Last modified on Sun 31 Jan 2021 15.27 EST
If thereâs one festival equipped to adapt to the era of online viewing itâs Manipulate. The Edinburgh-based event is dedicated to visual theatre, a catch-all category that incorporates everything from mime to animation. In previous years, Iâve seen Dadaist dance, improvised childrenâs storytelling and turntable cartoons.
Thereâs nothing like seeing all this in the same room as the performer, but at least lockdown has given those performers a chance to extend their visual thinking. On the strength of this yearâs opening weekend, the work remains rooted in theatre, but shows tantalising signs of artists exploring the possibilities of the screen.
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The world premiere of Eat Me, a filmed performance by theatre company Snap-Elastic, has been pushed back to next year LATE every January arts lovers are treated to Manipulate, Edinburgh’s annual festival of visual theatre and animation. Wonderfully diverse, exciting and international in its programming, the event is a welcome distraction from the winter blues. However, this year, with Covid continuing to plague our society, the festival’s organisers have had to make big changes. It has been something of a baptism of fire for Dawn Taylor, who only took the reins as artistic director of Puppet Animation Scotland (producers of Manipulate) in August of last year.
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