FRI 20 JUNE - SAT 28 JUNE
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Welcome!
See the world from a
different angle and immerse
yourself in London’s
festival of shape-shifting,
perception changing, free
outdoor performance.
From the top of
Greenwich Park Hill
you can look out on one
of the most spectacular
views of the capital – a
city of stories. GDIF2014
invites you to experience
these familiar streets
and public spaces as
they’re transformed
with astonishing free
performance from around
the world.
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From gravity-defying
aerial choreography to
global stories of war and
peace; encounters between
the living and the dead
and a house turned inside
out; from a pop-up desert
island to a flying ship;
this summer the magic
of outdoor theatre will
reinvent the everyday and
encourage you to look at
the world anew.
Inua Ellams
Artist-in-Residence
GDIF2014
“Ellams’ poetry
gleams with a
dusty, worn, deeply
original beauty
and he remains
such wonderfully
generous
company to keep
on stage.” Metro
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Enjoy the Festival!
5 Deblozay
Bradley Hemmings
Artistic Director, GDIF
presented by
Rara Woulib
Fri 20 & Sat 21 June
meeting point tba
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“Rara Woulib reaches into
places others choose not
to go” Liberation
20 Dancing City
Mon 23 - Sat 28 June
Canary Wharf
“The UK’s largest annual programme of
outdoor dance” East End Life
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5 War
Correspondents
presented by Helen Chadwick
Song Theatre
Fri 20 - Sun 22 June
Old Royal Naval College
Greenwich
“That brilliant bard Helen
Chadwick”
The Independent
Greenwich Fair
Fri 20 - Sun 22 June
Old Royal Naval College &
Cutty Sark Gardens & St.
Alfege Park, Greenwich
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presented by Voalá
Fri 20 June
National Maritime Museum
Greenwich
“a flight of freedom in which
dance and acrobatics meet in
thin air… it’s gasp-out-loud stuff.”
The Guardian
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Arka
Safe House
presented by Teatr
Ósmega Dnia
Sat 28 June
Royal Artillery Sq,
Woolwich
presented by Metro-Boulot-Dodo
Sat 21 June
Mile End Park, Tower Hamlets
““innovative and nothing short of incredible”
Brighton Evening Argus
“GDIF... An event whose annual
contribution to the happiness
of the people of London is
unrivalled.” The Guardian
‘A production of
grand scale, yet
poetically pure and
hard to forget.’
El Correo Espanol
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18 Global Streets
Mon 23 - Fri 27 June
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Kadogo,
Child Soldier
presented by
La Patriótico
Interesante
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Muaré
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The Legend
of Hamba
presented by
Tiata Fahodzi
Libyan Street
Theatre
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Supporters
& Volunteers
“A brilliant festival that
appeals to all ages
and brings the whole
community together”
Audience member
2012
presented by the
National Theatre of
Tripoli & Periplum
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE
Turning The World Upside Down
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