GDIF 2024 Partners

About Arts Council England
Arts Council England is the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Let’s Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high-quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.

About Royal Greenwich Festivals
Royal Greenwich Festivals is an annual series of events celebrating the cultural vibrancy of Royal Greenwich and providing some of the best and most varied entertainment in the capital every summer. Including free theatre, music, dance, family performances and live displays, the festivals programme is funded by the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

About the London Borough of Newham
Dynamic, diverse, and determined; Newham stands apart.  Our vibrant borough thrives on the incredible talents and creativity of our people. We know many face deep-rooted inequalities and challenges. That’s why we’re determined to seize opportunity and face up to challenge as we deliver our purpose of Building a Fairer Newham. We want everyone in our borough to thrive and have healthy, happy, and fulfilled lives.

About Peabody
More than 160 years after it was established, Peabody is one of the oldest not-for-profit housing associations in the UK. The Peabody Group is responsible for more than 108,000 homes, with around 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties. We also have around 17,000 care and support customers. Our purpose is to help people flourish, and we are getting closer to residents by taking a local approach.

We are committed to delivering a responsive and easily accessible repairs service and investing in our existing homes so they are safe and well maintained. Our retrofit projects will make thousands of our homes more energy efficient. We work with councils and communities to promote economic inclusion, tackle inequality and poverty, and prioritise wellbeing. Our rents were £621m lower than the market in 2022/23. With an average rent of £127 per week in London and the south-east, we offer significant value for residents and communities. We are also committed to building much-needed affordable homes.

About Greenwich Peninsula
Greenwich Peninsula is fast becoming the capital’s most boldly modern landscape. With 17,487 new homes, 12,000 new jobs and 48 acres of open public space emerging over the coming years. Here a community of thousands of pioneers live in new riverside homes, work in a cutting-edge Design District and enjoy the Tide, the neighbourhood’s elevated, riverside walkway and public art trail that celebrates art, design and wellbeing – all wrapped by the River Thames. This is new London: a destination for modern urban living.

About Royal Parks and Greenwich Park
The Royal Parks are havens in a busy city so we set ourselves the highest standards to make sure we protect and maintain them responsibly, respectfully and sustainably. Each of the eight Royal Parks and other exceptional public spaces we look after including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens, are unique landscapes and wildlife habitats. Our role is to protect and preserve these parklands while welcoming millions of visitors a year.

There are over 77 million visits to the Royal Parks each year. People meeting up with friends and family, spending time alone in nature, attending music, arts or food events, discovering more about our shared history or just getting a bite to eat. A Royal Park is a place where you can put the world on hold for a moment and enjoy the peace and quiet of over 5,000 acres of open parkland in the city. A place to discover more about the natural world, as well as our place in it. We are committed to protecting the wildlife, habitats and historic heritage of the Royal Parks, and to providing access to parks that can improve people’s quality of life and wellbeing.

About Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and East Bank
Spread across 560 acres, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is a dynamic east London destination featuring landscaped gardens, historic waterways, iconic sporting venues, a diverse range of food and drink offerings, culture and education institutions, an arts and events programme, and world-class sport and entertainment at London Stadium, ABBA Voyage, the ArcelorMittal Orbit visitor attraction, among others.

