1 Apr 2005 in Dance & Drama, Highland, Reviews
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, Thursday 31 March 2005
1 Apr 2005 in Features, Festival, Music, Orkney
The St Magnus Festival in Orkney is firmly established as a world class arts event. The Arts Journal looks ahead to this year’s festival in June
1 Apr 2005 in Dance & Drama, Features
The Curve Foundation Dance Company was founded in 1998 by Scottish dancer and choreographer ROSS COOPER, and is dedicated to presenting exciting modern dance by a variety of choreographers. Ross tells the Arts Journal about their latest venture ahead of their Highlands and Islands tour.
1 Apr 2005 in Dance & Drama, Features, Festival, Orkney
LEAH SEATOR reports on the first-ever Orkney Dance Festival
1 Apr 2005 in Dance & Drama, Features, Highland
GEORGINA COBURN looks at the latest developments in the work of the Strathspey-based dance group Dannsa
28 Mar 2005 in Film, Reviews
ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies. IT HAS BEEN a long time coming, but Woody Allen is back on form with Melinda And Melinda. After a string of half-hearted attempts and half-baked ideas, Allen finally delivers a recognisable combination of his trademark wit and worldly wisdom. The snappy one-liners are matched by some sharp insights into […]
22 Mar 2005 in Film, Reviews
ALLAN HUNTER at the Movies. PENELOPE CRUZ returns to her European roots in Don’t Move, and is rewarded with one of her best roles in recent years. The star of disappointing Hollywood fare like Vanilla Sky and Gothika, Cruz abandons her natural beauty to portray a downtrodden, panda-eyed, working-class woman embroiled in a tragic affair […]
17 Mar 2005 in Features, Visual Arts & Crafts
In January 2005 Scottish maker, BETH LEGG, took part in a group exhibition entitled ‘Contemporary Objects from Edinburgh’ which was displayed in Kyoto and Tokyo. Beth reports on the exhibition.
16 Mar 2005 in Highland, Music, Reviews
Osprey Centre, Aviemore, Tuesday 15 March 2005
16 Mar 2005 in Features, Highland, Writing
ROBERT DAVIDSON loves paper-and-ink books as much as the rest of us, but the director of Sandstone Press is equally passionate about their new niché publishing venture into downloadable e-books – novellas and translations of poetry