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Arts Workers' eBulletin  February 2011   Dear omss,  February is well under way and with it a host of events to keep you busy, both indoors and out. From events to to keep you cosy on rainy days at Filmhouse, to outdoor expeditions in the Royal Botanic Gardens on those rare spring days, there's plenty to keep you occupied this month. Arts Worker Ticket Offer Royal Lyceum Theatre A View From The Bridge Until Saturday 12 February It's the final week of this fantastic play at the Lyceum! Don't miss out! "This is absolutely stunning." Lothian Life - FIVE STARS "has a power that leaves audiences gasping" The Scotsman - FOUR STARS "triumphant, soul-shaking... Dove's production marks the completion of a masterly series" The Guardian FOUR STARS "There are few directors more sensitive to Miller's world than John Dove... [a] masterly production" The Herald - FOUR STARS "a slick, engrossing production... understated yet quietly devastating" The List - FOUR STARS 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. For more information, please visit www.lyceum.org.uk/view. Age of Arousal Friday 18 February - Saturday 12 March 1885 - a time of great passion, great confusion. Virtue is barely holding down its petticoats. Women are bursting their corsets with unbridled desire. Determined to make women rich, ex-militant suffragette Mary Barfoot and her devoted protégé and lover Rhoda enlist female students to master the new invention that will gain them freedom - the typewriter. Three spinster sisters are invited into the school to rescue them from poverty, setting in motion an odyssey of alcoholism, cross dressing and sexual revolution. Enter Everard Barfoot, Mary's cousin, an ex-doctor in his 30s about to embark on a life of leisure, and suddenly all the characters in this lavish sexy ensemble piece are erupting with discoveries, contradictions and epiphanies. Genre busting, rule-bending and ambitiously original. For more information please visit www.lyceum.org.uk/arousal. Arts Worker Discount: 2 for 1 tickets during the first week of Age of Arousal (22-26 February inclusive) for Arts Workers .This offer is not available online. Quote "TAB Arts Worker" when booking. Extra special events Curtain Raiser Tuesday 22 February, 6-7pm Join Director Muriel Romanes and playwright Linda Griffiths in conversation about Age of Arousal. Tickets: £5 (£3 concessions, students, Lyceum subscribers). Under 18s free Theatre Class Wednesday 23 February, 10.30am-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 SPECIAL EVENT FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY     Cat and Mouse by Ajay Close, Tuesday 8 March, 6- 6.50pm This event is being staged in conjunction with Stellar Quines and the production of Age of Arousal to celebrate the centenary of International Women's Day. Join us for a rehearsed reading of the play followed by a discussion in the Henry Irving Room. Tickets: £5/£3 concessions/Under 18's free but ticket required www.lyceum.org.uk Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AX. February at Brunton Theatre  Music Come see a range of artists, from Ultimate Bowie to Zion - A Tribute to Bob Marley. See website for full details. Theatre and Dance Enjoy a range of productions from SmallTown - an unexpected tale of what happens when a polluted water supply turns its residents crazy - to the classic Romeo and Juliet ballet, danced to Prokovief's emotional score. See website for full details. Film Get to the movies with Brunton's cinema offerings, including Burke and Hare and a special Valentine's Day showing of Breakfast at Tiffanys. See website for full details. www.bruntontheatre.co.uk/  Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh EH21 6AA Still Showing at Edinburgh Printmakers John Goto: Mosaic Until Saturday 19 March 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 February  Highlights Scottish Chamber Orchestra Scottish Chamber Orchestra presents Stravinsky: The Chamber Ballets II Queen's Hall Thursday 10 February, 7.30pm The SCO premieres a new arrangement of Fauré's Melodies, a collection of seven songs set to words by 19th century French poets performed by brilliant British soprano Sally Matthews. The concert, directed by Principal Conductor Robin Ticciati, also features Stravinsky's dramatic Apollon musagète and Haydn's Symphony No 96 'Miracle'. Pre-concert talk (free to ticket holders), 6.30pm Robin Ticciati talks about Stravinsky's ballet music. Prokofiev 'Classical' Symphony Queen's Hall Saturday 26 February, 7.30pm Andrew Manze conducts Prokofiev's popular Symphony No 1 'Classical', as well as his own arrangement