Greenwich+Docklands International Festival

Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF) is London’s leading festival of free outdoor performing arts (theatre, dance, and street arts), an annual 9-day celebration of extraordinary outdoor events that transform people's lives.

GDIF has been growing every year and in 2013, the Festival features over 150 performances by 30 national and international companies with more than 80,000 people attending the outdoor shows in East and South London.

The Festival is committed to breaking new ground in outdoor performance and raising the ambition, quality and diversity of outdoor work produced in this country, with a particular focus on the commissioning and development of outdoor work led by Deaf and disabled artists and artists from diverse backgrounds.

GDIF was founded by Artistic Director Bradley Hemmings in 1996 as an independent festival. It developed out of the former Greenwich Festival into a cross-river festival.

GDIF is produced by Greenwich+Docklands Festivals. Greenwich+Docklands Festivals is a Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered No. 2876062. Registered Charity No. 103 7878. VAT registration number 629 9872 73.

The Team

Bradley Hemmings - Artistic Director
Matthew Jones - General Manager
Sophie Akbar - Senior Projects Manager
Nathan Curry - Associate Director
Martina Puchberger - Marketing & Audience Development Manager
Chas de Swiet - Associate Producer
Malú Ansaldo - Projects Administrator
Aisha Amarfio - Volunteer Coordinator
Marta Lukoseviciute - Digital Marketing & Outreach Intern
Richard Williamson - Technical Manager
Sheila Baker - Bookkeeper

Sharon Kean, Kean|Lanyon - Press representative

Iain Lanyon, Kean|Lanyon - Print design
Smiling Wolf - Web design

And a big 'Thank you!' to all project managers and volunteers who year after year help to make GDIF an unforgettable experience!

The Royal Greenwich Festivals

GDIF is delighted to be working with the Royal Borough of Greenwich as part of The Royal Greenwich Festivals, promoting a range of high quality festivals and cultural events across the borough celebrating the cultural vibrancy of Greenwich. In addition to GDIF, forthcoming events include: Greenwich Dances, Greenwich World Cultural Festival, Parksfest, and the Greenwich Music Festival.

Further information can be found at:
www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/festivals

Catalan Culture

In 2012 presented work by leading Catalan companies, including the world premiere of Prometheus Awakes by La Fura dels Baus (with Graeae); Sarruga, whose unique style grows out of the natural world; Circ Panic's breathtaking theatre; and Itinerània's maze. Thanks to Institut Ramon Llull, which promotes Catalan Language and Culture abroad and supports the mobility of the artists and Catalan! Arts who are supporting professional networking meetings showcasing outstanding Catalan performers.

Without Walls

GDIF is a founder member of Without Walls, a consortium of eight of the country's leading outdoor arts festivals. Thanks to investment by Arts Council England, GDIF is proud to present a platform of exciting new outdoor work by British artists under the Without Walls banner.