Festival 2025

Imprints

Organised by Tortoise in a Nutshell

Heart of Newhaven Community, Newhaven, Edinburgh

Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th November

Performances every 25 minutes from 10:30am - 3pm 

These performances are open to the public. 1-2 people at a time.

Imprints by Tortoise in a Nutshell

A record spins.
A drawer pulls out.
A letter, a photograph — a butterfly beats its wings.

How do we remember the ones we’ve lost? The sights, touches, and sounds that created thousands of shared moments — the collage of a unique and brilliant person.

An intimate, interactive performance experience, Imprints shares stories inspired by real-life memories, woven together to create the story of a life. The piece explores what it means to be human — the brilliance, humour, and care that connect us.

A short-form performance for one or two people at a time, Imprints is staged around a single writing desk. From this structure, a performer unveils a world of hidden objects. A kinetic installation of curated remembrance is built before the viewer, exploring the moments and items that stay with us — the fragments that together express the complexity and vibrance of an individual, of a life well lived.

Created through a series of practical workshops with individuals and groups who have experienced loss, Imprints is a celebration of people — and of how we remember them.