Past Productions

YARN devised by Ben Harrison and the Company

April 19th – May 3rd 2008 - Dundee

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‘I am not interested in tailoring, but in the push and pull of the garment against the human body.’

Vivienne Westwood

A deserted warehouse, a former weaving room. The ghosts of weavers and spinners past hang in the air. Hands in the darkness, spinning thread out of yarn.

Yarn: (n) a spun thread as used for knitting, weaving and rope making; a narrative of adventures, esp a tall tale.

Yarn: a tapestry woven from a wide array of texts and imagery, including Ovid, Thomas Carlyle, and Angela Carter.

Yarn: a twisting, turning and sensuous journey through a labyrinth of installation, narrative, song and dance.

Bringing together Dundee Rep's  internationally renowned acting company with Grid Iron's reputation for creating award winning site specific productions, within the hidden spaces of Verdant Works, a former Jute Mill in the heart of Dundee's industrial quarter, Yarn was a unique event exploring aspects of Dundee's past through the present and its future through the past.