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Manipulate Festival: Snapshots

Part of the Manipulate Festival, Snapshots is a platform for artists based in Scotland to try out new or developing work across puppetry, circus, physical theatre, visual theatre and dance!

Manipulate Festival: Snapshots

About Manipulate Festival: Snapshots

Experience bold new visual theatre works from five exciting Scottish artists, presented in the early stages of development.

Blending puppetry, object theatre, physical theatre, circus, and dance.

Be the first to encounter fresh ideas from Alys Williams & Duncan Geoffrey MacLeod, Jenna Watt, Ruxy Cantir & Sarah Rose Graber, and Andrea Cabrera Luna. This year’s line-up offers a fascinating glimpse into the creative process of an exciting group of artists working across multiple disciplines.

Sharing work at this stage offers invaluable opportunities for artists to engage directly with audiences — gathering insight, testing ideas, and shaping their work in real time. Supporting artists at this crucial stage not only helps develop new voices in visual theatre, but also ensures a vibrant and innovative future for the artform in Scotland and beyond.

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