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LEMN SISSAY
Fri 21 - Sun 23 June Greenwich Town Centre , SE10 and Island Gardens , E14 This year GDIF will have a writer in residence for the first time . Author , poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay will take up residency at the Old Royal Naval College as part of this year ’ s Greenwich Fair . Lemn will be soaking up the atmosphere of the Fair ’ s 21st century reinvention , capturing all the atmosphere , wonder and surprise of London ’ s largest annual outpouring of free , outdoor arts .
DANCING CITY
24 – 28 June , 12pm & 1.30pm , Sat 29 June , 1 – 5pm Canary Wharf , E14 Exhilarating , thought-provoking and fun , GDIF ’ s annual outdoor dance extravaganza is back – bigger , better and for longer . Artists include : Studio Eclipse , Cie Massala , English National Ballet , Candoco Dance Company , Joli Vyann , Motionhouse , Acrojou , i19 , Ziya Azazi , Grounded . Plus The Big Dance featuring hundreds of talented young dancers and youth dance companies .
A HIGH STREET ODYSSEY
Presented by Inspector Sands Fri 28 & Sat 29 June , 11am , 12pm , 1pm , 3pm & 4pm FREE , booking required * Powis Street , Woolwich , SE18 This witty and surprising audio tour along Woolwich ’ s pedestrianised Powis Street reveals the secret lives that lie just beneath the surface . ‘ Inspector Sands are brilliant and reckless , precise and inventive , intelligent and frank . Don ’ t miss them !’ New York Theatre Guide * To book please go to our Info Point ( point 32 on the map , page 9 ) or email admin @ festival . org
ONE MILLION
Presented by Tangled Feet Fri 28 & Sat 29 June , 10pm Royal Arsenal , outside Firepower , Woolwich , SE18 With live music , ingenious staging and pyrotechnics this mass cast show is powered by the hopes and aspirations of young people in 21st century Britain . ‘ Tangled Feet are probably the most accessible and original physical theatre company working in the UK today .... A must see ’ The Stage
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