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Arts Info eBulletin  January 2011   Dear omss,  The Christmas shows may be almost over, but there's still plenty to do in Edinburgh. In fact, there's a whole new season of events bursting forth on the Edinburgh arts scene. There are new programmes at the Queen's Hall, a fresh run of classes at Dance Base and the highly-awaited Voice of a City Family Day and Concert with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra coming up early next month. Don't miss out, spring into the season today! Voice of a City Family Day and Concert Scottish Chamber Orchestra Scottish Chamber Orchestra presents The Voice of a City: The Lord Provost's People Concert Saturday 5 February, 3pm The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is joined by singers of all ages from across Edinburgh for a family concert celebrating the city's riches in music and words from past and present. The concert opens with The Land of Counterpane- poems from Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses set to music by Howard Blake, composer of The Snowman. It's followed by The Voice of a City, an affectionate portrait of Edinburgh by Edward Harper which brings the streets of Auld Reekie alive with the help of the One o'Clock Gun, Sean Connery, Miss Jean Brodie and many others. The SCO is joined by a massed community choir of all ages and City Organist John Kitchen, conducted by Garry Walker. Tickets: £10, Senior Citizens £8, Under 16s/Students £5, Family Ticket £25 Box Office 0131 228 1155 www.usherhall.co.uk Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EA Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Usher Hall presents The Voice of a City Family Day To celebrate The Voice of a City concert, fun for all ages... Scots Story And Song Enjoy a taste of traditional Scots story and song for all ages, in these 30-minute sessions from storytellers Ewan McVicar and Stuart McHardy. Starting at 10.30am / 11.30am / 1pm Bookbug These 30-minute fun and lively activity sessions are for families with children from birth to four. Come along to join in with songs, rhymes and a story. Starting at 11am & 1.30pm Composition session: setting words to music Come along to this interactive demonstration - for older teens and adults - delivered by music staff and students from Stevenson College Edinburgh. Bring a favourite contemporary poem you'd like to set to an original musical accompaniment - or just drop in and listen. 12pm - 2pm iCompose These 30-minute workshops are open to children and parents of all ages, with no need for prior musical knowledge. The musicians from Drake Music Scotland will be on hand to help you discover your composing talents! 11am /12pm / 1pm Drop in throughout the day Box Office 0131 228 1155 Part of Let's Get Lyrical in our City of Literature. www.usherhall.co.uk Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EA Let's Get Lyrical events across the City On top of the Voice of a City Family Day, Let's Get Lyrical has plenty of events lined up around this city this coming February. Highlights include: Family-Friendly Backstage Tours Royal Lyceum Theatre Saturday 5 February, 10am and 11am Tread the boards at the Lyceum on this family-friendly backstage tour. Visit the green room, find out how the lighting and sound comes together, explore the current set and feel what it's like to appear onstage. You might even see the theatre ghost! To book call Box Office on 0131 248 4848. Suitable for anyone aged over 5 How much: £3 for adults £2 for under 16s Singin' in the Rain Filmhouse Sunday 6 February, 1pm Come and sing along with the unforgettable songs in one of the greatest film musicals ever! Gene Kelly stars in this hilarious and entertaining tale of cinema's transition from silent films to talkies. Song lyrics will be projected onto the screen - join in with the fun! For more information and to book, click here. Curtain Raiser: Age of Arousal Royal Lyceum Theatre Tuesday 22 February 6pm -7pm The evening's events about Age Of Arousal will include talks, readings and offer you the opportunity to ask questions to special guests. For more information, click here. Don't Look Back Filmhouse  Saturday 26 February, 1pm In 1965, D A Pennebaker documented Bob Dylan's British tour; the result is one of the most acclaimed music films of all time. Shot with a handheld camera in black-and-white, the film follows Dylan from limo to hotel room as he relaxes with friends, antagonises the press and deals with managers. Across the Universe  Filmhouse Sunday 27 February, 1pm Gritty yet