Forthcoming Shows
This performance takes place at Dundee’s Verdant Works
Saturday 19 April – Saturday 3 May at 7.00pm & 9.15pm
Dundee Rep Ensemble and Grid Iron present
YARN
‘I am not interested in tailoring, but in the push and pull of the garment against the human body.’ Vivienne Westwood
A deserted warehouse, a former weaving room. The ghosts of weavers and spinners past hang in the air. Hands in the darkness, spinning thread out of yarn.
Yarn: (n) a spun thread as used for knitting, weaving and rope making; a narrative of adventures, esp a tall tale
Yarn: a tapestry woven from a wide array of texts and imagery, including Ovid, Thomas Carlyle, and Angela Carter.
Yarn: a twisting, turning and sensuous journey through a labyrinth of installation, narrative, song and dance.
Bringing together Dundee Rep's internationally renowned acting company with Grid Iron's reputation for creating award winning site specific productions, within the hidden spaces of Verdant Works, a former Jute Mill in the heart of Dundee's industrial quarter, Yarn will be a unique event exploring aspects of Dundee's past through the present and its future through the past.
Grid Iron's previous work includes Roam, Once upon a Dragon, Decky Does a Bronco. They have won 24 awards in their 10 year history.
‘Grid Iron are the magicians of site-specific performances. . .unwrapping surprises at each turn.’ Susannah Clapp, The Observer
