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Imaginate Festival 2015 Coming Soon….
We dance, wee groove is part of the Imaginate Festival, plus a wealth of other wonderful work for young audiences. 11 – 17 May 2015 14 shows / 8 countries / 26 years / 1 festival – it can only be Imaginate 2015 The Imaginate Festival, Scotland’s international festival of performing arts for children and […]
We Dance, wee groove at Imaginate 2015
We Dance, wee groove returns to Scotland in 2015, and will be part of the Imaginate Festival in May in Edinburgh. Performances at Churchill Theatre Studio, 15th – 17th May 2015. 33 Morningside, Edinburgh, EH10 4DR Venue Information accessible toilets family-friendly bar/cafe induction loop lift access street level access wheelchair accessible Bus Routes: Lothian: 11, […]
Scotch Hoppers mentioned in 3,6 & 36 theatre review
Scotch Hoppers featured in Sarah Longfield’s 3,6 & 36 project with her son Benjamin being the “games captain” for the project, 3,6 & 36 was a wonderful project reflecting on the Games from the perspectives of the family. http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/stage/review-dance.25625334
Scotch Hoppers press coverage
The Herald review Mary Brennan Monday 28 July 2014 With a hop, skip, and a jump – it’s playtime! And as we loll back in deck chairs, enjoying Stillmotion’s dancers Penny Chivas, Melanie Forbes-Broomes and Scott Houston, in their natty tartan outfits (by Jennie Loof), the children’s game of hopscotch becomes a clever choreography of […]
SubCity Radio interview
Scotch Hoppers director Brian Hartley, interviewed by Gareth Vile on the Vile Arts radio Hour on Sub City radio. (approximately 15 mins in to the programme). http://www.subcity.org/shows/thevileartsradiohour/3c03a/?play
Evening Times photo shoot
A beautiful sunny day for a photoshoot, many thanks to Wendy for arranging the photographer and for jennie for some period styling of the company, and the dancers for willingness to jump and perform in the street for passers by.
Rehearsals started
The dancers have been working at The Briggait all last week, in a large open space filled with Aerial equipment, parkour training objects and gymnastic mats, with some visits to the street in Parnie Street to yes ideas, much to the amusement of local passers by.
Scotch Hoppers design prototypes
Working on design prototypes at Pollok Park, Glasgow, June 2014. Building prototype shapes for Scotch Hoppers games. Chisels, hammers, power tools, paint. Working in an open covered shed under construction at Pollok Park, thanks to the countryside rangers and Tassy Thompson
Pitch at The Briggait
CONFLUX presents: PITCH – 22nd MAY 2014 A quarterly scratch-performance and discussion event for artists, educators, producers, venues and anyone else interested in the physical performance community. This month’s PITCH will be held from 6pm – 8.30pm on Thursday 22nd May at The Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, Glasgow G1 5HZ. The evening’s line-up will be as follows: 6pm – […]
Scotland Street School Museum Family day
The Games We Play Saturday 17 May, 11am – 4pm Scotland Street will be turned into a giant gaming centre offering a variety of traditional British and international games! Participate in ‘Scotch Hoppers’ a performance project by Stillmotion. ‘Scotch Hoppers’ inspired by childhood street games. If you are feeling creative why not invent your own game or toy […]