DONNA RUTHERFORD

SIZE OF COMPANY
1–2 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small-scale

PERMANENT STAFF
Lead Artist/Producer
Donna Rutherford

Technician
Jay Summers

ARTISTIC POLICY
Scottish artist Donna Rutherford works in the realm of art performance as a writer, performer, director and video maker, working on solo and collaborative projects in the UK and abroad, with a wide range of artists. Examining the transformation of personal memory, she often uses dark humour to look at how people deal with and don’t deal with things in their life.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
‘Dealing with the ongoing grief and moral dilemmas that are Iraq, no other show touches on that territory so tenderly and with such humanity.’ The Herald (Ochone Ochone)

‘Words, music and film stay in the mind like something strong and healing. The overall effect is beautiful and full of a kind of soul-saving gentleness. Rutherford’s vision is ultimately uplifting.’ Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman (If I Knew Now What I Knew Then)

‘Rutherford holds out the promise of a new and accessible angle on national and cultural identities.’ The List (Niets Anders, De Hele Waarheid)

CURRENT PRODUCTION
Ochone Ochone A sorrow from before that is still with you. Solo performance incorporating live vocals and video projection that examines difficult memories forgotten when lost in the joy of dancing. (60 mins, no interval, 1 on stage, 2 on the road.)

FUTURE PRODUCTION
Medley of Denial Traditional Scots folk songs and contemporary pop link together the cycle of coercive control in unhealthy relationships .Video/solo live performance. (40 mins, no interval 1 on stage, 2 on the road.)

WRAP-AROUND
Illustrated lecture with own recent research material; writing/performance workshops around personal storytelling (all abilities/ ages); post-performance discussions.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2007 USA (Ochone Ochone)
2006 Eire (Ochone Ochone)
2004 Belgium (Unaccompanied)

TOURING AVAILABILITY
December 2007 onwards