Tamsin Grainger
@TamsinShiatsu
Tamsin has a background in dance journalism. She was Dancer in Residence for both the Forest of Dean, England, and Edinburgh, Scotland where she started Dance Base. Currently she works as a Shiatsu practitioner / teacher; an editor of the Shiatsu Society Journal; walks a lot and writes travel blogs.
Reviews: 55
Other Articles: 4
Void
Intelligent, thought-provoking dance at Summerhall reflects on what we have made of our world
Letters for Peace
A musical translation of the sentiments of the conscientious objectors of World War I
Brocade
A hop, skip and a jump at Edinburgh’s City Chambers as part of the Made in Scotland Showcase
Joseph Lee Wai-Nang: Folding Echoes
Joseph Lee Wai-Nang questions the very nature of dance performance.
Wayne McGregor: Autobiography
Based on the choreographer’s own DNA, but lacks a sense of humanity
Gerda Stevenson – Quines
Poetry of remarkable Scots women delights at Edinburgh International Book Festival
Janice Galloway on Muriel Spark
One of many joyful Muriel Spark events at Book Festival
Graphic Novel of Women @ Edinburgh International Book Festival
BHP Comics and 404 Ink launch an important comic book anthology.
L-E-V Dance Company: OCD Love, Love Chapter 2
Inventive, obsessive modern dance from Israel’s L-E-V Dance at the King’s
Moonlight on Leith
ClartyBurd Theatre Company gie it laldy in a celebration of Leith and the people at its heart.
It’s Not Over Yet… / How to Survive the Future
Varying contemporary dance solos about trauma at Dance Base
Bethany Black: Unwinnable
Angry and amusing rants about everyday bigotry tip towards therapy.
The Spinners
Pure choreography – Australia meets Scotland in stimulating and thought-provoking Dance Base show.
Adele Patrick
Museums, revolutionaries, and curating the Revolting Women series at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
404 Ink and BHP Comics – We Shall Fight Until We Win
A century of pioneering women depicted in a vivid graphic anthology.
Christine Marendon, translated by Ken Cockburn – Heroines From Abroad
New English translation recreates dreamlike imagery in German poetry collection.
Leave No Trace
Comsummate direction by Granik and self-possessed, affecting performances by the leading pair.