Voluntary Arts Scotland, a partner in the Scottish International Storytelling Festival’s #DareToDream campaign 2016, will host a civic conversation at this year’s Scottish Rural Parliament. Civic Conversation, a useful tool in community planning, opens up dialogue for the multiple perspectives which combine to make a community. The approach finds its strength in an inclusive process, … Continued
Join author and musician Andy Greig and Dr Fiona Watson, BBC historian, as they discuss his new book 100 Favourite Ceilidh Dances and the history of ceilidh dancing in the UK. With a talk, a Q&A with the audience and a book signing; the evening will be brimming with Ceilidh music, stimulating conversation and knowledgeable … Continued
Last performed in Scotland two years ago and with a glowing response during its showcase at 2009s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this is a rare opportunity to see Dario Fo’s monologue, performed by his close friend and leading interpreter of his work, Mario Pirovano, this Saturday, 8 October at the Centre. Written by Fo against a … Continued
Culture Counts is a network of 46 organisations – including the Traditional Music Forum and Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland – from across the arts, screen, heritage and creative industries in Scotland who in turn represent the majority of professional and voluntary artists and cultural organisations in Scotland. In response to the referendum vote to … Continued
The Spree is back for a fifth year and it has a bigger and better programme than ever before with acts appearing including Admiral Fallow, Roddy Woomble, Treacherous Orchestra, Skerryvore, Donnie Munro, We Banjo 3, Michael McGoldrick, Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson, The Tannahill Weavers, Eddi Reader, Dick Gaughan, Carol Laula, Mark Lyken and many … Continued
The Scottish Recovery Network and Scottish Poetry Library’s Living Voices programme are collaborating to deliver a series of workshops on Working Creatively with Small Groups, the first of which, dealing with Talking, Listening and Storying, will take place at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Friday 7 October. This workshop will focus on looking specifically at … Continued
Celebrated playwright, actor, director, singer and artist Dario Fo marks his 90th birthday and 70 year career with a programme of talks, workshops and performances in Edinburgh, as well as a showcase of Fo’s art in the UK for the first time, with a collection spanning three Edinburgh venues. Dancing with Colours, Whipping with Words … Continued
Photo Credit: Robin Mitchell This Friday 30th September the Cumnock Tryst are joined by adults from the Riverside Centre and young musicians from Cumnock Academy. Drake Music Scotland Associate Musician Matilda Brown will work with our artists-in-residence, Headspace, and storyteller Marion Kenny, to explore the mysterious tale of Cumnock’s own ‘Bell Tree’. Their project last … Continued
Shelley O’Brien brings her moving one woman show – tag lined as a “Tragicomedy with Biscuits” – to the Scottish Storytelling Centre on Thursday 13 October as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival. She Wins All the Races is set in the 1970s and tells the story of an intelligent, happy … Continued
Kicking off TRACS’ autumn workshops programme will be two complementary workshops on bringing alive the practices of song and story. On the 1st of October, Penny Stone and Ellie Logan lead Bringing the Song Alive, while the following week Allison Galbraith, Andy Cannon and Donald Smith will host Bringing the Story Alive. Donald Smith, Director … 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.
