What becomes of the brokenhearted? They get over it, mostly. I know, I know – it hurts, there will never be another… But there usually is. We live, usually. But oh, the power of love! I Gave Him an Orchid circles around the story of Sarah Henley, who in 1885 attempts suicide by throwing herself […]
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Third Angel: The Paradise Project
August 7th, 2015 by Dorothy Max PriorWhat’s the difference between paradise and utopia? Some say that paradise is eternal – it always was, is, and will be – whereas a utopia is created, built knowing what has gone before, with the intention of making something better. So perhaps this show should be called The Utopia Project, as what it is about […]
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Volker Gerling: Portraits in Motion
August 7th, 2015 by Dorothy Max PriorPhotographic flipbooks, sometimes called flicker-books. You know what I mean? Those little things you flick with your thumb, producing an instant mini animation? Volker Gerling makes them. He picks a subject, asks them to pose, takes 36 clickety-click shots in 12 seconds, then uses high-quality photographic paper to produce beautiful and unique artworks. He shows […]
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Remote Control Theatre: Project HaHa
August 6th, 2015 by Dorothy Max PriorYellow bird, oh so pretty, perches on a wooden bench, then clambers amongst the audience. She’s sweet and smiley, wearing a 1950s style cotton sundress with a pretty print of lemons and leaves. She clambers over the steeply tiered seats of Summerhall’s Demonstration Room, whispering in people’s ears. I have the best seat in the […]
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Seth Kriebel: We This Way
August 6th, 2015 by Dorothy Max PriorYou know when you’re reading a story to a child and they say ‘again!’ and you have to go back and tell it again? That. Our storyteller is Seth Kriebel, but he isn’t sitting in a cosy armchair, and there is no fringed standard lamp by his side. He’s sat at a desk lit by […]