The Morrich Project

The Morrich Project is a live immersive performance that blends contemporary dance, experimental sound and projected video.  It is a collaboration between Julia McGhee, Penny Chivas, Nicolette Macleod and Saffy Setohy.

The work responds to an area of land near Julia’s home in the far North of Scotland called Morrich More.  Known locally as The Morrich, it is a long stretch of saltmarsh and sand dune in the Dornoch First that is both a protected area of natural beauty and forms part of Tain Air Weapons Range – one of the largest MOD sites in the UK.  It is a complex place: both a safe haven and a practice war zone. The Morrich forms a barrier between the North Sea and the village of Inver, where Julia lives.  But it is constantly shifting and changing and one day, due to climate change and sea level rise, both the Morrich and Inver, will flood and eventually be submerged like many islands and coastal areas around the world.

The Morrich Project is a 40-minute immersive performance for exhibition spaces and community halls.

Supporting audience engagement work is also available in the form of community workshops and pre or post show artist talks.