{"id":24,"date":"2026-04-17T15:36:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jaggyedina.sunnyleith.co.uk\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-05-08T12:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:25:05","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jaggyedina.sunnyleith.co.uk\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">We are an Edinburgh-based performing arts collective with an international outlook, creating collaborative work across theatre, music, and multimedia.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:59px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.postimg.cc\/gc3ycvRh\/Picsart-23-09-24-13-46-11-777-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Heidi Docherty (Hjarta)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hjarta<\/strong> is a Leith-based writer and spoken word performer whose work weaves together candid reflections on relationships, community, mental health and womanhood. Her style blends dark humour with emotional clarity, balancing wit with an unflinching eye for the ordinary dramas of daily life and a grounded charm that resonates with audiences across the country. She has been published in <em>Dreich Magazine<\/em> and <em>Fevers of the Mind<\/em>, performed at Loud Poets Slam Series (2023 &amp; 2025) and SpokenWord Paris (2024), and featured on BBC Scotland\u2019s <em>Afternoon Show<\/em>. She is also known for writing and performing as one half of female duo Red Velvet Revelry, and has performed in Fringe First\u2013winning productions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.postimg.cc\/MZDVB9Fj\/IMG-2926.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Harry Docherty (Harry Bongo)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Harry Bongo<\/strong> is a Leith-based music and sound artist working across recorded, visual and interactive mediums as well as live electro-acoustic performance. Blending minimalism, electronica, post-rock, and improvisatory processes, he creates atmospheric, narrative-driven music and evolving soundscapes that invite reflective, immersive listening shaped by interaction with technology, environment, and audience.&nbsp;His music has accompanied award-winning documentaries, short films, and interdisciplinary collaborations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are an Edinburgh-based performing arts collective with an international outlook, creating collaborative work across theatre, music, and multimedia.&nbsp; Heidi Docherty (Hjarta) Director Hjarta is a Leith-based writer and spoken word performer whose work weaves together candid reflections on relationships, community, mental health and womanhood. 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