Four people in vintage clothing pose playfully with brass instruments on a grassy lawn, set against lush greenery and old stone walls—a lively moment from the SIRF 2022: Artistic Programme, each member humorously interacting with their instruments.Four people in vintage clothing pose playfully with brass instruments on a grassy lawn, set against lush greenery and old stone walls—a lively moment from the SIRF 2022: Artistic Programme, each member humorously interacting with their instruments.

Archive: SIRF 2022: Artistic Programme

  • Dates: Thursday 4 - Sunday 7 August

*Without Walls Programme
**2022 Without Walls Programme

See the Shows and Artists who have their pages on our Directory

Thursday

  • [Opening show] Gratte Ciel, Tawa
  • Canal and Rivers Trust, Brilliant Barrage
  • Lieux Publics, Harmonic Fields
  • Rivers of the World

Friday and Saturday

  • Altered States, The Invisible Man*
  • AøE, 0AR
  • Audrey Cook, Ricky the Itch
  • Bash Street Theatre, The Cameraman
  • Curious Arts, Wildflower
  • DAMAEDANCE, IRMÃ Sister*
  • Daryl Beeton Productions and Mimbre, Look Mum, No Hands!**
  • Desperate Men, Generations
  • Entre Terre et Ciel, Envol
  • Frolicked, Seeing Red
  • Full Circle, Stomping Ground
  • Fully Booked Theatre, String and Strong’s Great Big Game-a-thon
  • Gobbledegook Theatre, Ear Trumpet*
  • Joli Vyann, Timeless**
  • Just More Productions, Do What Ya Mama Told Ya!*
  • Kapow Dance Circus Theatre, Mayfly*
  • Kieran Barker, Stockton Treasure
  • La Puntual, Pippa
  • Lieux Publics, Harmonic Fields
  • Limbic Cinema and Full Tilt Aerial, Within Without
  • Lukasz Pucsko, Burek the Dog
  • Madame Zucchini, Madame Zucchini & her amazing vegetable entertainment
  • Mathew Harrison, Community Chest**
  • Miss High Leg Kick, Eau de Memoire**
  • Rivers of the World
  • Strong Lady Productions, Strong Enough*
  • Têtes de Mule, Parasite Circus
  • The Clay Connection, Lives of Clay**
  • Theatre Témoin, FLOOD**
  • Tin Arts, Got Your Nose
  • Whalley Range All Stars, Godzillatown
  • Whippet Up, For the People, By the People

Sunday

  • [Closing show] Transe Express, Mobile homme: Celestial machine for 7 flying drummers
  • A Bird in the Hand Theatre, A Sweep of Swallows
  • Apollo Drummers
  • Artemis, Cali and Mari
  • Baghdaddies
  • Baked A La Ska
  • Carnival Parade, Everything Under the Sun
  • Circus Raj and The Grand Indian Bazaar
  • Dulce Duca, Streets With Attitude
  • Glass House Dance, Time Machine Disco
  • Hannabiell & the Midnight Blue Collective
  • London Astrobeat Orchestra perform Talking Heads
  • Old Time Sailors
  • Pangottic, Loaded
  • Rivers of the World
  • Upper Level, Rainbow Stilts
  • Urban Playground, Zoo Humans
  • Yorkshire Life Aquatic, Million Dollar Mermaids

For the full programme, please see the SIRF website.

Image credit: Ear Trumpet by Gobbledegook Theatre © courtesy of the artist

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Showcase information:

Location

Travelling to the UK and Stockton-on-Tees

By Air
The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport in Durham, with flights connecting to Ireland, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands. The airport is only a 10-minutes train ride away from Stockton-on-Tees city centre.
Manchester airport is also well connected to Stockton-on-Tees, with frequent direct trains running from the airport to Thornaby station in just under 3h. The airport is linked to all main European and international destinations.
Newcastle Airport is 1.5 hours from Thornaby or Middlesbrough stations by train.

By Train
From London trains run regularly to Thornaby, Stockton or Middlesbrough stations, departing from Kings Cross Station (which is adjacent to St Pancras for Eurostar trains).


If you would like further advice on travelling to Stockton-on-Tees, please do not hesitate to contact info@xtrax.org.uk or go to www.rome2rio.com for advice on your itinerary.
If you would like to enquire about accommodation for international delegates please contact info@xtrax.org.uk

All COVID-19 travel restrictions have ended in the UK, which means you will not need any COVID test or COVID paperwork to come to the UK. However, please check if travel restrictions apply in your own country on your return.

