Welcome to the website for the 2011 Stockton International Riverside Festival.
Our 24th festival (4 – 7 August 2011) was perhaps most entertaining so far, with magical performances from around the globe.
For four extraordinary days in August, Stockton-on-Tees in the North East of England was transformed into a vast performance space for both UK and international outdoor arts.
Taking place in and around Stockton on Tees, the festival returned to the River from which it takes its name to bring audiences a stellar lineup of co-commissions, UK premieres and international artists.
With a mission to bring festival audiences the latest and best developments in outdoor arts, SIRF has a pedigree when it comes to presenting extraordinary performances of every scale.
This year’s spectacular festival finale was a UK premiere featuring the Argentinean company Voala. Taking inspiration from the psychedelia of the 1960s, High! featured a giant mobile suspended from a 100 tonne crane, 13 extraordinary acrobats suspended from the mobile and uplifting rock music.
Come to SIRF in person and you can expect the unexpected. If you missed out, read our SIRF liveblogs for a taste of what you missed.
