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Event Series Will Pickvance Plays Piano
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Will Pickvance

Will Pickvance Plays Piano

Secret Courtyard

Something special happens when you play piano for yourself at home. No particular piece in mind, no need to start at the beginning or get to the finish, no rules. I want to play for you like I do at home, with all the distractions, all the indulgence, all the fun. Join me in the moment for an intimate piano concert of improvisations and conversations at Summerhall’s bespoke outdoor concert hall.

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Event Series EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT
Event Series
Martin Creed

EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT

Secret Courtyard

Martin Creed Turner Prize-winning artist-performer-composer and ‘punk poet’ (Guardian). Warm-hearted, heart-warming, head-scratching, hair-combing talk-songs. ‘Catchy punk-folk-minimalist tunes’ (New York Times). Cabaret. Feelings. Spoken word. Love. Jokes. Tricks. Friendly. ‘Creed is a social artist’ (Observer). Loneliness. Experimental. Piano juggling. Clothes, including socks. Ideas. Thoughts. Bums. How to live. Spelling mistakes. Hard-hitting. Easy-going.

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Event Series iMelania
Event Series
Varjack-Lowry

iMelania

Online Live

Set in a landscape of social distancing, social media, WhatsApp and Zoom calls, iMelania is an audio-visual experience that takes place on your phone and desktop. Varjack-Lowry use Melania Trump as an avatar of an “acceptably” foreign woman, obscuring and questioning experiences of being foreign in post-Brexit Britain. With the overwhelming nature of the global digital landscape, how do we use social media to engage with current affairs and connect ? How do we use it to escape? A playful, dizzying, online exploration between a duo of dual heritage women investigating borders and belonging.

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Event Series Will Pickvance Plays Piano
Event Series
Will Pickvance

Will Pickvance Plays Piano

Secret Courtyard

Something special happens when you play piano for yourself at home. No particular piece in mind, no need to start at the beginning or get to the finish, no rules. I want to play for you like I do at home, with all the distractions, all the indulgence, all the fun. Join me in the moment for an intimate piano concert of improvisations and conversations at Summerhall’s bespoke outdoor concert hall.

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Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre Company

Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre

Secret Courtyard

A 1970’s caravan is the stage for outdoor performances, letting the audience escape into a wildly different world where no experience is ever the same. Visual Theatre incorporating puppetry, object, and physical theatre with live soundscapes to get lost in, no dialogue. ‘Swallow the Sea’s shows take delicate steps into the imagination’ (Guardian). ‘Perfectly pitched’ **** (Scotsman). ‘Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre offer a real Fringe experience – amusing, slightly bizarre and definitely memorable’ **** (BroadwayWorld.com). MadeInScotlandShowcase.com

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Event Series EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT
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Martin Creed

EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT

Secret Courtyard

Martin Creed Turner Prize-winning artist-performer-composer and ‘punk poet’ (Guardian). Warm-hearted, heart-warming, head-scratching, hair-combing talk-songs. ‘Catchy punk-folk-minimalist tunes’ (New York Times). Cabaret. Feelings. Spoken word. Love. Jokes. Tricks. Friendly. ‘Creed is a social artist’ (Observer). Loneliness. Experimental. Piano juggling. Clothes, including socks. Ideas. Thoughts. Bums. How to live. Spelling mistakes. Hard-hitting. Easy-going.

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Event Series iMelania
Event Series
Varjack-Lowry

iMelania

Online Live

Set in a landscape of social distancing, social media, WhatsApp and Zoom calls, iMelania is an audio-visual experience that takes place on your phone and desktop. Varjack-Lowry use Melania Trump as an avatar of an “acceptably” foreign woman, obscuring and questioning experiences of being foreign in post-Brexit Britain. With the overwhelming nature of the global digital landscape, how do we use social media to engage with current affairs and connect ? How do we use it to escape? A playful, dizzying, online exploration between a duo of dual heritage women investigating borders and belonging.