whimsical, Across the Universe is a dazzling movie musical that uses Beatles songs to recreate the rebellious spirit of the 1960s. It's a love story that moves from the docks of Liverpool to the psychedelia of Greenwich Village, from the riot-torn streets of Detroit to Vietnam. For more information, please click here. www.letsgetlyrical.com Queen's Hall Spring Brochure Available  The Queen's Hall Spring 2011 brochure is now available for download. It covers all of the confirmed shows at the Queen's Hall until Wednesday 18 May 2011, however, keep an eye on their Facebook and Twitter feed for the latest show announcements and breaking news. For more information, please call 0131 668 2019 or visit www.thequeenshall.net. www.thequeenshall.net The Queens Hall, 85-89 Clerk St, Edinburgh, EH8 9JG Dance Base Spring Programme Now Open for Booking There are a fantastic variety of courses available from Ballroom, Salsa, Tango and Swing to Contemporary, Yoga, Pilates, Jazz, Hip hop, Breakdance, Ceilidh, Highland and Belly dance. Brand new courses for Spring '11 include Fosse Fanatics, Roaring 20s, Rugrat Rumpus and Flow, with many more. There are classes for all ages from 1 to 100. Many courses are held at the Grassmarket venue with a growing number at Dance Base's new venue, Thomas Morton Hall in Leith. Quick, there's still time to book your Dance Base course! Classes start this week but you can sign up for any available course until Friday 21 January. Leith Courses include: Jazz Beginners Mondays 6.30 pm Pilates Beginners Tuesdays 5.30 pm Afro World Dance Tuesdays 8.30pm Contemporary Beginners Wednesdays 5.30pm Ceilidh Beginners Wednesdays 6.30pm Belly Dance Beginners Fridays 5.30pm Street and Hip hop P4-P5 Saturdays 12 - 1pm Street and Hip hop P6-P7 Saturdays 1 - 2pm There are also a selection of improvers' classes that are brand new for Spring 2011 as well as Ballet, Cuban Salsa and Burlesque. For more information and to book, click here, phone the Box Office on 0131 225 5525, visit the Dance Base studios or email dance@dancebase.co.uk. www.dancebase.co.uk Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JU Dance Base @ Thomas Morton Hall: 28 -30 Ferry Road, Edinburgh, EH6 4AE A View From The Bridge Royal Lyceum Theatre A View From The Bridge Until Saturday 12 February Arthur Miller's modern social tragedy explores the life and loves of the family of a dock worker in post-war New York. Eddie Carbone lives with his wife and niece, a happy enough family with an intense love and sense of duty locking them together. But life becomes a struggle for meaning when the family is rocked by the arrival of two illegal immigrant cousins, and tensions mount as an eruption of violence beckons. Extra special events Drama Workshop - American Accents - American Voices Saturday 15 January, 10.30am - 1pm Following on from last year's hugely popular accent workshop, Lynn Bains, former Head of Acting at Queen Margaret University, focuses particularly (but not exclusively) on A View From the Bridge. Tickets: Full price £6 / £4 Curtain Raiser Tuesday 18 January , 6 -7pm Join Lynn Bains, accent coach for the show to hear about her work teaching British actors to perfect their American accents for the stage. Tickets: £5 (£3 concessions, students, Lyceum subscribers). Under 18s free Theatre Class Wednesday 19 January, 10.30 am - 12pm Join renowned historian and theatre expert Owen Dudley Edwards for his friendly and fun theatre classes based on the plays and authors in our season. Includes a complimentary tea or coffee. Tickets: £5 per class www.lyceum.org.uk Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AX. New Year at Edinburgh Printmakers John Goto: Mosaic Saturday 15 January to Saturday 19 March 2011 Prompted by the invasion of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Defense Force (27 December 2008 - 21 January 2009), John Goto has made a new series of abstract images entitled 'Mosaic'. If you require assistance with physical access or interpretation please contact us prior to your visit, on 0131 557 2479 or email gallery@edinburgh-printmakers.co.uk. www.edinburgh-printmakers.co.uk Edinburgh Printmakers, 23 Union Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3LR Rush Hour with Hebrides Ensemble  Thursday 20 and Thursday 27 January 6pm Hebrides Ensemble bring you an hour of music and a complimentary glass of wine this January at St George's West Church in Edinburgh. Scotland's foremost contemporary chamber group perform with music for strings and clarinet by Mozart, MacMillan and Dean.  