:25
Ex Aequo
Greenwich/9
11
16:00-17:00
Grass Men
Greenwich/9
12
16:15-16:30
Deaf Rave
Greenwich/9
11
16:20-18:20
Ear Trumpet
Greenwich/9
11
16:25-17:25
Home
Greenwich/9
12
16:30-17:00
Urban Astronaut
Greenwich/9
16
16:30-17:05
Slapstick & Slaughter
Greenwich/9
14
16:35-17:05
TEN
Greenwich/9
15
16:50-17:05
Gran Teatro Dentro
Greenwich/9
12
16:55-17:25
Lance Moi En L’Air
Greenwich/9
13
17:00-19:00
The People Build ‘Demolition’
QEOP/6
6/7
17:00-17:25
Campervan of Love
Greenwich/9
11
17:10-17:25
Ulik Robotik Drumshow
Greenwich/9
16
17:25-18:00
Fantastical Flying Laboratory
Greenwich/9
11
17:30-18:00
Citizen Squid
Greenwich/9
11
17:30-18:15
Ida Barr
Greenwich/9
12
18:00-19:00
Sol Bemol
Greenwich/9
14
18:05-18:45
If I Could I Would
Greenwich/9
12
18:15-18:30
Gran Teatro Dentro
Greenwich/9
12
SATURDAY 2 JULY
18:20-19:00
14:10-14:25
SLICE
Canary Wharf/20
23
Time
Show
Location/Map page Show page
14:35-14:55
You and I Know
Canary Wharf/20
24
16:00-19:00
Strange Travel of Mr Tonet
Eltham/19
18
14:35-14:55
Phone Box
Canary Wharf/20
23
17:00-18:00
Grass
Eltham/19
19
15:00-15:15
Act of Strangers
Canary Wharf/20
22
18:00-18:20
Meeting Mr Boom!
Eltham/19
18
15:00-15:30
Here Come The Girls
Woolwich/27
26
15:00-15:45
Rodafonio
Woolwich/27
27
15:00-15:45
A Few Feet Up
Woolwich/27
26
15:00-16:00
Mechanical Creatures
Woolwich/27
26
WEDNESDAY 29 JUNE Time
Show
Location/Map page Show page
15:05-15:30
STÜCK
Canary Wharf/20
24
16:00-19:00
Strange Travel of Mr Tonet
Eltham/19
18
15:10-15:25
Without End
Canary Wharf/20
24
17:00-17:20
Meeting Mr Boom!
Eltham/19
18
15:25-15:40
SLICE
Canary Wharf/20
23
18:00-19:00
Grass
Eltham/19
19
15:35-16:10
In Mijn Hoofd
Canary Wharf/20
23
15:45-16:05
ASUELTO
Canary Wharf/20
22
16:00-16:55
The Senses
Woolwich/27
27
THURSDAY 30 JUNE
16:00-16:30
Here Come The Girls
Woolwich/27
26
Time
Show
Location/Map page Show page
16:00-18:00
Emerge/ncy
Woolwich/27
26
16:00-19:00
Strange Travel of Mr Tonet
Eltham/19
18
16:10-16:30
H.O.H
Canary Wharf
22
16:00-19:00
The Travelling Treasury
Eltham/19
19
16:15-16:30
Act of Strangers
Canary Wharf/20
22
17:00-18:00
The Troll’s Kitchen
Eltham/19
19
16:15-16:30
Nomadis
Canary Wharf/20
23
17:30-19:00
The Troll Chefs
Eltham/19
19
16:40-17:00
You and I Know
Canary Wharf/20
24
17
16:40-17:00
Phone Box
Canary Wharf/20
23
16:45-17:00
Without End
Canary Wharf/20
24
16:45-17:00
SLICE
Canary Wharf/20
23
17:00-17:30
Here Come The Girls
Woolwich/27
26
22:00-22:50
Silence
Bethnal Green/17
FRIDAY 1 JULY Time
Show
Location/Map page Show page
17:05-17:50
A Few Feet Up
Woolwich/27
26
13:00-13:20
Phone Box
Canary Wharf/20
23
17:40-18:00
Emerge/ncy ‘The Welcoming’
Woolwich/27
26
Transport Exceptionnels
Woolwich/27
27
13:00-13:35
In Mijn Hoofd
Canary Wharf/20
23
18:00-18:20
13:30-13:50
You and I Know
Canary Wharf/20
24
18:00-19:00
Mechanical Creatures
Woolwich/27
26
Here Come The Girls
Woolwich/27
26
14:00-14:15
Nomadis
Canary Wharf/20
23
18:30-19:00
16:00-19:00
Strange Travel of Mr Tonet
Eltham/19
18
19:00-19:45
Rodafonio
Woolwich/27
27
16:00-19:00
The Travelling Treasury
Eltham/19
19
19:00-21:00
Emerge/ncy
Woolwich/27
26
The Senses
Woolwich/27
27
17:00-18:00
The Troll’s Kitchen
Eltham/19
19
19:45-20:40
17:30-17:50
Phone Box
Canary Wharf/20
23
20:00-20:20
Transport Exceptionnels
Woolwich/27
27
17:30-18:05
In Mijn Hoofd
Canary Wharf/20
23
20:40-21:00
Emerge/ncy ‘The Welcoming’
Woolwich/27
26
Drumming at the Barracks
Woolwich/28
28
The Clash of Drums
Woolwich/28
28
17:30-19:00
The Troll Chefs
Eltham/19
19
21:00-22:00
18:00-18:20
You and I Know
Canary Wharf/20
24
22:00-23:00
18:30-18:45
Nomadis
Canary Wharf/20
23
22:00-22:50
Silence
Bethnal Green/17
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The House National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. See pages 4 & 5 The People Build at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. See pages 6 & 7 Greenwich Fair at the Old Royal Naval College, Cutty Sark Gardens, St Alfege Park and Greenwich Town Centre. See pages 8 - 16 Silence in Bethnal Green Gardens. See page 17 Moat Island at Well Hall Pleasaunce, Eltham. See pages 18 - 19 Dancing City at Canary Wharf. See pages 20 - 25 Ignite! in Woolwich Town Centre. See pages 26-27 The Clash of Drums at Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich. See page 28
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