of Lotti's beautiful Crucifixus. He is joined by Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi, who makes his SCO debut with Mozart's Piano Concerto No 25 in C K503. Tickets: £10-£27 (concessions available) Chamber Concert Queen's Hall Sunday 27 February, 2.30pm Pianist Francesco Piemontesi joins the virtuoso SCO wind principals for an intimate Sunday afternoon performance. The Romantic programme includes Schumann's Kriesleriana Op 16, Beethoven's Quintet in E-flat Op 16, and the hidden gem of Peter Rasmussen's Wind Quintet in F. Tickets: £12, £10, £5 All tickets available from The Queen's Hall Box Office on 0131 668 2019 or www.thequeenshall.net. www.sco.org.uk The Queens Hall, 85-89 Clerk St, Edinburgh, EH8 9JG February at Filmhouse Middle Eastern Film Festival Thursday 10 February - Wednesday 23 February For this year's festival, the focus falls on Turkey, including screenings of Metin Erksan's Dry Summer, winner of the Golden Bear at the 1964 Berlin Film Festival, Tunc Okan's The Bus (1976) dealing with immigration into Europe, Kurdish drama Yol (1982), Ferzan Ozpetek's Harem Suare (1999), Fatih Akin's Head-On (2004), as well as a new wave of Turkish cinema - Zeki Demirkubuz's Innocence, Reha Erdem's Times and Winds and Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Uzak. Find out more and book online here. True Grit From Friday 11 February The Coen Brothers' adaptation of Charles Portis' novel is definitely not what we have come to expect from them. Out goes the Brothers' familiar eccentric, quirky humour, and in comes a decidedly more straightforward cinematic artistry -and what a great decision!? A wonderfully realistic and believable evocation of Western times, and brilliant performances by Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin and Matt Damon. Find out more and book online here. Beautiful Thing Monday 14 February, 8.30pm As our special Valentine's Day screening we are presenting Beautiful Thing at Filmhouse, on Mon 14 Feb at 8.30pm. On a council estate in the London suburbs two teenage boys fall in love. One is awkward and gets picked on at school, while the other is popular but regularly beaten by his father and older brother. A very funny, sweet and tender love story that will warm your cockles whatever your sexual orientation! Screening in aid of Waverley Care, Scotland's largest charity providing care and support to people living with HIV and Hepatitis C, and to their partners, families and carers. Find out more and book online here.   Waste Land Friday 25 February - Thursday 3 March Voted Best Documentary by audiences at both the Sundance and Berlin International Film Festivals, Waste Land is a touching and edgy documentary that encompasses art, the environment, social issues, and stories of ordinary lives. After the 6pm screening on Monday 28 February there will be an open discussion on the issues raised by the film, led by a representative of the Humanist Society of Scotland. Find out more and book online here. www.filmhousecinema.com Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh. Box Office 0131 228 2688   Coming Up 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 a 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. The Quicken Tree at the Botanics Thursday 17 - Saturday 19 March, 6.30pm - 8.15pm Tickets £7/£5 from here, ages 5+ Meet at the John Hope Gateway (entry via Arboretum Place only) Follow Will the knight on a magical adventure through the Garden. Edinburgh University Music in the Community, Hermitage Park, Trinity and Pirniehall Primary Schools present a musical promenade through the Botanics inspired by Spenser's epic romance, The Faerie Queene. www.rbge.org.uk 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR Hip Hop Half Term & Easter Schools Dance Base Half Term School Monday 14 February - Friday 18 February, 9.30am - 3.30pm    Easter School Monday 11 April - Friday 15 April 9.30pm - 3.30pm Open to Children 7-9 and 10-12 A fantastic opportunity for kids to learn a variety of dance styles (street dance, breakin, poppin, lockin and house) as well as playing with photography, art and music video production. There will be a chance to show off all the new moves to parents and family members on the Friday afternoon at the end of week show. Quick, places do sell out, so book online at dancebase.co.uk, over the phone on 0131 225 5525 or at our studios. Cost: £92.50 per week or £78.50 each child for more than 1 child from the same family. Upcoming events at Dance Base There are a whole host of workshops as well as regular drop-in classes available for you to join. There's no excuse not to get dancing. Upcoming workshops