Tickets: £10 for one concert or £16 for both. Concessions available. To book, call 0131 668 2019 or buy them on the door. Includes wine/non-alcoholic drink. www.hebridesensemble.com St George's West, 58 Shandwick Pl, Edinburgh EH2 4RT January and beyond at Filmhouse The King's Speech Throughout January Based on the true story of King George VI, The King's Speech follows the Royal Monarch's quest to find his voice. "The rumours are completely true. The superlatives are completely justified. Colin Firth really does give the performance of his life as the Queen's father, George VI." (Daily Mail)  Not to be missed! Find out more and book online here. NEDS Showing from Friday 21 January Peter Mullan's third feature as a writer and director, after Orphans and The Magdalene Sisters, returns him to the 1970s Glasgow of his youth. A powerfully compelling coming-of-age story with a star-making central performance from young newcomer Conor McCarron. Find out more and book online here. Biutiful Friday 28 January - Thusday 10 February Set in Barcelona's grungy underworld, Alejandro González Iñárritu's return to Spanish-language filmmaking (after 21 Grams and Babel) combines hard-hitting drama, striking visuals and an award-winning performance from Javier Bardem. Find out more and book online here. www.filmhousecinema.com Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh. Box Office 0131 228 2688   Stravinksy: The Chamber Ballets Scottish Chamber Orchestra Scottish Chamber Orchestra presents Stravinsky: The Chamber Ballets  Saturday 22 January, 7.30pm & Thursday 10 February, 7.30pm Join the Scottish Chamber Orchestra for Stravinsky: The Chamber Ballets, a series celebrating the composer's ballet music which he wrote for the great choreographer George Balanchine. SCO Principal Conductor Robin Ticciati pairs each ballet score with a symphony by Haydn, whose music matches Stravinsky in wit and playfulness. January's concert features a performance of Jeu de Cartes with Haydn's Symphony No 83 'La Poule' while February sees Apollon Musagète paired with Symphony No 96 'Miracle'. Pre-concert talks will take place at 6.30pm before each performance, including a conversation with Scottish Ballet's Artistic Director Ashley Page. Tickets: £9 - £27 (concessions available) Box Office 0131 668 2019 www.usherhall.co.uk Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EA Coming Up at the Festival Theatre Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama presents The Cunning Little Vixen By Janáček, with the orchestra of Scottish Opera    Thursday 27 & Saturday 29 January, 7.15pm   Following last year's sell out success of War and Peace, the annual collaboration between Scotland's national conservatoire and Scotland's national opera company is a revival of the landmark production of The Cunning Little Vixen created by David Pountney. This well-loved opera brimming with humour explores the relationship between man and nature, and the cycle of life from birth to death.   Phone the Box Office 0131 529 6000 or visit festivaltheatre.org.uk for more information. Booking Fee Applies. www.festivaltheatre.org.uk     Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9FT Burns' Day Celebration and Ticket Offer Usher Hall Burns' Day Celebration- Emerging Artists Series Tuesday 25 January, 2:30pm The Usher Hall and Live Music Now Scotland team up on a brand new initiative, Edinburgh's first ever Emerging Artists Series. Live Music Now supports young musicians of all genres at the outset of their professional careers while making high quality live music as widely accessible as possible. The Emerging Artists Series offers everyone a chance to hear tomorrow's star performers today! A Burns' Day celebration of Scottish traditional music brings the first Emerging Artists Series to a close, led by Anna Massie and Mairearad Green along with Gary Innes and Ewan Robertson. Duration: 45 mins, plus an opportunity to meet the artists afterwards in the cafe. Tickets: £2 | children and students go free (free tickets not available online, please call 0131 228 1155). Academy of St Martin's in the Field  Thursday 3 March, 7.30pm Haydn: Symphony No.13 Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 Brahms: Concerto for violin & cello The Academy of St Martin in the Fields is one of the world's leading chamber orchestras, known for its polished and refined sound, rooted in outstanding musicianship. This European tour features Ian Brown as director and the incredible, internationally renowned soloists Joshua Bell (violin) and Steven Isserlis (cello). "The playing from this legendary conductor-less orchestra coupled all the grandeur of epic Beethovenian playing with the flawless intimacy of seasoned chamber musicians." Herald www.usherhall.co.uk Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EA Get involved with Living Lauriston Lauriston Castle Recruitment Day for Living Lauriston Saturday 29 January, 11am - 1pm Living Lauriston is looking for new members.  