The composers in this concert are united in a desire to further explore the relations between music and the body, based on insights from philosophy and psychology. While these experiments go in different directions, they are based on the shared understanding that all musical performance is inherently theatrical and embodied, and may therefore be less overtly theatrical as the work of earlier generations and instead seek more subtle and abstract ways of engaging the body.

TICKETS AND INFO: https://sound-scotland.co.uk/event/somatic-music-ensemble-thing-heather-roche

Performed by cellist-composer Emily De Simone, systems_theory is a curated set of multimedia works reflecting human impact on the world. Featuring work by Thomas Butler, Shona Mackay, Michael Gordon, Kate Moore, Hannah Imlach, Josué Collado Fregoso, and Emily and John De Simone. Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase: madeinscotlandshowcase.com

TICKETS AND INFO: https://www.summerhall.co.uk/sh-event/systems_theory/

Performed by cellist-composer Emily De Simone, systems_theory is a curated set of multimedia works reflecting human impact on the world. Featuring work by Thomas Butler, Shona Mackay, Michael Gordon, Kate Moore, Hannah Imlach, Josué Collado Fregoso, and Emily and John De Simone. Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase: madeinscotlandshowcase.com

TICKETS AND INFO: https://www.summerhall.co.uk/sh-event/systems_theory/

Performed by cellist-composer Emily De Simone, systems_theory is a curated set of multimedia works reflecting human impact on the world. Featuring work by Thomas Butler, Shona Mackay, Michael Gordon, Kate Moore, Hannah Imlach, Josué Collado Fregoso, and Emily and John De Simone. Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase: madeinscotlandshowcase.com

TICKETS AND INFO: https://www.summerhall.co.uk/sh-event/systems_theory/

Performed by cellist-composer Emily De Simone, systems_theory is a curated set of multimedia works reflecting human impact on the world. Featuring work by Thomas Butler, Shona Mackay, Michael Gordon, Kate Moore, Hannah Imlach, Josué Collado Fregoso, and Emily and John De Simone. Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase: madeinscotlandshowcase.com

TICKETS AND INFO: https://www.summerhall.co.uk/sh-event/systems_theory/

Performed by cellist-composer Emily De Simone, systems_theory is a curated set of multimedia works reflecting human impact on the world. Featuring work by Thomas Butler, Shona Mackay, Michael Gordon, Kate Moore, Hannah Imlach, Josué Collado Fregoso, and Emily and John De Simone. Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase: madeinscotlandshowcase.com

TICKETS AND INFO: https://www.summerhall.co.uk/sh-event/systems_theory/

Performed by cellist-composer Emily De Simone, systems_theory is a curated set of multimedia works reflecting human impact on the world. Featuring work by Thomas Butler, Shona Mackay, Michael Gordon, Kate Moore, Hannah Imlach, Josué Collado Fregoso, and Emily and John De Simone. Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase: madeinscotlandshowcase.com

TICKETS AND INFO: https://www.summerhall.co.uk/sh-event/systems_theory/

Join the team behind systems_theory for a free online Meet the Artist event on Sunday 15th August @ 8pm.

Hosted by Summerhall’s programming team via Zoom, this post-show discussion offers you the chance to find out more about the production, hear from the artists about the ideas behind the show, and ask your own questions.

Free event. RSVP required in advance – click here to book your space.

Performed by cellist-composer Emily De Simone, systems_theory is a curated set of multimedia works reflecting human impact on the world. Featuring work by Thomas Butler, Shona Mackay, Michael Gordon, Kate Moore, Hannah Imlach, Josué Collado Fregoso, and Emily and John De Simone. Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase: madeinscotlandshowcase.com

TICKETS AND INFO: https://www.summerhall.co.uk/sh-event/systems_theory/

Live online performance by Attica! and Ensemble Thing of works by John De Simone, Jimena Maldonado, Josué Collado and Bernardo Cáceres (50 minutes).

Roundtable 2: Thriving in a (post-)Covid world, part 2. With Tian Hui Ng, Andreas Levisianos, Christos Atzinas and Amy Brandon. Chaired by Jimena Maldonado and John De Simone (90 minutes).

Première of collaboratively-composed works by Attica!, Ensemble Thing, Jimena Maldonado, and Jan Foote (30 minutes).

Recorded performances of new work by Jimena Maldonado, Fernanda Cabral K, Thomas Butler, Josué Collado, Jan Foote and Andrés Guadarrama, performed by Attica! and Ensemble Thing (80 minutes, including intermission).

Roundtable 1: Thriving musically in a (post-)Covid world, part I. With Michael Gordon, Jorge Sosa, Ruta Vitkauskaite, Angélica Negrón and Emily De Simone. Chaired by Thomas Butler and Josué Collado. (90 minutes)

Attica!, Ensemble Thing and friends welcome you to this two-day event and introduce their year-long transatlantic collaboration. (60 minutes)

We miss playing live! However, we're please to announce that our new, online version of systems_theory will premiere on 14th November 2020 at 6pm (GMT) as part of the Being Human festival. This is a free event followed by a Q&A. Tickets and details: https://beinghumanfestival.org/event/systems_theory/

New work for cello, electronics and video by Michael Gordon, Bill Morrison, Kate Moore, Emily & John De Simone, Thomas Butler, Shona Mackay and Hannah Imlach. Curated and performed by Emily De Simone.

New work for cello, electronics and video by Michael Gordon, Bill Morrison, Kate Moore, Emily & John De Simone, Thomas Butler, Shona Mackay and Hannah Imlach. Curated and performed by Emily De Simone.

Jan Tait and the Bear is a new comedic chamber opera by Emily Doolittle, based on a medieval Shetlandic tale of adventure, friendship and a ferocious bear. Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase.

Jan Tait and the Bear is a new comedic chamber opera by Emily Doolittle, based on a medieval Shetlandic tale of adventure, friendship and a ferocious bear. Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase.

Jan Tait and the Bear is a new comedic chamber opera by Emily Doolittle, based on a medieval Shetlandic tale of adventure, friendship and a ferocious bear. Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase.

Jan Tait and the Bear is a new comedic chamber opera by Emily Doolittle, based on a medieval Shetlandic tale of adventure, friendship and a ferocious bear. Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase.

Jan Tait and the Bear is a new comedic chamber opera by Emily Doolittle, based on a medieval Shetlandic tale of adventure, friendship and a ferocious bear. Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase.

Jan Tait and the Bear is a new comedic chamber opera by Emily Doolittle, based on a medieval Shetlandic tale of adventure, friendship and a ferocious bear. Part of the Made in Scotland Showcase.

Jan Tait and the Bear is a new comedic chamber opera by Emily Doolittle, based on a medieval Shetlandic tale of adventure, friendship and a ferocious bear.

Jan Tait and the Bear is a new comedic chamber opera by Emily Doolittle, based on a medieval Shetlandic tale of adventure, friendship and a ferocious bear.