Max Olesker: Making the Cut
Comedian, journalist and formerly Britain’s youngest pro wrestler Max Olesker reveals how one night in Edinburgh kickstarted an unexpected existential crisis. After meeting the love of his life, Eliana, Olesker discovered that, despite already being Jewish, he would have to convert to Judaism if he wished to marry her. Adapted from his recently published memoir, Making the Cut: An Unorthodox Love Story.
➤ Wednesday 5 – Sunday 30 August. 6.50pm. 10 Dome @ Pleasance Dome, EH8 9AL. £15-£17, £14-£16 concs.
Our Other Organ
Appropriately located in Summerhall’s old Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Boaz Barkan artistically ‘dissects’ a real-life body onstage to find out where humans keep their racism – in particular antisemitism. Born in Israel and based in Denmark, the choreographer and somatic performance artist traces a history of oppression and collective trauma from the perspective of victims and perpetrators to find out how hatred is truly is embodied.
➤ Tuesday 18 – Monday 31 August. 4.15pm. Anatomy Lecture Theatre @ Summerhall, EH9 1PL. £17, £14.50 concs.
