Archive for ‘11th September 2013’

Vision Mechanics will be holding Dark Wood events throughout autumn 2013 to mark our Giants in the Forest project coming in to its final season.

Dark Wood is a guided walk through the woods at night time, led by storytellers. On your journey you are sure to experience some memorable sights and sounds. The walk lasts 45 minutes and is suitable for all ages.

Each Dark Wood will be different as Vision Mechanics creates the event with our local Giants in the Forest project partners.

Dark Wood will take place in the following forest venues:

21st & 22nd Sep    Sanquhar Woods, Forres
24th & 25th Sep    Nethy Bridge, Strathspey
28th & 29th Sep    Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire
5th Oct                      Kilmartin House Museum, Argyll & Bute
9th & 10th Oct       Falkland Centre for Stewardship, Fife
12th & 13th Oct     Threave Estate, Dumfries & Galloway
15th & 16 th Oct    Yellowcraig, East Lothian
18th & 19th Oct     Bowhill House & Country Estate, Scottish Borders
24th – 27th Oct    Glentress, Peebles
1st & 2nd Nov        Calgary Woods, Mull

More information can be found on our Giants web site   www.giantsintheforest.com

Vision Mechanics has recently been awarded funding  from Creative Scotland’s Quality Production Programme to stage our ambitious new site-specific touring production, Embrace, in autumn 2014.

Director, Kim Bergsagel’s, development of Embrace was inspired by the activities of the Chipko movement in rural India.

The production uses shadow puppetry, aerial artistry, traditional Indian dance and multi-media installation to explore environmental issues which affected communities in eighteenth century India and which continue to present a global challenge.

The production will feature originally composed live music and song, fusing Western and Indian music styles.

Embrace will be performed in forest settings throughout Scotland.

If you have any queries or might be interested in booking the production, please contact Anne Fleming, Company Manager on anne@visionmechanics.org or 0131 554 8923.