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

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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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A large crowd gathers at night around a tall, illuminated humanoid puppet with outstretched arms, set against the backdrop of residential houses and lit street lamps.

XTRAX / Out There Festival International Showcase 2017

The second Showcase delivered by XTRAX in collaboration with Out There Festival. The festival programme featured 29 shows from 28 UK and international companies

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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.

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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.

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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 crowd watches street performers in a grassy area, with purple and blue smoke swirling around. People sit and stand around the scene, and colorful houses line the background under a cloudy sky.

XTRAX / Out There Festival International Showcase 2016

Our first showcase in the seaside town of Great Yarmouth featured 27 UK and international companies, pitching sessions, the GROW Symposium and a visit to the Great Yarmouth Funfair.

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A person crouches in a grassy field near a large, unusual machine covered in terracotta plant pots, with many small pots scattered on the grass. A stone wall and trees are in the background.

XTRAX / Mintfest 2014

Mintfest is one of XTRAX’s long-standing partners and one of the UK’s major celebrations of outdoor street art and circus. It has…

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