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GIFT: Gateshead International Festival of Theatre. Festival Director @katecraddock
Gateshead
Joined February 2011
SAVE THE DATE: Fri 2nd - Sun 4th May GIFT will be returning for its 15th anniversary in May with a weekend of workshops, interactive live art and contemporary performance. Full programme announcement coming soon. 📸 IN A STRANGE PLACE by MIA + ERIC
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We love to see Here & Now (formerly Horizon) artists experiencing the positive ripple effects of showcasing in Edinburgh, with exciting onward touring and networking opportunities. Read more about the onward touring journey of @actionherolive at the link in our bio.
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Are you interested in learning about international producing? @HN_showcase and @fabricdance are running a 4 week course, designed to demystify the practicalities of international touring. Find out more and sign up 👉 https://t.co/dpOfLujD4U
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Opening today, Olivier Award winning @DicksonMbi brings his incredible piece Enowate to @ThePleasance Courtyard. Not to be missed. 12.30pm. 21 - 25 Aug. Book tickets here 👉🏼
Enowate means ‘truth stands’ & draws on sinuous elements of hip-hop and contemporary dance in combination with original music & otherworldly animated projections. @edfringe with @HN_showcase
@ThePleasance , 21-25 August, 12:30 🔗Tickets: https://t.co/pN76mwSaI7
@fabricdance
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Are you free on Thur 18 Jul? Come on down to @LiveTheatre for @LucaRutherford's Political Party at 7:30pm. Expect free drinks, snacks and the opportunity to egg a liberal hypocrite! Book tix 👉 https://t.co/XNjTbaCfvp
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21 - 25 Aug, 12.30 @ThePleasance Courtyard (Grand) @DicksonMbi summons multiple identities in this mesmerising solo performance inspired by a life-changing journey to his ancestral home in Cameroon. Book tickets 🎟- https://t.co/eEa7PG4ZhQ
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'First Trimester' is a one-of-a-kind durational experience exploring human connection and parenthood, challenging expectations and redefining what it means to create a family as a transgender person. Presenters and curators interested in this work👉 https://t.co/vs2TtGpWJ8
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You Heard Me is for anyone who's been told to shut up. It's a celebration of refusing to be silenced, of taking up space and of one woman's power to re-make, re-mould and disrupt. Book 🎟👉 https://t.co/74vOZrqNBD
@LucaRutherford @ZOOvenues @battersea_arts @Fabricdance @GIFTfest
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'Distorted Constellations' is an immersive multi-sensory environment inspired by @nwando’s mythic interpretation of the neurological syndrome, Visual Snow. This Afrofabulist alternate reality draws on immersive technologies and embodied ritual practice. 👉 https://t.co/2WkQnYMoGr
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Dandyism is a celebration of individuality and drive for visibility, embodying the raw and unrefined energy and expressive dynamism of diverse cultures from the African continent, presented through dance and theatre. Part of Fringe Fragments @DanceBase 👉 https://t.co/OutJuvDjq1
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📢 Calling all artists and lovers of dance. This Friday, Yewande 103 presents Many Lifetimes: A community of transforming solos, accompanied by live music from Bianca Wilson and Femi Oriogun-Williams. Fri 28 Jun, 7.30pm at @dancecity 👉
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📢FREE EVENT. Thur 27 Jun at 6pm. Part book launch, part conversation, with performance of A Citizens' Assembly by Andy Smith and Lynsey O'Sullivan. Read more and reserve your space 👉 https://t.co/dJGXtBMuUl
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Calling all artists based in England, making world-class live performance! Applications for Here and Now 2025 are now open.Deadline: Mon 30 Sept 2024. Link in bio. @battersea_arts @fabricdance @hn_showcase
#HN2025 #PerformanceArtists #CallOut #Dance #Theatre #LiveArt
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Do you work in or care for the forests in Gateshead? E.g a forester, ecologist, conservationist, tree planter, parks employee, administrator, volunteer or activist? Canadian artists @ericandmia are making a film and would love to hear from you. 🔗 - https://t.co/Sdc7IU1AS8
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Don’t forget it’s #gift2024 this weekend in #Gateshead. An array of live art, performances, workshops and more. Check it out 👇
#gift2024 A weekend of conversations, live art, workshops, and contemporary performance, by incredible international artists, taking place in traditional and not-so-traditional venues throughout Gateshead. Tickets on sale now via link in bio 🔗
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Festival Director, Kate Craddock interviewed in @theQTonline about the origins and progression of @giftfest. Subscribe to read in full #gift2024
The founder of the @GIFTfest (May 3-5), @KateCraddock runs @DavidJWhetstone through this year’s programme https://t.co/rJoH2gGOPX
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