Screendance in the Landscape, 2023. Photo: Colin McPherson

Screendance in the Landscape workshop

with Katrina McPherson

@EAsdale Island, Scotland

SATURDAY 7th JUNE - SATURDAY 14 JUNE 2025 &

Saturday 19th - Saturday 26 july 2025

We are delighted to announce new 2025 dates for the popular Screendance in the Landscape workshop with Katrina McPherson and Colin McPherson on Easdale Island on the West Coast of Scotland .

Places are limited to a maximum of 6 on the week-long workshop. A number of places in 2025 are already taken, so if you are interested in participating, please book as soon as possible.

To book, please email: info@easdale-experiences.com

Screendance in the Landscape Workshop on Easdale Island, 2024. Photo: Colin McPherson

Screendance in the Landscape Workshop on Easdale Island, 2018. Photo: Colin McPherson

This course offers an amazing opportunity to work with Katrina McPherson, one the most celebrated and innovative contemporary artists who uses dance and film to create outstanding and acclaimed bodies of work. This intensive, hands-on course enables participants to learn directly from Katrina, taking as their inspiration the work that she has produced over a 30-year career. Katrina is supported by her brother, Colin McPherson, a photographic artist whose work has been exhibited and published at home and internationally. During the week, participants will be mentored and guided through developing their technical and creative skills, using the camera in relation to dance and landscape. Professional dancers are provided and participants will be encouraged to take a collaborative approach to developing their work on the island.

In 2025, we are offering 2 courses

JUNE: Arrival on Easdale: Saturday 7 June (PM). Screendance Course: Sunday 8th until Thursday 12th June. Departure or optional extra rest day on the island. Friday 13th June. Departure all from Easdale : Saturday 14th June (AM)

JULY: Arrival on Easdale: Saturday 19th July (PM). Screendance Course: Sunday 20th until Thursday 24th July. Departure or optional extra rest day on the island: Friday 25th July. Departure all from Easdale: Saturday 26th July (AM)

On Easdale, Katrina will lead the group in a mixture of practical exercises, both collaborative and individual, designed to encourage exploration, skill-acquisition and inquiry into the form. Opportunities will be created through: facilitated exercises; open time for play and experimentation; pushing boundaries while searching for new possibilities; and the opportunity for participants to create and share their work made on the workshop.

As well as exploring the creative possibilities offered by the natural environment, Katrina is interested in sharing her observations around the nature of the embodied camera, the empowered performer and the empathetic viewer, while filming and moving in the landscape.

Places are limited to 6 participants per workshop, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Course cost: £2,400 inclusive of all teaching, accommodation and meals for the duration of your stay. Your only additional cost is travel to and from Oban from where we will transport you to the beautiful island of Easdale, via a 20-minute car and 3 minute boat ride from the train station.

All meals are provided (vegetarian) and special diets can be catered for (vegan/gluten free). Accommodation is on the Island, in comfortable and modern cottages that look out over the Firth of Lorne to the neighbouring island of Mull and each participant will have their own separate bedroom, with shared kitchen and bathroom.

The aim of the week is to give you a break from your daily activities and to allow you to benefit from the physical and mental space to focus on making new work, exploring new possibilities, and forging new friendships, connections and collaborations, staying in comfort in the most beautiful of landscapes. Participants should bring their own cameras and laptops for filming, reviewing and editing the material generated on the workshop. Please do be in touch if you’d like to discuss what equipment you have/can access and it suitability.

For more information, and to book your place with a deposit of £240 please contact: Colin McPherson at info@easdale-experiences.com

Easdale Island is accessible only by a small boat and there are no smooth roads or pathways on the island which means sadly this particular workshop venue is not suitable for wheelchair-users, however other disabilities can be supported.

Feedback from participants on the Screendance in the Landscape workshops:

The combination of physical exercises, technique, exercises in groups and time on your own with the dancers was great, as well as the recurrent catch-ups of reflection and feedback. Helen, Sweden.

I have no hesitation in absolutely recommending the course to all. Mary, Ireland.

My confidence has grown since the workshop and I can’t wait to do more with Screendance. I was never afraid to ask questions even if it seemed obvious or silly. They would answer questions thoroughly making sure that you understand. Courtney, England.

Katrina and Colin are a good team! Really enjoyed the movement workshops in the hall, dancing in nature, and playing with new lenses and gimble. Lewis, Scotland.

Easdale Island, Scotland. Image: Colin McPherson.