Summerhall is festival ready
SUMMERHALL has published its 11th Summerhall Festival Programme running 5-28 August.
Consciously smaller than previous years, the 2022 programme is a carefully crafted and vibrant mix of theatre, dance, visual arts and music. Full of the avant-garde creativity that Summerhall is best known for, this programme typifies the spirit of community and vitality with which the Edinburgh Festival Fringe was founded.
The programme encompasses work from over 15 countries and explores topics ranging from identity and the power of love to the global struggles against racism, transphobia and climate change.
Summerhall has created two brand new artist bursaries for 2022. The Mary Dick Award supports artists with disabilities to present their work, while the two Meadows awards support artists of colour who base their practice in Scotland. They join the existing Autopsy and Eclipse Awards which support Scotland-based artists producing boundary-pushing work and underrepresented artists presenting work at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe respectively.
Mary Dick Award-winner Jack Hunter (pictured) performed an excerpt from his debut comedy One of Two in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre – marking the full reopening of all Summerhall spaces for live performance ahead of the festivals.
Summerhall is also proud to welcome back the Taiwan Season, Start to Finnish and Big in Belgium, Pro Helvetia's Swiss Selection and Paines Plough's Roundabout.
Summerhall Executive Director Graham Main said: “We are thrilled to be launching such a diverse, exciting programme of theatre, music, dance and visual art for 2022 - the 75th anniversary of the Edinburgh Festivals. We're looking forward to welcoming artists and audiences alike to enjoy this unique, community space, with all the atmosphere of creativity and exploration that the festivals bring.”
The Royal Dick, the Gallery Bar and the Pickerings Courtyard Bar will be open until late throughout the festival.