Events: Theatre Bar

Experimenting with Words and Music

Sat 14th Nov

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Theatre Bar

Want to collaborate with musicians, but not sure where to start? This workshop with Iona Lee, poet and frontwoman of poetry-led band Acolyte, and DJ Nikki Kent has you covered. We’ll play with rhythm and tone, listening and responding, reflect on performance, experimentation and the musicality of language, and have the chance to try it all out.

pool burn lock and sluice

Sat 14th Nov

3:00 pm - 3:55 pm

Theatre Bar

During our new residency programme, poet Iain Morrison and visual artist Corin Sworn explored Little Sparta Ian Hamilton Finlay’s art garden, becoming fascinated by the challenges of keeping this living artwork in good health during ongoing climate catastrophe. Join us for an artist’s talk about the garden and a performance of Iain and Corin’s new work.

Supported by the Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay

To the Point: A Workshop with Pens and Swords

Sun 15th Nov

10:30 am - 11:55 am

Theatre Bar

Led by spoken word artist and fight director EmmaClaire Brightlyn, this is a chance to be bold in your writing. Alternating bursts of writing prompts with basic sword work involving gentle and dynamic movement, this workshop will see writers parry words, cut lines and clash ideas. Bring your own notebook and pen. Swords provided!

The Space Between – New Poetic Performances

Sun 15th Nov

5:00 pm - 6:15 pm

Theatre Bar

We’re thrilled to premiere three new commissions in association with the National Theatre of Scotland. Investigating the theme of ‘The Space Between’, these inventive performances by Gray Crosbie and Guy Woods, Catherine Street and Nancy Burns, and Sunnah Khan explore poetry in conversation with sound design, archives and film.