Songs Unseen treats you to world premieres of tunes from the Tony nominated duo Bill Russell & Janet Hood (Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens, Sideshow) and Oliver award-winning Stiles & Drewe (Mary Poppins, Honk) sitting side-by-side with new works from established and emerging Scottish Musical Theatre songwriters. One pairing is the talents of … Continued
Part of the Edinburgh Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. August 20th | 5:30pm | 1hr 30mins | Free, but ticketed. Want to receive constructive and meaningful feedback on your work in development? Maybe CRP is for you. CRP is an artist-centred, facilitated process designed by choreographer Liz Lerman and has been used … Continued
Visiting Arts, supported by Creative Scotland are holding an international exchange workshop in Edinburgh during the Festivals period. They have been working with artists and producers in Trinidad & Tobago, Ethiopia, Malawi and the Pacific Islands region, through creative skills workshops which support them to develop their business and start to establish more international connections … Continued
A writing challenge issued 200 years ago that resulted in the creation of Frankenstein’s monster and the world’s first vampire is being used to inspire a modern generation to pen new tales that terrify. The National Library of Scotland and the Scottish Storytelling Centre are inviting entries for a ghost story competition to mark the … Continued
Mondays | 09.30 – 11.00These open sessions are a chance for all professional dancers to share ideas, or simply take advantage of some free studio time. There will be no session leader, but the space is intended to be a shared space between multiple dancers and is subject to numbers on the day. Occasionally taught by … Continued
A group from Sgoil Chiùil Na Gàidhealtachd will join Scotland’s ‘Local Heroes’, musicians and entertainers as part of a 2,000-strong historic ‘Riding’ procession down Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. 6 of the Music School’s students will take part in a performance in the Parliament building after the 21 st century version of the colourful Riding – which first took place … Continued
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra will be running a creative music course for 11-18 year olds in Glasgow this July. SCO VIBE is a fusion orchestra led by internationally renowned workshop leader and guitarist Paul Griffiths. The project brings together young musicians aged 11-18 to create new and imaginative music and is open to singers and instrumentalists … Continued
The English Folk Dance Society seeks a English country dance tutor, musician, education administrator and venue sales and events administrator – based at Cecil Sharp House, London. Application deadline: 21 June. More info: www.efdss.org
Applications are now open for a showcasing opportunity at Australian Music Week 2016 (AMW). Taking place in the Sydney beachside suburb of Cronulla from November 2-4 inclusive, AMW is a fantastic opportunity to perform live in front of some of Australia’s and the world’s most influential and successful promoters, agents, venue bookers, managers, labels and media people. … Continued
A scientist by training, Kevin Quantum was introduced to the world of magic in 2005 and has since combined the two to become a scientist-illusionist hybrid. He’s also director of the Edinbugh International Magic Festival, which celebrates its 7th edition from Fri 1 – Fri 8 July this year. We caught up with Kevin to … 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.
