IF: 2023 Impact Report

21–30 July 10 Amazing Days Impact Report

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The Festival: in numbers

8

Festival locations

170

event and exhibition days

Gratte Ciel: Place des Anges

56,000 366

professional artists & crew

attendances

1299

community participants

Barely Methodical Troupe: Bromance

4 5

new commissions

world and 2 UK premieres

Rebecca Louise Law / Jason Singh: The Place Between

217 83% of events free to attend

volunteers

Estimated PR audience

LaDinamo: Music on Cycles

410 million

Print highlights

Broadcast highlights

included features and reviews in The Guardian, The Observer, The Times and The Financial Times

included radio interviews on BBC Radio 4’s Today, BBC Radio 3’s The Verb, BBC Radio 3’s Poetry Please and TV interviews and coverage on ITV Anglia West

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The Festival: in words “The experience is mind blowing.

Causes chills down my spine evoking so many emotions I wanted to cry.

It’s absolutely beautiful. Well done and thank you for this gift to us.”

Chineke! Chamber Ensemble: Forever?

– Audience feedback on The Place Between

“Place des Anges was absolutely, simply, wondrously divine. I’m quite emotional knowing I may never see this event again.

It was utterly joyous.”

– Audience feedback on Place des Anges

De Machienerie: Carnivale

“The quirks and wonders of the acts IF brings to Milton Keynes are like nothing else we can access without leaving the UK. That the city has the Festival, and that we spoke to people who had travelled from overseas to be there, surely showed Milton Keynes at its absolute best.”

“Thank you for putting on this stunning festival.

It is great that so many of the events are free.”

Kamchàtka: Kamchàtka

– Audience feedback

– Audience feedback

Our Audience Survey Said…

99%

of respondents said they would like to come to the next Festival

97%

felt the Festival had enhanced their pride for Milton Keynes

98%

felt the Festival had enhanced the sense of community in Milton Keynes

The Festival: in film

Visit ifmiltonkeynes.org and enjoy the IF: 2023 highlights film

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The Festival extends its warmest thanks to the many individuals, organisations and companies, staff and volunteers who work to make the Festival a success.

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About the Festival IF: Milton Keynes International Festival was founded in 2010 and takes place every two years. It is produced by The Stables, one of the UK’s leading music organisations and venues, based in Milton Keynes.

Creating unique and memorable experiences, the Festival is designed to encourage residents and visitors to see a different side to Milton Keynes. Presenting a world-class, multi-arts programme the Festival includes new commissions, site-specific and community participation projects, large-scale/outdoor and family events, concerts, theatre, dance, music and visual arts installations.

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Inclusion Partner

Headline Partner

Green Spaces Partner

Knowledge Partner

Event Partners

Producing Partners

Media Partners

Innovation Founders

Pioneers: Dame Ann Limb DBE DL, Jim & Tessa Rice, The Anson Charitable Trust Adventurers: John & Penny Best, Steve & Ruth Hasson, Laura & Christian Keen, Steve & Louise O’Hara, Francesca Skelton DL & John Skelton, Rupert & Milly Soames

Festival Supporters

Explorers: Mary Hartley & Peter Hall, Marian Livingstone, Lady Rima & Lord Richard Scott City of Angels

Guardian Angels: Steve & Ruth Hasson, Monica Ferguson, Campbell Park Canalside (Glenbrook and Urban Splash) Photography by Shaun Armstrong

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