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Joyce Theatre New York and National Theatre of Scotland, 2022
"Here am I.
You have doubtless heard my story, heard it with all its exaggerations. But I shall just beg a leisure moment of you until I tell my own story my own way."
A co-production between the National Theatre of Scotland, New York City’s The Joyce Theater and Edinburgh International Festival, Burn is a new creation from the legendary Scottish actor and author Alan Cumming and the Olivier award-winning and internationally renowned choreographer Steven Hoggett (Black Watch, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), featuring Robert Burns’ own words and the music of Anna Meredith.
This brand-new piece of dance-theatre challenges the ‘biscuit tin’ image of Scotland’s National Bard and goes beyond the poetry to focus on the man himself - his poverty, his personal tragedy, his struggles with mental health and his spectacular success.
“And still my motto is: I dare!”
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ALAN CUMMING-Creator / Performer
STEVEN HOGGETT-Creator / Co-Choreographer
VICKI MANDERSON-Co-Choreographer
ANNA MEREDITH-Featuring the music of
ANA INÉS JABARES PITA-Set Designer
KATRINA LINDSAY-Costume Designer
TIM LUTKIN-Lighting Designer
ANDRZEJ GOULDING-Video Designer
MATT PADDEN-Sound Designer
KEVIN QUANTUM-Illusion Consultant
Photography by: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
