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GRIN

Scotland / 2022 / 49m / English

In-Person: Wed 28 June / 20:15 BST

Online: 23 - 29 June

A digital fruition of performance, sound, visuals and choreography, subverting hyper-sexualised notions of African and Caribbean dance.

In Mele Broome’s mesmerising dance production, questions of empathy, friendship and solidarity are brought to the forefront by movement, light and sound. Led by Broomes’ ingenious choreography, dancers Divine Amy Tasinda and Kemono L. Riot transform from light embodied, into two figures engaged in dialogue with each other. GRIN (2022) is the filmic transformation of what began as a celebrated live performance, making its move to the screen due to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Body and costume are accompanied by a pulsating sound score, and a masquerade of dance sculptures is formed, leaving you breathless.

  • Director and Choreographer: Mele Broomes

    Dancers and Collaborators: Kemono L.Riot, Divine Amy Tasinda & Levent Nyembo (previous collaborator)

    Music Composer: Patricia Panther

    Featured track : "Five Rand Airtime nama-eveready : 4000 degrees" by SPAZA

    Director of Photography: Daniel Hughes

    Lighting Design: Michaella Fee

    Producer: Siân Baxter

    Costume Design: Zephyr Liddell

    Photography: Tiu Makkonen

    Production Stage Manger: Zephyr Liddell

    Supported by Tramway, Project X and Creative Scotland

  • Captions by Sarya Wu

    British Sign Language by Rachel Jones

    BSL Editing by Tao-Anas Le Thanh

    Audio Descriptions provided by the International Digital Centre

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This screening will all be accompanied by a live Q&A in-person with Mele Broomes, the director and choreographer of GRIN, on Wednesday 28 June at 21:30 BST in the Main Hall at Summerhall.

A recording and transcript of this event will be made available to Online audiences the following day.

All Pass Holders will be able to enjoy this recording here.

Filmmaker Q&A: Mele Broomes

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The transcript for this event will be available soon.

GRIN - British Sign Language