Showcases

XTRAX Showcase in 2026: Stockton International Riverside Festival (SIRF) 31 July – 2 August 2026.

XTRAX showcases are designed to support professionals working in all areas of the outdoor arts and facilitate meeting and networking; help artists and practitioners building contacts that can contribute to the development and touring of their work; enable festival producers, presenters and others involved in outdoor arts to see shows that they may want to present or support.

These showcases are friendly and welcoming events, creating opportunities for delegates to see great new work, discuss issues of importance to our sector and build networks in the UK, Europe and beyond.

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Past

A large illuminated moon art installation hangs above a crowd of people gathered on a dark night, with several spotlights shining on a circular stage below the moon.

XTRAX/GDIF 2017

The seventh XTRAX/GDIF featured 42 shows from UK and international companies, including 10 of the 14 shows commissioned by Without Walls for 2017 and 3 shows as part of the Preview Platform.

Past

Four acrobats perform outside; two balance atop stacked gray blocks, with one lifting the other high in the air. Two more perform below, as a crowd watches near a tall ship and glass building under a partly cloudy sky.

XTRAX/GDIF 2016

One of our most ambitious showcase to date which featured 32 shows, XTRAX Shorts, the International Marketplace and a Circostrada General Meeting.

Past

A street performer in black entertains a large seated crowd in an outdoor urban plaza, with apartment buildings and greenery in the background. People of all ages watch the show, some sitting on the ground and others on benches.

XTRAX/GDIF 2015 Showcase

The GDIF 2015 showcase took place between 25 and 28 June 2015 and was the fifth showcase to be delivered by XTRAX…

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A person in a harness is suspended mid-air on a wire, appearing to be flying or falling, with a large projection of tall city buildings and skyscrapers in the background.

XTRAX/GDIF 2014 Showcase

Now in its fourth year, the GDIF Showcase offers arts professionals an intensive weekend of outdoor arts from leading British and international…

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A woman plays an outdoor grand piano on a stage with a large crowd watching. A man in colorful clothes lies on top of the piano, performing theatrically. Green trees provide shade for the audience.

XTRAX/GDIF Showcase 2012

Following the success of its inaugural showcase in 2011, Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF) again presented an intensive weekend of outdoor performance under the banner of…

Past

A burlap scarecrow-like figure with a sculpted head and large red heart symbol on its chest stands outdoors, surrounded by greenery, with people and brick buildings in the background.

XTRAX/GDIF 2011

Described by Charles Dickens in his collection of London scenes “Sketches by Boz”, the nineteenth century Greenwich Fair was an uproarious event…