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Barrowland Ballet presents Family Portrait at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023

4 August @ 10:00 am - 20 August @ 4:00 pm

£10 – £34

Barrowland Ballet brings Family Portrait to Dovecot Studios this August for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023, as part of the prestigious Made in Scotland Showcase.

Family Portrait is an award-winning interactive video installation for all ages; full of humour, candour, joy and love. Sitting on swivel-stools inside four screens, join a family on a geographical and emotional journey across stunning Scottish landscapes as stories unfold. The striking choreography shares an intimate portrayal of family life. With space to roam, the children encounter rabbit skulls, converse with spiders, face-paint with berries and discover the fun of burying their mother in bark. A celebration of getting out into nature, Family Portrait is an honest depiction of family – relentless and glorious chaos, intimacy and, most of all, love.

“SINCERELY MOVING BUT NEVER TWEE” ★★★★★ THE STAGE
“DAZZLING AND FULL OF DEPTH” ★★★★ THE SCOTSMAN
“CHARMING, FUNNY AND TOUCHING” ★★★★★ BROADWAY BABY
“HEARTWARMING” ★★★★ THE LIST

“BEST IN THE FEST” BOBBY AWARD, BROADWAY BABY
(EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE 2021)

“We are blown away by the beauty of family portrait. What an incredible, intimate, funny, moving piece of art. Just beautiful, and the immersive quality… just wow to the whole thing. Bravissima!” Audience member

Showing daily from 4th – 20th August

Every 45 minutes from 10am-4.45pm daily (last showing 4pm) | 10am-7pm on Thursdays (last showing 6.15pm)

Details

Start:
4 August @ 10:00 am
End:
20 August @ 4:00 pm
Cost:
£10 – £34
Event Category:
Website:
https://tickets.zoofestival.co.uk/event/124:1482/

Venue

ZOO Dovecot Studios
10 Infirmary Street
Edinburgh, EH1 1LT Edinburgh + Google Map

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