Strange Fruit at Tulloch Inverness Highland Games

This weekend (Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 July) sees the latest highlight of the InvernessFest programme, the Tulloch Inverness Highland Games featuring the World Heavy Events Championships and Strange Fruit!

Strange Fruit is an Australian performing arts company that deliver a stunning performance perched atop 4 metre high flexible poles.

The troupe’s act is based on the image of a field of wheat moving in the breeze, bending and swaying in the air, captivating and engaging the audience with their aerial choreography that fuses theatre, dance and circus.

With a world-renowned repertoire the company has achieved near-cult status in almost every continent around the world. Performing regularly at festivals and special events their sublime, hypnotic beauty is truly remarkable and must be experienced to appreciate its full effect.

See Strange Fruit at 3pm on both Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 July at the Tulloch Inverness Highland Games at Bught Park.  The Games also feature the World Heavy Events Championships, the first time in over a decade the Championships have been held in their native Scotland.  As well as Highland Dancing, Pipe Bands, a funfair, over 100 stalls, the Golden Lions Parachute display team and a fantastic musical programme featuring performances by Blazin’ Fiddles, Schiehallion, Crazy Feet Band, the Fergie MacDonald Band and many more.

For full details see www.invernesshighlandgames.com

Other highlights of InvernessFest to look out for this weekend are the InvernessFest Fringe and InvernessFest Club in Falcon Square.

InvernessFest Fringe events include the Ironworks Comedy Festival, Russian Cultural demonstration, Bangra Band, and Righlines Productions shows ‘The Perfect Spot’ and ‘Illicit’.

While the InvernessFest Club sees performances from Jim Malcolm, Na h-Oganaich, Dougie McLean, Fred Morrison and friends, Lau and award-winning Julie Fowlis.  Comedians Craig Hill, Janey Godley and Boothby Graffoe and children’s shows Rumplestiltskin at the Fairytale Laundry and Midgie Nation.

Visit the Highland 2007 website at www.highland2007.com for a full InvernessFest programme. 

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