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Arts Workers' eBulletin  January 2011   Dear omss,  The Christmas shows may be 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! 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 Arts Worker Ticket Offer 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. Arts Workers Discount Offer 2 for 1 tickets for A View From the Bridge for arts workers (18 - 22 Jan inclusive). This offer is not available online. Simply phone the Lyceum Box Office and quote "Arts Worker Offer". For more information, please visit www.lyceum.org.uk/view. 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 January and beyond at Filmhouse Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Friday 21 - Thursday 27 January Given that Glenn Gould was one of the most closely chronicled cultural icons of the last century, directors Michèle Hozer and Peter Raymont have done an astonishing job in turning up fresh footage to illustrate the life of the enigmatic pianist. Three decades after his death, Gould's legend continues to enthrall and he remains one of the best selling classical artists of all time. This documentary is a justly respectful and comprehensive testament to a sadly brief but endlessly fascinating life. Find out more and book online here. Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow Monday 24 & Tuesday 25 January A compelling exposition of master sculptor Anselm Kiefer's manufactured landscapes. Shot in CinemaScope, with a score by György Ligeti, the film constructs visual set pieces alongside observational footage. "A strange, fascinating vision of art consuming its maker that lodges in the mind." (Little White Lies) Find out more and book online here. Howard Hawks Restrospective Friday 14 January - Monday 14 March A retrospective of the work of one of Hollywood's greatest directors. Howard Hawks' films range from screwball comedies and musicals to westerns, action-adventures and film noir crime dramas. This retrospective includes classics such as The Big Sleep, His Girl Friday, Scarface, Bringing Up Baby, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Rio Bravo, and many more! 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 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 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 Arts Workers Discount Offer Purchase any ticket over £20 and get 2 for the price of 1, if booked before Saturday 19 February. To book call Usher Hall Box Office on 0131 228 1155 and quote 'St Martins offer' (offer not available online). 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 Dance Base Spring Programme Arts Worker Ticket Offer at the Lyceum New Year at Edinburgh Printmakers January and beyond at Filmhouse Scottish Chamber Orchestra Burns' Day at Usher Hall Usher Hall Living Lauriston at Lauriston Castle February at the King's Theatre February at the Royal Botanic Gardens Job Opportunities 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 JOB OPPORTUNITES Assistant Marketing Manager Edinburgh Playhouse Closing Date: Wednesday 19 January  Full-Time, Minimum of Three Months from late January 2010      Edinburgh Playhouse is seeking an ambitious individual to coordinate marketing activities for a minimum of three months from late January 2010.  The successful candidate will have some arts marketing experience together with excellent communication and organisational skills. They will need to prioritise across a number of projects to maximise sales in a high pressure but creative environment and may be required to work some evenings where necessary.   For an application form please contact Milo Spence, Acting Marketing Manager, Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3AA at milospence@theambassadors.com, or download a form from www.ambassadortickets.com/jobs.    www.edinburghplayhouse.org.uk Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place Edinburgh EH1 3AA Participation Leader Collective Gallery £4,500 fee based on 30 days @ £150 per day - freelance Fixed term contract February-September 2011 Closing Date: Thursday 20 January 2011, 5pm Start Date:  February 2011 This role offers an opportunity to be part of a small creative team developing and delivering an ambitious Public Art Project. Commissioned and produced by Collective and artists Joanne Tatham and Tom O'Sullivan, the project will take place over a six month period and will be based at Fettes College and Broughton High School. It will contain a series of new commissions by Tatham and O'Sullivan, Chris Evans and Elizabeth Price. The Participation Leader will play a central role in contextualising the project within a series of learning and participation opportunities for the schools and the wider local community. Collective has a successful history of delivering off site commissions and events with a focus on participation. For full application details, please contact Collective Gallery by phone on 0131 2201260,  email on mail@collectivegallery.net or visit the website. www.collectivegallery.net Collective, 22-28 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1NY   Opportunities for Arts Workers Visual Arts Awards: Edinburgh and Craft Maker Awards: Edinburgh In partnership with Creative Scotland Deadline for application: Thursday 27 January 2011 In order to advance the City of Edinburgh Council Cultural Policy, Creative Scotland (formerly the Scottish Arts Council) and the City of Edinburgh Culture and Sport Division established a scheme of funding that addresses current gaps in resources available to individual artists and makers.  Formerly known as the Edinburgh Visual Arts and Crafts Award (EVAAC), the scheme has now been divided into two separate funds - the Visual Arts Awards: Edinburgh (VAA) and the Craft Maker Awards: Edinburgh (CMA). Now in the 11th successful year, the schemes offer awards to individuals living and/or working in Edinburgh towards costs involved in developing new work. Awards up to a maximum value of £1,000 are available (minimum award £100). For more information or to request an application package, please contact Tracy Scodellaro, Arts Officer at the Culture and Sport Division, City of Edinburgh Council on 0131 529 6720 or by email at: tracy.scodellaro@edinburgh.gov.uk. Call for Submissions:  Edinburgh Visual Arts and Crafts Exhibition Closing date: Monday 14 March 2011   In 2000, the City of Edinburgh Council, in partnership with the Scottish Arts Council (now Creative Scotland) launched a scheme of funding to support individual artists and makers based in the city.  Formerly known as the Edinburgh Visual Arts and Crafts Award Scheme (EVAAC), the Visual Arts Awards: Edinburgh (VAA) and Craft Maker Awards: Edinburgh (CMA) schemes have supported over 200 proposals to develop new work and creative practice. To celebrate the ongoing success of these schemes, the City of Edinburgh Council's Culture and Sport Division will present an exhibition highlighting some of the supported individuals and their work at the City Art Centre from November 2011 to February 2012. To qualify for selection, artists and makers must have received funding between the financial years 2000/01 and 2009/10 from at least one of the following schemes - Edinburgh Visual Arts and Crafts Award (EVAAC), Visual Arts Awards: Edinburgh (VAA) and/or Craft Maker Awards: Edinburgh (CMA).  Funded projects must have concluded and a final report submitted to and approved by the scheme administrator. To request an application package, or to discuss the opportunity further, please contact Tracy Scodellaro, Arts Officer, on 0131 529 6720 or at tracy.scodellaro@edinburgh.gov.uk. Best wishes The image at the top of this email is courtesy of Edinburgh Inspiring Capital www.edinburgh-inspiringcapital.com

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