Over the coming days all 15 Regional Choirs of the National Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCOS) will return to in person rehearsals and concerts across Scotland. Since its formation in 1998, NYCOS have been rehearsing in schools, largely in partnership with the local education authorities in the area. However, uncertainty around Covid and current guidelinesContinue reading “National Youth Choir of Scotland Finds Ways to Sing In Person Across the Land”
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Grease is the Word at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre This Autumn
The well-loved musical Grease, that was due to tour in 2020 but had to be postponed due to COVID-19, comes to the Festival Theatre next month. It will be the first big musical to be performed on Capital Theatre’s stages since the first lockdown and the first new production in 25 years of the iconicContinue reading “Grease is the Word at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre This Autumn”
Edinburgh International Film Festival : Skies of Lebanon / The Road Dance
This was, without doubt, the film that gave me the most pleasure at this year’s EIFF. Chloe Mazlo charts the life of Alice (Alba Rohrwacher), a Swiss girl who leaves home in the 1950s for a job as an au pair in Lebanon, and falls in love with both the country and with Joseph (WajdiContinue reading “Edinburgh International Film Festival : Skies of Lebanon / The Road Dance”
Scottish National Jazz Orchestra’s Return to Live Performance
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren’s At Last isn’t in the set-list for the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra’s return to live performance at the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh on Friday 24 September. But it could be the orchestra’s founder-director, saxophonist Tommy Smith’s theme song as he prepares to celebrate both a real gig with an audienceContinue reading “Scottish National Jazz Orchestra’s Return to Live Performance”
New Campaign Launched to Help Fringe Recover from Massive Losses
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has announced the launch of a new £7.5m fundraising campaign called Save the Fringe to help aid the long-term recovery of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe that will serve as a starting point for a wider Fringe revival, following the impact of covid-19. As the campaign officially kicks off, Edinburgh GinContinue reading “New Campaign Launched to Help Fringe Recover from Massive Losses”
King’s Theatre Favourites Southern Light Start Redevelopment Fundraising
Edinburgh’s longest established musical theatre company, Southern Light, has entertained audiences at the King’s Theatre since 1925. As it starts its 125th season in the King’s Theatre that is essentially the Company’s home, it will be performing a night of musical entertainment in the Festival Theatre in aid of the King’s Theatre Redevelopment Campaign that will comprise a selection ofContinue reading “King’s Theatre Favourites Southern Light Start Redevelopment Fundraising”
Edinburgh International Film Festival : Pig
Opening Gala for this year’s Festival, Michael Sarnoski’s beautifully filmed feature coaxes a performance from Nicolas Cage that is a masterful depiction of restrained passion. Cage is Robin, once the most revered chef in Portland but now, after the death of his wife, living in the Oregon forest and surviving by trading the truffles heContinue reading “Edinburgh International Film Festival : Pig”
New Storytelling Project Talking Statues Unveiled
Statues have been in the news lately, raising issues of what they stand for and what lies behind the sculpture. Picking up on the trend is a new project called Talking Statues led by the Scottish Storytelling Forum (SSF) and the Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) that is set to shine a spotlight on unheard stories,Continue reading “New Storytelling Project Talking Statues Unveiled”
Commissioning Opportunity for Three Festive Early Years Productions Announced
Three of Scotland’s largest cultural organisations are joining forces to offer multi-year commissions aimed at productions for early years audiences. The three are Edinburgh’s Capital Theatres, a registered charity that presents world-class shows to entertain and inspire audiences of all ages; Aberdeen Performing Arts, the North-East of Scotland arts charity and in Inverness, Eden Court,Continue reading “Commissioning Opportunity for Three Festive Early Years Productions Announced”
Roseanne Reid Music in the Gardens
Things being what they are, all those little cramped venues that used to cram an audience in during the Fringe are silent and empty this year. Which means as much use as possible is being made of socially distanced open air spaces. Which leads us to Assembly’s series of concerts in a southern corner ofContinue reading “Roseanne Reid Music in the Gardens”
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