When new sporrans took over a London street

The sporran legion took over a leading fashion shop in London. Monty Lewis, the son of V V Rouleaux founder Annabel Lewis, has launched a 17-piece collection of the world’s finest sporrans. Having been inspired since he was a child by the textures and colours in his mother’s haberdashery shop, including embroidered pieces and tassels,…

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Big names will descend on Glasgow for film festival

A full programme has been announced for Glasgow Film Festival 2019. Across 12 days, the city-wide celebration of cinema will feature 337 individual screenings, talks and events – showcasing seven world premieres, 102 UK premieres and 49 Scottish premieres from 54 countries. From 20 February to 3 March, guests including Sir Michael Palin, Carol Morley,…

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Scottish Ballet’s spellbinding performance

‘Be kind, have courage and always believe in a little magic.’ From glistening glass slippers to ethereal Fairy Godmothers, pure white ball gowns to pumpkin carriages, Cinderella is an enchanting classic whose beauty never fades. But it is a remarkable feat to bring such magic to life on a stage, and to entertain an audience…

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Dance adaptation of The Mother set for debut

A thrilling dance adaptation based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Story of the Mother arrives for its debut in Edinburgh this weekend. Starring internationally acclaimed principle ballerina, Natalia Osipova, this enchanting production, The Mother, has a strictly limited run of only two performances. The Mother will be performed at the Pentland Theatre, Pleasance at EICC,…

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The Snowman is coming to venues all over Scotland

The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is bringing Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman to audiences across Scotland. They will be joined by tenor, BBC Scotland and Scottish Proms in the Park presenter Jamie MacDougall for its annual RSNO Christmas Concerts this Season, performing to audiences in Perth, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Since 2001 Jamie has been the nation’s voice of classical music…

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Conductor to make BBC SSO debut this Christmas

Conductor, arranger and composer Gavin Sutherland will be making his BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducting debut in two fantastic concerts at Glasgow’s City Halls. For Swingin’ Christmas on the 21 December, he will be joined by by jazz singer and broadcaster Clare Teal, in a sparkling, effervescent mix of Christmas classics and undiscovered gems alongside…

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Scottish Ballet to present Cinderella this festive season

Scottish Ballet is travelling across Scotland and the north of England, as it returns with Christopher Hampson’s highly-acclaimed classic, Cinderella. Immerse yourself in the ultimate spectacle of light, love and transformation, as Scottish Ballet close their 2018/2019 Season with the magical and much-loved Cinderella. Cinderella opens from 8 December 2018 – 2 February 2019, touring…

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Imaginative dance production in Edinburgh

One of Britain’s leading contemporary dance company is currently presenting its first full length narrative dance work in almost 40 years in Edinburgh. Choreographed by two-time Olivier Award-winner Kim Brandstrup in collaboration with filmmakers the Quay Brothers, Life is a Dream is a two-act, modern reimagining of the 17th-century play by Pedro Calderón de la…

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A children’s dance show coming to the capital

An award-nominated dance theatre show is coming to Edinburgh just in time for the festive season. Barrowland Ballet presents Poggle at the Studio Edinburgh, from Wednesday 12 to Monday 24 December (not 17 or 23). Poggle is a funny, intimate and delightful dance theatre piece which takes young children on a visual and musical journey…

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Acclaimed ballerina to debut The Mother in Scotland

A thrilling dance adaptation based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Story of the Mother is to debut in Edinburgh. Starring internationally acclaimed principle ballerina, Natalia Osipova, this enchanting production, The Mother, has a strictly limited run of only two performances. As a young single mother sets out to save her child, she must face impossible…

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