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These Mechanisms

These Mechanisms

★★★★☆ Joyous and inspiring

Choreographer Robbie Synge directs Edinburgh-based performer Christine Thynne in These Mechanisms at Dance Base, her first solo dance show at the age of 80. The pair, who have collaborated previously, present a poetic and energetic movement piece that defies gravity and preconceptions.

Aug 21 2025 | By More
Fields (Extract)

Fields (Extract)

★★★☆☆ Understated

Fields (Extract), presented by the In the Fields Project at Dance Base is an understated and stripped-back piece that quietly explores natural movement and stone forms.

Aug 17 2025 | By More
What Ever Happened to Harmony Banks?

What Ever Happened to Harmony Banks?

★★★★☆ Pitch-perfect

Dance theatre can be a powerful ‘show not tell’ medium for exploring states of mind, and Whatever Happened to Harmony Banks at Dance Base until Sunday 10 August does just that in a pitch-perfect portrait of the toxicity of celebrity culture.

Aug 7 2025 | By More
PRIME at 10

PRIME at 10

★★★☆☆ Gleeful

Prime – the over-60s performance company from Scotland’s national centre for dance – share their infectious glee at ten years of celebrating older bodies in PRIME at 10, a show of two halves at Dance Base until Sunday 3 August.

Aug 3 2025 | By More
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