Manipulate Festival 2022

There have been some changes to the MANIPULATE 2022 programme. Please see the organiser’s full update about these changes at this link.MANIPULATE Festival presents the very best of Scottish and... [more]

MANIPULATE Opening Night Party

MANIPULATE is BACK with a BANG for 2023; come and celebrate with us! With exclusive pop-up performances, a cracking playlist featuring some of the greatest ever animated music videos, sneak peeks of... [more]

This is a standing event

Shorts 2: Resistance through Storytelling (15)

Part of Manipulate Festival 2024, their animated shorts programme celebrates extraordinary animation from around the globe showcasing a dizzying range of styles, techniques, genres and ideas. The... [more]

Unreserved seated event. For access bookings please contact the venue directly

Shorts 3: Beyond Words (15)

Manipulate's animated shorts programme celebrates extraordinary animation from around the globe, showcasing a dizzying range of styles, techniques, genres and ideas. The programme is co-curated with... [more]

Unreserved seated event. For access information please contact the venue directly

Shorts 1: Eastern European Surrealism (15)

Manipulate's animated shorts programme celebrates extraordinary animation from around the globe, showcasing a dizzying range of styles, techniques, genres and ideas. The programme is co-curated with... [more]

Contains themes of mild violence, state oppression, sex, disease, death. Contains depictions of mild violence (not photorealistic), blood, nudity, flickering and colourful images, flashing lights and some loud sounds. Unreserved seated event.

The Crossing (La Traversée) (15)

Screening as part of Manipulate Festival 2024.A small village looted in darkness, a family forced to flee. The two oldest children, Kyona and Adriel are quickly separated from their parents... [more]

Unreserved seated event. For access information please contact the venue directly.

Junk Head (15)

Junk Head is an expansive stop-motion sci-fi action thriller, meticulously styled and set in a dark and perilous universe that harbours surprises around every corner.In the distant future,... [more]

Strong violence, bloody scenes. Rated 15 by the BBFC. Unreserved seated event. For access information please contact the venue directly.

Ill Lit

Following the cancellation of this piece due to Omicron in 2022, Kasia Zawadzka returns with this powerful aerial and physical theatre performance Ill Lit, using the Japanese art of Shibari (rope... [more]

Contains nudity. This is a non-verbal performance.

(cancelled) The Yellow Canary

Returning to MANIPULATE with a live presentation of this special show which was staged online during 2020 as part of our online programme. The Yellow Canary is both an epic true story and a leap... [more]

This performance has been cancelled.

Womxn in Puppetry: Round Table Discussion

A critical discussion between three leading puppeteers in Scotland, exploring contemporary puppetry practice from the perspective of gender. We will explore issues around whose stories are told in... [more]

Industry Event: Netwalk (puppetry)

Connect with other puppeteers, enthusiasts and producers to share and exchange ideas, whilst strolling through Edinburgh’s Meadows. Whilst being a great practical way to connect with other... [more]

Meet at Summerhall reception for start of event.

Cassie Workman - Aberdeen

In nineteen-ninety-four, the world lost one of its most beloved musicians, grunge icon, Kurt Cobain. Part eulogy, part fantasy, part biography, ‘Aberdeen,’ is an in-the-round conversation with... [more]

Contains flashing lights. For access bookings, please contact the venue directly. This is a unreserved seated event.

DOUBLE BILL: Sand / Between Earth and Moon (work in progress)

SandSand is a highly visual work-in-progress performance which tells of the very old mythical being the Sandman, blending theatrical styles to bring his world to life though movement, object... [more]

This is a non-verbal performance.

SNAPSHOTS

Experience exciting new visual theatre works from six Scottish artists, presented here in the early stages of their development. Featuring puppetry, object theatre, physical theatre and dance, the... [more]

Moč (The Power)

Festival favourites Ljubljana Puppet Theatre return with Moč, an intimate puppet-object miniature exploring power, weakness and control.Drawing the audience into a strange, distorted world, this... [more]

Performed in English and Slovenian

Conceiving Visual Theatre

What makes a good idea for a show?' can be a deceptively tricky question to answer, and doubly so when the aim is to create a show that is visually driven, or without words. In this workshop for... [more]

Micro Cinema Theatre

In this two-day workshop on micro cinema theatre, participants will explore how video and cctv cameras, projectors and simple everyday objects can be used to discover secret worlds usually hidden to... [more]

Clown Cabaret

Puppet Animation Scotland and Plutôt La Vie curate an evening of joyous fantasy from the wild and wonderful imaginations of some of Scotland’s finest physical performers. A delectable drink is... [more]