Bill Aitchison - 2012

24 - 29 August, 12pm, on the Grassmarket

For the British Council Edinburgh Showcase Dr Aitchison will bring his apocalyptic performance to the streets of Edinburgh. Last seen in this Speaker's Corner soapbox style during the Frieze Art Fair, Aitchison returns to the public arena to spread his message of mixed metaphors to all who will listen.

In the performance 2012, independent researcher, Dr Aitchison, reveals a sequence of facts covering the war on terror, dog cloning, Saddam Hussein's novels, I Ching predictions and the end of the world. 2012 concerns itself with the space where conspiracy theories, propaganda, science, art and politics cross over with one another becoming indistinguishable. Created in London and Beijing, 2012 collides perspectives, offering a snapshot of uncertainty, of where desire, and fear, leads the contemporary imagination.

Made in collaboration with Boris Kahnert (light) and James Dunn (sound).

Bill Aitchison is a theatre and performance artist based in London. He has presented his performances at theatres, festivals and galleries in the UK, US, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Israel and Croatia. He has spent extensive periods in New York's downtown theatre scene and the European festival circuit working as a writer, actor and performer.

Supported by Arts Council England, Theatre in Motion Beijing and Burton Taylor Studio/Oxford Playhouse