Festivals

Fringe 2018: Q&A with Zen Gwen on Mindful Disco

How would you describe your show in one sentence? Mindful Disco partners up Dance and Mindfulness, brings them on to the dance floor, to let the joy ignite. Is this a new show or have you performed it elsewhere? It’s a new dance event. What’s your favourite thing about the Fringe? We have lived in … Continued

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Fringe 2018: Q&A with Annie George on Twa

How would you describe your show in one sentence? Unique, hard-hitting, poetic and highly visual exploration of creative resistance and the different ways in which women are silenced. Is this a new show or have you performed it elsewhere? It’s a new show! Is this your first visit to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? My eighth … Continued

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Fringe 2018: Q&A with TumbleDry Theatre

How would you describe your show in one sentence? Three stories from three classic writers that showcase the eerie, the disturbing and the tragic. Is this a new show or have you performed it elsewhere? We’ve performed it in quite a few places – the Bread and Roses, and the White Bear in London, as … Continued

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Fringe 2018: Q&A with Peter Chand on Henna

How would you describe your show in one sentence? Ancient Indian stories brought to life by two dazzling British Indian Storytellers. Is this a new show or have you performed it elsewhere? Not a new show Is this your first visit to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? We have been told to expect MANY weird and … Continued

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Fringe Q&A with Loud Poets

How would you describe your show in one sentence? Our show is what happens when fist-thumping, pint-drinking, side-tickling, heart-wrenching spoken word poetry meets the 70’s favourite form of light entertainment… thus Loud Poets: The Fantastical Game Show Spectacular was born! Is this a new show or have you performed it elsewhere? This is a brand-new … Continued

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Into the Unknown with Dougie Mackay: Fringe Q&A

How would you describe your show in one sentence? A wild storytelling adventure through Scotland’s mythic landscape Is this a new show or have you performed it elsewhere? This show was created for The Edge Festival 2017, but it has evolved a fair bit since then, gaining new stories and greater depth. Is this your first visit to … Continued

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Growing Stories – Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2018 Advanced Programme

The World’s Finest Feast of Traditional Storytelling!   Celebrating 30 years of the Storytelling Festival, Growing Stories feeds the creativity of Scottish and international storytellers to unearth ancient roots and blossom new talent across Scotland. The Advanced Programme is now online, jam-packed with fantastic events, workshops, talks, story walks and suppers, with something for everyone to enjoy and discover. 20 … Continued

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Kin: Fortune, Feuds & The Family Tree – The Devil Meets Our Loved Ones

Sat 5 May | 7.30pm (2hrs) | Scottish Storytelling Centre Families – we can’t live with them, can’t live without them! In the spirit of this year’s TradFest theme of ‘Passing it on’, what storytelling topic could be more fitting than ‘family’ and ‘heritage’? We all know anecdotes of peculiar family gatherings, enlightening moments of … Continued

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Where I Stand: A New Conversation – Discussion, Q&A and Networking Event @ Scottish Storytelling Centre, 3rd May 2018

Collaborate and Listen: free discussion, Q&A and networking event at The Scottish Storytelling Centre What: A chance to hear about the collaborative storytelling residency and performance Where I Stand: A New Conversation before it’s Edinburgh debut within TradFest. (Followed by an open forum, Q&A and networking opportunity) Where I Stand: A New Conversation is a performance … Continued

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Celebrate Scotland’s Bard with BurnsFest

From 20-27 January, the Scottish Storytelling Centre will pay homage to Robert Burns with wonderful events celebrating his life and legacy. Part of the Scotland’s Winter Festivals programme, there’s a feast of live storytelling, music, workshops, dance and children’s events in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town, showcasing how a poet born in 1759 is … Continued

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