The National Youth Theatre (NYT) has announced free auditions at the Theatre School of Scotland in Glasgow this February. Young people will also be able to audition online using the NYT Hub. Successful applicants will be invited to take part in summer intake courses, which for the first time will take place in cities around the UK in an expansion of the charity’s national programme.Continue reading “National Youth Theatre Announces Free Auditions in Glasgow Next Month”
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Short List for Margaret Tait Commission Announced
LUX Scotland is delighted to announce that the shortlist for the 2023 Margaret Tait Commission comprises the following artists: Glasgow based animator and artist Isabel Barfod; Irish artist who works across film, text, drawing, and spoken word Renèe Helèna Browne; Glasgow video, audio and text.artist Rhona Mühlebach, and an artist working with poetry, performance, ritual and analogueContinue reading “Short List for Margaret Tait Commission Announced”
Theatre Company Magnetic North Begins Residency at Fruitmarket’s Warehouse
Later this January, award winning Edinburgh based theatre company, Magnetic North, will premiere their new production We Will Hear the Angels as the first theatre residents of Fruitmarket’s Warehouse. The Company will return in March to restage their critically acclaimed adaptation of Walden in the Warehouse alongside a response by artist Harvey Dimond. Fruitmarket, Edinburgh is excited toContinue reading “Theatre Company Magnetic North Begins Residency at Fruitmarket’s Warehouse”
Turner Prize Winner to Open 2023 Programme at Glasgow‘s Gallery of Modern Art
This January sees the opening of the Scottish premiere of SLOW DANS, one of the most ambitious installations to date by Turner Prize winning artist Elizabeth Price, exploring class, patriarchy and labour. Presented by Glasgow Life, the charity that delivers culture and sport in Glasgow, the work will be shown in the prestigious main space atContinue reading “Turner Prize Winner to Open 2023 Programme at Glasgow‘s Gallery of Modern Art”
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”
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