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Category Archives: Expressive Arts
Big Dance Schools Pledge 2012
Big Dance 2012 will happen across the UK with a series of mass participation events led by our Regional Partners through Get Scotland Dancing (more information to be posted soon on www.creativescotland.com). The next Big Dance will take place across the UK from May – July 2012.
Big Dance Schools Pledge 2012
Login to sign up for Schools Pledge 2012 here
To sign up for the pledge you first need to login into your Profile or create an account.
The Pledge will be back in 2012! which coincides with the start of the Olympic Torch Relay in the UK. Renowned choreographer, Wayne McGregor, will be creating the choreography.
Big Dance School pledge
The School Pledge mass participation event for schools across the UK and around the world will take place with a world record attempt at 1pm on 18 May 2012 the day that the Olympic torch arrives in the UK. Big Dance is about showing lots of different types of Dance in unusual places. In 2011 260 schools worldwide signed-up to take part in the Schools Pledge 2011.
The choreographer for Big Dance 2012 is Wayne McGregor the multi award-winning British choreographer, renowned for his physically testing choreography and ground-breaking collaborations across dance, film, music, visual art, technology and science. He will create a piece of dance which will be available on the website and supported by resources.
The choreography for the schools pledge will be available online from January 2012 here Big Dance 2012 – Official Site – Big Dance 2012 but you can register there from September for news.
Katy McKeown | Dance Officer
Creative Scotland
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What’s happening at this year’s #slf11 Cultural Village?
An artist installation featuring artist collective Molecules in Motion undertaking a multi arts production process with a group of 24 children.
MIM have been working in a West Dunbartonshire primary to create four ‘how to films’ for teachers which will feature on our website and that of education Scotland as a teacher’s resources. These will include the activities that teacher can see demonstrated on the day; how to make print t-shirts, how to make a soundscape, how to create film and how to choreograph. The children will operate as a very visible ‘production’ team and will collect image and sound from around the venue as well as the stall. They have been working with the artists over a number of weeks within school.
In addition 3 flat screens will feature Creative Scotland resources including the joint Education Scotland Creativity Portal.
There may even be a surprise or two…
Midlothian young people win Best Film Award – ‘Anti-social behaviour: what’s the big deal?’
Film award for Midlothian youth http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/news/article/199/film_award_for_midlothian_youth
Midlothian Youth Platform are celebrating their success after their documentary on anti-social behaviour won the prestigious ‘best film’ award at the Scottish Parliament’s Young People’s Day. Their documentary, entitled ‘Anti-social behaviour: what’s the big deal?’, was released earlier this year.
Kenyan Maasai Warriors visit a Highland primary school
Blas schools programme creates Kenyan and Highland exchange of culture http://www.highland.gov.uk/yourcouncil/news/newsreleases/2011/September/2011-09-06-01.htm
Pupils at a Highland primary school will take part in a cultural exchange of music and dance this week (Friday 9 September) when a troupe of Kenyan Maasai Warriors visit Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis. Organised as part of the Blas schools 2011 programme, the visiting troupe called the Osiligi Maasai Warriors regularly visit the UK in an effort to raise funds for their families and for improvements to their home village.
The Blas education programme assists schools and teachers in achieving the experiences and outcomes required for the expressive arts and Gaelic areas of the Curriculum for Excellence by providing opportunities for pupils to deepen their understanding of culture in Scotland and the wider world.
Glow Meet: Higher Dance Microsite Launch – YDance, Friday 9 September, 1.00 pm
Join YDance on Glow Meet for the official launch of their new Higher Dance Microsite. Artistic Director Anna Kenrick will give a guided tour of the site and will talk about some of the ways it can be used by teachers and pupils. The Glow Meet with include a short film about the Co-Create project during which YDance used Glow to support Higher Dance teachers across three local authorities.
Sign up for the Glow Meet here. (Glow user name and password required.) http://bit.ly/olDsR8
Fife Youth Music Forum
Fife Council announces that the Fife Youth Music Forum is holding an open meeting on Wednesday 5 October 2011 at 7.00 pm in the Rothes Halls to launch its Mapping Report which details the wide variety of music activities available to young people in Fife. The event is aimed at those interested in providing or participating in music provision for young people.
Young emerging artists sound out at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall
As the Festival season draws to a close this year, Edinburgh will still play host to the best of Scotland’s emerging talent throughout the winter as a new programme of Sound Check events is announced.
Following a celebrated series of concerts last year, the groundbreaking ‘Emerging Artists’ scheme returns for a second successive year.
Featuring the best of Scotland’s young professional talent, the series gives artists a unique opportunity to perform live in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh’s premier concert hall, and gives audiences a chance to hear tomorrow’s stars today.
In partnership with Live Music Now, a charity set up by Yehudi Menuhin in 1977, the initiative not only makes high quality live music accessible, it also supports young musicians at the outset of their careers.
Councillor Deidre Brock, Culture Leader for the City of Edinburgh Council, said: “It’s great to welcome this series back with a new programme and a new set of talented young performers, who I’m certain will be inspired by the fantastic setting of Edinburgh’s Usher Hall.
“Some of Scotland’s best young musicians will have the opportunity to play on the stage where such greats as Ella Fitzgerald, the Flaming Lips and classical star Nicola Benedetti have performed.”
A range of genres will be on offer, from singer/song writer talent Jo Mango, with her haunting, evocative vocals, to the exuberant rhythm and soul of Hebridean-originals Skerryvore.
All the concerts will take place from 11.00-11.45am, with school pupils, children and students in for free. All other tickets are £2.
Members of the audience have the opportunity to chat with the artists afterwards in the Usher Hall Café Bar. To book, visit usherhall.co.uk or call the box office on 0131 228 1155.
Macrobert – 40th Birthday Party
YOU are invited to macrobert’s biggest ever birthday party. We are turning 40 this year and will be celebrating the start of the anniversary year with a big bang on Saturday 17 September. The party is a big fundraising event that will kick off a whole year of celebrations and has something for everyone. The party is free, but you are invited to pay what you think it was worth at the end.
Performances, workshops and events will be ongoing from 12 noon till 9pm, and a 70s disco and ceilidh will close the event from 9pm till late. For full details go to www.macrobert.org/40 <http://www.macrobert.org/40> or call our lovely box office team on 01786 466666.
And please bring your friends and family too! We are looking forward to seeing you on the day. Oooh, and there will be cake!
Please help us spread the word and forward this invite to your friends and colleagues.
PS: RSVP on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/ragDA2 <http://on.fb.me/ragDA2> or spread the word on Twitter using #macrobert40
Concerts for Secondary School pupils S4 – S6 – RSNO
RSNO Maestro Music 2011
Tuesday 1 November, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall – 10:30 and 1:15
Wednesday 2 November, Usher Hall, Edinburgh – 1:00
Thursday 3 November, Aberdeen Music Hall – 1:00
FIVE
Five composers. Five lives. Five amazing pieces of music.
This year’s Maestro Music concert will be presented by Paul Rissmann, and features movements from composers’ fifth symphonies. The concert kicks off with a Side by Side performance of the 1st movement from Beethoven’s Symphony No5. Don’t forget to nominate your talented instrumentalists for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Maestro Music lasts approximately one hour. Tickets cost £6.00 for pupils, and are free for teachers.
Before the concert, we will be posting online resources, including videos of RSNO musicians discussing the pieces and PowerPoint presentations exploring the music and its relevance to other areas of the Curriculum for Excellence.
For more information, and to book places, please visit: www.rsno.org.uk/schools_concerts and follow the link for Maestro Music.