include, 'The Essential Showgirl - History of the chorus line', Tibetan Yoga (Kum Nye) and 'Haitian Merengue'. There's a weekly drop-in for everyone 14+ from Hip Hop, Dirtee Pop and Musical Madness to Pilates, Yoga and Contemporary Dance. Check out  dancebase.co.uk or call 0131 225 5525 for more details. www.dancebase.co.uk Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JU REVEAL at Traverse Theatre National Theatre of Scotland  REVEAL Tuesday 15 February  - Saturday 19 March It is time to pull back the curtains and invite you in to some of the work  bring developed at the National Theatre of Scotland. REVEAL is a chance to see artists' ideas and their work at different stages of the creative process: from readings of new plays to challenging ideas explored by experienced directors and writers.   The shows include: Girl X (Pol Heyvaert/Robert Softley/Bart Capelle), Somersaults (by Iain Finlay McLeod), Count Me In (by Gary McNair) and Love Letters to the Public Transport System (by Molly Taylor), Roman Bridge (a reading by Martin Travers) and five Latin American plays in A Play, A Pie and A Pint. More details at www.nationaltheatrescotland.com. www.traverse.co.uk Traverse Theatre, 10 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh, EH1 2ED Coming up at Collective Gallery Image courtesy Alex Gross. White Knight Alex Gross and Anna Mields | Emily Wardill Saturday 19 February - Sunday 3 April Preview: Friday 18 February 7-9pm Contemporary works in a variety of media exploring architectural frames, by Alex Gross, Anna Mields and Emily Wardill. Gallery Opening Times: Tuesday - Sunday, 11- 5pm www.collectivegallery.net      Collective, 22-28 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1NY February at National Museums Scotland Creative Cities The National Museum Scotland's Annual Edinburgh Lecture. Thursday 24 February, 6.30pm Royal Society of Edinburgh, George Street, Edinburgh Rick Mather leads an internationally renowned architectural, masterplanning and urban design practice. He has a particular interest in the cultural and education sectors.  In his talk he will reflect on how architecture can combine with culture and creativity in re-visioning urban spaces. More information can be found at edinburghlectures.wordpress.com. Tickets: £5 Booking telephone: 0131 228 1155 Humanity in War National War Museum From Friday 25 February Included in Edinburgh Castle admission This exhibition depicts warfare across the last 150 years through stunning photography from the collection of the International Committee of the Red Cross. From the American Civil War to the conflicts of the early twenty-first century, the photographer has been a constant presence, preserving moments of courage, dignity, defiance and hope amidst pain and suffering. Photograph: Liberia, 2003. Female government fighters in Ganta, near the border with Guinea. © Teun Anthony Voeten/ICRC www.nms.ac.uk   National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF  www.nms.ac.uk/war War Museum, Edinburgh Castle, Castle Hill, Edinburgh, EH1 2NG Events at Inverleith House Claude Cahun and Sue Tompkins Exhibition runs Saturday 26 February until Sunday 17 April Related Events Saturday 12 March, 2pm - 3pm Dr. Alex Kennedy presents, Claude Cahun Lecture Series: part one 'Queering Cahun'. Sunday 20 March, 11am - 3pm Artist Workshop with Tessa Lynch. Saturday 26 March, 2pm - 3pm Dr. Alex Kennedy presents, Claude Cahun Lecture Series: part two 'Cahun and Feminism'. Saturday 9 April, 2pm - 3pm Dr. Alex Kennedy presents, Claude Cahun Lecture Series: part three 'Cahun as (Not) Woman: The Problem of Psychoanalysing Claude Cahun' Sunday 10 April, 11am - 3pm Artist Workshop with Tessa Lynch. Saturday 16 April, 2pm - 3pm Lizzie Thyne, Director of Playing A Part: The Story of Claude Cahun, discusses the making of the film. www.inverleithhouse.org.uk Inverleith House, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR In This Issue Arts Worker Ticket Offer at the Lyceum February at Brunton Theatre Stil Showing at Edinburgh Printmakers Scottish Chamber Orchestra February at Filmhouse Coming Up at the Royal Botanic Gardens Hip Hop Half Term February at the Royal Botanic Gardens Coming up at Collective Gallery February at National Museums Scotland Events at Inverleith House 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 Opportunities at Edinburgh International Science Festival Various Positions Available Edinburgh International Science Festival is recruiting for various roles in the run up to Science Festival 2011. These include Box Office Supservisor, Science Communicators and several other positions. Please see www.sciencefestival.co.uk