FIELD – SOMETHING FOR THE FUTURE NOW is a durational outdoor dance happening conceived in a physically distant world and presented as part of Edinburgh International Festival on the 22nd and 29th August 2021.
With the majestic Arthur’s Seat as a backdrop, performers respond to the surrounding landscape and each other: following a series of movement and live sound scores, to dance and rejoice in being together here, now. With enough room for everyone, in the beautiful setting of Holyrood Park, Field is an invitation to immerse yourself in this uplifting work and share in a sense of community and celebration. It is a durational performance that is 4 hours long, audiences are welcome to come and go as they wish during the performance time.
Curious Seed also invited two inspiring groups to make a guest appearance during Field at EIF: Dance Base’s PRIME which is Scotland's first semi-professional dance company for the over 60s and Lyra, also an Edinburgh-based company who makes live performances for and with young people.
The work also featured an ensemble of performers from Christine Devaney’s Sunday practice sessions - which are ongoing throughout the summer months.
“it leaves you invigorated, challenged, wanting to take up space with all four limbs, appreciating the sovereignty of your own body whilst celebrating with others and enjoying your freedom to move however you feel like” - Artmag
“a show about the joy of dancing…an accessible celebration of public space” - The Guardian
“The beauty of the performance was that it spoke so powerfully to the personal experience of lockdown - of being alone in public space yet grounded to our locale and our community - but it also felt like a celebration of reconnection” Fergus Linehan, Festival Director, Edinburgh International Festival
Photography by: Ian Macrae Young (images 1 - 11) and Matt Beech (images banner & 12)
Watch the FIELD Film by Lucas Chih-Peng Kao (captions by Collective Text)
CREATIVE TEAM
Concept and Director: Christine Devaney
Musical Director and Performer: Greg Sinclair
Associate Artist and Designer: Karen Tennent
Associate Director and Performer: Skye Reynolds
Film Collaborator: Lucas Chih-Peng Kao
Fielders
Collaborator and Performers: Alma Lindenhovius, Amy Robertson, Clive Andrews, Dylan Read, Jen Cunningham, Graeme Wilson, Hannah Draper, KJ Clarke-Davis, Marion Kenny, Sky Su
Sunday Fielders: Andrada Dragoescu, Emili Astrom, Heather Rikic, Kristin Wong, Merav Israel, Monica De Ioanni, Tallulah Molleson
PRIME Fielders: (supported by Dance Base Scotland and an anonymous benefactor) Annie Young, Christine Thynne, Diane Mitchell, Eleanor Morrison, Judy Adams, Lin Grahame, Marilyn Shiells, Moira Berry, Norma Turvill, Paul Burrows, Rosie Orr, Sara McBean
Lyra Fielders: Aiden, Andrew, Amelia, Ebenezer, Hanna, Isla, Nadia, Tommy
PRODUCTION
Production Manager: Fi Fraser
Assistant Production Manager: Mickey Graham
Costume Supervisor: Mona Kastell
Stage Manager: Yvonne Buskie
CURIOUS SEED
Artistic Director: Christine Devaney
Community Coordinator: Emma Stewart Jones
Producer (job-share): Leigh Robieson-Cleaver
Producer (job-share): Vicky Rutherford-O’Leary
lyra
Projects & Engagement Manager: Anna Plasberg-Hill
Arts Facilitator: Jo Sharp
marketing and media
The Cornershop PR: Magda Paduch and Hannah Knox
Special thanks to: Historic Environment Scotland