Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival returns for its 10th edition on the big screen in Glasgow, Stirling, Edinburgh and Inverness Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival 30th September to 26th October 2023 Full programmme announced on Monday 11th September. The Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) welcomes film fans from all over Scotland to its 10th edition. The festival is delighted to offer cinema screenings and cultural events featuringContinue reading “Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival returns for its 10th edition”
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Dance Base Announces New Co-Chairs
Dance Base is delighted to announce the appointment of Alice McGrath and Paul Fitzpatrick as the new co-Chairs of the Board of Directors. Paul is currently the Director of Creative Engagement at the National Theatre of Scotland and is one of the most respected arts producers and cultural leaders in Scottish performing arts. Prior to joiningContinue reading “Dance Base Announces New Co-Chairs”
Joram EIFF
This is one of those films that you hope and pray gets wide distribution so that as many people as possible get the chance to see it worldwide. But given that Indian cinema generally gets limited release in the UK, I suspect that that isn’t going to happen. Initially coming across as kin to TheContinue reading “Joram EIFF”
Kill EIFF
It’s natural, I suppose, to be partisan about the artistic merits of a work that emanates from your own country, be it music, theatre, art or as in this case, film. Kill was my first pick at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival, and although it suffers from a couple of major flaws that preventContinue reading “Kill EIFF”
Six Iconic Statues Returned Home to Roof of Glasgow Citizens Theatre
The six statues, so familiar for decades to theatregoers and Gorbals’ residents alike, have now been reinstated in their new elevated positions at the Citizen’s Theatre from where they command an imposing view. The statues, that have been restored by Scottish sculptor David J Mitchell, celebrate our national bard Robert Burns; William Shakespeare; the fourContinue reading “Six Iconic Statues Returned Home to Roof of Glasgow Citizens Theatre”
Gaelic Ossianic Ballads to Be Performed at National Library of Scotland
The heroic laoidhean, that formed a central part of traditional Gaelic culture in the later Middle Ages, will be brought back to life in the National Library of Scotland (NLS) on Saturday 23rd September. The reinterpreted Gaelic heroic lays or laoidhean are the result of a remarkable collaboration of talented traditional Gaelic singer from SouthContinue reading “Gaelic Ossianic Ballads to Be Performed at National Library of Scotland”
Chuck Chuck Baby EIFF
There’s worse ways to spend a Monday morning than in a cinema, although you may sometimes think that the film you see might just set the standard for the week to come. If that is indeed the case, then those of us who saw Chuck Chuck Baby this morning are in for a damn goodContinue reading “Chuck Chuck Baby EIFF”
Edinburgh International Film Festival Announces Opening Film
Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is back this year and hosted by Edinburgh International Festival. It opens with the world premiere of Silent Roar, a teenage tale of surfing, sex and hellfire set in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides from BAFTA nominated Scottish writer and director Johnny Barrington. The debut feature is produced by Scot Chris Young andContinue reading “Edinburgh International Film Festival Announces Opening Film”
Music and Art Come Alive in the Moment in Historic St Giles’ Cathedral
Internationally acclaimed artists Maria Rud and Tommy Smith bring spontaneous live art and saxophone music to the Edinburgh Fringe with Luminescence, which runs in St Giles’ Cathedral from Thursday 17th to Saturday 19th August. Each performance of Luminescence will develop in front of the audience as artist and musician respond to each other’s ideas and interact with the architecture and acoustics of the twelfth century cathedral. “Images comeContinue reading “Music and Art Come Alive in the Moment in Historic St Giles’ Cathedral”
Glasgow Cathedral Hosts World Premiere Arts Performance on Endangered Birds
The world premiere of a new work by Glasgow based British-Finnish artist and composer Hanna Tuulikki is to be performed at Glasgow Cathedral later this year. Commissioned by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) with Arts&Heritage, Tuulikki’s new vocal musical composition the bird that never flew explores the ancient Cathedral’s roots in ornithological entanglements, bringing together sacred lamentContinue reading “Glasgow Cathedral Hosts World Premiere Arts Performance on Endangered Birds “
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