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Subject: What's on in August at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall
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Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 11:24 AM

What’s on at…

THE OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL

36 Dalmeny Street (off Leith Walk), Edinburgh EH6 8RG

(0131) 555 7100

www.outoftheblue.org.uk

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AUGUST 2009

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You can also check out our website’s What’s On pages for the most up-to-date information and a handy Events Calendar.

 

IT’S FESTIVAL TIME AGAIN…

…and the Drill Hall is being taken over by those lovely folk from Dance Base. For the month of August this venue will by known as Dance Base 2 @ The Out of the Blue Drill Hall and will be playing host to three remarkable dance and physical theatre shows, as well as some workshops so you can see what it’s like to fly yourself:

RAW

ME (Mobile/Evolution)

Ousia

RAW Workshops

 

REGULAR EVENTS

Salt Poetry Evening

The Village Store – new food co-op from The Drill Hall Arts Café

Backgammon Meet-ups

 

 

 

 

FESTIVAL FRINGE @ THE DRILL HALL

 

In a first-time-ever partnership with Dance Base, the Out of the Blue Drill Hall is opening up its doors this August under the fairly self-explanatory title of Dance Base 2 @ The Out of the Blue. Dance Base , Scotland 's National Centre for Dance, is located in the Grassmarket in central Edinburgh and is already a well-established Fringe venue. It is expanding operations this year to fill two whole venues with exceptional dance shows.

 

We have plenty of space down here at the Drill Hall and the three very special shows we are hosting certainly take advantage. Fidget Feet, an aerial dance company from Ireland , will be swinging from the rafters of the Drill Hall, in the kind of show which really will be something to write home about! In addition, Fidget Feet will also be running workshops so you can try out the moves for yourself. Herald Angel winning choreographer, Darren Johnston, who recently completed a residency at the famous Roundhouse in London , while leaving gravity alone, will be breaking other boundaries in a dance show involving projection and illusion.

 

Creative Scotland Award winner, Claire Cunningham, features as part of the Made In Scotland thread of this year’s Fringe. This is a brand new initiative designed to highlight and showcase a wide range of innovative theatre and dance, all with distinctively Caledonian roots. Cunningham’s show draws on a great deal of healthy Scottish humour and has left audiences grinning with delight.

 

Book your tickets at www.dancebase.co.uk and you won't pay booking fees, or call the Dance Base box office on 0131 225 5525.

 

RAW

Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Theatre

9pm on 14^th-16^th, 18^th-23^rd, 25^th-27^th August and 2pm on 15^th-16^th, 22^nd-23^rd August

£12 (£10)

 

RAW mixes contemporary dance and aerial skills using ropes, harnesses and poles. In a hot and sexy club-land, the DJ slips into a shamanic counterpart that is taken over by the group, providing a deep communication that has unexpected effects on everyone. They slide into an inner, darker world where the mind exerts its own dynamic over the dancers and their relationships. Is it a fun loving club or are we in a social prison? Why do we go out? Is it to transcend our ordinary lives, to go beyond ourselves, to forget the rules and to fly without ropes?

 

Info & tickets: www.dancebase.co.uk (NO BOOKING FEE) or 0131 225 5525

 

ME (Mobile/Evolution)

Claire Cunningham in association with Jess Curtis/Gravity

7.15pm on 14^th-16^th, 19^th-23^rd, 26^th-27^th August

£10 (£8)

 

Double bill from award-winning dancer/choreographer Claire Cunningham showcasing her exceptional technique, impressive power and wonderfully direct Scottish humour. From the quiet, sculptural Mobile , combining dance, text and aerial work, to the uplifting beauty of Evolution.

 

Claire started aerial training in 2004, her particular interest in this field stemming from a desire to utilise the upper body strength created by having used crutches for the last 14 years, to investigate her ability for free movement when uninhibited by the disabling factor of weightbearing.

 

Info & tickets: www.dancebase.co.uk (NO BOOKING FEE) or 0131 225 5525

 

 

 

 

Ousia

Array/Darren Johnston

Preview 5pm on 5^th-6^th August (FREE TICKETED).

2pm on 7^th-9^th, 11^th-14^th, 18^th-21^st, 25^th-30^th August.

