Anatomy for Accountants
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1-26 August
Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Summerhall
A high-risk, high-return dance show. Witness every organ, nerve and muscle in the human body vibrating. Outrageous dancing, profit, loss, live music and the deconstruction of power at a price. It is time to calculate your net worth and maximise growth. The economy meets the human body in a tour-de-force danced and spoken by 42-year-old choreographer Sacha Copland with music played live by Tristan Carter. This is a show for lovers of the human body and accountants. Darkchat Award for Best performance in a Music/Dance/Entertainment at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Performance & credits:
Dramaturg and Script Advisor: Sameena Zehra. Lighting Designer: Jennifer Lal. Production Design: Asha Barr. AV Design: Gillian Hanemayer Photography: Fern Flicks, Diana Thomson. Videography: Fern Flicks, Michael Potton. With support from Creative NZ
Honest conversation reviews:
“I have never really seen anything like it before; the connection with the audience was electric.”
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Sameena Zehra
"Somewhere between standup comedy, a physical competition, an intergenerational back-and-forth and a celebration of mauri / life force."
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Audience member
"The audience loved it, the terrain of the conversation and the honesty exhibited was compelling."
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Theatreview
"Over the past few years I must have seen over 800 shows and this is certainly one of the very best."
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David Robinson, Audience Member
''One of the most intimate works of theatre I've ever experienced''
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David Levine, Audience Member
"One of the most touching shows of this year’s festival"
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Jonathan Walfisz, Euronews Culture (top 5 alternative show picks)
"Delightfully unique mix of satire and dance"
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Three Weeks, Edinburgh
"My 7 trillion nerves are still vibrating!!!"
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Audience member
"Courageous Sacha Copland is a a FORCE – a lithe, strong, wildly energetic life force who taught me the literal value of LIVING!"
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Audience member
"She engages us completely"
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Theatreview
"Freeing and funny"
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Audience member
