Cryptic

After graduating from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Belfast-born Cathie Boyd founded Cryptic in 1994 with the desire to create innovative performances that would 'ravish the senses' of international audiences. Over the course of the last 22 years Cathie, as Artistic Director, has led the evolution of the company from music theatre to where i... t is today: Scotland's leading producing art house, having presented work in 25 countries. Her work has involved numerous international commissions including the Singapore Arts Festival; Tramway, Glasgow and Aldeburgh Music Festival that have been presented at festivals in Europe and throughout the Americas. Directing credits include Armstrong, Britten, Bryars, Dzinitis, Gounod, Kurtg, Kyriakides, Haddow, Holt, Marta, MacDonald, Neil Martin, Reich, Sciarrino, Shostakovich, Stockhaussen, Talbot, Varese and Viñao. Cathie has a huge amount of experience in working with new technologies for performance and was made a Fellow of NESTA to develop the visual staging of music through new software, which led her to direct live visuals for Stravinsky's Firebird with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and festivals across Europe. Cathie has been instrumental in providing a key platform for artists around the world by initiating the creation of Sonica in 2012 (sonic art for the visually minded) and Cryptic Nights in 2009 (Cryptic's ongoing emerging artists programme) as well as working as the Artistic Producer on the first annual Beckett festival, Happy Days, in Ireland. Awards include Outstanding Young Person Award, Junior Chambers of Commerce, European Woman of Achievement for the Arts, NESTA Fellowship and an Edinburgh Festival Fringe First.Read More