4pm and 6pm on 7^th-9^th, 11^th-16^th, 18^th-23^rd, 25^th-30^th August.

5pm on 15^th-16^th and 22^nd-23^rd August.

£6

Previous Herald Angel winner, Darren Johnston returns with another trip into the unknown. A fantastical installation world where projection technology meets Victorian illusion.

Info & tickets: www.dancebase.co.uk (NO BOOKING FEE) or 0131 225 5525

 

 

RAW Workshops

Fidget Feet Aerial Dance Theatre

See the show, try out the moves with an aerial workshop on the set of RAW with Lucy Deacon, graduate of Rogelio Rivel School , Barcelona , specialist in aerial work.

 

Introductory Level

11.45am-1.45pm, 17^th, 19^th, 21^st, 24^th, 25^th & 26^th August

£15 (£12) Get £5 off your show ticket when booking for a workshop!

For complete beginners or those with a small amount of aerial experience. Sessions will include mounting the trapeze, some fundamental figures, a short sequence and an introduction to climbing silks and ropes. No previous experience necessary, physical fitness an advantage. Limited places, please book in advance.

Info & tickets: www.dancebase.co.uk (NO BOOKING FEE) or 0131 225 5525

 

Improvers Level

11.45am-1.45pm, 18^th, 20^th & 27^th August

£15 (£12) Get £5 off your show ticket when booking for a workshop!

Sequences and tricks on aerial hoops and silks. This workshop is aimed at those with existing knowledge of the key positions on trapeze or silks who wish to push forward their skills. Limited places, please book in advance.

Info & tickets: www.dancebase.co.uk (NO BOOKING FEE) or 0131 225 5525

 

 

 

 

REGULAR EVENTS

 

Salt Poetry Evening

Thursday 30^th July, 7-9pm

Red Squirrel Press hosts a benefit for the prestigious but struggling Salt Publishing Company. Salt recently announced that without a significant injection into its cash resources it would be facing a credit crunch disaster. Renowned for its support of brilliant poets and new writing, Salt is a publishing company worth saving.  Red Squirrel Press, based in Northumberland and with a new Scottish arm focusing on vibrant poetry and the best of ground-breaking fiction in Scotland , is holding a benefit in Salt's honour which will feature 8 poets: four published by Salt and four friends and supporters of Salt.  The poets reading on the evening will be:  Rob Mackenzie, Alistair Robinson Steve Urwin, Kevin Cadwallender, Colin Donati, Anita Govan and JL Williams (plus others TBC).

Entry is free and donations will be collected to help Salt stay afloat in these difficult financial times.

Info: www.cadwallenderk.blogspot.com or www.savagedbabies.blogspot.com

 

The Village Store – new food co-op from The Drill Hall Café

Weekly food co-op

Fridays 12-4pm

The Village Store is a new food co-op selling cheap produce to visitors of the Drill Hall, its resident artists and the general local community, run by Out of the Blue and the Drill Hall Arts Café in association with local volunteers. The Store is open on Friday afternoons, 12-4pm. It aims to reduce food inequalities by providing access to healthy organic and non-organic vegetables, dried goods and other basic groceries such as detergent refills at affordable prices. The co-op will promote healthy eating and provide a meeting place to bring together local artists and residents.

Info: Isabel at isabel@... / 0131 555 7100

 

Backgammon Meetups

Sunday 26^th July, 2pm

Monday 17^th August, 6pm

Sunday 30^th August, 2pm

Edinburgh backgammon meetup arranges regular sessions at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall and welcomes both experienced players and those who would just like to learn the game. More fun then Chess, more skill then Poker and approximately 5000 years older then Monopoly. Come along and join in!

Info: www.meetup.com/Edinburgh-Backgammon

 

 

 

 

If you would like to hold your own class, use the studio for rehearsals or are looking for a venue for an event of your own, please contact Nicole Lambeng nicole@... / 0131 555 7102. Unless specified, all events are at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh EH6 8RG You have received this email as you are on the Out of the Blue Drill Hall mailing list, if you wish to be removed, please reply with ‘unsubscribe’ as the title.

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