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Scottish Opera Presents The Verdi Collection in Glasgow and Edinburgh this February

As part of the Opera in Concert series, Scottish Opera (SO) presents a selection of the Italian composer’s greatest hits under the title of The Verdi Collection. In early February, these will be performed at Glasgow’s at City Hall and Edinburgh’s Usher Hall. These follow on from two performances of the concert in Aberdeen andContinue reading “Scottish Opera Presents The Verdi Collection in Glasgow and Edinburgh this February”

Scottish Opera Takes The Curse Of Maccabbra Opera House to Primary Schools

This February, Scottish Opera (SO) begins its sold-out tour around Scotland of its primary schools’ production,The Curse of MacCabbra Opera House, which for the very first time, is also available for £100 as a digital only learning and teaching experience. Schools can take part in the project two ways: as a digital only learning andContinue reading “Scottish Opera Takes The Curse Of Maccabbra Opera House to Primary Schools “

International Contemporary Art Festival Art Night Comes to Dundee This Summer

Art Night is an internationally renowned contemporary art festival set up in 2015 by Philippine Nguyen and Ksenia Zemtsova. In 2021 it went national for the first time, engaging with audiences at a range of museums, galleries and outdoor spaces across the UK as well as being open to audiences globally through a series ofContinue reading “International Contemporary Art Festival Art Night Comes to Dundee This Summer”

Edinburgh Tradfest Announce Tickets on Sale for Opening Weekend

Headlining on Friday 28 April and opening the 2023 Festival is acclaimed American acoustic roots musician Rhiannon Giddens performing with multi-award winning collaborator Francesco Turrisi at the Assembly Rooms. Rhiannon Giddens is a MacArthur Grant recipient, who co-founded the Grammy award-winning band Carolina Chocolate Drops. She is a two-time winner and six-time Grammy nominee for her work as aContinue reading “Edinburgh Tradfest Announce Tickets on Sale for Opening Weekend”

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Festival Theatre

On a cold Edinburgh night, the vast Festival Theatre, that is this year’s home to the traditional King’s panto, manages to seem cosy and intimate as crowds take their seats to cheery festive music while giant projections of snowflakes swirl all around. Paraphrasing the famous words of the Wicked Queen in the original story, playedContinue reading “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Festival Theatre”

New Era of Innovative Theatre Experience Arrives at Dundee Rep

Dundee Rep, under commission by The Space and Creative Scotland, is teaming up with innovative Scottish production company, Neon8, to present a virtual reality (VR) experience of the Rep’s smash-hit, Smile, that charts the story of legendary Dundee United manager Jim McLean. Following a successful sharing of the superb production of Smile with a liveContinue reading “New Era of Innovative Theatre Experience Arrives at Dundee Rep”

Scottish Opera’s Opera Highlights Tours This Spring to 18 Venues Across Scotland

Opera Highlights, the popular tour from Scottish Opera (SO), kicks off on this coming Valentine’s Day at East Kilbride Village Theatre, from where it will travel across the country visiting the Scottish Borders to the Highlands and Islands. Marking its 60th Anniversary, Opera Highlights forms part of SO’s commitment to bring opera to over 60Continue reading “Scottish Opera’s Opera Highlights Tours This Spring to 18 Venues Across Scotland”

The New Real Research Hub Shows Impact of AI in Academia and Society

The New Real, a partnership between the University of Edinburgh, The Alan Turing Institute and Edinburgh’s Festivals, is a unique hub for AI, creativity and futures research which since its creation in 2019 has undertaken internationally leading research, built cutting edge AI technology and collaborated with world leading artists and presented work at renowned eventsContinue reading “The New Real Research Hub Shows Impact of AI in Academia and Society”

River City’s Shieldinch Gets a New Neighbour in Panto Veteran Allan Stewart

BBC Scotland’s home grown soap opera, River City, will have a new cast member when Edinburgh panto star Allan Stewart joins his Capital theatre colleagues, Grant Stott and Jordan Young, before the opening of this season’s festive treat, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves at the Festival Theatre. Allan and Grant’s panto pal, the late great AndyContinue reading “River City’s Shieldinch Gets a New Neighbour in Panto Veteran Allan Stewart”

Society of Scottish Artists 130th Anniversary Exhibition to Host Free Artist Talks

Starting in December, the Society of Scottish Artists (SSA) will be welcoming a selection of artists presenting work at this year’s exhibition for a series of talks hosted at the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) Edinburgh. Artists participating in the talks run the full gamut of this year’s exhibitions, from international collaborations to moving image workContinue reading “Society of Scottish Artists 130th Anniversary Exhibition to Host Free Artist Talks”