SHARMANKA

Kinetic Gallery / Theatre

Hundreds of carved figures and pieces of old scrap perform an incredible choreography to haunting music and synchronised light, telling the funny and tragic stories of the human spirit as it struggles against the relentless circles of life and death.

SHARMANKA (Russian for hurdy-gurdy)  was founded by sculptor-mechanic Eduard Bersudsky and theatre director Tatyana  Jakovskaya in St.Petersburg (Russia) in 1989.  Audiences in many countries have been fascinated by its magic, and based in Glasgow since 1996 it has gained a reputation as one of the  city’s hidden treasures.

They also built the Millennium Clock for the Royal Museum in Edinburgh (in collaboration with Tim Stead and Annika Sandström) and most recently a kinetic sculpture of St.Mungo for the Tron Steeple in Glasgow.

Unique art and  craft for thought and entertainment for any age.

Very gripping theatre. The Times

Bizarre, hilarious, ghoulish... unmissable.

The Sunday Times.

An icon-painter for our times. The Scotsman

Unforgettable experience. The Herald.

International genius. The Saturday Telegraph.

Go see. The List

Our address till 21 May 2006 -

2nd floor, 14 King Street (main entrance)

or 109 Trongate (lift access)

Glasgow G1 5HD,

Scotland, UK

Tel +44 (0) 141 552 7080

From mid July 2006 Sharmanka will be housed

at 1st floor 64 Osborn Street

(2 min walk from our current location)

The building at King Street/Trongate is closing for re-development to create "Trongate 105" Visual Art Quarter, which  will be open to the public from early 2008. Sharmanka is one of nine art organisations to be housed there.

HOW TO FIND US

Multimap.com -

Map of Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery

G1 5HD

Performance (50 min)

- Thu and Sun @ 7 pm

Matinee for families with children (40 min )

- Sun @ 3 pm

For tourists on a short stay in Glasgow:

a shorter version of the performance (by appointment only - please phone or e-mail to book)

- Mon - Thu 12 noon —7 pm,  Fri 12 –3 pm

Tickets: £4 /Conc.£3/Children under 16 - free (max 2 per adult)

 Free performances/workshops

for schools and community groups.

SHARMANKA Travelling Circus on tour

Callendar House, Falkirk, 18 February – 21 May 2006

Swanson Gallery,Thurso -  2 June – 2 July ,

Museum and Art Gallery, Inverness -14 July  - 6 August

The Iona Gallery, Kingussie, 18 August – 11 September