National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) has launched a new interactive map for Scotland to demonstrate its love for the Big Yin. Like NTS’ acclaimed production DEAR BILLY, that celebrates Billy Connolly’ s life by inviting people to share their own Billy Connolly memories, The Big Map for the Big Yin extends that public involvement beyondContinue reading “National Theatre of Scotland Launches a Big Map For The Big Yin!”
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Magnum Photos and Granta in Collaboration Across Photography and Literature
This Spring, for the first time in the 10 year history of its Square Print Sale, when ithas featured over 1600 images and 24 themes, Magnum Photos partners with literary magazine Granta, for its upcoming sale. Titled Fable, the sale explores the symbiosis between visual and written narratives and comprises 85 images that will beContinue reading “Magnum Photos and Granta in Collaboration Across Photography and Literature”
EDINBURGH TRADFEST KICKS OFF THIS FRIDAY!
FESTIVAL DATES: Friday 3 May – Monday 13 May 2024 A packed programme of music, film and storytelling kicks off Edinburgh Tradfest this weekend (3 May to 13 May) thanks to continued support from The National Lottery through Creative Scotland and the William Grant Foundation. The eleven day Festival opens with electro-trad supergroup VALTOS one of Scotland’sContinue reading “EDINBURGH TRADFEST KICKS OFF THIS FRIDAY!”
It’s a First as Orchestras Combine in Rhapsody
Scotland’s two national orchestras, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra combine for the first time in a performance of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue for concerts at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on 3rd and 4th May. Under the baton of conductor Bertie Baigent and with Japanese pianoContinue reading “It’s a First as Orchestras Combine in Rhapsody”
Elegies at Pomegranates Festival Scottish Storytelling Centre
As part of this year’s Pomegranates Festival from the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland, Edinburgh’s Scottish Storytelling Centre (SSC) hosted the first dance adaptation of soldier-poet, scholar and folk revivalist Hamish Henderson’s poetry Elegies for the Dead in Cyrenaica (now Libya).The work was his first-hand account from the North African military campaign and considered as someContinue reading “Elegies at Pomegranates Festival Scottish Storytelling Centre”
Wyllieum Museum in Greenock Shines Light on Work of Artist George Wyllie
Glasgow born George Wyllie, one of Scotland’s most beloved artists, has been celebrated in the town he made his home, Greenock, with the Wyllieum – a bright and airy new space dedicated to his work and legacy. Overlooking the surrounding hills and the spectacular Firth of Clyde at Customs Quay in Greenock, the submarine greyContinue reading “Wyllieum Museum in Greenock Shines Light on Work of Artist George Wyllie”
Edinburgh Science Festival Announces New Director after its 35th Anniversary
Following the 35th edition of Edinburgh Science Festival (ESF), the world’s first and still one of Europe’s biggest festival of its kind, not only were dates for the 2025 Festival announced, but so was the name of its new Director, Hassun El-Zafar. Hassun El-Zafar will lead the Edinburgh Science (ES) education charity, its education work inContinue reading “Edinburgh Science Festival Announces New Director after its 35th Anniversary”
Edinburgh International Book Festival Invites Stories of Former Royal Infirmary
Edinburgh locals and those with a connection to the city are invited to share stories and memories of the former Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, now redeveloped as the University of Edinburgh’s Futures Institute (EFI), as part of a new participatory writing project, Words from the Wards, at this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF). Alongside the publicContinue reading “Edinburgh International Book Festival Invites Stories of Former Royal Infirmary”
Scottish Ensemble Announces Concerts for a Summer’s Night this June
Scottish Ensemble (SE) have built a devoted following for their Concerts by Candlelight in the Midwinter, and they now present a series of concerts revelling in the long days and abundance of natural light around the Summer Solstice. Light-filled venues will resonate to the sounds of music, performed with SE’s characteristic style. Concerts for aContinue reading “Scottish Ensemble Announces Concerts for a Summer’s Night this June “
Solo Exhibition, Songs about Roses by Ibrahim Mahama, Comes to Fruitmarket
As part of this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival, the Fruitmarket Gallery will be hosting the first-ever solo exhibition in Scotland of the work of Ibrahim Mahama. Born in Tamale in 1987, Mahama is an artist critically acclaimed for his evocative large-scale, site-specific installations that speak to the cultural and social effects of post-colonialism and globalContinue reading “Solo Exhibition, Songs about Roses by Ibrahim Mahama, Comes to Fruitmarket”
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