Schottisch – a Scottish country dance at least in name, also known as Eccossaise in France where it originated in the late 18th Century – is considered a folk dance in Germany. To this date Schottisch, also known as Ecossaisen-Walzer and Schottisch-Walzer, is still danced all over Germany and Europe. It was popular in the … Continued
Soft Ceilidh? Run by our Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland member Cath Coutts, Soft Ceilidh was a special inclusive ceilidh session as part of a fun day of crafting, dancing and merry-making for people with additional support needs and their families, and of course anyone who wanted to join in. Curated by Nourish Support Centre … Continued
Directory of Musicians Spotify Playlist #17 A 38 min playlist featuring fantastic music from Isla Ratcliff, Gavin Marwick, Fiona Hunter, Adam Holmes, Breabach, Donald Shaw, Jenn & Laura-Beth, Jenna Reid, Iain Fraser, and Barry Nisbet.
Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS) seeks a new Director with extensive experience of traditional arts, and their place and development in contemporary society. The Director is the chief executive of TRACS leading on strategy, funding and programme. A clear understanding is required of the current traditional arts communities in Scotland, along with a broad … Continued
It’s #NationalPoetryDay 2022 and as part of Scotland’s Year of Stories we celebrate the bonds between traditional dance and poetry with a new Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland commission. Beira and Bride is a newly-commissioned poem by Donald Smith, an Edinburgh-based storyteller, novelist, playwright and performance poet. He is an author and contributor to numerous … Continued
Following our open call, Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland, in a first-time partnership with Citymoves Dance Agency, Aberdeen, awarded our first joint Traditional Dance Residency to the professional Indian classical dance mother and daughter duo Shailini and Shashwati Vinod (pictured below), practising the codified classical Indian dance forms Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattam, alongside folk dance forms … Continued
We would like to encourage all current and prospective Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland members to apply by 30 September 2022 for our new Traditional Dance Residency which will take place at our partner’s beautiful studios at Dance Base, Edinburgh over a week between 9 January and 15 April 2023. Is your solo dance practice … Continued
Bring your lunch and join us for al fresco circle dance, poetry and live music on Thursday, 22 September 2022, 12 noon in the circle backgreen of our home – the Scottish Storytellng Centre. Rain or shine, enjoy the ancient dancing in a circle, known in Bulgaria as ‘horo’, but presented by Scottish dance artists … Continued
We are delighted to announce that Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland was awarded British Council funding for a new screen dance commission. This new screen dance teaser will be launched online during the 27th United Nations Climate Change conference, more commonly referred to as COP27. The conference will be held from 6 to 18 November … Continued
The Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) invites audiences round the hearth of storytelling this autumn, as we reveal our 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 celebration of Scotland’s Year of Stories, the 2022 festival programme … Continued
TRACS (Traditional Arts & Culture Scotland, SCIO SC043009) is a co-operative network which champions our shared traditions of music, song, storytelling, dance, crafts, customs and local languages. TRACS brings together the Traditional Music Forum (SCIO SC042867), the Scottish Storytelling Forum (SCIO SC052330) and the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland (SCIO SC045085). Together we celebrate the local distinctiveness of Scotland’s places: our intangible cultural heritage. TRACS and the Forums have their registered office at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR.