for full details. www.sciencefestival.co.uk Learning Co-ordinator Scottish National Portait Gallery Closing date: Friday 11 February  Fixed Term contract, 2.5 years Salary: £25,200.00 - £30,959.00 per annum   An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Learning Co-ordinator to join the Education Department at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery (SNPG). You will be responsible for the development, delivery and promotion of learning programmes for two key National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) audiences: families (including children aged 3-16) and community groups (including disability access groups). You will be required to manage the education spaces at the SNPG and to liaise with other NGS educators regarding their SNPG programmes for other audiences. Educated to degree level in the Arts, or equivalent, you will have experience of project-managing learning programmes and resources for families and children, or communities, ideally including online initiatives. You will possess enthusiasm, creativity and a strong commitment to gallery education. For more information, please contract snpged@nationalgalleries.org or visit www.nationalgalleries.org/jobs.    www.nationalgalleries.org  National Galleries of Scotland, The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL Resident Playwright ESRC Genomics Forum / Traverse Theatre Closing date: Tuesday 15 February  Salary: £14,000 Edinburgh University's ESRC Genomics Forum and the Traverse Theatre are delighted to announce a new creative partnership with the launch of an experienced Resident Playwright to be based within the Genomics Forum in Edinburgh in 2011. They are interested in applications from senior experienced playwrights who have had at least two professional stage productions of their plays. Applicants are invited to send their applications, along with a CV, to Pauleen Rafferty at jobs@traverse.co.uk. www.traverse.co.uk Traverse Theatre, 10 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh, EH1 2ED Opportunities at Hub Tickets  Ticket Services Supervisor Closing Date: Friday 18 February, 12pm Fixed term contract from 7 March to 4 September 2011 Salary: £7.10 per hour Hub Tickets seeks a candidate to assist in the organisation of an efficient ticket sales operation for The Edinburgh International Festival and other events. The successful candidate will have exceptional customer care skills, previous supervisory experience together with excellent IT skills, preferably in a ticketing environment, and an interest in the arts. Cash handling experience and driving licence desirable. Ticket Services Assistant (several positions) Closing Date: Friday 18 February, 12pm Fixed term contract from 14 March to 4 September 2011 Salary: £5.95 per hour Hub Tickets seeks enthusiastic, customer orientated staff to work in the busy ticketing operation for The Edinburgh International Festival and other events. Applicants should have experience working with the public, preferably in the field of arts / entertainment. To obtain an information pack and application form please call Kirsten Stewart on 0131 473 2087, email recruitment@eif.co.uk or write to The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NE.  Please state clearly the post in which you are interested. www.thehub-edinburgh.com The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh, EH1 2NE PA to the Director Edinburgh International Book Festival   Closing date: Tuesday 22 February, 4pm 9 month position starting 28 March 2011 (maternity cover) Can you provide mature, efficient administrative support to the Director of the world's leading literary festival? Edinburgh International Book Festival is looking for a PA to the Director to join the team for a 9 month position. We are looking for an articulate, super-organised, enthusiastic assistant with good attention to detail and strong time management skills. Working chiefly to the Director, you will have excellent secretarial and communication skills, a high degree of literacy and articulacy and a commitment to accuracy. A proactive approach is essential, as is a knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook and two years' experience of office based administration, preferably in a support role to a senior member of staff. Knowledge of festivals and literature is desirable. Interviews: 28 February 2011 www.edbookfest.co.uk Edinburgh International Book Festival, 5a Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, EH2 4DR Opportunities for Arts Workers 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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