Skip to main content
My Shows
News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

Intimate Sound Experience 1000 MINIATURE MEADOWS To Plant A Wildflower Meadow As Part Of Edinburgh Festival Fringe

1000 Miniature Meadows is an atypical Edinburgh Fringe event in that it can be experienced anywhere in the city, at any time of day.

By:
Intimate Sound Experience 1000 MINIATURE MEADOWS To Plant A Wildflower Meadow As Part Of Edinburgh Festival Fringe

1000 Miniature Meadows is an atypical Edinburgh Fringe event in that it can be experienced anywhere in the city, at any time of day.

 

Part letter project, part sound project, and part city-wide planting project, this fizzy triptych will begin with you collecting a Listening Pack from the Pleasance Courtyard. An invitation to step into nearby nature and listen to what it has to say. Expect an intimate soundscape, expert interviews and a conversation with a bumblebee.

 

A new perspective on Scotland's biodiversity crisis through sound, 1000 Miniature Meadows is an ambitious attempt to invade our outdoor spaces and explore our connection with biodiversity and nature. This will involve the planting of 1,000 wildflower meadows across the city of Edinburgh; participants will sign up to take part via the Pleasance or Edinburgh Fringe website.

 

They will then collect a Listening Pack from the Pleasance Box Office which contains a letter with detailed instructions on how to participate, along with a link to the soundscape, and a pack of indigenous Scottish meadow seeds.

 

Via headphones, participants will then be invited to plant their meadow, while listening to an intimate soundscape made up of some of Scotland's leading experts on biodiversity and the environment including Fiona Guest (Scotia Seeds), Jill Donachie (Woodland Trust), Angus Miller (GeoWalks), and Emma Bush (Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh).

 

Participants will need access to a smartphone with data and a pair of headphones to experience the project.

 

Creators of 1000 Miniature Meadows Shanna May Breen and Luke Casserly said:

 

Following a sell-out run of the Irish version of the project for Dublin Fringe Festival, we are delighted to be redeveloping the project for Edinburgh Fringe this August. Through the lifecycle of the project so far we have planted 2000 native meadows across Ireland and now we will have the chance, through the project, to plant 1000 more across Edinburgh. 

 

1000 Miniature Meadows

 

Venue: Pleasance Courtyard (Info Shed) - Listening Pack Collection between 11.00 - 19.00 each day

Dates: 12th - 28th August

Duration: 55 mins approx.

Tickets: £10.00 / £8.00

Booking: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/1000-miniature-meadows



Need more Scotland Theatre News in your life?
Sign up for all the news on the Summer season, discounts & more...


BroadwayWorld TV


Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical in Scotland Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical
Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/29) PHOTOS VIDEOS
Elvis in Chaos in Scotland Elvis in Chaos
Lime Studio at Greenside @ George Street (8/07-8/15) VIDEOS
Kevin Quantum: Invisible Force in Scotland Kevin Quantum: Invisible Force
Ballroom at Assembly Rooms (Venue 20) (8/06-8/30)
An A to Z Guide to Dating in Scotland An A to Z Guide to Dating
Underbelly (Buttercup) (8/05-8/31)
Trainspotting The Musical in Scotland Trainspotting The Musical
Alhambra Theatre (3/01-3/06)
Baga Chipz - Bagz to Riches - Dundee in Scotland Baga Chipz - Bagz to Riches - Dundee
Music Hall Dundee (9/22-9/22)
Helen Bradley: Painter and Storyteller in Scotland Helen Bradley: Painter and Storyteller
Pleasance Courtyard (Cellar) (8/05-8/30)
One Man Poe: The Black Cat and The Raven in Scotland One Man Poe: The Black Cat and The Raven
Greenside Venue @ Riddles Court (Willow Studio) – Venue 16 - 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PG (8/07-8/29)
Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years in Scotland Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years
The Lemon Tree (9/24-9/24)
Dracula: Lucy's Dream in Scotland Dracula: Lucy's Dream
Pleasance at EICC (Lennox) (8/06-8/29)