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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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Performers on a brightly lit stage with red lighting, some juggling or spinning fire, while others stand or pose on metal structures and ladders, creating a dynamic and dramatic circus-like scene.

Fuse Regional Platform 2012

Friday 15 – Sunday 17 June 2012 Various locations in Medway: Gillingham (Friday), Chatham (Saturday) & Rochester Castle (Sunday) Fuse Medway Festival in…

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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…

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A large illuminated artwork with intricate black and white designs is displayed outdoors at night, while a musician plays a double bass on a dark stage nearby. An audience watches the performance.

XTRAX / Mintfest 2010

XTRAX once again delivered showcase services and supported the promotion of the event to programmers and arrange the delegate services at one…

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A performer leaps mid-air towards another person holding a wooden chair on an outdoor stage, while a crowd watches against a backdrop of modern buildings under a blue sky.

Zircus Plus 2010

Barrow’s unique International Circus Festival, Zircus Plus, returns. Building on the inaugural festival in 2009, Zircus Plus 2010 runs for an extra…

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XTRAX / Mintfest 2009

Programme highlights include: International shows from: Trukitrek (Spain), Antipodes (France), Theatre Irrwisch (Austria) La Sonambula (Spain), Los Gingers (Spain) UK premiere of Circenses by Circus Ronaldo (Belgium) Salamandre(France) Zapik Puppet Theatre (Slovenia) and a fabulous fire installation…

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Two people are playfully jumping or tumbling on stacked hay bales in an open field, with a few sheep grazing nearby and city buildings visible in the background under a clear sky.

XTRAX Showcase 2009

17 Hippies (Germany) They may sound like flower power rejects, but Berlin’s 17 Hippies are actually one of Europe’s best acoustic folk groups….

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