| | Arts Info eBulletin
March 2011 |
Dear omss, Spring is truly in full swing, and there's plenty to keep you out and about this March. With events on offer from the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Hebrides Ensemble, there's no way you can stay at home. |
| | £5 off tickets at the Royal Lyceum Theatre |
 Age of Arousal
Until Saturday 12 March
"tremendous fun... gloriously bold and inventive... the performances.. are simply immaculate"
The Scotsman - FOUR STARS
"funny, dynamic and politically fascinating" The Guardian - FOUR STARS
"...gives the lie to the idea that a show about feminism needs to be dull and worthy... quick witted entertainment" Evening News - FOUR STARS
"rich dialogue... glorious archness" The Herald - FOUR STARS
"This is great theatre, an intelligent, lively and funny production"
The Public Reviews - FOUR STARS
Set in 1885 this is an odyssey of alcoholism, cross dressing and sexual revolution. Suffragette Mary Barfoot and her protégé Rhoda enlist female students to master the new invention that will gain them freedom - the typewriter. Genre busting, rule-bending and ambitiously original. For more information please visit www.lyceum.org.uk/arousal.
Ticket Offer: £5 off any seat in the Stalls or Grand Circle for the final week of Age of Arousal. Maximum 2 tickets per customer. Not available to book online. Quote 'TAB arts info' when booking. To book please phone 0131 248 4848. 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. Come along 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
 Marilyn
Tuesday 15 March - Saturday 2 April
During the summer of 1960, Marilyn Monroe and French actress Simone Signoret live in adjacent apartments of the Beverly Hills Hotel. Thrown together while Monroe films the movie Let's Make Love with Signoret's husband Yves Montand, the pair form an uneasy friendship, plagued by jealousy and insecurity. Under the watchful eye of Patti, hairdresser to the stars, it becomes a relationship that will test their deepest beliefs and threaten to destroy them both. Uncover the raw complexities of celebrity lives in this fascinating portrayal of two of the world's greatest film stars. Best known for the modern classic Bondagers, Sue Glover is a renowned Scottish writer for stage, radio and television.
Ticker Offer:
£5 off any seat in the Stalls or Grand Circle for Marilyn. Tuesday - Thursday evenings only. Maximum 2 tickets per customer. Not available to book online. Quote 'TAB arts info' when booking. To book please phone 0131 248 4848.
Special Events
Theatre Class Wednesday 16 March, 10.30am
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
Curtain Raiser Thursday 17 March, 6pm
Join Playwright Sue Glover in conversation about Marilyn.
Tickets: £5 (£3 concessions, students, Lyceum subscribers). Under 18s free
Writing workshop: Marilyn - Creating characters: Real or imagined Saturday 26 March, 10.30am
Sue Glover (Marilyn, Bondagers, Straw Chair) shares her approaches to playwriting, focusing in particular on creating believable characters.
Tickets: £12/£8 concessions.
www.lyceum.org.uk
Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AX. |
Pulse Shadows
Hebrides Ensemble |
 Harrison Birtwistle's
Pulse Shadows
ecat and Hebrides Ensemble join forces to bring you one of the finest chamber works of the late 20th Century - Harrison Birtwistle's Pulse Shadows. Come along for the Scottish premiere of this work of ingenuity and magic, described as one of his finest achievements and a piece of 'extraordinary weight and emotional complexity' (The Guardian). Drawing inspiration from the poetry of Paul Celan and the Freizes and Fantasias of Purcell, Pulse Shadows interleaves movements for string quartet with works for ensemble and soprano. They will be joined by the distinguished American soprano, Claron McFadden, who has performed Pulse Shadows throughout Europe with absolute authority and depth of emotion. ecat's Peter Nelson, Hebrides Ensemble Artistic Director and Cellist William Conway, and Claron McFadden talk about the work in their latest podcast.
Eden Court, Inverness Tuesday 8 March, 8pm
Please phone 01463 234 234 or click here for information.
Queen's Hall, Edinburgh Wednesday 9 March, 7.45pm
Please phone 0131 668 2019 or click here for information.
Perth Concert Halls Please phone 01738 621 031 or click here for information.
Friday 11 March, 7.30pm
www.hebridesensemble.org.uk
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| March 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.
 An Informed Energy: Lithography and Tamarind
Prints from the Tamarind Institute of Lithography, New Mexico
Saturday 26 March to Saturday 21 May
This world-class exhibition of works by leading and international artists Jim Dine, Kiki Smith and Lesley Dill, celebrates the diversity of the medium of lithography and the accomplishments of the renowned Tamarind Institute of New Mexico. Tamarind Institute is a non-profit centre for lithography that trains master-printers and houses a professional collaborative studio for artists. Founded in 1960 in Los Angeles, Tamarind played a significant role in reviving the art of lithography in the United States and continues to provide professional training and creative opportunities for artists.