As the new heart of the area, it is transforming into a vibrant hub that blends visitor experiences with opportunities to live, work, learn, innovate and engage with knowledge, culture and technology. The Park is home to East Bank, the UK’s newest culture and education quarter, bringing together world leading universities, cultural organisations and the people of east London in a truly unique collaboration. East Bank includes UCL East and London College of Fashion, UAL – both of which opened in autumn 2023 – Sadler’s Wells East (opened in February 2025), V&A East Storehouse (opened in May 2025), the V&A East Museum (opening spring 2026), and the BBC Music Studios (opening in late 2026 / early 2027). The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), responsible for the development of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, leads sustainable regeneration to maximise the legacy of the 2012 Games.
LLDC is committed to fostering inclusive growth and creating thriving, sustainable neighbourhoods that provide opportunities for lasting economic and social benefits for local communities and beyond. Through its Climate Action Strategy, LLDC advocates the right of all communities to a liveable climate and works with its partners to tackle climate challenges and promote environmental resilience.
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About Sadler’s Wells East
In 2024 we’re opening a fourth London venue in Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Sadler’s Wells East will house a 550-seat mid-scale theatre, as well as facilities for the new Rose Choreographic School and the hip hop theatre training centre, Academy Breakin’ Convention. Sadler’s Wells East joins the rich cultural heritage of Stratford, opening in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as part of the East Bank development alongside the BBC, UAL’s London College of Fashion, UCL and the V&A. Sadler’s Wells East will support artist development and training, and the creation of new work. It will build the infrastructure for dance and make it accessible to more people. Sadler’s Wells East will house a flexible theatre presenting a wide variety of dance performances. Community will be at the heart of Sadler’s Wells East with a large open foyer that can be used by everyone as a meeting or performance space. There will also be dance studios and world-class dance facilities for dancemakers to train, create and rehearse productions.

About Berkely Group
Berkeley Group builds homes and neighbourhoods across London, Birmingham and the South of England. Our passion and purpose is to build quality homes, strengthen communities, and make a lasting positive difference to people’s lives.
We specialise in brownfield regeneration, working together with our partners to revive underused land and create unique, sustainable and nature-rich places where communities thrive and people of all ages and backgrounds can enjoy a great quality of life.

About Without Walls
Without Walls is a network of over 35 organisations presenting the best outdoor arts to people in towns and cities across England. Since its formation in 2007, Without Walls has developed and toured over 200 new shows both in the UK and internationally across 22 countries.
Without Walls is supported by Arts Council England as a National Portfolio Organisation.

About Talawa
Talawa is the UK’s outstanding Black British theatre company. We champion Black excellence in theatre, nurture talent in emerging and established artists of African or Caribbean heritage, and tell inspirational and passionate stories. Talawa’s work ranges from local community engagement and national tours to international collaborations, reflecting Black experiences through art like no other.

About Fire Island Dance Festival
In a New York City apartment more than 30 years ago, two dozen dancers brainstormed what they could do to help so many of their colleagues who were battling AIDS. Denise Roberts Hurlin and Hernando Cortez, dancers with Paul Taylor Dance Company at the time, mobilized the group and ultimately created Dancers Responding to AIDS in 1991. It was the dance community’s first ongoing effort to raise awareness and money to directly help those living with AIDS.
The vitality of DRA comes from the extraordinary support of the dance community. Professional dancers from companies across the country, performing arts organizations, student dancers and dance lovers contribute to annual DRA events, like Fire Island Dance Festival, Hudson Valley Dance Festival and audience appeals.

Today, Dancers Responding to AIDS remains at the forefront of the performing arts community’s support efforts. DRA is a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the philanthropic heart of Broadway, helping people across the country and across the street receive lifesaving medications, health care, nutritious meals, counseling and emergency financial assistance. Combined with the efforts of Broadway Cares, DRA has helped raise more than $300 million dollars for essential services for people with HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the single largest financial supporter of the essential social service programs at the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative, The Dancers Resource and The Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts.
Dancers Responding to AIDS received a Dance Magazine Award and New York Dance & Performance Bessie Award in recognition of its contribution to the dance community.

About Global Streets
Global Streets is a national network of partners that co-creates and presents international outdoor arts events with communities living and working in places which are underserved by the arts. We are focused on working with local people to deliver free, spectacular international productions which lift people’s spirits and bring communities together.

Special thanks to

Patrons

We are extremely grateful to our patrons for their continued generosity and support: Tony Hales, Lew Hodges, Maggi Knights, Felicity Lane, Jean Lebrecht, Antony McBride, Geoffrey Pine and Richard White, and Dr Maxine Room CBE.

GDIF Volunteers

Greenwich+Docklands International Festival is made possible by the generosity and energy of those who volunteer their time to help us make magic happen each Summer. We are hugely grateful for their contribution.