Ref NoLIFT/1989
TitleLIFT '89 Festival records
DescriptionDocuments relating to the organising and running of LIFT '89.
AdminHistory LIFT '89 took place from 3-30 July and the programme consisted of:
Abbey Theatre (Ireland) 'A Whistle in the Dark' Royal Court Theatre 5-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-29 July
Anatoli Vasiliev & Company (USSR) 'Six Characters in Search of an Author' Brixton Academy 6-11 July
Celavek Studio (USSR) 'Cinzano' Almeida Theatre 10-15 July
Comédie De Genève (Switzerland) 'Miss Julie' Lyric Theatre Hammersmith 25-30 July
Derevo (USSR) 'Derevo' Institute of Contemporary Arts 17-23 July
El Gran Circo Teatro (Chile) 'La Negra Ester' Riverside Studios 3-8 and 10-15 July
Fiona Templeton (USA, UK) 'YOU The City' Bishopsgate, Spitalfields, Brick Lane 4-8 and 11-15 July
Groundwork Theatre Company (Jamaica) 'Fallen Angel and the Devil Concubine' Almeida Theatre, Brixton Village 18-22 July
Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy (India) 'Keibul Lamjao' The Place
Katona József Theatre (Hungary) 'Three Sisters' The Old Vic 13-15, 16, 17 and 18 July
Katona József Theatre (Hungary) 'The Government Inspector' The Old Vic 11, 19-22, 23 July
Reduta Deux (USA) 'Song of Lawino' Institute of Contemporary Arts, Riverside Studios 18-22 July
Roadside Theater (USA) 'Pine Mountain Trilogy (Pretty Polly, South of the Mountain, Leaving Egypt)' Albany Empire 4-9 July
Royal De Luxe (France) 'Roman - Photo Tourage', 19 July (Westminster Cathedral Piazza), 20 July (Broadgate Arena). Performances cancelled on 21 July (Broadgate Arena) 22 July (Golden Square).
Station House Opera (UK) 'The Bastille Dances' Outside the National Theatre 18-22 July
The Bow Gamelan Ensemble (UK) 'The Navigators' River Thames between Richmond and Twickenham Bridges 3 July, Watermans Arts Centre 13 July, Bow Creek at Three Mill Lane 19 July, Southbank Centre 22 July

Street Theatre artists were Derevo (USSR) and El Gran Circo Teatro who performed at surprise venues around London

Workshops were given by: Derevo; Reduta Deux; Roadside Theater; Manipur Dance Academy; Groundwork Theatre Company

After Show Discussions were given by: Celavek; Derevo; El Gran Circo Teatro; Groundwork Theatre Company; Manipur Dance Academy; Reduta Deux; Roadside Theater.

Talks at the ICA: Anatoli Vasiliev; Irish Visions; Katona Jozsef Responds; Strindberg 'naturalist of Expressionist?
Conferences at the ICA: 'YOU The City', and 'Trading Cultures'.
Date1989
Extent7 boxes
LevelSubFONDS
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