As I settled into a comfy camping chair in a pleasant suburban garden in Leith I was filled with excitement at the experience about to unfold. I had been given a dark poncho and a set of headphones to wear, and I took in the scene, an idyllic garden, lit beautifully beneath a starry sky. […]
Writings
H2Dance: Duet
August 24th, 2013 by Tara BolandHanna and Heidi have just been to couples counselling, and now they are going to do a dance for you. Whilst delivering precisely choreographed movement sequences they are going to tell you a little bit about why couples counselling was so good, creating a beautiful contrast of comedy and profound movement. Sparkling in their co-ordinated […]
Wet Picnic: Death and Gardening
August 24th, 2013 by Tara BolandDeath is an unavoidable presence in our lives. I tend to find that when approaching such large subjects one can be overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of thoughts, ideas, stories and feelings. In Death and Gardening Wet Picnic have chosen to tell a relatively straightforward story in treating the topic, and this is a good […]
Adura Onashile: HeLa
August 24th, 2013 by Terry O'DonovanTwo years ago a friend lent me a book called The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. It tells the incredible story of Lacks, a woman who has affected all of our lives in some way, without us and, for many years, even her family knowing. Unknown to Lacks, a doctor took a […]
Idle Motion: Borges and I
August 24th, 2013 by Tara BolandIf you don’t know anything about the work and life of Jorge Luis Borges, don’t worry, neither did I. Idle Motion weave his life, and more specifically his loss of sight in later life, into a beautiful visual narrative combining words, fantasy worlds, love and biography. Beginning with an introduction to the South American author […]
