Multimedia – Summerhall August Festival 2015

To Sleep To Dream

richardx — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 11:06:48 +0000

Sold out in NYC, Melbourne, California and Brighton, EarFilms award-winning production “To Sleep To Dream” comes to The Tom Fleming Centre as part of Summerhall’s programme. A unique cinematic storytelling experience.

Blindfolded and seated in a 3D array of 23 speakers, lose yourself in a vivid soundscape storyworld with locations, characters and live narration that unfold around your ears and imagination. To Sleep To Dream tells the story of the last dreamers in a society where dreaming is illegal.

“Stunning, Surreal & Magical. A sensory experience like no other” Argus

British Council Edinburgh Showcase 2015

Please note:
EarFilms is a short distance from the city centre in a magical location – see image.

Stewart’s Melville College, Queensferry Rd, Edinburgh EH4 3EZ
Allow plenty time to get to the venue and arrive at least 15 minutes before performance time.

Walking: allow 20 minutes from the West End/Princes St.

Buses:
– From Summerhall (opp Buccleuch Terrace): Bus 41 towards Cramond – allow 30 minutes
– From Princes St (Stop PU): Buses 40, 40A, 41, 55 – allow 15 minutes

Venue Bus Stop: Stewart’s Melville College

Walk through the gates to the main college building. Doors to Tom Fleming Centre are on the left side of the building.

Driving: Drive around the back of the venue, use Ravelston Terrace entrance. Turn into the drive at the back of the school, sign posted Stewart’s Melville College and Tom Fleming Centre.

The Animotion Show

richardx — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 08:06:39 +0000

“A mesmerising visual and aural feast” Scotsman. The live chemistry between renowned virtuoso percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie and acclaimed Russian visual artist Maria Rud, delivers a sound and image fusion that is truly unforgettable.

Maria’s evolving paintings are beamed live, by projection artist Ross Ashton, onto the walls of the quadrangle of George Heriot’s School – a 17th-century architectural gem revealed for the first time to Festival audiences.

Joining Evelyn and Maria for selected shows are: Rebecca Tavener, David Heath and DJ Dolphin Boy on 28 & 29 August.

See www.auroranova.org

Portraits in Motion

Dave — Wed, 27 May 2015 03:05:27 +0000

While walking over 3500km through Germany, Gerling took photographs of people he met during his wanderings, creating portraits in the form of photographic flipbooks. On stage, Gerling recounts the stories of those who let themselves be photographed.

Gerling describes great, small, serious and quirky accidental encounters and, for a moment, brings his protagonists to life on the screen. These magical studies inspire gentle, profound reflection upon the transitory nature of the moment and the significance of interpersonal encounters.

“Volker Gerling’s flipbook movies are artistic miniatures full of life and emotion – a poetic sensation.” Augsburger Zeitung

Alien Lullabies – Songs from a Decaying Future

Dave — Wed, 27 May 2015 03:05:07 +0000

As part of the Made in Scotland showcase, off-world electronica and stunning live vocals merge with surreal 3D animation to evolve into a multimedia artwork in Alien Lullabies. In an unsettling world between worlds, Alien Lullabies envelop and mesmerise.

A unique cinema/live gig hybrid from Scottish/Burmese producer/vocalist Fiona Soe Paing and New Zealand animation artist Zennor Alexander.

“Wonderful, unsettling and incredibly seductive stuff” (Andrew Dubber, Bandcamp)

“Darker than PJ Harvey, stranger than Kraftwerk, with a touch of Dali-esque visuals.” FestivalsForAll.com

“Extraordinary vocals.”Skinny

Part of Made in Scotland Showcase.