Take Me Somewhere joins forces with Actoral to develop touring pathways and artistic connections between Glasgow & Marseille across 2024.

We’re delighted to be collaborating on a focus of Scottish performance at Actoral Festival in October 2024, shining a light on artists making cutting edge work in Scotland. Rosana Cade & Ivor MacAskill will share their internationally acclaimed production The Making of Pinocchio (4 & 5 October), a reworking of Collodi's tale that tells the tender story of gender transition and its affect on the couple.  Mele Broomes brings an iteration of her award winning new performance, through warm temperatures (3 & 4 October) which foregrounds the relationship between health and embodiment practices that centres individuals’ diasporic interpretations of well-being.

And Shawn Nayar, Craig Manson and Mamoru Iriguchi will all perform as part of a Cabaret hosted by Miss Plastica (5 October), drag queen, alter ego and research subject of the Lithuanian multidisciplinary artist Povilas Bastys.

In November; Take Me Somewhere will also welcome Marseille based artist Némo Flouret to connect with Scottish artists and utilise our residency space Studio Somewhere, as part of the development of his new project. More info here.

Take Me Somewhere aims to act as a portal and connector between Scottish artists & the wider world, and we are excited to collaborate with Actoral to build lasting artistic relationships across our local artistic communities. 

The Take Me Somewhere X Actoral exchange is funded by the British Council, UK/France Spotlight on Culture Programme.

Banner image: Cade & MacAskill - The Making of Pinocchio © Christa Holka