Catriona Robertson was the first funded artist in residence at MERZ in Sanquhar. Cat had been visiting Kurt Schwitters’ MERZ Barn in Elterwater over the last two years and suggested a path from Schwitters’ last work in the UK into … Catriona Robertson : This Way That Way
When over in Scotland to film the Sanquhar Arts Festival in May 2019 the Belfast production company and broadcaster NvTv interviewed Dougie Sharpe and David Rushton. Unbeknown to either artist, NvTv had shot enough footage to edit a programme on … David Rushton : Collapse the Box
Ally Wallace was our second Funded Artist in Residence at MERZ, staying from September to November in 2019. In this film Ally outlines the influence of local buildings and textile industries on his research, his approach to working and the … Ally Wallace : Factory Lines
Sarah-Manning Shaw introduces Thomas Kilpper whose print on rubber fills floor and ceiling of Gallery 1 at Castle Mills, the new base of Edinburgh Printmakers. From 27th April till 13th July 2019. Thomas Kilpper : The Politics of Heritage vs the Heritage of Politics
Richard Demarco introduces the ‘Homage to Beuys’ exhibition by Terry Ann Newman and Sarah Waters, which ran from 7th September until 30th October 2018. This exhibition was curated by Richard Demarco and co-curated by Fernanda Zei, as part of the … Homage to Beuys : Richard Demarco
Theatre ‘A striking dream world… one of the most ambitious pieces we have ever presented’ (Anna Woo, The Getty Villa). California’s marijuana country: the still-Wild West. Annie conducts a forensic exploration of ‘the facts’ about her outlaw weed farmer brother as … OUR COUNTRY : Performance Recording
Rachel Maclean discusses her exhibition Spite Your Face at Talbot Rice Gallery, as well as her broader practice. Commissioned for the Venice Biennale in 2017, Rachel Maclean’s Spite Your Face returns to Scotland at Talbot Rice Gallery for its UK … Rachel Maclean : Artist Talk
Theatre A full performance of Clout Theatre’s ‘Various Lives of Infinite Nullity’ performed as part of Summerhall’s 2013 Fringe programme. A post-suicide support group meet to reflect upon their lives. Ignoring symptoms of their own deaths, three characters guide us through … Clout Theatre : Various Lives of Infinite Nullity
Literature Sixth in the 2015 series of interviews from the Edinburgh International Book Festival. WriterStories : A.D Miller and Patrick Gale
Theatre The work and life of Martha Gellhorn, the great war correspondent who covered practically every trouble-spot on earth for six decades, including the Spanish Civil War, D-Day, Dachau, Viet Nam, Greenham Common, El Salvador and Mandela’s inauguration. Gellhorn’s main message … Jack Klaff : Martha Gellhorn
Theatre Following on from the critically acclaimed Doubting Thomas, Jeremy Weller (winner of six Fringe First awards) and Grassmarket Projects return with part two of a devised trilogy with Thomas McCrudden: a former gangland enforcer who struggles to change from a … Doglife
Alastair MacLennan’s duo performance with Sandra Johnston: “Ash She He” 12th August 2017. Alastair MacLennan represented Ireland at the Venice Biennale, with inter-media work commemorating the names of all those who died as a result of the Political Troubles in … Alastair MacLennan and Sandra Johnston : Ash She He
Literature Second in the 2015 WriterStories series for TV transmission. WriterStories : Michael Rosen and Rob Doyle
Literature Third in the 2015 series of WriterStories. WriterStories : Louise Welsh and Mark Billingham
The Scottish National Gallery and ARTIST ROOMS present this special ‘In Conversation’ event as part of the exhibition ‘Louise Bourgeois : A Woman Without Secrets’, on the 26th October 2013. Senior Curator Lucy Askew talks to Jerry Gorovoy, Louise Bourgeois’s … On Louise Bourgeois : In Conversation
Theatre Clout Theatre combine Lecoq physical theatre and the absurdist tones of Daniil Kharms to bring you a visceral and bizarre adaptation of How A Man Crumbled. A Fringe hit in 2012, the cast returned to Summerhall in Spring 2013 for … Clout Theatre : How a Man Crumbled
Traverse in Time is a series of panel discussions that look back at the rich history of Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre, and the individuals who were involved in its illustrious past. Taking place at Summerhall on Wednesday 21st August, playwright Jo … Traverse at 50 : Traverse Through Time Panel #8
Music Following their sell-out success in August 2013, The One Ensemble were invited back to Summerhall to perform ‘Saint Seven’. Performed in the round, the piece is a dramatic hybrid of voices and instruments that seamlessly interweaves elements of experimental, folk … The One Ensemble : Saint Seven
John Byrne in conversation with Joyce McMillan in the Main Hall at Summerhall. Face to Face : John Byrne in conversation with Joyce McMillan
Theatre The full performance of Fleurs De Cimetiere / Age Freckles and Other Tall Stories, performed at Summerhall during the 2013 Edinburgh Festival. Exploring ideas of old age, the play centres around a group of women who met in the 1980s, … Fleurs De Cimetiere / Age Freckles and Other Tall Stories
