Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre

at new home

TRONGATE 103,  Glasgow G1 5HD, Scotland, UK

Tel +44 (0) 141 552 7080 

 

 

 

 

 

Hundreds of carved figures and pieces of old scrap perform an incredible choreography to haunting music and synchronised light, telling the funny and tragic stories of the human spirit as it struggles against the relentless circles of life and death.

 

SHARMANKA (Russian for hurdy-gurdy)  was founded by sculptor-mechanic Eduard Bersudsky and theatre director Tatyana Jakovskaya in St.Petersburg (Russia) in 1989.  Audiences in many countries have been fascinated by its magic, and based in Glasgow since 1996 it has gained a reputation as one of the  city’s hidden treasures.

 

Eduard Bersudsky won Creative Scotland Award in 2005

 

Unique art and  craft for thought and entertainment for any age.

 

 

Very gripping theatre. The Times

 

Bizarre, hilarious, ghoulish... unmissible.

The Sunday Times.

 

An icon-painter for our times. The Scotsman

 

Unforgettable experience. The Herald.

 

International genius. The Saturday Telegraph.

 

Go see. The List

 

 

Performances of kinetic sculptures (35 min)

Admission £4-£2. Two children aged  4-16 attend free for each accompanied adult)

 Free performances for Glasgow schools and community groups.

 

 

Trongate 103 is Glasgow’s unique new creative and visual arts hub. The project was being delivered in a partnership between Glasgow City Council, Culture & Sport Glasgow and eight Merchant City based organisations – Glasgow Print Studio, Project Ability, Street Level Photoworks, Transmission Gallery, Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, Glasgow Media Access Centre [TBC], Glasgow Independent Studios and The Russian Cultural Centre. More info @ http://www.trongate103.com/

 

 

Sharmanka Story and CV

 

Sharmanka Theatre

 Part 1.

Sharmanka Theatre

Part 2.

Sharmanka kinemats

 from Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art collection

(on the loan to Sharmanka Gallery)

 

     

Millennium Clock Tower

at National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh

 

Sharmanka Travelling Circus Commissions, Public Art, Collaborations
 
 Sharmanka Music News  Press
     
Kinetic Sculptures for hire Buy catalogue and video   Links

 

 

 

 

 

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Video and more images of Sharmanka can be found at YouTube.com and Flickr.com

 

 

To subscribe to SHARMANKA NEWS send an e-mail to sharmanka2004@hotmail.com

   

 Friends of Sharmanka is a charity registered in Scotland No SCO23931,  supported by Glasgow City Council, Scottish Arts Council, Foundation for Sports and Art  and Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust

 

 

 

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Last time updated 09/11/09

 

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