Edinburgh Printmakers Fundraising Auction Monday 28 March
Registration, 6pm
Auction, 7pm
Edinburgh Printmakers has a long-standing reputation over 40 years for quality and excellence in the field of contemporary printmaking, offering facilities and opportunities for artists and quality original fine art prints for sale. The aim of this fundraising auction is to help continue to provide key services and facilities for artists at Edinburgh Printmakers.
Public Viewing of Featured and Silent Auction Lots Sunday 27 March, 2-5pm & Monday 28 March, 10am-5pm
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
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| The Ethics of the Encounter 2 Stills
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|  Social Documents - The Ethics of Encounter 2
The Atlas Group; Francois Bucher; Dani Marti; Artur Zmijewski Until Sunday 13 March
When artists site their practice within the fabric of social relations, documentary modes often play a central role in mediating events and experiences. Though the resulting material often bears a close resemblance to ethnographic mapping, investigative journalism or even community work, in contrast to the strict ethical codes to which these disciplines adhere many of today's artists operate in somewhat murkier waters.
www.stills.org 23 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh
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 | | | Coming up at Collective Gallery |
 White Knight Alex Gross and Anna Mields | Emily Wardill Until Sunday 3 April
A group show investigating architecture as a frame with new work Farbenlehre by collaborating artists Anna Mields and Alex Gross presented in the main galleries and Emily Wardill's Full Firearms in the Guest Room.
White Knight | Sunday Screen Dark Days by Marc Singer Sunday 13 March, 5pm Novice filmmaker Marc Singer lived in the bowels of a midtown Manhattan railway station for two years to shoot this harrowing account of the day-to-day existence of the homeless. Dark Days has been selected in relation to White Knight.
Soapbox Thursday 24 March, 6pm
Join Collective for our White Knight Soapbox with invited guests from across creative worlds who'll share their ideas in a quickfire presentation. Speakers include Fiona Jardine and Ewan Imrie.
6 speakers * 6.5 minutes each * Anything goes.
Sunday Screen  Sunday 27 March
Times: To be confirmed. Check www.collectivegallery.net Join us for a film screening selected in relation to Collective's current exhibition White Knight. The Girl Chewing Gum by John Smith (1976) Edinburgh's Big Screen, Festival Square
www.collectivegallery.net
Collective, 22-28 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1NY |
 The Virginia Monologues: Why it's Great to be Sixty!
Wednesday 9 March, 7.30pm
Comedy written and performed by Virginia Ironside Directed by Nigel Planer. Recommended age14+
Tickets: £14 (£12)
Janis Claxton Dance, Humanimalia
Friday 11 March, 7.30pm
Partial nudity.
Recommended age12+
Tickets: £10.50 (£8.50) £6 under 18s
Mother Courage and her Children
Saturday 12 March, 7.30pm
Drama set in the Thirty Years War
Recommended age12+
Tickets: £11 (£9) £6 under 18s
Wild Life
Wednesday 16 March, 7.30pm
Dark and witty drama
Recommended age14+
Tickets: £11 (£9) £6 under 18s
Gagarin Way
Saturday 19 March, 7.30pm
Satirical drama
Tickets: £11 (£9) £6 under 18s
Edinburgh Quartet
Thursday 24 March 6.30pm, concert 7.30pm
Classical music
Tickets: £23.50 (£21.50) supper and concert
£13.50 (£11.50) concert only bookable from March 11
Caged
Thursday 24 March, 10am/1.30pm
Friday 25 March, 10am
Saturday 26 March, 2pm/7.30pm
Children's drama from award winning Catherine Wheels
Tickets: £6, £22 family of 4
 Chris Difford
Tuesday 29 March, 7.30pm Chris Difford - Imaginary Friends Tour Tickets: £15 (£13) Chekhov's Shorts European Arts Company Wednesday 30 March, 7.30pm Tickets: £11 (£9) £6 under 18s
www.bruntontheatre.co.uk
Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh EH21 6AA |
Greek Film Festival  Friday 11 - Monday 21 MarchThe Greek Film Festival returns to Filmhouse with the best from Greece's young generation of filmmakers, as well as a retrospective of Pantelis Voulgaris, a hugely influential figure in the Greek new wave of the late sixties and early seventies. We are delighted to welcome Mr Voulgaris to the festival to introduce and take part in post-film discussions for the screenings of Quiet Days in August, Soul Deep, Happy Day and Stone Years. Find out more and book online here.  We Love Anime
