GDIF 2024 | London’s free, annual outdoor performing arts festival 23 August-8 September 2024
Are You Here For The Meeting?
Saturday 7 September | 1.30 pm, 3.30 pm & 5.30 pm| Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Waterfront Square, E20 2AQ
Duration: 30 Minutes
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A big, bold, beautiful meeting without ceiling or walls – a physical broadcast by the young.
A big, bold and beautiful outdoor dance “broadcast” foregrounding the experiences and hopes of young people through impassioned dance as 8 young performers take the lead.
Are you here for the meeting? is supported by The London Borough of Newham, East Bank, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Arts Council England
Are you here for the meeting? is co-commissioned by GDIF, Strike a Light, Fabric and Landmark Theatres.
Stacked Wonky
They are known for creating experimental, site-specific performance worlds using movement, choreography, sound and objects.
Stacked Wonky’s work is provocative, questioning, generous and tender. They try to make work relevant for our time.
More information
If you do not wish to be featured in our content, please ask one of our volunteers (easily noticeable, in their pink t-shirts) for a no photography sticker.
Site Access
All shows in Dancing City are free to attend. Just show up.
Assistance Dogs Welcome
Relaxed
Dancing City is a relaxed event. You can join and leave anytime, move around and make noise.
Level Access
Dancing City show locations have good step-free access and hard-standing surfaces.
Access Viewing areas
Each performance location will have an access viewing area for disabled audience members marked with a sign or flag. Space for wheelchair users, companions and seating with and without arms will be available.
Locations and routes
The festival site includes various locations across the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Stratford Town Centre. The furthest distance between locations is 320m.
Check the Dancing City festival map and brochure to plan your route, ask a volunteer or at the information point.
Quiet Space
A Quiet Space will be avaible for anyone who wishes to escape the crowds for some chillout time in a low sensory comfortable environment.
Many peaceful areas have shade and seating across the park.
Accessible Toilets and Changing Places
The Podium: Accessible toilets and Changing Places– ask in Riverside East café for a Radar key.
University College London: Accessible toilets and Changing Places- ask at reception for Radar key.
Westfield Stratford City: Accessible toilets on various levels. Changing Places on the ground floor between Made by Society and Watches of Switzerland, radar key from staff and guest services.
Stratford Centre: Accessible toilets only.
Click here for a QEOP map of accessible toilets and changing places facilities.
Blue badge parking
Westfield Stratford Car Park. Charges may apply.
Drop-off point
Westfield Avenue
Contact
For Access questions, contact [email protected] // 07899 893 935
For other audience questions, contact our Box Office: [email protected]
Show Access
BSL Interpreted at 3.30pm
Part of BSL/assisted route at 3.30pm
Easy Read Visual Guide Coming Soon
Join In- Optional gentle participation
Suitable for all ages
Where to find it
The Photo Route from Stratford Station
For exact location please click on ///cross.orbit.pets
what3words is an easy way to identify precise locations.
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