Collective Gala

300m · Theatre

Join us for our third Gala up the hill! Inspired by traditional Scottish Gala day celebrations, Collective Gala invites audiences of all ages to experience our unique site on Calton Hill and engage with our wide-ranging programmes.  This year, we will be joined by Edinburgh-based artist Debjani Banerjee, whose new commission and performance will be centred on storytelling and Tarot. Play sessions will be facilitated by our Lead Play Artist, Kat Stanley. You can also join behind-the-scenes tours of our heritage observatory, shop with local makers, and explore exhibitions by Katie Paterson and Richard Maguire.  More information to follow, watch this space!  About Debjani Banerjee Debjani Banerjee is an artist based in Edinburgh. Her practice spans sculpture, textile, moving image, performance, dance and sound to create playful, humorous, and nuanced representations of cultural plurality, the mystic, the feminine and of broader human experience. Banerjee’s practice is rooted in collaboration, learning, and exchange. She has a strong interest in workshops, participatory methods, and archival research, using these approaches to create spaces for shared knowledge and collective engagement. Find out more Debjani Banerjee is an artist based in Edinburgh. Her practice spans sculpture, textile, moving image, performance, dance and sound to create playful, humorous, and nuanced representations of cultural plurality, the mystic, the feminine and of broader human experience. Banerjee’s practice is rooted in collaboration, learning, and exchange. She has a strong interest in workshops, participatory methods, and archival research, using these approaches to create spaces for shared knowledge and collective engagement. Find out more About Kat Stanley Belfast-born artist, performer and early-years play worker Kat Stanley specialises in the careful curation of spaces that nurture and encourage innate creativity. After completing a masters in contemporary art practice at the University of Edinburgh, Kat co-produced grassroots queer performance collective ‘Fruit Salad’ as well as developing an exciting arts and engagement practice. Interested in performance, costume, painting and film, and entranced by the intricate beauty of folklore and ritual practices, Kat immerses themselves and others in the otherworld through acts of creativity and worldbuilding. Find out more Belfast-born artist, performer and early-years play worker Kat Stanley specialises in the careful curation of spaces that nurture and encourage innate creativity. After completing a masters in contemporary art practice at the University of Edinburgh, Kat co-produced grassroots queer performance collective ‘Fruit Salad’ as well as developing an exciting arts and engagement practice. Interested in performance, costume, painting and film, and entranced by the intricate beauty of folklore and ritual practices, Kat immerses themselves and others in the otherworld through acts of creativity and worldbuilding. Find out more Access information Find out more about accessing our site at Collective Gallery here Video title here This is the caption of the video content Second text box Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque faucibus ex sapien vitae pellentesque sem placerat. In id cursus mi pretium tellus duis convallis. Tempus leo eu aenean sed diam urna tempor. Pulvinar vivamus fringilla lacus nec metus bibendum egestas. Iaculis massa nisl malesuada lacinia integer nunc posuere. Ut hendrerit semper vel class aptent taciti sociosqu. Ad litora torquent per conubia nostra inceptos himenaeos. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque faucibus ex sapien vitae pellentesque sem placerat. In id cursus mi pretium tellus duis convallis. 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