This autumn the City Art Centre and the National Trust for Scotland present E. A. Hornel: From Camera to Canvas, which is the first major exhibition of the work of Scottish artist Edward Atkinson Hornel(1864–1933) for over 35 years. The exhibition will re-evaluate his paintings in light of his extensive photographic collection. This extensive collectionContinue reading “E. A. Hornel: From Camera to Canvas Comes to Edinburgh’s City Art Centre”
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National Theatre of Scotland Announces New Digital and Streamed Theatre Projects
The National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) is set to continue its new work over the coming months with an innovative mix of streamed theatre and digital projects. These will include two new productions from leading Scottish creatives Hannah Lavery and Adura Onashile, that each addresses contemporary and historical issues around race in Scotland today. HighlightsContinue reading “National Theatre of Scotland Announces New Digital and Streamed Theatre Projects”
Transatlantic Connection Inspires Fiery Orchestral Manoeuvres
Feistiness, defiance, creativity, and down-home gospel-blues grooves fire up the latest video “single” from the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Courage: Jeep on 35°. Featuring special guest, Chicagoan vocalist Kurt Elling, the video is the orchestra’s third release during the pandemic and captures singer and orchestra in exuberant form in front of an enthusiastic Glasgow audience atContinue reading “Transatlantic Connection Inspires Fiery Orchestral Manoeuvres”
Edinburgh TRADFEST Announces Its New ‘SPOTLIGHT’ Season
EDINBURGH TRADFEST ANNOUNCES ITS NEW ‘SPOTLIGHT’ SEASON Edinburgh Tradfest’s new Spotlight season kicks off this month with four new video concerts released online. Kicking off the season will be the legendary, multi-award winning Old Blind Dogs (Mon 12 Oct), playing some of their old favourites, (including the much-loved Earl O March’s Daughter and the Twa Corbies), plus some yet to beContinue reading “Edinburgh TRADFEST Announces Its New ‘SPOTLIGHT’ Season”
Halloween Programme for October Drive-in Movies Announced
Edinburgh International Film Festival and Unique Events, organisers of Drive-in Movies at Edinburgh Airport, are pleased to announce a special Halloween programme for the next four-day outdoor cinema extravaganza, supported by Edinburgh Live, taking place between 29 October and 1 November. Packed-full with scary movies and fright-filled pre-film activities with ghoulish prizes, this special eventContinue reading “Halloween Programme for October Drive-in Movies Announced”
Scotland’s New LGBTQIA+ Arts Organisation Sanctuary Queer Arts Launches
Scotland’s newest LGBTQIA+ arts organisation – Sanctuary Queer Arts – launched on 21st September.Sanctuary is a year-long programme of activity, running a National Queer Young Company a Newer Artist Development Programme, the occasional one-off events and a culminating Festival Weekend of performances, workshops, talks, film screenings and visual arts. The hunt is now on for 10 LGBTQIA+Continue reading “Scotland’s New LGBTQIA+ Arts Organisation Sanctuary Queer Arts Launches”
Edinburgh’s 2020 Spanish Film Festival Goes Online
This year, the seventh edition of the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (ESFF) will take place entirely online due to the current coronavirus restrictions, when audiences will have access to each film for either 24 or 48 hours. While those of us who relish the trip to the cinema have lost out, the move online ofContinue reading “Edinburgh’s 2020 Spanish Film Festival Goes Online”
Theatre Uncut and Traverse Theatre Join Forces to Digitalise Three Plays
Bristol based Theatre Uncut, one of the world’s leading political theatre companies, and our own new writing theatre, the legendary Traverse, are jointly releasing digital versions of three plays from the Theatre Uncut archive under the title Tools for Change. Exploring racism, censorship, power and identity, the three play texts written by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, GbolahanContinue reading “Theatre Uncut and Traverse Theatre Join Forces to Digitalise Three Plays”
Three-Year Youth Programme Launched to Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour
Two companies have been awarded £410,000 by the Scottish Government programme CashBack for Communities for a brand-new arts project going under the name of CashBack for Change. The companies involved are YDance (Scottish Youth Dance) the award-winning national dance organisation for children and young people in Scotland, and award-winning Glasgow based theatre company, Glass PerformanceContinue reading “Three-Year Youth Programme Launched to Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour”
Traverse Theatre Announces Film as Next Production of Year-Round Festival
The Traverse Theatre has announced the next production of its year-round Festival programme – In Someone Else’s Shoes: Edinburgh’s Unexpected Summer. This is an immersive 360 degree film that puts the viewer quite literally in the shoes of a varied range of Edinburgh residents. Using innovative filming technology, it uncovers stories of the city lessContinue reading “Traverse Theatre Announces Film as Next Production of Year-Round Festival”
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