Ensemble Festival 2025

Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 July

12pm till 8pm

Ensemble Festival 25

Zone H – (1hr) – 16:00 & 19:00

Sadiq Ali Company - TELL ME

Produced by Turtle Key Arts, TELL ME is Sadiq Ali Company’s brand new circus theatre show. Blending breathtaking Chinese pole, acrobatics, and physical storytelling, the piece explores a narrative around HIV and overcoming stigma. Supported by Certain Blacks, Inspirate, Norfolk and Norwich Festival, Stockton International Riverside Festival, and Birmingham Weekender.

Tell Me
Sadiq Ali (he/him) is a mixed heritage, queer, circus artist and performance maker who graduated from London’s National Centre for Circus Arts, specialising in Chinese Pole.
He has created and worked with contemporary circus companies like Ockhams Razor and Upswing Circus and has been devising his own full length works, the first of which has premiered recently to critical acclaim. Sadiq also regularly performs on the international Cabaret, Variety and Burlesque circuits where he combines a joyous love for comedy, body expression and representation.
Instagram: @sadiqsadiq

 

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Site maps at the Royal Docks will help you find the stage.

For any questions, visit the Certain Blacks information tent located next to the Good Hotel. 

SHOW ACCESS

Highly visual / visually led work with no text  

Easy Read Visual Guide – available through this link 

Digital programme – available through this link  

Seating is available (and additional chairs upon request) 

 This is a chilled performance – you can move around as you wish or make noise.  

There will be access staff on site to support audiences who need assistance throughout the performance.  

For accessibility information on the festival site, see our access commitment [hyperlink to access page] or contact maria@certainblacks.com 

Loud music Use of a flare with a slight smell Optional audience participation at the end of the show

Ensemble Festival 2025 takes place at the Royal Docks in East London: 

Travel

DLR Royal Victoria – The site is a 10-minute walk from Royal Victoria DLR station. This is an accessible station. 

Elizabeth Line Custom House 

Buses 325, 474, 241 and 129 (from Lewisham and Greenwich through the new Silvertown Tunnel) 

IFS Cable Car from the O2 Centre

Photos by Primo Video Productions

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