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For over 35 years LIFT has platformed an astonishing diversity of work that engages with the big ideas of our times in eye-opening, witty and entertaining ways. LIFT is young at heart and curious of mind: we exist to challenge, provoke and invigorate, and most importantly to be bold, to experiment and to learn. We are ambitious and we want to do more.

Your support is vital in making our work happen. As an individual or business there are many ways you can show your support to LIFT.

Every penny makes a difference. If you’d like to make a one off donation of any amount you can give your gift to us here and we’ll shower you with thanks.

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COMMISSIONING CIRCLE

Original work is the beating heart of LIFT, enabling international and local artists to explore new ideas and realise their ambitions, making LIFT open, unique, authentic and able to respond to the themes and questions of the day.

Our Commissioning Circle is key to this ambition and is made up of people who share our imagination and our desire to look at things differently. We’d be thrilled to welcome you to join us in throwing open a window to the world through performance.

LIFTee

23rd November 2015

Commissioner

23rd November 2015

Commissioner+

23rd November 2015

Young Commissioner+

23rd November 2015

LIFT Originals Circle

23rd November 2015

Artistic Director's Circle

23rd November 2015

All donations and Commissioning Circle levels are eligible for LIFT to claim an additional 25% from HMRC through the Gift Aid scheme, making your donation go further.

The annual donation amounts above are minimum suggestions; if you feel able to contribute more please do consider the increased impact you can make on LIFT’s commissioning potential. Gifts can be payable monthly, quarterly or annually.

For further information or to purchase benefits separately please contact Francis Christeller francis@liftfestival.com or call 020 7968 6800.

CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES

Partnering with LIFT is a unique opportunity to make a mark on London and to attract the attention of thousands of people, every day, right across the capital – giving your company countless chances to let your brand light up the city.

We don’t circulate ready-made packages, we tailor very individual relationships with companies to ensure that we can deliver what you really want.

To talk about creating a sponsorship opportunity or partnership that breaks the mould and allows something amazing to happen for you and us, get in touch with us on 020 7968 6800 or e-mail francis@liftfestival.com.

We’re open to discuss any ideas you may have.

OUR BIG THANK YOUS

PRINCIPAL SUPPORTERS

LIFT TOTTENHAM SUPPORTERS

Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust, Baskin Family Foundation, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch), Cockayne – Grants for the Arts and the London Community Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Foyle Foundation, Golden Bottle Trust, Jerwood Charitable Foundation, Mercers’ Company, National Lottery, Noël Coward Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, The Sackler Trust, UK-German Connection – Flexible Funding Scheme

LIFT FESTIVAL SUPPORTERS

British Council, Garfield Weston Foundation, Goethe-Institut London, Molly and David Borthwick, Quebec Government Office in London, The Sackler Trust

LEGAL SUPPORT
Fieldfisher

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

Barbara Whitman/The Purple Plume Foundation, Jordan Roth/Jujamcyn Theaters, Sharon Karmazin, The Shubert Organisation, Anonymous

LIFT ORIGINALS CIRCLE

Bernard Donoghue, Craig Hassall, Helen Shute

COMMISSIONER+

Beki Bateson, Katie Bradford, Martin Harrison, Lily & Julian Harriss, Andrew Hochhauser, David Kaskel & Christopher Teano, David Philip, Alan Strong, Aileen Walker

YOUNG COMMISSIONER+

Phoebe Reith Ibery, Gabriel Vogt

COMMISSIONER

Dame Amelia Fawcett DBE, Joanna Kennedy

LIFTEE

John Atherton, Mark Ball, Irene Butera, Sasha Carruozzo, Jon Davis, Tony Elliott, Rose Fenton, Nigel Hinds, Lew Hodges, Judith Knight, Anna Ledgard, Simon London, Jonathan May, Rosamund McCarthy & Sir Stuart Etherington, Mitra Memarzia, Ishani O’Connor, Mike Rann, Julia Rowntree, Prue Skene, Donna Thomson, Kate Tyndall, Jonathan Wakeham, Kate Ward, Anonymous

Thank you to our anonymous donors and all the wonderful people we’re not able to list here by name, who have given their time and encouragement to help us achieve all that LIFT does.

LIFT ANNOUNCES CANCELLATION OF 2020 FESTIVAL

Today LIFT Festival has announced the cancellation of the 2020 Festival due to take place from 2 June – 11 July 2020. Following Government advice on Monday 16 March and to protect the safety of audiences, artists and workforce, LIFT cannot proceed with the festival at this time, and will instead return with an edition in 2021. More details to follow.

LIFT, London’s leading biennial festival of international theatre, has been running for over three decades, connecting London audiences with some of the most exciting artists, thought-provoking ideas and cultural experiences in spaces right across the capital. The festival was due to return this summer with the inaugural programme from new leadership team, Artistic Director / CEO Kris Nelson and Executive Director Stella Kanu.

Artistic Director / CEO Kris Nelson and Executive Director Stella Kanu said:

“We are incredibly sad to announce that we will not be proceeding with this year’s festival. The health, safety and wellbeing of our audiences, artists and team is our upmost priority, and having listened to advice from the Government, and consulted at length with festival artists and LIFT’s trustees, partners and colleagues, it is clear that there is no choice but to postpone.

We wish to thank every member of our team, and our co-producers and co-presenters, collaborators, and creatives for the enormous amount of time, and work they have invested in this year’s festival, and our audiences for their support to date. LIFT is a festival that stands for inclusion and for community and in these uncertain times, we will do all we can to support the artistic sector in the UK, as well as international artists all over the world.

If you have bought a ticket for a cancelled festival event, we would like to assure you that you are entitled to a credit note, exchange or refund. However, we would ask those who have purchased tickets to kindly consider donating the cost of your tickets to the festival if you have the capacity to do so. Please bear with us during this unprecedented and difficult time – we will contact you as soon as we can and keep our audiences as up to date as possible via the Festival website, social media and email. We are grateful for your support, your understanding and for wanting to be a part of LIFT.

We look forward to returning in 2021 to once again bring you a festival of extraordinary and ground-breaking experiences when, we hope, these challenging times are far behind us”

We look forward to returning in 2021 to bring you a festival of extraordinary and ground-breaking experiences when, we hope, these challenging times are far behind us.”

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COMMISSIONING CIRCLE

LIFTee

Commissioner

Commissioner+

Young Commissioner+

LIFT Originals Circle

Artistic Director's Circle

CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES

OUR BIG THANK YOUS

Thank you to our anonymous donors and all the wonderful people we’re not able to list here by name, who have given their time and encouragement to help us achieve all that LIFT does.

LIFT ANNOUNCES CANCELLATION OF 2020 FESTIVAL