SHARMANKA

Kinetic Gallery / Theatre

64 Osborne Street,  Glasgow G1 5QH,

Scotland, UK

Tel +44 (0) 141 552 7080

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.

Eduard Bersudsky won Creative Scotland Award in 2005

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

Very gripping theatre. The Times

Bizarre, hilarious, ghoulish... unmissible.

The Sunday Times.

An icon-painter for our times. The Scotsman

Unforgettable experience. The Herald.

International genius. The Saturday Telegraph.

Go see. The List

Performances  (45 min) - Thu and Sun @ 7 pm

Matinee for families with children (40 min ) - Sun @ 3 pm

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

For tourists on a short stay in Glasgow:

a visit to the gallery including short performance

£4 per person, Mon - Thu 12 noon —7 pm,  Fri 12 –3 pm  

By appointment only - please phone or e-mail to book

Free performances/workshops

for schools and community groups.

HOW TO FIND US

We are opposite King Street Car Park  in front of St.Enox Shopping Centre

(the parking is free after 6 pm )

Disable access only by arrangement

(entrance to the lift from backyard at New Wind)

Sorry for inconvinience