Posts Tagged ‘performing arts’
Aberdeen bus shelters inspired new stage show
Creative ideas can come from many places – but a new show is probably the first to have been inspired by Aberdeen’s bus shelters. Aberdeen Performing Arts, through its producing arm Freshly Squeezed Productions, is supporting two local creatives to shape a new theatre show. Fine artist Kate Steenhauer and creative writer Shane Strachan first met…
Read MorePlug Festival will showcase musical talent
The curtain is to rise on one of the country’s foremost celebrations of new music as more than 65 premieres by around 50 composers are showcased at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s 2018 Plug Festival. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Red Note and Glasgow New Music Expedition are among the renowned ensembles collaborating with composition…
Read MoreProject takes opera to a brand new audience
Scottish Opera is taking opera to a whole new generation next month. The Opera Factory is a brand new interactive musical experience for primary three pupils, exploring how an opera is made. It combines advance classroom resources designed to reinforce key learning outcomes of A Curriculum for Excellence Level 1 with a live performance that…
Read MoreA double boost to restore Aberdeen Music Hall
An £8.7million campaign to revamp Aberdeen Music Hall has been given a huge boost. Aberdeen Performing Arts (APA) has announce the launch of a new corporate sponsorship campaign in support of the Music Hall Transformation. The scheme has been kicked off with donations totalling £10,000 from Aberdeen Standard Investments and BP. APA, the charitable trust…
Read MoreTickets are now on sale for two outstanding musicals
Two new spectacular star-studded shows to hit His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen for first time. Aberdeen Performing Arts (APA) will welcome both the fashionable, Olivier Award-winning Kinky Boots and Cilla – The Musical to His Majesty’s Theatre for their inaugural runs on the stage, further adding to APA’s strong events calendar for the next two…
Read MoreScottish Opera prepares for a Russian first
The first ever performance of Rachmaninov on the Scottish Opera stage, and the Scottish premiere of Francesca da Rimini, are taking place soon. The 2017/18 Sunday Series: Opera in Concert concludes on 6 May at 3pm at Theatre Royal Glasgow with a Rachmaninov double bill of Aleko and Francesca da Rimini. Scottish Opera’s music director…
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