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Event Series Pashyanti on Guitar LIVE
Event Series
Simon Thacker

Pashyanti on Guitar LIVE

Secret Courtyard

Drawing on a deep lifelong immersion in diverse cultures and an array of pioneering experiences, Scotland’s ‘musical alchemist’ (World Music Report) offers a revelatory new vision for the art of solo guitar. In Pashyanti [Sanskrit: the junction point between the ordinary waking state and pure consciousness] Simon explores every facet of the instrument, from ‘shimmering, fluttering delicacy’ (List) and ‘shifting rhythmic complexity’ (Songlines), to ‘primal, multi-layered sounds’ (Caleidoscope). ‘Punjabi folk song, flamenco and Sephardic music, Sanskrit alchemy and Gaelic folklore… they all seem grist to the mill for Simon Thacker’ (Scotsman). MadeInScotlandShowcase.com

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Event Series
Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre Company

Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre

Secret Courtyard

A 1970’s caravan is the stage for outdoor performances, letting the audience escape into a wildly different world where no experience is ever the same. Visual Theatre incorporating puppetry, object, and physical theatre with live soundscapes to get lost in, no dialogue. ‘Swallow the Sea’s shows take delicate steps into the imagination’ (Guardian). ‘Perfectly pitched’ **** (Scotsman). ‘Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre offer a real Fringe experience – amusing, slightly bizarre and definitely memorable’ **** (BroadwayWorld.com). MadeInScotlandShowcase.com

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Event Series iMelania
Event Series
Varjack-Lowry

iMelania

Online Live

Set in a landscape of social distancing, social media, WhatsApp and Zoom calls, iMelania is an audio-visual experience that takes place on your phone and desktop. Varjack-Lowry use Melania Trump as an avatar of an “acceptably” foreign woman, obscuring and questioning experiences of being foreign in post-Brexit Britain. With the overwhelming nature of the global digital landscape, how do we use social media to engage with current affairs and connect ? How do we use it to escape? A playful, dizzying, online exploration between a duo of dual heritage women investigating borders and belonging.

Event Categories:
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Event Series EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT
Event Series
Martin Creed

EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT

Secret Courtyard

Martin Creed Turner Prize-winning artist-performer-composer and ‘punk poet’ (Guardian). Warm-hearted, heart-warming, head-scratching, hair-combing talk-songs. ‘Catchy punk-folk-minimalist tunes’ (New York Times). Cabaret. Feelings. Spoken word. Love. Jokes. Tricks. Friendly. ‘Creed is a social artist’ (Observer). Loneliness. Experimental. Piano juggling. Clothes, including socks. Ideas. Thoughts. Bums. How to live. Spelling mistakes. Hard-hitting. Easy-going.

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Event Series iMelania
Event Series
Varjack-Lowry

iMelania

Online Live

Set in a landscape of social distancing, social media, WhatsApp and Zoom calls, iMelania is an audio-visual experience that takes place on your phone and desktop. Varjack-Lowry use Melania Trump as an avatar of an “acceptably” foreign woman, obscuring and questioning experiences of being foreign in post-Brexit Britain. With the overwhelming nature of the global digital landscape, how do we use social media to engage with current affairs and connect ? How do we use it to escape? A playful, dizzying, online exploration between a duo of dual heritage women investigating borders and belonging.

Event Categories:
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Event Series
Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre Company

Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre

Secret Courtyard

A 1970’s caravan is the stage for outdoor performances, letting the audience escape into a wildly different world where no experience is ever the same. Visual Theatre incorporating puppetry, object, and physical theatre with live soundscapes to get lost in, no dialogue. ‘Swallow the Sea’s shows take delicate steps into the imagination’ (Guardian). ‘Perfectly pitched’ **** (Scotsman). ‘Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre offer a real Fringe experience – amusing, slightly bizarre and definitely memorable’ **** (BroadwayWorld.com). MadeInScotlandShowcase.com

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Event Series Knot: The Trilogy
Event Series
Darkfield

Knot: The Trilogy

Online

Knot is a trilogy, a three-part immersive audio experience unfolding in three different locations – for the first episode audiences will situate themselves on a park bench, for the second in a car, and for the third in a room of their home. Three intersecting, interwoven episodes revolve around a traumatic event and question how inevitable anything is. You will need to experience all three for the story to be complete. To access the experience you will need a phone, the Darkfield Radio app, tickets and headphones.

