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Filmhouse Edinburgh Presents Solar Flares: Deaf Heritage This September

Solar Flares: Deaf Heritage is a special screening and exploration of Scotland’s Deaf heritage that is often overlooked by a hearing and English language dominated society. This collection of 3 short films opens the door to Scotland’s deaf heritage through the lens of deaf filmmakers. Established in 2002, Solar Bear is a company that specialisesContinue reading “Filmhouse Edinburgh Presents Solar Flares: Deaf Heritage This September“

Film by Barbados Artist Alberta Whittle Has UK Premiere at Glasgow Film Theatre

Barbados born and Glasgow based artist Alberta Whittle’sfilm Lagareh–The Last Born, that draws focus on anti-racist, pro-Black advocacy and Scotland’s historic connections to Transatlantic slave trade, returns to Scotland fresh from the 2022 Venice Biennale. Following its highly praised presentation as part of Whittle’s World Premiere exhibition of new work at this year’s Venice Biennale,Continue reading “Film by Barbados Artist Alberta Whittle Has UK Premiere at Glasgow Film Theatre “

SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVALKEEP IT LIT

14 – 31 October 2022 The Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) is inviting audiences to join them round the hearth of storytelling this autumn, as it launches its 2022 festival theme – Keep It Lit, a symbolic fire where experiences and memories are shared, and the torch of oral storytelling is passed on. In celebrationContinue reading “SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVALKEEP IT LIT“

National Theatre of Scotland Presents LIKE FLYING  to West of Scotland Schools

Following its success in two Scottish secondary schools in 2019, the interactive performance project LIKE FLYING is being brought to Bellahouston Academy in Glasgow and Ardrossan Academy in North Ayrshire in 2022 by National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) in collaboration with MCR Pathways. LIKE FLYING has been designed as a transformative project to enable young people to reachContinue reading “National Theatre of Scotland Presents LIKE FLYING  to West of Scotland Schools“

Robin Wheelaghan: drawings, prints and bronzes

This fish sings Robin Wheelaghan: drawings, prints and bronzes Open: Friday 16 to Sunday 25 September 11am to 3pm Robin Wheelaghan’s first solo show includes drawings from a series of sketchbooks made over the past six years, new prints and palm-sized bronze fish and eels. Surfacing themes in these narrative works repeat and reform: theContinue reading “Robin Wheelaghan: drawings, prints and bronzes“

Orchestra Takes “Rivers” on the Road

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra opens its latest season by taking the vital, soul-stirring music from its latest, internationally acclaimed album, Where Rivers Meet on tour from Thursday 29th September to Saturday 1st October. Recorded in a single session at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Where Rivers Meet celebrates the music of four saxophonists whose work reflectedContinue reading “Orchestra Takes “Rivers” on the Road“

New Collaboration from Amy Duncan and Ben Harrison to Tour Scotland in October

Undertow Overflow is a brand new collaboration between multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Amy Duncan and writer/director Ben Harrison. It combines their love of simple narratives with a strong emotional undertow. The title of the show comes from a joining of the title of Amy’s album Undercurrents with Ben’s short story collection Overflow. This special performance will be an openhearted explorationContinue reading “New Collaboration from Amy Duncan and Ben Harrison to Tour Scotland in October“

Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival Returns for Its 9th Edition in Person at Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling

Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival Returns for Its 9th Edition in Person at Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling 1st October to 5th November 2022 The Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival welcomes film fans to its 9th Edition. The festival is delighted to be back in the cinema and offer audiences in-person screenings and events featuring a total of 22 films in Spanish overContinue reading “Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival Returns for Its 9th Edition in Person at Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling“

New release from New Zealand Marries Jazz with Maori Language and Folklore

Singer Allana Goldsmith and pianist Mark Baynes release E Rere Rā, their first album together on the Meow Jazz label on Friday 2nd September. Now based in Auckland, Baynes grew up in Alton in Hampshire, where he played organ in the local church before going on to study with vibes virtuoso Gary Burton at BerkleeContinue reading “New release from New Zealand Marries Jazz with Maori Language and Folklore“

Electric Malady Edinburgh International Film Festival

Electrosensitivity, the subject of Swedish born, Scotland domiciled director Marie Liden’s documentary, is something that affects around 1.3% of the world’s population. And yet there is a reluctance among some medical professionals to accept that it is an illness in its own right. Liden, however, speaks from personal experience – her mother suffered from thisContinue reading “Electric Malady Edinburgh International Film Festival“