Artistic Programme shows and artists

Show
Four groups of performers dressed as clowns, playing drums, are suspended in the air by cables against a clear blue sky. Some sit and some stand, all wearing colorful costumes and painted faces.

Mobile Homme

Artist: TRANSE EXPRESS

Which child didn’t dream whilst lying underneath a mobile, their nose under a string of characters balancing at the end of a…
Show
A person wearing a wide-brimmed hat, round goggles, and a face completely wrapped in white bandages, with a blue light glowing from beneath the bandages, against a dark background.

The Invisible Man

Introducing The Invisible Man, brought to you by Altered States industries. Come face to face with the man who isn’t there! A…
Artist
Two people standing underwater wear bright orange and yellow octopus costumes that cover their heads and upper bodies, with trailing tentacles. The clear blue water surrounds them, and sunlight filters from above.

Artemis Productions

Artemis are a Liverpool based company specialising in interactive Stilt walkabout characters.
Artist
A group of four men in quirky costumes and hats play brass instruments outdoors at a festival, with a Ferris wheel and crowd visible in the background under a cloudy sky.

Baghdaddies

The Baghdaddies pump out an eclectic fusion of rhythms and melodies plucked from around the world that are guaranteed to raise your spirits!
Show
A street theatrical performance with an actor in an apron holding a briefcase, another in a uniform sitting at a table, a singer in red and black posing with a feather boa and microphone, and a man behind a counter.

The Cameraman

Artist: Bash Street Theatre

With songs, excitement and comedy, we follow the fortunes of an inept cameraman who inadvertently becomes involved in the theft of the World’s Largest Diamond.
Show
A woman in a muddy sari stands with her arms raised, holding onto colorful ropes in a room with bricks, earth, and a painted sign in the background. She looks intently ahead, her face and clothes smeared with mud.

Lives of Clay

Artist: Vidya Thirunarayan

Conceived and performed by Vidya Thirunarayan
Directed by Tim Supple
Director of Choreography Debbie Fionn Barr
Designer Julie Landau
Composer Barry Ganberg
Show
Two women perform a dance in an outdoor public space, with one woman crouched and the other perched on her back. A large, diverse crowd watches the performance in the background.

IRMÃ-sister

Artist: DAMAEDANCE | Alice Bonazzi and Sara Marques

DamaeDance: IRMÃ-sister, explores what it takes to truly connect with another person and what that connection reveals about ourselves.  Inspired by the…
Show

Look Mum, No Hands

Look Mum, No Hands! is a tender story about friendship and growing up. It is a visually beautiful, and physically surprising, coming-of-age story about two frie
Artist
The image shows the word XTRAX in teal, uppercase letters with a modern, minimalist font on a white background. The X letters have disconnected lines, giving a stylized appearance.

Desperate Men

Versatile and inventive, Desperate Men’s mischievous,playful and warm hearted work invites audiences to ask serious questions about the world.
Artist
A woman in a gold dress juggles clubs in a graffiti-covered skate bowl while two skateboarders ride on either side under a partly cloudy sky.

DULCE DUCA

DULCE DUCA is a way of living.
Beginning with the person and creates a relationship between body – mind – object – emotions
Artist
A person smiles as another holds a colorful, fluffy red and blue bird puppet with a yellow beak and googly eyes above their head. The background is green and leafy, suggesting an outdoor setting.

Frolicked

Frolicked is an outdoor, puppet theatre company. We make engaging and magical performances featuring a host of memorable puppet characters.
Artist
A woman with red hair smiles and looks excited while playing with two children outdoors. They hold a large yellow and white cloth, with colorful, block-like shapes and a brick wall in the background.

Fully Booked Theatre

Founded by choreographer and performer Jennifer Essex and poet Harry Man, Fully Booked Theatre joyfully blends the worlds of dance and poetry…
Show
Two women wearing silver hooded outfits with glitter on their faces look surprised and curious while peeking over large, orange, mechanical props. The background is blurred, showing a white canopy.

Time Machine Disco

Artist: Glass House Dance

A Century-Hoppin’ Dance Extravaganza for the street. What the funk has happened? Why are people not shaking their thang? Dr Spin has…
Show
Six people in vintage-style clothing pose dramatically around a green sign reading The National Institute for Sonic Ecology. Some hold large musical instruments and look expressive, while a white tent is visible in the background.

