We’re all keen to have things to look forward to in 2021 after the terrible year that we’ve all been through and the National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) holds out a promise of such with an exciting new production called Victorious – A Paisley Epic Tale in Five Acts. Paisley is a town with aContinue reading “Paisley People’s Theatre Project Set for Revival by NTS with Victorious Finale”
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Two Scottish Artists Re-Imagine Fairytale of New York for Arts Charities
When the recent stooshie over the airplay of well-loved festive song Fairytale of New York byThe Pogues and Kirsty MacColl seemed to take up more air space than the playing of the actual song, it sparked an idea between two performers from different corners of the art world. These artists are actor Blythe Duff, knownContinue reading “Two Scottish Artists Re-Imagine Fairytale of New York for Arts Charities”
Search Launched for Ten Collaborators in Love Singing Project
Love Music, producers of Scotland’s largest community choir based at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, is offering an opportunity for singing groups, community choirs and songwriters across Scotland to join together on a journey of song creation through its new project Love Singing. Love Singing focuses on collaborative practice by connecting choirs across the country, addressing digitalContinue reading “Search Launched for Ten Collaborators in Love Singing Project”
Free Panel Discussion on Play FIBRES from Citizens Theatre and Stellar Quines
Frances Poet’s moving and indeed poetical play, Fibres, that has been made available to watch online will now be the subject of a panel discussion. The companies behind the show, Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre and Stellar Quines, invite audiences to join a free online discussion event. The event, that will be chaired by Citizens Theatre ArtisticContinue reading “Free Panel Discussion on Play FIBRES from Citizens Theatre and Stellar Quines”
Now Here This – a Night of Creativity from Dance Base Scotland
This December, Dance Base, Scotland’s National Centre for Dance, is supporting Scottish dance artists and collaborators to bring life back to their Grassmarket premises with a show filmed in their Edinburgh studiosentitled Now Here This that will be streamed to audiences across the world. In a night of performance, movement and celebration that will featureContinue reading “Now Here This – a Night of Creativity from Dance Base Scotland”
Sonic Artworks by Eight Scottish Artists Ready to Be Beamed Out This December
Glasgow based arts producing house Feral, run by Jill Smith and Kathryn Boyle, is behind a new project called My Own Private Audio. Eight artists from the worlds of theatre, performance, spoken word and sound art from such as Katy Dye, Leyla Josephine, Alicia Matthews, Mac McGregor, Peter McMaster, David A Pollock, Gudrun Soley SigurdardottirContinue reading “Sonic Artworks by Eight Scottish Artists Ready to Be Beamed Out This December”
Scottish Ensemble and Fruitmarket Gallery Join Forces for Solo Collaborations #2
In response to the world wide lockdown, Glasgow based Scottish Ensemble, the UK’s leading string orchestra, announces the second in their series of Solo Collaborations. Each Solo Collaboration aims to capture the ensemble’s approach to imaginative cross-artform collaborations, bringing together creatives to remotely produce a new work together. This latest in the series, Pardes, isContinue reading “Scottish Ensemble and Fruitmarket Gallery Join Forces for Solo Collaborations #2”
Mustard – A Searing One Woman Show from Ireland at Traverse 3
Eva O’Connor walks barefoot on to the Peacock stage of Dublin’s Abbey Theatre carrying two big jute supermarket bags. Looking directly outwards, she begins her brutally honest exposé of the effects on her character E of the break-up of an imbalanced affair. E already has an unusual way of dealing with anxiety. It is self-harmContinue reading “Mustard – A Searing One Woman Show from Ireland at Traverse 3”
Young Award-winners Join Orchestra for Landmark Concert
Scottish Jazz Award winners Anoushka Nanguy and Liam Shortall will be in the trombone section as the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra plays a 25th anniversary concert online on Saturday 5th December. The two young, Glasgow-based musicians won three titles between them at the awards ceremony in October, with Anoushka, 21, taking the Rising Star award and Liam,Continue reading “Young Award-winners Join Orchestra for Landmark Concert”
Top Singer Sings the Duncan Lamont Songbook
Leading singer Tina May releases 52nd Street (and other tales) on 33 Records on Friday, December 4th. Featuring a collection of songs written by Scottish musician and composer Duncan Lamont, the album is full of the character and wit that Lamont, who died in July 2019, brought to his work as an astute observer ofContinue reading “Top Singer Sings the Duncan Lamont Songbook”
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