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Event Series
Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre Company

Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre

Secret Courtyard

A 1970’s caravan is the stage for outdoor performances, letting the audience escape into a wildly different world where no experience is ever the same. Visual Theatre incorporating puppetry, object, and physical theatre with live soundscapes to get lost in, no dialogue. ‘Swallow the Sea’s shows take delicate steps into the imagination’ (Guardian). ‘Perfectly pitched’ **** (Scotsman). ‘Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre offer a real Fringe experience – amusing, slightly bizarre and definitely memorable’ **** (BroadwayWorld.com). MadeInScotlandShowcase.com

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Event Series Knot: The Trilogy
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Darkfield

Knot: The Trilogy

Online

Knot is a trilogy, a three-part immersive audio experience unfolding in three different locations – for the first episode audiences will situate themselves on a park bench, for the second in a car, and for the third in a room of their home. Three intersecting, interwoven episodes revolve around a traumatic event and question how inevitable anything is. You will need to experience all three for the story to be complete. To access the experience you will need a phone, the Darkfield Radio app, tickets and headphones.

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Event Series Will Pickvance Plays Piano
Event Series
Will Pickvance

Will Pickvance Plays Piano

Secret Courtyard

Something special happens when you play piano for yourself at home. No particular piece in mind, no need to start at the beginning or get to the finish, no rules. I want to play for you like I do at home, with all the distractions, all the indulgence, all the fun. Join me in the moment for an intimate piano concert of improvisations and conversations at Summerhall’s bespoke outdoor concert hall.

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Event Series Pashyanti on Guitar LIVE
Event Series
Simon Thacker

Pashyanti on Guitar LIVE

Secret Courtyard

Drawing on a deep lifelong immersion in diverse cultures and an array of pioneering experiences, Scotland’s ‘musical alchemist’ (World Music Report) offers a revelatory new vision for the art of solo guitar. In Pashyanti [Sanskrit: the junction point between the ordinary waking state and pure consciousness] Simon explores every facet of the instrument, from ‘shimmering, fluttering delicacy’ (List) and ‘shifting rhythmic complexity’ (Songlines), to ‘primal, multi-layered sounds’ (Caleidoscope). ‘Punjabi folk song, flamenco and Sephardic music, Sanskrit alchemy and Gaelic folklore… they all seem grist to the mill for Simon Thacker’ (Scotsman). MadeInScotlandShowcase.com

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Event Series Knot: The Trilogy
Event Series
Darkfield

Knot: The Trilogy

Online

Knot is a trilogy, a three-part immersive audio experience unfolding in three different locations – for the first episode audiences will situate themselves on a park bench, for the second in a car, and for the third in a room of their home. Three intersecting, interwoven episodes revolve around a traumatic event and question how inevitable anything is. You will need to experience all three for the story to be complete. To access the experience you will need a phone, the Darkfield Radio app, tickets and headphones.

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Ellen Renton / In The Works

Imagining Better Worlds (with Ellen Renton)

Online Live

Are you feeling uncomfortable with the fast return of live events? Do you feel your voice is often sidelined within the structures of the arts industry? Then this informal online session, hosted live from Summerhall ​by poet and performer Ellen Renton, is for you. Touching on her own experiences of working as a disabled artist and creating the one woman show Within Sight, Ellen will facilitate discussions and lead exercises designed to help you make space for yourself and create on your own terms. Come and have a chat, play with language, and liberate your imagination.

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Ellen Renton / In The Works

Within Sight

Old Lab 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Ellen Renton’s debut solo-show – Within Sight – is a theatre piece about running, the Paralympics, and ableism. This multimedia performance is an impressive feat of physical ability and artistry.

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Ellen Renton / In The Works

(CANCELLED) Within Sight

Old Lab 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Ellen Renton’s debut solo-show – Within Sight – is a theatre piece about running, the Paralympics, and ableism. This multimedia performance is an impressive feat of physical ability and artistry.

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Siobhan Wilson

Main Hall

Singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter, library music producer, Siobhan Wilson was born in Elgin, Scotland, UK. Siobhan has 14 years of live touring and studio production experience. Her 2017 album, There Are No Saints was shortlisted for Scottish Album of the Year and drew attention from the likes of Rolling Stone and BBC Radio 6 Music’s Lauren Laverne, who listed it as her album of the day. Wilson’s a regular live performer at BBC Scotland and BBC Radio 6 Music stations and was shortlisted for Best Musician in The Sunday Herald Culture Awards in the same year.