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GDIF2016 24 JUNE - 2 JULY 24 JUNE - 2 JULY E RE A Y RF D CA T U R SA 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 Sat 25 June 13:00, 14:30, 16:25, 18:10, 19:30, 20:30 11 Sat 25 June 13:00, 17:00 6 15:00 1 Old Royal Naval College Car Free Zone 1 Sun 26 June 12:40, 13:45, 16:50, 18:15 2 St Alfege Park Sun 26 June 12:00, 16:00 6 15:00 1 Old Royal Naval College Cutty Sark Gardens Runs 15 mins - Roaming St Alfege Park 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. Runs 60 mins 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. Sat 25 June 15:15, 17:30 1 8 Old Royal Naval College Sun 26 June 14:15, 16:25 Old Royal N aval College Sat 25 June 14:55, 16:55 2 8 Sun 26 June 13:20, 18:05 Old Royal Naval College Sat 25 June 13:00, 16:15 1 St Alfege Park Cutty Sark Gardens 5 Sat 25 June 13:00, 15:00 11 Car Free Zone 1 Sun 26 June 12:00, 15:15 1 St Alfege Park Runs 20 mins Runs 40 mins Runs 30 mins 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. Commissioning credits page 29 Commissioning credits page 29 Project _Vee Runs 45 mins Circus Geeks X PanGottic Sat 25 June 13:00, 16:45 10 Sun 26 June 12:00, 15:50 10 Old Royal Naval College Old Royal Naval College Runs 25 mins Juggling meets roulette in this awesome and unpredictable performance based on a Soviet 8 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 E RE A Y RF D CA T U R SA GDIF2016 H.O.H Far From The Norm Sat 25 June 16:20 3 Cutty Sark Gardens Sat 25 June 20:20 11 Car Free Zone 1 Runs 25 mins Hip Hop theatre meets the beautiful game in this high 12/13 Lance Moi En L’air Ida Barr’s 21st Celebration Bloc Party Christopher Green 8 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. Sat 25 June 18:45 11 Sun 26 June 17:30 3 Car Free Zone 1 Cutty Sark Gardens Runs 45 mins Ida Barr is embracing her own brand of rap, which she dubs Artificial Hip Hop. Having wowed SEE BACK PAGES FOR FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE Joli Vyann 8 audiences with legendary shows including Get Old or Die Trying, she brings her own fresh and funky rhymes to celebrate GDIF’s 21st birthday. Sat 25 June 15:40, 17:55 5 Sun 26 June 14:40, 16:55 5 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 8 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. Sat 25 June 15:45, 19:30 14 Sun 26 June 15:00 13 Commissioning credits page 29 This emotionally compelling performance from one of Poland’s leading theatre companies is Car Free Zone 2 Old Royal Naval College Runs 55 mins 8 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. www.festival.org #GDIF2016