Ear Trumpet

Artist: Gobbledegook Theatre

Ear Trumpet is about listening. It’s about the sound under the ground. The noises that you would miss if you didn’t listen…
Show
Performers climb and hang from a large, metal, binocular-shaped structure outdoors, with a crowd watching in the background on a sunny day with blue sky and scattered clouds.

Timeless

Timeless is Joli Vyann’s new spectacular medium to large scale outdoor touring show featuring an interactive 7 metre high, free standing, rotating…
Show
Two people in colorful, traditional African clothing smile and dance outdoors. One holds a bowl of fruit, while the other balances a metal bowl on their head. Behind them is a decorated hut and green trees.

Do What Ya Mama Told Ya!

Artist: Just More Productions

A feast of food fusion across geography and generations, in this vibrant street theatre, comedy circus show! International contemporary circus artist Blaze…
Show
A person with wet hair tilts their head back dramatically amid flying water droplets, possibly dancing or playing in the rain, with sunlight creating a sparkling effect around them.

Mayfly

Artist: Kapow - Dance Circus Theatre

Mayfly is a spectacular fusion of water, dance and song. The stage will come to life with water effects and leaping fountains….
Show
Two puppets, one with red hair and a blue dress, the other with short brown hair and a beige shirt, appear to dance together on a dark stage with a black curtain in the background.

PIPA, puppet show.

Artist: La Puntual

PIPA* does not want a quiet and peaceful life, he wants to play, to have fun, to fall in love, to live…
Show
A crowd watches an aerial performer illuminated by purple and gold lights inside the ruins of a stone building at night, with beams and patterns projected onto the walls and arched windows.

Within Without

Artist: Full Tilt

Within Without is a site-specific and immersive multimedia performance that transforms Trinity Church into a cathedral of light, texture, and movement. Developed…
Artist
A fuzzy dog marionette puppet with beige fur is operated by strings, standing on a cobblestone surface next to a person wearing blue jeans and gray shoes.

Lukasz Puczko Marionettes

Lukasz Puczko was born and lives in Poland. He has been performing with his puppets (mainly marionettes) for the last nine years.In…
Artist
A performer with colorful hair stands behind a small puppet theater, holding vegetable puppets—a leek and a carrot—on their hands, speaking into a microphone in front of a green curtain.

Madame Zucchini’s Vegetable Entertainment

Vegetable entertainment shows specialising in vegetable theatre, vegetable creature making sessions and courgette-costumed walkabout
Artist
A man prepares to throw a ball at a large outdoor Space Invaders-themed arcade game while a woman stands beside him, both facing the game display with pixelated alien graphics.

Matthew Harrison

Matthew’s new work, The Actual Reality Arcade uses visual art to create a participatory installation; a life-sized interactive games zone based on…
Show
A person with voluminous curly blonde hair and a gold sequined dress sits on a bench, singing with eyes closed and one hand raised, in front of a black tent outdoors.

Eau de Memoire

Artist: Miss High Leg Kick

An outdoor show for the nose… Eau de Memoire celebrates the rich experiences and memories evoked by our sense of smell, recalling…
Artist
Two performers juggle red clubs while standing on opposite ends of a large pivoting seesaw, entertaining a crowd outdoors in a park, with trees and a cloudy sky in the background.

PanGottic

We makes shows and contraptions. Then we take them around the world.
Artist
A smiling street performer in red lifts two men on a pole while a large, diverse crowd of adults and children watches and applauds at an outdoor event decorated with colorful bunting.

Strong Lady Productions

With a playful combination of astounding strength, surprising elegance & skilful comedy Strong Lady Productions creates work that brings people together to…
Show
A woman in a gold dress and brown coat gestures dramatically in front of a red circus caravan, with a puppet and a man in a bowler hat and face paint in the background.

Parasite Circus

Artist: Tetes de Mules

PARASITE CIRCUS! A blood bath for young and old!
Show
Four cartoon people celebrate holding gadgets and a flag with colorful, numbered noses on it. The background is splattered with pink, purple, blue, and gray paint. The mood is joyful and festive.

Got Your Nose

Artist: TIN Arts

Got Your Nose – be a part of the Great Conk Census! Outdoor fun-filled inclusive dance theatre that includes audience participation.
Artist
A crowd watches as people operate a display of miniature buildings with artificial snow falling on them during an outdoor event. Some operators wear uniforms, and the area is lively and festive.

Whalley Range All Stars

“Sly, funny and surreal performances … the ever-excellent Whalley Range All Stars.” The Guardian WRAS is recognised nationally and internationally as one…