WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT: CALL FOR PHOTOS

The Arches presents a major new Vital Spark commission

Whatever Gets You Through the Night: Call for photos

Tue 26 Jun 2012

Some of Scotland’s most distinctive writing voices and songwriting talents, and you: a nation of people, awake in the dark, waiting for the light to come.

An ambitious new project led by Cora Bissett with Swimmer One, Biphonic Records and David Greig, Whatever Gets You Through The Night is a compilation of stories happening across Scotland between the hours of midnight and 4am. From a heartfelt goodbye on the shore of Loch Lomond to an encounter in a late night taxi queue in Aberdeen, we meet lost souls, party animals and dreamers in a snapshot of an entire nation at its most vulnerable and revealing.

It exists as a multimedia live show, an album, a collection of writing, and a film which will tour. This is where you come in: we are inviting people from anywhere in the country to submit your nighttime photos, which will be incorporated into the live performance.

They can be of anything at all, but the aim is to capture a moment in time. Be inventive, be inspired. What happens in those late night hours which makes them so distinct from the daylight hours?

If you’d like to submit your picture simply upload them directly to the Whatever Gets You Through The Night Facebook page, or email throughthenight@gmail.com

We don’t need any description or explanation, just a simple caption: the time and place the photo was taken (e.g. 3.30am, Falkirk High St)

See the full details of the live performance from Tues 26th – Fri 29th June, or keep up-to-date with the project on Facebook.

Featuring exclusive new words and music by Errors, Alan Bissett, Rachel Sermanni, Withered Hand, Annie Griffin, Meursault, David Greig, Wounded Knee, Alan Spence, Conquering Animal Sound, Ricky Ross, Emma Pollock, Kirstin Innes, RM Hubbert, Swimmer One, Bigg Taj, Stef Smith, Eugene Kelly, Douglas Maxwell, Talkingmakesnosense and David Ireland - with more to be confirmed.

time, place

EXHIBITION

Hole In My Pocket exhibition/performance

Mon 2 Apr - Thu 31 May 2012 | Mon-Sat: noon-11pm // Performances: Sat 21st & Thurs 26th April | Free

CREATIVE LEARNING

The Actors Lab

Wed 2 May - Wed 27 Jun 2012

PERFORMANCE

UWS Showcase

Wed 23 May 2012 | 1pm-2pm | 7pm-8pm | £7/£5

THEATRE

The Actors Lab: King of Hearts

Fri 25 May 2012 | 7pm | £4

PHYSICAL THEATRE

Physical Theatre Scotland: Cash Flow

Wed 30 May - Fri 1 Jun 2012 | 7pm | £7/£5

THEATRE

On The Verge

Wed 6 - Fri 8 Jun 2012 | 7.30pm | Day pass: £6

PERFORMANCE

A Night of Dangerous Theatre

Part of Scotland's Colleges' Festival of Dangerous Ideas

Tue 12 Jun 2012 | 6pm - 9pm | Free

EVENT

Whatever Gets You Through The Night

Tue 26 - Fri 29 Jun 2012 | 8pm (Preview: Tues 26th at 6pm) | Tues 26th: £15 (incl. book & album) // Wed 27th - Fri 29th: £18 (incl. book & album) / £12 (show only)