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Statistics

Some useful figures from our past programmes:

 

Enchanted Evenings 2007

Audience attendance:
IOU Theatre – Waylaid : 409
Feast Picnic by the Lake – 30,000 (this includes 10,000 on the Sunday which was jointly run with Exodus)
Replacement programme for Circus Baobab 2,900
Bal Enchanté: 2,000
Bollywood Steps: 700 (terrible weather)

Financial costs:
The expenditure for the season was £156,880.

Garden of Delights

(a) number of performing companies
2005 - 58
2004 - 47
2003 - 36

(b) number of professional visual installations
2005 - 45
2004 - 38
2003 - 4

(c) number of community installations/performances
2005 - 50 inst, 21 perfs
2004 - 29 inst, 15 perfs
2003 - 23

(d) Audience attendance
2005 - 50,000 (one day poor weather)
2004 - 40,000
2003 - 25,000

(e) Financial costs
(NB several community groups and installations came self-funded so money did not pass through MIA)
2005 - £275,000 (though £81,000 funding was for more than just us)
2004 - £232,000 (though £81,000 funding was for more than just us)
2003 - £112,000

x.trax

(a) number of programmers - UK and International (I)
2001 - 334 (82 internationals from 23 countries)
2000
1999
1998
1997 - 80 (28 internationals)

Number of Street performance Companies

2001 - 132
2000
1999
1998
1997 - 62

2001 Attendance: 80,000 - 100,000
Financial Cost of the festival £144,000
(It is not possible to give separate costs for x.trax 1997 - 2000 as the expenditure budget was part of the Streets Ahead Festival) NB: Statistics for the indoor programme at x.trax are available from
www.x.trax.org.uk

Financial Costs of the Streets Ahead Festival 1995 - 2000

2000 - £603,000
1999 - £291,330
1998 - £200,032
1997 - £230,000
1996 - £97,000
1995 - £50,000

These are direct costs. In addition the participating local authorities put significant officer time, direct and indirect spend, on marketing, community arts/participation, road closures etc

Attendance At Streets Ahead Festivals 1995 - 2000

2000 - 400,000
1999 - 241,000
1998 - 129,600
1997 - 120,000
1996 - 35,000
1995 - 20,000

MIA Company Financial Turnover

2006/7 - £270,335
2005/6 - £385,843
2004/5 - £493,000
2003/4 - £499,000
2002/3 - £896,000
(includes Commonwealth Games and Jubilee)
2001/2 - £232,000
2000/1 - £751,000
1999/0 - £461,800
1998/9 - £280,000
1997/8 - £396,000
1996/7 - £196,000
1995/6 - £87,000

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Anne Tucker
Manchester International Arts, 3 Birch Polygon, Manchester M14 5HX
T: 0161 224 0020 | F: 0161 248 9331 |
anne@streetsahead.org.uk