Summerhall TV

Summerhall’s Artistic Director, Rupert Thomson, gives us a taste of what musical performances to expect from the venue at the upcoming Edinburgh Festival.

Robert Morgan’s film of Lawrence Weiner’s interview at Inverleith House, Edinburgh

Ealan Wingate, Director of the Gagosian Gallery in New York, introduces the Franz West exhibition at Inverleith House. Showing a collection of works, Ealan discusses the collaborative nature of Franz’s work.

Vid Godard of the Subway Sect performs at Neu! Reekie! 35.

In tribute to the work of poet Sandie Craigie, and celebration of her posthumous collection, Coogit Bairns, due to be published by Red Squirrel books in September, Kevin Cadwallender reads a selection of her poems.

Scottish songwriter Momus, performs at Neu! Reekie! 35. Here he tells Summerhall TV about his music, writing and finally getting involved with Neu! Reekie!

Rupert Thomson introduces us to the forthcoming events at Summerhall during the 2013 Edinburgh International Festival.

Nile Rodgers performed recently at Summerhall as part of the 7×7 project – a musical and visual arts collaboration with the Belgian visual artist J P Muller. Here Nile talks about his involvement with the 7×7 project, and his work …

Nile Rodgers performed recently at Summerhall as part of the 7×7 project – a musical and visual arts collaboration with the Belgian visual artist J P Muller. Here Nile talks about his involvement with the 7×7 project, and his work …

Managing Director of the Edinburgh International Festival, Joanna Baker, introduces some of the highlights from this year’s festival. Photo credits : ‘The Poet Speaks’ featuring Patti Smith and Philip Glass by Stephanie Berger

Managing Director of the Edinburgh International Festival, Joanna Baker, introduces some of the highlights from this year’s festival. Photo credits : ‘The Poet Speaks’ featuring Patti Smith and Philip Glass by Stephanie Berger  

From 1979 Red Star ran a fortnightly Cinema at the Netherbow on Edinburgh’s High Street (now the Storytelling Centre). The loose collective included Wilson Smith, Dave Nielsen, Ian Currie, Ruth Mcilroy, Alan Robinson and Dave Rushton. Red Star was established …

Nile Rodgers performed recently at Summerhall as part of the 7×7 project – a musical and visual arts collaboration with the Belgian visual artist J P Muller. Here Nile talks about his recent involvement with Daft Punk and the record …

Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Nick Barley introduces highlights from this year’s August Festival.

Children and Education Director Janet Smyth, introduces this year’s Children’s Book Festival highlights, forming part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival at Charlotte Square.

Children and Education Director Janet Smyth, introduces this year’s Children’s Book Festival highlights, forming part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival at Charlotte Square.

Director of The Edinburgh International Book Festival, Nick Barley introduces highlights from this year’s August Festival.

Short feature from 2004 follows Angelika Schnabel painting a Black Thangka while introducing the Karma Gardri tradition of painting at Samye Ling, the Tibetan Buddhist Centre at Eskdalemuir in Dumfries & Galloway.

Scottish writer and poet McGuire, performs one of his pieces at Neu! Reekie! #33.

Third year students of Edinburgh College of Art, Ellen Love and Jenny Salmean, combine their two areas of study, Intermedia art and Painting, to produce the exhibition ‘Medium’. Held as part of the Talbot Rice Gallery’s June programme ‘Make Shift’, …

Morvern Cunningham, event organiser of Leith Late, introduces the multi arts festival held in multiple venues on Leith walk. Featuring music, visual arts, films and spoken word, in the space of three hours, Leith Late took over 17 places this …

Sculptor Tim Sandys talks about the chemical processes and experimental nature behind his work, and his selection for the Prologue exhibition currently held at Summerhall. The Prologue project selects three emerging visual artists and one emerging curator, and gives them …

One of the best tunes of the night at Neu! Reekie! 33 was Admiral Fallow performing ‘Guest of the Government’.

A short interview with Stevie Jackson, Belle and Sebastian musician and songwriter, along with three of the songs performed at Neu! Reekie! in May 2013.

Six artists working in and around Philadelphia are represented in this exhibit put together by EIXchange and Summerhall as the first of several cultural exchange exhibits between American and Scottish artists. We will hear more about the EIXchange programme in …

Director of the festival, Paul Bruce introduces Paulina Salas Ruiz’s film ‘Tong: Do You Speak It?’, and Andy Gonzalez, who discusses Gregor Fergie’s ‘All Kinds of Twisted’ performed by the Acid Fascists.

Summerhall TV caught up with Clout Theatre in April this year to film their play, ‘How a man crumbled’. The film will be premiered in July while our trailer also provides a taster for Clout’s 2013 Festival appearance, featuring their …

Summerhall TV caught up with Clout Theatre in April this year to film their play, ‘How a man crumbled’. The film will be premiered in July while our trailer also provides a taster for Clout’s 2013 Festival appearance, featuring their …

Summerhall Curator Paul Robertson introduces the art exhibitions running up to and included in the Edinburgh International Art Festival, at Summerhall in August.

Trish O’Grady’s film of John Durnin explaining the rationale of repertoire as distinct from repertory theatre at Pitlochry Festival Theatre.