LL is a group of volunteers based at Lauriston Castle (near Cramond in Edinburgh).  If you enjoy history, performing, researching, or sewing, and/or making props and would like to try Edwardian living history then please come along to our recruitment day. For more information phone 0131 336 2060, or email lauristoncastle@Edinburgh.gov.uk. www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, Davidson's Mains, Edinburgh, EH4 5QD February at the King's Theatre Masterclass Starring Stephanie Beacham Tuesday 8 - Saturday 12 February Evenings 7.30pm / Wed & Sat 2.30pm   Stephanie Beacham embarks on the most challenging role of her career this autumn as the celebrated diva Maria Callas. Beautiful and talented but tormented and insecure, Maria Callas took the world by storm; the general public were mesmerised as much by her talent as by her glamorous and thrilling private life. In what promises to be a rich and lavish production, Stephanie plays Maria at a time when her voice and her personal life have fallen apart and she reminisces on the triumphs and tragedies of her life and career. Rich with comedy and searing poignancy the play "exposes the passions behind the voice that gave the world goosebumps." Express Phone the Box Office 0131 529 6000 or visit www.kingstheatre.org.uk for more information. Booking Fee Applies www.kingstheatre.org.uk Kings Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQ February at the Royal Botanic Gardens Garden Music and Stories Saturday 12 February, 7.30pm Broadcaster and singer-songwriter Frieda Morrison joins renowned RBGE horticulturist and Curator David Mitchell to take us on a journey of exploration into garden plants. With songs from Frieda's new album Morven and thrilling stories about the adventures of the Scottish plant-hunters from David, this will be uniquely entertaining evening. Tickets: £8 (£6) Buy tickets at www.rbge.org.uk/buyonline Part of Let's Get Lyrical in our City of Literature. www.rbge.org.uk 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR In This Issue Queen's Hall Spring Brochure Queen's Hall Spring Brochure Queen's Hall Spring Brochure Dance Base Spring Programme A View From The Bridge at the Lyceum New Year at Edinburgh Printmakers Rush Hour with the Hebrides Ensemble January and beyond at Filmhouse Scottish Chamber Orchestra Coming Up At Festival Theatre Usher Hall Living Lauriston at Lauriston Castle February at the King's Theatre February at the Royal Botanic Gardens Quick Links BBC Scottish Sympthony Orchestra  Click here to find out what's coming up   Brunton Theatre Click here to find out what's coming up     CEC Musuems and Galleries  Click here to find out what's coming up   Collective Gallery Click here to find out what's coming up Dance Base Click here to find out what's coming up    Edinburgh Playhouse Click here to find out what's coming up  Festival Theatre Click here to find out what's coming up   Filmhouse Click here to find out what's coming up  Hebrides Ensemble Click here to find out what's coming up   Inverleith House Click here to find out what's coming up   King's Theatre  Click here to find out what's coming up   National Museums Scotland Click here to find out what's coming up   National Theatre of Scotland  Click here to find out what's coming up   Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh  Click here to find out what's coming up   Royal Lyceum Theatre Click here to find out what's coming up   Royal Scottish Academy Click here to find out what's coming up   Royal Scottish National Orchestra  Click here to find out what's coming up   Scottish Ballet Click here to find out what's coming up   Scottish Chamber Orchestra Click here to find out what's coming up   Scottish Opera Click here to find out what's coming up   The Queen's Gallery  Click here to find out what's coming up   The Queen's Hall Click here to find out what's coming up   Traverse Theatre Click here to find out what's coming up   UNESCO City of Literature Click here to find out what's coming up   Usher Hall  Click here to find out what's coming up Best wishes The image at the top of this email is courtesy of Edinburgh Inspiring Capital www.edinburgh-inspiringcapital.com

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