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NEHH & Maranta Present… Microsteria: A Symbiotic Circus

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Welcome to Microsteria! Where the micro is made massive. A brand-new night of live electronically-mutated music, combining visuals, costume and performance. Following the collaborative success with Chell Young and Vomiton in 2021/22, local acid-pop duo Maranta bring the illusory world of Microsteria to Summerhall’s Dissection Room.   With performances from: MARANTA MERMAID CHUNKY JOCKFOX CATGUT

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Mantra Men’s Council

Main Hall

A powerful day of connection, confrontation and collaboration. Mantra Men’s Council is our introductory experience. A powerful one-day retreat for men who want to explore, express and connect to their authenticity. We’ll work together as men in a safe space, supporting each other as we go, inviting each man to step outside their comfort zone

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I Hate it Here

Red Lecture Theatre

A game show. A nurse. A chicken shop. Dolly Parton. A golden umbrella. Making it rain. Quite a lot of hopping. Some bingo. Zero hours contracts. You better work bitch. I Hate it Here is an interactive devised piece about zero hours contracts and instability. It centers on Plang, an elderly care worker who loves

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Life Drawing

Anatomy Lecture Theatre Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Untutored life drawing with an occasional rotation of themes – ranging from narrative with props and costume, to more conceptual ideas. Come and enjoy a space where the line between model and performer blurs, where newness and surprise thrives. Here’s what happens: whether you’re a seasoned pro or don’t know a pencil from a pen,

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Event Series Scottish Folk Music
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NEHH Presents… Alasdair Roberts (plus support)

Main Hall

Alasdair Roberts is a Glasgow-based musician – primarily a singer and guitarist – born in Germany and raised in central Scotland. Acclaimed by Folk Radio UK as ‘one of our most talented, important and relevant songwriters and song-adapters’, he has released several critically-acclaimed albums via Drag City Records over the past two decades.

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Unbecoming

Old Lab 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Company of Wolves presents a solo work by Anna Porubcansky. Unbecoming is a performance about loss and rage, told by a woman and a mother. Rage – at all we become when we don’t have a choice. Loss – of all we haven’t become. And how we unbecome. Using traditional song, soundscape, myth and movement,

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John Kindness’ The Odyssey: Artist Talk

Anatomy Lecture Theatre Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Summerhall is extending award-winning Northern Irish artist John Kindness’ exhibition, The Odyssey, until June 30th 2023. The re-launch will be accompanied by an Artist Talk by Kindness held in Summerhall’s Anatomy Lecture Theatre, followed by a drink’s reception in the Main Hall where Kindness‘ permanent ceiling installation is located. The galleries will be open to

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NEHH Presents… Magic Nostalgic

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Having led a bit of nomadic existence since the closure of The Electric Circus in 2017, the club famed for its spinning wheel of musical categories returns to Summerhall, the venue that saw two memorable nights either side of the pandemic (NYE 2019 and August 2022). Fresh from selling out Glasgow’s legendary King Tuts Wah

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Nail + Rice Distribution (12+)

Red Lecture Theatre

This double-feature screening will be followed by a hybrid Q&A session, featuring Dir. Tin Fu Huang (online) and Dir. Tammy Cheung (in-person), hosted by Dr. Fraser Elliott (in-person). Nail 指月記 Taiwan / 2002 / B&W / 45 mins / No Dialogue Nail is Director Huang Ting-fu’s year and a half long (a year of filming

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Life Drawing

Anatomy Lecture Theatre Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Untutored life drawing with an occasional rotation of themes – ranging from narrative with props and costume, to more conceptual ideas. Come and enjoy a space where the line between model and performer blurs, where newness and surprise thrives. Here’s what happens: whether you’re a seasoned pro or don’t know a pencil from a pen,

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3607: Artist Talk

Summerhall Meadows Galleries 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

How did Kexin Liu get sucked into the weird and wonderful world of the human microbiome and begin creating music with bacteria living in her body? Join the artist for a fascinating talk on her changing relationship with these tiny organisms and how generative art has helped her capture the elusive beauty of bacterial lifeforms. 

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LOST: Artist Talk

War Memorial Gallery 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Artist Julia Barton will lead a tour around her LOST exhibition and tell her four year journey making the #LitterCUBES in five coastal communities around Scotland. She will share how her collaboration with scientist John McIntrye enabled her to understand the concept of Embodied Energy and how she went with volunteers to calculate the energy

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Writers' Bloc

Writers’ Bloc Presents… Circle the Fool

Meet at Reception 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

‘One story, one stone – circle the fool, cast now alone.’  Do you know the origin of April Fool’s Day? Why this date? Why the fool? Isn’t it strange that you’ve forgotten? Edinburgh’s only horror / genre-led spoken word group, Writers’ Bloc, share a selection of folk horror stories, weird tales and rituals while they

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NEHH Presents… Siobhan Miller with The Siobhan Miller Band, Gnoss and Sian

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

This show has been rescheduled from Saturday 26th November 2022 to Sunday 2nd April 2023. Join Siobhan Miller for a night like no other, featuring three incredible bands who are shaping the next wave in Scottish folk music. Over the past decade Siobhan has become one of Scotland’s most celebrated vocalists combining the traditional and

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Life Drawing

Anatomy Lecture Theatre Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Untutored life drawing with an occasional rotation of themes – ranging from narrative with props and costume, to more conceptual ideas. Come and enjoy a space where the line between model and performer blurs, where newness and surprise thrives. Here’s what happens: whether you’re a seasoned pro or don’t know a pencil from a pen,

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Earth, Soil + Filth: Meet and Greet

The Corner Gallery 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Created by interdisciplinary artist Agatha Smith, EARTH, SOIL + FILTH is an inquiry into our collective and shared experience of the frequencies of the earth. Join Agatha in The Corner Gallery for an opportunity to ask about the inspiration behind her exhibition and gain insight into the processes involved in its creation. This is a

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Printing with Pigmented Bacteria Workshop

ASCUS Lab 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

This unique, hands-on open lab experience, invites members of the public to learn about the creative application of microorganisms. In this workshop, ASCUS Art and Science and artist Kexin Liu will guide you through making your own colourful textile to take home by painting, printing and dyeing with pigment-producing bacteria. Children under 18 must be

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Printing with Pigmented Bacteria Workshop

ASCUS Lab 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

This unique, hands-on open lab experience, invites members of the public to learn about the creative application of microorganisms. In this workshop, ASCUS Art and Science and artist Kexin Liu will guide you through making your own colourful textile to take home by painting, printing and dyeing with pigment-producing bacteria. Children under 18 must be

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Printing with Pigmented Bacteria Workshop

ASCUS Lab 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

This unique, hands-on open lab experience, invites members of the public to learn about the creative application of microorganisms. In this workshop, ASCUS Art and Science and artist Kexin Liu will guide you through making your own colourful textile to take home by painting, printing and dyeing with pigment-producing bacteria. Children under 18 must be

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The Young ‘Uns plus special guests

Dissection Room 1 Summerhall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The Young’uns live shows are renowned. With heart-on-the-sleeve storytelling, beautiful lyrics, warm harmonies and relentless repartee, Sean Cooney, Michael Hughes and David Eagle (the award-winning stand-up comedian) sing life-affirming folk songs for today. Born from empathy, crafted with care, fired by hope, and shared with joy, The Young’uns’ songs have been described as “a heartfelt

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