“The Times They Are A-Changin’” – Bob Dylan and the Nobel Prize for Literature
Bob Dylan’s words rang true when the Nobel Foundation decided to award the Literature Prize to the iconic songwriter, whose only outright contribution to literature was his experimental prose poetry…
Beatlebone
John has “inarguably placed himself in fucking Ireland again”. Travelling through County Mayo in 1978, his attempts to get to his small island off the coast are constantly thwarted. Whether…
North Lands Creative Glass: A Portrait at 20
Is glass natural or man-made? Where is the division between human-manipulation and the processes of nature? This collection of glassworks from North Lands Creative Glass, an art centre from Caithness…
Dancing with Colours, Whipping with Words: An Unexpected Commemoration
A jovial geologist in a bathrobe and penguin socks. An everywoman walking to a punk beat. A performance artist, who just wants to get banned from Tesco. ‘Dancing with Colours,…
West-End Nights
Image courtesy of Chalmers Butterfield. West-End Nights Magnusson Centre Run Ended The Edinburgh Footlights took to the stage at the Magnusson Centre at Edinburgh Academy to sing and dance through…
Grassroots Comedy
Image courtesy of Carlos Delgado Grassroots Comedy The Pleasance Cabaret Bar Run Ended Tuesday February 16 saw another night in the weekly series of Grassroots Comedy at the Pleasance Cabaret…
Manipulate: LoopsEnd
Image courtesy of Emma Brierley. Manipulate: LoopsEnd The Traverse Theatre Run Ended Tuesday 2 February at the Traverse Theatre saw the world premiere of LoopsEnd, a three-dimensional dance performance and…
Library is Open! Drag Poetry Poems at the Scottish Poetry Library
On Thursday 28 January a small audience congregated in the Scottish Poetry Library for an evening of poetry, lipstick, and platform heels. “The Library is Open: Drag Queen Poems” is…