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 MarchEvery year there are a slew of anime films released onto DVD or Blu-Ray that never get a chance to be shown on the big screen. Scotland Loves Animation have partnered up with Manga Entertainment, Kaze Optimum Releasing and Beez Entertainment to bring you the a selection of the biggest films coming out in the next 12 months to the big screen across the UK and Ireland. So catch them in cinemas while you can. We Love Anime is proudly sponsored by Uniqlo -anyone who buys tickets to all four films will get a goodie bag containing a Uniqlo Naruto t-shirt among other things! Find out more and book online here. Roeg's Gallery Friday 11 - Monday 31 MarchNicolas Roeg's visionary spirit has produced an endlessly fascinating series of works in which taboos are embraced and explored. Challenging preconceptions about civilisation and the capabilities of the moving image, Roeg is one of cinema's most influential mavericks. This season includes his greatest masterpieces, Walkabout, Performance, Eureka, Don't Look Now, Bad Timing, Insignificance and The Man Who Fell to Earth. Find out more and book online here.  Les Diaboliques
Friday 18 - Thursday 24 MarchSadistic cruelty, bitter hatred, murderous betrayal... This classic re-release of Clouzot's razor-sharp thriller remains one of the most Hitchcockian of all the films made by the French master of suspense. The wife and the mistress of the tyrannical headmaster of a seedy boys' boarding school conspire to put an end to his callous brutality. Much imitated but seldom bettered, the film can also lay claim to a clutch of excellent performances; not just Véra Clouzot, Simone Signoret and Paul Meurisse as the misbegotten ménage-à-trois, but a young Michel Serrault as a teacher and the inimitable Charles Vanel as a canny detective. Find out more and book online here. www.filmhousecinema.comFilmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh. Box Office 0131 228 2688 |
Blood Brothers and Buena Vista Social Club
Edinburgh Playhouse |
|  Blood Brothers
Monday 14 - Saturday 19 March
Monday - Saturday 7.30pm, Wednesday & Saturday 2.30pm
'A triumphant evening - unmissable and unbeatable'. The Spectator
Willy Russell is undeniably one of the UK's leading contemporary dramatists, and his classic musical masterpiece Blood Brothers returns to Edinburgh this month. This multi-award winning show tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again with tragic consequences. Starring X Factor's Niki Evans as Mrs Johnstone, the superb score includes 'Bright New Day', 'Marilyn Monroe' and the emotionally charged hit 'Tell Me It's Not True'.
'The musical of the decade.' International Herald Tribune
Tickets: £12.50 - £39.50
 Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club
Featuring Omara Portuondo
Monday 21 March, 7.30pm
An extraordinary line-up of Buena Vista Social Club stalwarts, together in a 15 piece band direct from Havana, present some of the finest Cuban music ever made. Joining the band is Omara Portuondo, whose 2008 recording Gracias won a Latin Grammy. This unique concert will take you on a musical excursion from the original 1996 Buena Vista Social Club recordings, which sold over 7 million copies, up to the present day, and transport you to the heat of Cuba's clubs and dancehalls.
Tickets: £33.50 and £28.50
Students: £2.50 concession
Book now on 0844 847 1660 or at www.edinburghplayhouse.org.uk.
The new Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre season brochure will be available from the end of March, if you'd like to subscribe to receive the e-brochure please sign up at www.edinburghplayhouse.org.uk.
www.edinburghplayhouse.org.uk
Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place Edinburgh EH1 3AA |
Comedy at the Queen's Hall
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 Mark Steel
Tuesday 15 March, 8pm
"He's a man with a passionate desire to communicate his ideas, who is also very funny" (The Guardian)
John Shuttleworth Wednesday 16 March, 8pm "Sheffield's finest synthesizer player and twaddle talker" (Daily Telegraph)
Milton Jones Saturday 26 March, 8pm "The best one-liner merchant in British comedy" (Chortle) Tickets on sale now from The Queen's Hall Box Office on 0131 668 2019 or online at www.thequeenshall.net . www.thequeenshall.net
The Queens Hall, 85-89 Clerk St, Edinburgh, EH8 9JG |
Coming Up at the Royal Botanic Gardens
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| The Garden is springing to life with an amazing variety of events and exhibitions: The Q uicken Tree 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.
Atomise Later... Tuesday 19 April, 7pm - 9.30pm
John Hope Gateway (entrance via Arboretum Place only)
Tickets: £15/£12 (includes entry to workshops and a glass of wine) from www.sciencefestival.co.uk.
Celebrating the International Year of Chemistry, Atomise offers an explosive take on the world of chemical reactions, with plenty of chances to get your hands dirty and enjoy extra events the children don't see. Part of the Science Festival Later...the series of talks and evening events for adults.
