Tag: culture
The Scottish Gallery presents Lachlan Goudie’s ‘Painting Paradise’
Bringing new works this November, Lachlan Goudie is returning to The Scottish Gallery with 'Painting Paradise'. This new exhibition refers not only to stunning locations the artist has visited and painted, including Scotland, Mauritius...
30th French Film Festival launches next week
The only francophone film festival in the UK showcasing a glittering, stimulating and, at times, challenging array of films in cinemas and online via Curzon’s streaming platform, 'Curzon at Home', the 30th French Film...
Hibs and Edinburgh Science team up to beat energy crisis
Known for its climate work and producing the annual Science Festival, Edinburgh Science charity, has teamed up with Scotland’s greenest football club, Hibernian, to present Beating the Energy Crisis event for third sector organisations...
Holyrood Park venue for 2022 Samhuinn Fire Festival
The Beltane Fire Society (BFS) will host its renowned Autumnal celebration in Holyrood Park, bringing more fire, acrobatic stage performances and mystical creatures than ever before…Starting at 19:00 on Halloween Eve, the 2022 Samhuinn...
Be immersed in creative AI experiences with ‘The New Real Salon’
A partnership between the University of Edinburgh, The Alan Turing Institute and Edinburgh’s Festivals, 'The New Real' is a unique hub for AI, creativity and futures research which is presenting 'The New Real Salon'...
‘Knitwear – Chanel to Westwood’ at Dovecot Studios
Dovecot presents this major exhibition of inspirational 20th century fashion knitwear in Scotland for the first time.KNITWEAR Chanel to Westwood features over 150 inspirational knitwear pieces from the collection of Mark and Cleo Butterfield....
‘James IV – Queen of the Fight’ – World Premiere at The Festival Theatre
Rona Munro returns to Scottish stages this autumn with a bold new production: 'James IV – Queen of the Fight', directed by Laurie Sansom - the formidable duo who brought us James I, II...
At The Scottish Gallery – ‘Scratching the Surface’
The Scottish Gallery presents a group exhibition of artworks this Autumn, showcasing a variety of pieces and practices. Artists include Bill Scott; Derrick Guild; Douglas Finch; Hannah McAndrew; Gregory Alliss; James Maskrey; Joe Fan;...
Book Festival ‘Outriders’ to set off on four European journeys
Today (Wed. 21st Sept) the Edinburgh International Book Festival announced the launch of the third edition of Outriders, an exciting project that will see four Scottish writers join four European writers for four unique...
Keep it Lit – The Scottish International Storytelling Festival
Launching its 2022 festival theme - Keep It Lit - on Wednesday The Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) invites audiences to join them round the hearth of storytelling this autumn, a symbolic fire where...
‘In person’ return for Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival
The Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival is delighted to be back in the cinema, welcoming film fans to its 9th Edition, and offering audiences in-person screenings and events featuring a total of 22 films in...
At The Scottish Gallery – Ross Ryan ‘From Crinan to Catterline’
At The Scottish Gallery this September visitors are taken on a journey 'From Crinan to Catterline' by Scots artist, Ross Ryan. Balancing the life of a sailor and painter, Ross has spent 3 years...
2022 hybrid presentations help make this year’s Book Festival a success
'All Together Now' was the overarching theme announced in June, and this year’s Book Festival saw families, adults and school pupils flock to the Book Festival’s new site at Edinburgh Collage of Art to...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Day 17
Yesterday (29th Aug) was the final day of Edinburgh's International Book Festival. Returning to the Edinburgh College of Art for a second year, it was very much 'back to business' compared to the, pared...
EIBF – Day 11 – Katherine Rundell
The poetry of John Donne feels as fresh, funny and radiantly beautiful in the 21st century as it must have done in the 17th.In her talk with Stuart Kelly, popular writer and academic Katherine...
Assembly Festival – Class of ’22
Members of the 2022 Assembly Festival team gathered outside the festival’s eponymous home, Assembly Rooms on George Street, to celebrate 40 years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.The team members recreated the very first team...
Edinburgh International Festival – We are Monchichi
How do we come together when everything is pushing us apart? What language do we choose? How do we face the mountain of cultural stereotypes?Shihya Peng was born in Taiwan, but she lives in...
EIBF – Day 7 – Graeme Macrae Burnet
When reading a novel, who can we trust to tell us the truth? Graeme Macrae Burnet’s new novel Case Study, set in mid-60s London, plays with ideas about truth and reality through the story of...
Assembly Festival – S.O.E.
S.O.E. is a new play about two remarkable women in the WW2 Special Operations Executive.The WW2 Special Operations Executive is tasked with espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance. As a wireless operator, life expectancy is six...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Cluster Art’s ‘Class of 22’
Join the ‘Class of 22’ in their current Scottish adventure. Fresh from down under, Australian collective Cluster Arts showcases 48 unique dancers, astonishing acrobats and charismatic characters at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.After three...
Edinburgh International Festival – Samsara
Inspired by the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, 'Samsara' is a spellbinding piece for two dancers that traces the steps we take, both forward and backward, in search of our higher selves.UK/Indian dancer Aakash Odedra...
Assembly Festival – 360 ALLSTARS
Basketball freestyling, Cyr Wheel, breakdancing and BMX flatlanding.The phenomenal 360 ALLSTARS deliver a supercharged urban circus boasting a stellar cast of World Champion and World Record holding artists and athletes, 360 ALLSTARS is a...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Day 5 – Ricky Ross
Thursday's author was Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross, who was at Central Hall - a new venue for EIBF - publicising his book 'Walking Back Home (Deacon Blue and me)'It’s 30-odd years since 'Real Gone...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Day 5 – Vashti Bunyan
This year's EIBF is dispensing with the daily, multiple author photo calls and are limiting them to a few per day so there will be no large galleries of many authors to see, just...
Assembly Festival – Second Body’s ‘Concept for a Film’
Second Body return with two new pieces honouring the power in small acts of creativity and to shed light on social-political issues by fusing music, theatre and cutting-edge sciences.'Concept for a Film' blends radical...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Garry Starr’s ‘Greece Lightning’
Garry Starr… The Myth… The Legend… returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with an hour of award-winning, unpredictable and exuberant physical comedy for anyone and everyone with a heart, soul, and funny bone. No...
Edinburgh Art Festival launches new Community Wellbeing project in Wester Hailes
Set to launch in Wester Hailes in the west of Edinburgh is a major new commission as part of the 2022 Edinburgh Art Festival, as it celebrates its 18th edition. A group of people...
Edinburgh International Festival – The Book of Life
During the Rwandan genocide in 1994, one million people were killed in 100 days. The unthinkable became commonplace and a country was torn apart.A quarter of a century later, Rwandan artist and activist Katese...
Edinburgh International Festival – Scottish Ballet’s ‘Coppelia’
Scottish Ballet test the boundaries of dance, theatre and film in this distinctive new version of the classic ballet, blending location and real-time filming with projection and live performance in a world premiere.What does...
Edinburgh International Festival – The Book of Life
During the Rwandan genocide in 1994, one million people were killed in 100 days. The unthinkable became commonplace and a country was torn apart.A quarter of a century later, Rwandan artist and activist Katese...
