Taking the classic Smiths’ song Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me as their cue, director, writer and performer Ben Harrison and musician and composer David Paul Jones delve into the ‘80s with a new show. The show is a meld of David’s original music and covers of the ‘80s classics with Ben’s short stories, all set in the ‘80sContinue reading “World Premiere of Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me”
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World Music Day Sees National Campaign for Musical Instruments in Public Libraries
Ahead of this year’s World Music Day on 21st June, Tinderbox Orchestra funded by PRS Foundation’s Beyond Borders programme, can announce that its ground-breaking 20-piece orchestra will undertake a tour of UK libraries to spread a national campaign to get musical instruments into public libraries, so people can borrow them for free. The tour will see rappers andContinue reading “World Music Day Sees National Campaign for Musical Instruments in Public Libraries”
Ken Cockburn Announces Edinburgh Poetry Walks 2024
Ken Cockburn is an Edinburgh based writer, translator and poet who has read his work at venues and events both across the UK and abroad and has worked collaboratively with artists across genres. For several years Ken, who established Edinburgh Poetry Tours, has been leading poetry walks in the Auld Toun and this year seesContinue reading “Ken Cockburn Announces Edinburgh Poetry Walks 2024”
The Last Pearl Traverse
No strangers to the Traverse stage, Sligo theatre company Blue Raincoat returned for three performances of their latest work, The Last Pearl, that is loosely based on the ideas of the scientist and environmentalist James Lovelock. The piece is the fourth in a series of devised works that include Shackleton, The School Days of ThaddeusContinue reading “The Last Pearl Traverse”
The Skinny, Capital Theatres and Premier Scotland Announce New Awards – The Besties
The teams behind The Skinny and Fest magazines, Capital Theatres and Premier Scotland have come together to create a new series of awards spanning all of Edinburgh’s August festivals with the quirky name of The Besties. Reflecting the broad and diverse coverage both magazines produce every summer and responding to the need for a pan-festivalsContinue reading “The Skinny, Capital Theatres and Premier Scotland Announce New Awards – The Besties”
Scottish Young Musicians Solo Performer of the Year 2024 Announced
Scottish Young Musicians Solo Performer of the Year, the Scotland-wide competition run by The Music Education Partnership Group, has announced its 2024 winners. Compered by singer and broadcaster Jamie MacDougall, the third ever Solo Performer of the Year competition was held at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland before a large appreciative audience on 26th May. 17-year-old Saxophonist EuanContinue reading “Scottish Young Musicians Solo Performer of the Year 2024 Announced”
Scottish Borders Remembering Together Creates New Borders Together Tartan
Remembering Together is a nationwide project commissioned by Greenspace Scotland that seeks to give each of Scotland’s local authorities their own way to remember and mark their experiences of the pandemic with the creation of varied and highly imaginative schemes that include ideas as diverse as a new Scottish dance; a labyrinth; tree planting andContinue reading “Scottish Borders Remembering Together Creates New Borders Together Tartan”
Out of the Blue Celebrates 30 years as a Creative Development Organisation
Since 1994, Out of the Blue Arts and Education Trust has developed from a wee gallery space in Edinburgh to six buildings, including the A-listed Out of the Blue Drill Hall in Leith and the iconic Bongo Club in the city centre. Over its 30 years existence, over two million people have come through its doors where creativeContinue reading “Out of the Blue Celebrates 30 years as a Creative Development Organisation”
Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art Announces New Exhibition – Offerings for Escalante
As part of Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Arts, Glasgow Life has announced an exhibition of new work by the artist duo Enzo Camacho and Ami Lien (Philippines and US) for Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) – Offerings for Escalante. Occupying GoMA’s main gallery, in the building that was originally built in the 19th century as aContinue reading “Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art Announces New Exhibition – Offerings for Escalante”
Exhibition of British Painter Sheila Girling to Open in Fife This Summer
This summer Fife arts organisation, SPACE TO BREATHE, will host the centenary exhibition of the ground-breaking British painter Sheila Girling. Over 70 large scale paintings and collages of the artist, dating from the 1970s to the 2010s, will on sale at Bowhouse, Fife. Her talent as a painter embraces American abstraction while remaining rooted in a distinctiveContinue reading “Exhibition of British Painter Sheila Girling to Open in Fife This Summer “
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