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GDIF2014 FRI 20 JUNE GREENWICH GDIF2014 FRI 20 JUNE - SUN 22 JUNE Muaré Deblozay Fri 20 June 21:10 Sat 21 June 21:10 Meeting point will be confirmed through booking process. FREE but with limited capacity – Book via festival.org Runs approx 90 mins see map on page 6 Voalá When the sun sets on the summer solstice, the dead rise from their graves to dance in the streets. Haitian culture looks at death in a very different way to our own. It is not a hushed-up affair of coffins and closed doors but a loud celebration of all that life has to offer, in this world and the next. At dusk, join French company Rara Woulib in conjuring the ghosts of the city’s departed for this joyous celebration. See for yourself why the dead have so much more fun than the living. Muaré Fri 20 June 22:00 National Maritime Museum Royal Museums Greenwich, SE10 Runs approx 45 mins FREE 1 see map on page 6 Prepare to immerse yourself in a psychedelic world in which aerialists descend from giant revolving “optical art” mobiles accompanied by electrifying live music. Enter Spanish/ Argentinean company Voalá’s fluorescent wonderland as gorgeous aerial choreography combines with the visceral thrill of sky-diving in a show in which anything is possible. Internationally renowned for their virtuosity in turning the sky into their stage, Voalá were last seen at GDIF in 2010, and in this, their latest aerial extravaganza you can expect to be swept up in an experience in which performers dive down over your head, whilst pyrotechnic effects and live music from Duchamp Pilot deliver a sensory overload. GDIF’s opening night spectaculars are legendary, so don’t miss this one! This performance is Audio Described Headsets available at the Info Point (with deposit) For further information on access facilities go to festival.org/ access or email access@festival.org Accessible toilets on site. The accessible viewing area is sign posted or please ask a volunteer. 4/5 Co-produced by LIFT, Greenwich+Docklands International Festival and David Binder Productions, as part of Festivals in Transition — Global City Local City with the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union, and the Institut Français. Seeing The World 2014 is the 300th anniversary of the Longitude Act, reminding us tha ܙY[