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Weather Girl | Francesca Moody Productions
Smile while it burns. Stacey is a California weather girl. An oversexed and underpaid harbinger of our dying planet. But today, her regular routine of wildfires, prosecco and teeth whitening descends into a scorched earth catastrophe, before she discovers something that will save us all. A dizzying rampage into the soul of American strangeness. The award-winning producers of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer bring you a blistering dark comedy about wrecking the places we love. From Lucille Lortel Award-nominated Brian Watkins, creator of the hit Amazon series Outer Range, and Drama Desk-nominated director Tyne Rafaeli.
VENUE: Summerhall
TICKETED: Yes
AGE: 12+ -
Vigil | Mechanimal
Dusky Seaside Sparrow, Cinnamon-coloured Cryptic Tree Hunter, Problematic Flasher, Fire Millipede From Hell… Performance artist Tom Bailey attempts to perform 26,000 animals in under an hour. Projection mapping, animals, clowning; Vigil is a wildly playful, poetic exploration of life in an age of extinction. Herald Angel Award-winning Mechanimal returns with this critically-acclaimed, internationally-touring hit show. Mechanimal is an award-winning performance company from Bristol. The company explores new narratives of our Anthropocene era. ‘Beautiful, contemplative… a remarkable and urgent show’ (Guardian). ‘Memorable… a requiem against a clock counting down’ (Scotsman).
VENUE: ZOO Southside
TICKETED: Yes
AGE: 12+In: Physical theatre -
Things We Will Miss | square product theatre (Boulder, Colorado, USA)
A collage style devised work exploring the (potential) collapse of the Anthropocene, this personal meditation on the climate crisis explores the beauty and inevitability of impermanence. Born from the debris of late-stage capitalism, Things We Will Miss features performers in disparate roles, including an amateur astronomer, a park ranger, mythological prophet Cassandra, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and ultimately, themselves. Driven by image, light, and sound rather than linear narrative, it viscerally explores the grief and beauty, the horror and hope inherent in being alive in this very moment.
VENUE: C ARTS | C venues | C aquila
TICKETED: Yes
AGE: 14+ -
The Song of the Ice | Steve Garrett
Climate signals, ice quakes and earth history from leading polar scientists and recent exploration – innovative new music, animation and beautiful images telling the story of the life of the Antarctic ice sheet. ‘A deep understanding of Antarctica and its journey through eons of geological time… a rare musical talent to bring that story to life… an uplifting visual and musical journey… science changes lives and music changes lives; beware, The Song of the Ice is powerful stuff!’ (David Vaughan, former Director of Science, British Antarctic Survey).
VENUE: artSpace@StMarks
TICKETED: Yes
AGE: 8+ -
The Seas Are Rising: Stories of a Climate in Crisis | Dan Sheehan
A multimedia concert experience calling attention to the urgency of the climate crisis through original songs by American musician and songwriter Dan Sheehan. Songs telling stories of everyday people across the globe already facing raging wildfires, intensified hurricanes and devastating famine lead to a resounding finale inspiring audiences to take personal actions and to demand climate justice from world leaders. Sheehan has won multiple songwriter awards from the American PRS affiliate ASCAP and was named Songwriter of the Year at the 2019 Elephant Talk Indie Music Awards.
VENUE: Paradise in Augustines
TICKETED: Yes
AGE: 3+ -
The Santa Ana | Crossed Wires
Is a strong wind all it takes to tip people over the edge? This multimedia thriller is inspired by Joan Didion’s essay on the Santa Ana. A multiplicity of characters are thrown into turmoil by these winds, from an oil magnate in fated pursuit of profit to a disaffected wife with murderous desires. As suicide rates increase and forest fires rage, this new play explores the simultaneous parallel decay of our environment and our mental health. Live videography and electronic score accompany this descent into disorder, as tensions rise to a climactic sensory and emotional overspill.
VENUE: C ARTS | C venues | C alto
TICKETED: Yes
AGE: 14+ -
The Last Forecast | Bridie Gane and Catherine Wheels
Somewhere, on an island, Gael, a gecko-like creature lives alone, in harmony with the surroundings. Everything matches, everything is perfect. Unfortunately, Gael is not alone for long. A stranger arrives, laden with earthly belongings and starts setting up home, disturbing this island sanctuary. However, the forecast is for rising water levels and soon there won’t be space for either of them. A Catherine Wheels production, by Bridie Gane. Programmed by Dance Base in collaboration with Assembly. Part of MadeInScotlandShowcase.com
VENUE: Assembly @ Dance Base
TICKETED: Yes
AGE: 5+ -
The End of the Times? | The Ribentron Factory (Poland)
A phantasmagorical imagining of our possible future, confronting the big problems facing the world in which we live: war, hunger, artificial intelligence. With a collection of technical effects, a solo live musician creates his own original wall of sound. Drawing inspiration from artists like Orbital and the Chemical Brothers, this uplifting experience has a serious message. A tribute to the poorest on the planet, to the children who suffer in conflict and to the flora and fauna of our ecosystem. In aid of the International Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders. Free DVD.
VENUE: C ARTS | C venues | C aquila
TICKETED: Yes
AGE: 14+ -
Tania Kovats: SEAMARKS | Dovecot Studios
Tania Kovats’ ongoing series SEAMARKS, multiple seascapes captured in brushstrokes, drawings and ceramic, is being expanded with the creation of a new tapestry by Dovecot Studios. Kovats presents the passing of time through the broken surface of the sea, the elemental rhythms of the moon and the meditative qualities of weaving and drawing. Kovats’ repetitive marks capture the energy and flicker of water in this converted Victorian bath house. As the marks get smaller and closer towards the horizon they invoke a sense of infinity, exploring how art can speak to our critical climate emergency.
VENUE: Dovecot Studios
TICKETED: No
AGE: 12+
