Keep Music Live in Edinburgh – sign the petition to get rid of the Council’s ‘inaudibility’ clause Edinburgh is world renowned for its culture. Live music makes a huge contribution to this reputation. Despite City of Edinburgh Council having a commitment to support live music in the city, the Council continues to have an ‘inaudibility’ … Continued
Tha Fèisean nan Gàidheal gu math toilichte gu bheil dà Fhèis ùr air ballrachd a thoirt a-mach: Fèis Phàislig ann an Siorrachd Rinn Friù agus Fèis na h-Apainne ann an Earra-Ghàidheal. Tha Fèis Phàislig air tachartas samhraidh a chur air bhonn a bhios a’ tairgse ceithir latha de dh’oideachadh anns na h-ealain thraidiseanta do dh’òigridh … Continued
Bidh Fèisean nan Gàidheal a’ ruith sgeama thabhartasan às leth Alba Chruthachail air a’ bhliadhna a tha romhainn. Bidh seo gu sònraichte ag amas air suimeannan beaga a thoirt do dhaoine agus do bhuidhnean an sàs anns an h-ealain thraidiseanta agus gheibhear barrachd fiosrachaidh air làrach lìn Fèisean nan Gàidheal aon uair ‘s gun tèid … Continued
Browse Events Online Download Programme In its third edition after a triumphant pilot in 2013 and stonking debut in 2014, TradFest returns as Edinburgh’s only multi-arts festival dedicated to traditional folk arts, showcasing culture, live. From Grammy award-winning US folk royalty like Mollie O’Brien through to the freshest Scottish folk collectives like rising duo Twelfth … Continued
The Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland welcomes your participation in this survey on traditional dance activity in Scotland. We want to capture the big picture: who dances, where they dance and why. The purpose is to better understand the volume and variety of traditional dance and its value to the people of Scotland, so we … Continued
As part of the new Chrysalis Festival, organised by Youth Theatre Arts Scotland to showcase ambitious and provocative performance by young theatre-makers, Strange Town return to the Centre with their nominated hit show, , for a one-off performance on Wednesday 25 March. Living in a high rise on a rundown Scottish housing estate, teenager Amy … Continued
Is storytelling essentially the art of lying? And are men better at it than women? These are just some of the questions raised by the Scottish Storytelling Centre’s annual Tall Tales Oscar contest on World Storytelling Day, Friday 20th March, when the cream of Scotland’s storytelling talent competes to secure that coveted trophy − Oscar … Continued
Scotland Sings has just launched Chorus Awards. The aim of these awards is to showcase outstanding practice and great things going on in Scotland’s choirs and to celebrate and honour the people who are promoting singing together. The awards are not about the biggest choir or the best singers, it’s to celebrate the unique stories … Continued
The FST Dance Forum is open to anyone with an interest in dance working across the professional dance, opera and theatre sector. Individuals may be creating work, programming dance, marketing productions or involved in education and participatory projects, as long as they have an interest in the sector and wish to be involved. Attendance of … Continued
Arts OasisJune 1 – 6, 2015 – Tuscany Arts Oasis believes that performers all over the world belong to “one huge small world” speaking the universal “intercultural” language, and need to meet each other to refresh energies, find new collaborations, share creative ideas and have great fun! For this we have created Arts Oasis Residency! This … Continued
TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland, SCIO SC043009) is a co-operative network which champions our shared traditions of music, song, storytelling, dance, crafts, customs and indigenous languages. Together we celebrate the local distinctiveness of Scotland’s places: our intangible cultural heritage. Registered office at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR.
