GDIF 2024 | London’s free, annual outdoor performing arts festival 23 August-8 September 2024
Doubles
Part of On Your Doorstep: Thamesmead and Dancing City
30 August, 4 & 5 September
What to Expect: Participate
Free
Permanent table tennis tables become the setting for this collision of dance and ping pong. Watch as the two competitors spin, slide and swerve their way through this playful pop-up performance then grab a bat and join in!
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Access
Site Access
Visit the Dancing City page for full site access information.
Show Access
Accessibility:
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Assistance Dogs Welcome
- BSL Interpreted – Dancing City, 4.15pm
Access content will be available online via your mobile phone. Please bring a charging pack if you are concerned about battery use.
Brochure
Large-print and Easy Read versions of the festival brochure will be available to download in advance or to pick up on the day. Visit our Access page for more information.
Content & Trigger Warnings: This piece includes loud electronic music.
Notes for Audience
Very limited speech, with moments of text that demonstrates the visuals. Ie: celebratory ‘yay’ and asking audience members to be involved.
At the end of the performance there is time for audience participation, playing games and learning some moves.
Where to find it
Doubles will be performed at:
On Your Doorstep: Thamesmead – Claridge Way, The Moorings, Thamesmead.
30 August
Dancing City – Wren Landing, Canary Wharf, E14.
4 & 5 September, 1.45pm & 4.15pm (BSL Interpreted)
About the company
Joe Garbett is a bubbly, fun and eccentric internationally toured and performed dance artist creating colourful, unifying, silly shows and everyone is invited. Based in the South West you will find Joe choreographing and performing in outdoor and unconventional places advocating the importance of positive, playful and accessible art in public spaces. Joe enjoys directing work that advocates the importance of unity and engages people in the exhilaration that can come together to achieve a common goal. His work has toured internationally and has been supported by Arts Council England, The Place, National Theatre, Rural Touring Inititative, Glastonbury Festival, Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, pubs, clubs and everything in-between.
Supported by
Doubles is supported by The Place, Applause Rural Touring, Table Tennis England, Arts Council England, Sports England, Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, Redbridge Drama Centre, Studio Wayne McGregor
GDIF is supported by Arts Council England, Peabody and Without Walls.