Edinburgh Printmakers, July 26-October 5 A Highland Fling is a lot more than looking good on the dance floor in Hanna Tullikki’s new work. Deer Dancer is the Glasgow-based visual artist, performer and composer’s new commission for Edinburgh Printmakers’ Edinburgh Art Festival programme, and is inspired by the influence of deer on dance across various cultures, including Scotland’s ceilidh favourite. In particular, Deer Dancer focuses on the connections between male preening and the creation of hyper-macho behaviour alongside how hunting mythologies impact the environment on a global scale. “It’s been a project that’s been developing for a couple of years now,” says Tuulikki. “I received an artistic development attachment award from Magnetic North theatre company, which gave me the opportunity to do extensive research into the mimesis of deer dances.” As well as the Highland Fling, the award enabled Tuulikki to embark on first-hand researches into how deer dances have been
An archive of arts writing by Neil Cooper. Effete No Obstacle.