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Festival Exhibition by Sarah McFadyen

Take Me To New Lands & Then Take Me Home Opening Event: Sat 5 Oct 3pm to 5pm. All Welcome. Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR A new exhibition of paintings by Orcadian artist and musician Sarah McFadyen explores the line between the worlds of fact and fable, and the place where … Continued

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Family Storytelling during the October School Holidays

The Scottish International Storytelling Festival is the world’s largest celebration of storytelling and 2024 marks its 35th anniversary. The Festival’s programme is packed with events for families to enjoy over the October school holidays and kicks off on Saturday 12 October, ahead of the festival’s main programme (18 to 31 Oct). Family highlights include storytelling … Continued

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2024 Scottish International Storytelling Festival Programme Announced

Today (Wed 11 Sep) with support from the Scottish Government’s Festivals EXPO Fund and Creative Scotland, the Scottish International Storytelling Festival launched its 35th festival programme. The Scottish International Storytelling Festival (18 to 31 October 2024) is organised by TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) and is the world’s largest celebration of storytelling. Since it … Continued

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Visitor Services Manager, Scottish Storytelling Centre

Title: Visitor Services Manager, Scottish Storytelling Centre Salary: £29,033 – £32,025 per annum Location: Edinburgh Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week on a rota, fixed term until 31 December 2025 Closing date: Tuesday 10 September, 12:00pm   An exciting opportunity to head up the Visitor Services team at a vibrant visitor attraction and arts venue in central Edinburgh. … Continued

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Project Documentation Officer

TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) is looking for a Project Documentation Officer (0.8 FTE, fixed term 12 months) to join its team dedicated to championing our shared traditions of music, song, storytelling, dance, crafts, customs and local languages. Reporting to the TRACS Director, the Project Documentation Officer’s primary role is to collate and disseminate … Continued

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Stones are Alive

Review by Catherine Coutts As Greek dancer Vassia Bouchagiar-Walker moves lithely onto the floor at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, her task is not an easy one. The audience – largely Scottish traditional music afficionados – are there for the preview of Mairi Campbell’s Living Stone exhibition. They have already been sitting for forty minutes on … Continued

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Time for Another Story – Season 2 Launches!

Following last year’s podcast success, the Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) organised by Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS) launches a second series of its popular podcast Another Story (today) 21 May. Kicking off the series will be a new hour-long episode of chat, stories, music and folk song from Shona Cowie and Neil Sutcliffe, … Continued

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Successful Year for Pomegranates International Traditional Dance Festival

2024 was another successful year for our Pomegranates Festival which ended on 30 April. The packed five-day programme of traditional dance, poetry, art and fashion, saw ticket sales up by 50% on 2023, fully-booked free family events and a packed house for fashion designer Alison Harm’s show featuring her latest collection made from sustainable tartan … Continued

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FISHING by Stephanïe Vandëm – A New Exhibition Inspired by Scottish Fishing Communities and Seascapes

FISHING by Stephanïe Vandëm – Opens 3 May until 15 June Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh EH1 1SR A new exhibition inspired by Scottish fishing communities and seascapes will go on display at the Scottish Storytelling Centre as part of the TRACS programme during Edinburgh Tradfest from 3 May to 15 June 2024. Artist Stephanïe Vandëm imaginatively … Continued

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A dancer? Advance your Professional Development in a Day

At the heart of our Pomegranates Festival, once again, is the intensive day of professional development workshops led by Scottish artists and creative migrants based in Scotland. This year the line-up includes 12 trad dance workshops taught by 14 dance artists including Evie Waddell, Nadia Khattab, Niki & Yangyang, Lara Russo & Inesa Vėlavičiūtė, Gica … Continued

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