LIFT 2010
The ICA is delighted to be partnering with London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT) for 2010. This 3 week international festival of contemporary theatre gives platform to an array of artists with particular emphasis on new forms, interactivity and visionary usages of technology to create inspiring performance. The ICA is hosting original productions from Gob Squad, Rimini Protokoll and Campo/Cork Midsummer Festival, as well as presenting a festival essential: LIFT Club.
LIFT Club offers a social and creative hub for artists and audiences, bringing alive the themes running through the festival in a series of creative exchanges, panel discussions, artist talks and free late night cabaret.
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Hide & Seek presents Sandpit
16 June 2010
Sandpit at the ICA is an evening of games, role-play, intrigue and delight. Come have fun. Play games.
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The Digital Democracy
24 June 2010
An investigation into what theatre producers can learn from social media and user-generated content, and how this supposed democraticisation of culture affects theatre’s relevance to the world.
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LIFT Club
24 June 2010 - 18 July 2010
The heartbeat of the festival, LIFT Club offers a social and creative hub for artists and audiences, bringing alive the themes running through the festival.
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Gob Squad: Revolution Now!
24 June 2010 - 26 June 2010
Gob Squad demand a revolution, now! And have taken the first steps on your behalf. History is in the making!
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Rimini Protokoll: Best Before
30 June 2010 - 3 July 2010
A simulated city gradually develops as the audience clash and collaborate, while making personal, social and political decisions.
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The Epic and the Intimate
1 July 2010
An analysis of the collective power of theatre in an era in which so much culture is absorbed alone by individuals.
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Theatre For Young Audiences: An International Perspective
2 July 2010
LIFT, TYA-UK and Takeoff present this unique opportunity to find out about and discuss international perspectives in theatre for young audiences.
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The Mexican Spitfire Blanche Dubois
3 July 2010
Blanche Dubois and Lisa Lee of London's most fabulous drag troupe The Lipsinkers will be leading the evening’s entertainment.
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The Climate for Theatre
8 July 2010
What theatre-makers can learn from the models of local activism practiced by the anti-globalisation movement.
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Open Space Discussion and Action Event
10 July 2010
As theatre audiences and practitioners, how should we be international? Is technology collapsing distance? What are our responsibilities to the global environment?
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Campo and Cork Midsummer Festival presents: FML
14 July 2010 - 17 July 2010
Fusing video with live performance, 20 young people bring a poignant mix of true confessions, lies, quotes and teenage tales to the stage.
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The RSC presents: Oxygen
15 July 2010 - 18 July 2010
Oxygen is an explosive late night mix of words, music and dance: a raw, visceral take on the Ten Commandments for a dispossessed generation.
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Theatre from the Arab World
15 July 2010
The role theatre can play in building bridges and generating greater understanding between different cultures.