Event

EPAD Platform - Wednesday 23 March 2022

We welcome Fronteiras Theatre Lab who will showcase a filmed excerpt of Placeholder, written and performed by artist of colour, Catherine Bisset.

St Domingue, 1790. One year and one day before an uprising of rebel slaves will ignite what is now known as the Haitian Revolution. In La Comédie de Port-Au-Prince, Minette waits, holding a seat for her mistress, but the auditorium fumes conjure up ghosts from her past.

Placeholder was set in motion by academic research carried out by members of the Colonial-Era Caribbean Theatre and Opera Network. It turns silence into speculation, reclamation and attestation. This engaging new piece takes as its starting point the idea that the gaps in the archives, the lacunae in texts, and the holes in the narrative are themselves acts of violence and suppression.

Flavia D'Avila, director, will join Catherine to show a short video and talk about creating the piece.

Platform is a safe online space for Edinburgh-based independent artists, producers and creatives to try out ideas and get feedback from an audience of peers.

EPAD provides advice and information to Edinburgh's independent performing arts community. We aim to strengthen the city's performing arts sector by making connections and creating opportunities to share resources across the city.

Location

Online meeting

Timezone: Europe/London

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