Dancing City is part of the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF) which is one of London’s leading festival of free outdoor performing arts (theatre, dance, and street arts).
GDIF was founded by Artistic Director Bradley Hemmings in 1996 as an independent festival. It developed out of the former Greenwich Festival into a cross-river festival to incorporate other areas. Due to its success , GDIF has been growing every year and in 2014, the Festival featured over a hundreds performances by dozens of national and international companies with more than 110,000 people attending the outdoor shows in East and South London.
Dancing City is an annual outdoor dance extravaganza with performances from UK and international dance companies. This year it will feature the mesmerising footwork of New Zealand Maori Haka, to fluid and fearless Parkour as well as nostalgic 1950’s tap and powerful, contemporary dance from leading UK and international companies .
Dancing City
Mon 29 June – 4 July,
FREE
Canary Wharf
Mon – Fri 13:00 & 18:00
Sat 13:00 – 17:00
8 Songs (29 June)
29 June 2015
Time: 13:00, 18:00
Presented by Gandini Juggling
Hold On (30 June)
30 June 2015
Time: 13:00, 18:00
Presented by Stefano di Renzo
Bar Story (1 July)
1 July 2015
Time: 13:00, 18:00
Presented by Etta Ermini Dance Theatre
Every Grain (2 July)
2 July 2015
Time: 13:00, 18:00
Presented by Sole Rebel Tap
Turn Around Boy (3 July)
3 July 2015
Time: 13:00, 18:00
Presented by Compagnie Le Grand Jeté
5 Soldiers
4 July 2015
Time: 13:35, 16:05
Presented by Rosie Kay Dance Company
Bar Story (4 July)
4 July 2015
Time: 15:05, 16:40
Presented by Etta Ermini Dance Theatre
Caída Libre
4 July 2015
Time: 13:00, 16:40
Presented by Compañía Sharon Fridman
Danger Risk of Falling
4 July 2015
Time: 14:10, 16:35
Presented by Parkour Dance Company
Every Grain (4 July)
4 July 2015
Time: 13:40, 15:35
Presented by Sole Rebel Tap
Haka Day Out
4 July 2015
Time: 14:00, 15:30
Presented by Corey Baker Dance
Of Man and Beast
4 July 2015
Time: 13:00, 16:00
Presented by Company Chameleon
Solo 2
4 July 2015
Time: 14:10, 15:30
Presented by Brodas Bros.
Te Odiero
4 July 2015
Time: 14:40, 16:45
Presented by HURyCAN
Turn Around Boy (4 July)
4 July 2015
Time: 13:45, 15:05
Presented by Compagnie Le Grand Jeté
There are large number of events in Greenwich, Canary Wharf and other locations which are usually very entertaining , visit the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF) website here for more details.