GDIF 2024 | London’s free, annual outdoor performing arts festival 23 August-8 September 2024
The Lost Opera
Part of Dance by Design: Greenwich Peninsula
28 & 29 August, 1 & 6pm
Duration: 25 minutes
What to Expect: Sensory spectacle
Free
Ahead of the launch of Greenwich Peninsula’s eagerly anticipated new Design District, this visually and aurally stunning promenade performance brings together dance, technology, costume, and music. Join three strikingly costumed figures with in-built sound as they take over the public spaces through which they move and invite you to become part of the chorus by using your phone.
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Access
Site Access
Site information is available on the Dance by Design page.
Show Access
Accessibility
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Assistance Dogs Welcome
- Audio Described
- Easy Read Description Available – click here to download
- Relaxed Introduction
- Touch Tour
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 the Access page for more information.
Content & Trigger Warnings: This show does contain loud noises and abstract sounds, please wear headphones or ear defenders if needed.
Notes for Audience
Pre-show Audio Description and AD on the website. For the curious, you can use your phones.
Where to find it
The Lost Opera will be performed at The Tide, Greenwich Peninsula, SE10 0ES.
About the artist
The Lost Opera is a collaboration between artist Ashley Peevor, Choreographer Nikki Watson (CODA Dance) and creative technologist Simon Symons (Muio).
Ashley is a visual artist and performer and has been working internationally for over 10 years. This includes exhibitions and commissions in USA, Germany, Portugal, Ireland and extensively in the UK.
Nikki is Founder and Artistic Director of CoDa and Artistic Director of Green Shoes Arts, an established charity inspiring communities in Barking & Dagenham to make positive change through the arts. Watson is also an independent consultant for East London Dance, an artist mentor for Barbican and a performer and artist for Rhiannon Faith.
Steve is a sound artist, maker and performer known for an innovative series of sonic augmented reality projects and as a member of the award winning Owl Project. He is a resident at the Pervasive Media Studio and has been exhibiting and performing since 1997.
Supported by
Dance by Design is supported by Arts Council England, Greenwich Peninsula, Royal Greenwich Festivals and Without Walls.
The Lost Opera is commissioned by Timber Festival with support from Without Walls Consortium and Arts Council England