Video report: Behind the scenes at Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre

Situated on Glasgow’s Trongate, Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre has been entertaining and enthralling audiences for over three decades.

Founded by sculptor-mechanic Eduard Bersudsky and theatre director Tatyana Jakovskaya in St Petersburg, Sharmanka moved to Scotland in the mid-1990s.

Bersudsky is the leading artist and co-creator of the Millennium Clock Tower at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, and a recipient of the Creative Scotland award in 2005.

Sharmanka’s multi-sensory shows are layered with cross-cultural stories, and the company has an extensive record of national and international tours and exhibitions.

Sergey Jakovsky of Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre PIC: John Devlin

Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre has been described as one of Glasgow’s “hidden gems” – now Sergey Jakovsky, the son of Bersudsky and Jakovskaya who runs Sharmanka, is on a mission to make it more visible.

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