Ages 18+
Conserving Ecologies: Craft & Biodiversity Daily until 20 March, 10am - 6pm
Free entry
It's your last chance to see this inspiring exhibition celebrating the diversity of Scotland's contemporary craft makers and our natural environment. On Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 March there will be free drop-in craft sessions from 1pm to 4pm.
See www.rbge.org.uk/events for the full round-up.
www.rbge.org.uk
20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR
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March Highlights
Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
 Scottish Chamber Orchestra presents
New Romantics Queen's Hall
Saturday 19 March, 7.30pm
This concert features the world premiere of Pastoral, the last music written by Edinburgh-based composer, Edward Harper. Completed by Lyell Cresswell, using the surviving manuscript and Harper's notes, the piece is a setting of Burns' poetry, performed by Scottish mezzo Karen Cargill. Berio's Folk Songs, Battistelli's Fair is Foul, Foul is Fair, based on Macbeth, and Britten's Suite on English Folk Tunes (A time there was) complete the literary themed concert, conducted by Garry Walker.
Pre-concert Talk
Lyell Cresswell discusses his friend Edward Harper's music in a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm.
 Stravinsky: The Chamber Ballets
Queen's Hall
Thursday 10 March, 7.30pm
The final instalment of Stravinsky: The Chamber Ballets, a series celebrating the composer's ballet music, features Orpheus, the tale of the hero's journey to the Underworld. Acclaimed French violinist Renaud Capuçon returns for Szymanowski's sumptuous Violin Concerto No 2 which will be performed alongside Haydn's dramatic Symphony No 94 'Surprise'.
Pre-concert Talk
Professor Jonathan Cross, author of The Stravinsky Legacy, talks about the composer in a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm.
 Fauré Requiem
Usher Hall
Thursday 31 March, 7.30pm
SCO Principal Conductor Robin Ticciati directs one of the great choral works, Fauré's Requiem with the SCO Chorus, and is joined by soloists Carolyn Sampson and Neal Davies. The programme opens with Siegfried Idyll, Wagner's musical gift to his wife on her birthday and in thanks for their son Siegfried, and also includes Schreker's Romantic Chamber Symphony.
Tickets: £9 - £27 (concessions available)
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 |
|  Ceilidh Culture 2011
Friday 25 March - Saturday 16 April
Join in the annual celebration of grassroots traditional arts at Edinburgh's Ceilidh Culture and choose from a great range of events for all ages, from local talent to international acts.
Book now on 0131 228 1155 or visit www.ceilidhculture.co.uk for more information.
www.ceilidhculture.co.uk
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Hip Hop Easter School and Summer Term
Dance Base |
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Easter School Monday 11 April - Friday 15 April 9.30pm - 3.30pmOpen to Children 7-9yrs and 10-12yrs 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.  Summer Term
Bookings open for a whole range of fantastic summer term dance courses at Dance Base on Saturday 9 April at 10am. Whether your child fancies learning some super cool street moves or whether you fancy doing one of the many adult courses, there is something for everyone aged 18 months to 60+! From Ballroom, Salsa, Tango and Swing to Contemporary, Yoga, Pilates, Jazz, Hip hop, Breakdance, Ceilidh, Highland and Belly dance there's plenty to choose from. Classes are available at the Grassmarket and also the Leith venue. Check out the website at www.dancebase.co.uk, call 0131 255 5525 or pop into Dance Base for more information. www.dancebase.co.ukDance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JU |
Royal Photography
The Queen's Gallery |
|  Marcus Adams: Royal Photographer
The Queen's Gallery
Until Sunday 5 June
Over 100 photographs are brought together in an exhibition to celebrate the work of Marcus Adams (1875-1959), who devoted 50 years to photographing royal children. Adams overturned the long tradition of formal royal portraiture and between 1926 and 1956 created a unique record of two generations of royal children, presenting a new, relaxed image of royalty. Vintage prints from almost all the royal sittings are included, many formerly part of the personal collection of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.
Tickets: £6 (£5.50 concession/Under 17 £3)
To purchase tickets, please call 020 7766 7321 or visit www.royalcollection.org.uk.
Meet the Curator: Talk and Private View The Queen's Gallery
Thursday 14 April, 6.30-8pm
Join exhibition curator Lisa Heighway as she explores his fascinating career - from the events which led to the opening of his famous Children's Studio to his role as photographer for two generations of royal children. Discover Adams unique approach to children's photography and how he presented a new and relaxed image of royalty and family life. The talk (45 minutes) is followed by a private view of the exhibition.
Tickets: £10 (£7), includes refreshments and a 20% discount in The Queen's Gallery shop on the day
Booking essential, please telephone 0131 557 2500.
www.royalcollection.org.uk
The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Canongate, The Royal Mile, EH8 8DX |
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