International Director Irina Bogdanova in conversation with Richard Demarco and Zara Coombes.
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Monthly Archives: August 2011
The DALI Band
August 20, 2011 – 1:06 pm
The DALI are a four piece music band from Belarus.
DALI have a wide following in Belarus, Russia and the Ukraine as well as increasingly in the west. Victór Rudenka toured the UK in 2008 as well as appearing on MTV’s Unplugged. The band’s musical style has been described as, “A hurricane of hard electronic riffs and touching lyrics filled with urban romanticism.”
Review of RJ Thomson’s play ‘Singapore’ by artist Ingrid Christie
August 19, 2011 – 4:50 pm
Generally shying away from productions involving audience participation I entered Rupert Thomson’s play with a little trepidation. Any anxieties, in fact all anxieties were magically dispelled as I was taken on what could be described as a philosophical and mutually constructed journey. The play ‘Singapore’ begins with a volunteer from the audience taking centre stage [...]
David Sedaris & Sue Perkins @Summerhall
August 17, 2011 – 2:44 pm
David Sedaris & Sue Perkins @ Summerhall for the Culture Show – Screened Thursday 18th August 7pm BBC2. The Culture Show has taken up residence at Summerhall for the second time this August, to bring viewers the best of this year’s Edinburgh Festivals. David Sedaris, Grammy Award nominated American humorist, writer, comedian, bestselling author, and [...]
Susie Leiper: Calligrapher & Painter
August 17, 2011 – 10:25 am
One of Britain’s leading calligraphers, Susie is known both for her traditional skills in writing with quills on vellum and for her innovative use of the Chinese brush as a writing tool. Susie’s formative years as a calligrapher were spent in Hong Kong, where she developed her passion for Chinese art and language. Susie [...]
BAC Scratch: Josie Long
August 15, 2011 – 1:12 pm
Josie Long is a stand up comedian whose main show at the fringe is about politics and anger. In her Scratch performance she wants to work on something that’s the opposite of that… Probably involving making some kind of papier mâché puppets.
BAC Scratch: Atomkraft
August 15, 2011 – 12:55 pm
Greg McLaren has been exploring the ‘Nuclear Issue’. What’s that then? The terror of accident? The mystery of the process? The deep and global energy corruption? And how does that relate to a man boiling his hand?
Book Ends
August 15, 2011 – 12:31 pm
Savin-O’Hara Productions repesents Book Ends, a new one act play about loving books a little too much… A tale of two book lovers who meet while browsing for romance and passion in a local bookshop. Book Ends is a play for anyone who has ever read voraciously between the lines or fallen madly in love [...]
Summerhall: Site Fantastic
August 14, 2011 – 9:08 am
By David Pollock Published: 6/8/2011 A visually striking new venue with a quirky, eclectic programme, Summerhall’s highlights include an all-night where bunk beds are provided for audience members to sleep in. David Pollock gets a guided tour The former Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies is a building with history, and – for the duration [...]
Starter for 6 Awards at Summerhall
August 13, 2011 – 7:13 pm
Here is the video of the event, produced by the Cultural Enterprise Office:
