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Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Rambert Dance: Labyrinth of Love, on the site Northings

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:38:19 +0000

Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 19 March 2013
COMBINING dance with digital media is often attempted but rarely succeeds as well as it does in Labyrinth of Love, the work which opened Rambert’s welcome […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Sam Cartman: At the End of the Road, on the site Northings

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:40:58 +0000

Kilmorack Gallery, until 13 April 2013
INSPIRED by Scottish and Italian landscapes, Sam Cartman’s first solo exhibition at Kilmorack Gallery represents a significant progression in the artist’s work to […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Waterlines: Marian Leven and Will Maclean, on the site Northings

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:51:58 +0000

The Sir Duncan Rice Library Gallery, University of Aberdeen, until 14 April 2013
SITUATED in the plaza of the Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen, a magnificent newly commissioned sculpture by artists […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, BalletBoyz The Talent 2013, on the site Northings

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:57:37 +0000

Empire Theatre. Eden Court, Inverness, 20 February 2013
AN EXCITED buzz filled the Empire Theatre, thronged with an audience which, while still predominantly female, had a healthy leavening of males by comparison […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Scottish Ensemble: La Follia, on the site Northings

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:21:12 +0000

OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 17 February 2013
JOINING forces with harpsichord soloist Jan Waterfield the Scottish Ensemble’s latest tour featured musical earworms from across the centuries with works […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Sorren Maclean - new:voices , on the site Northings

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:44:22 +0000

Celtic Connections, Mitchell Theatre, Glasgow, 3 February 2013
SORREN Maclean spent much of his childhood in and around An Tobar, Tobermory’s renowned arts centre where his father Gordon is Artistic […]

Bogbain Farm and Barry Gordon are now friends

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 20:15:41 +0000

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Duncan Chisholm's Strathglass Suite, on the site Northings

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:36:12 +0000

Celtic Connections, Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, 26 January 2013
THE elaborately corniced, portico’d and vaulted hall of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery soars high above row upon row of chairs.

SOLD out for […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig 40th Anniversary and Students' Concert, on the site Northings

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:08:38 +0000

Celtic Connections, City Halls and Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, 19 January 2013
AT Sabhal Mòr Ostaig’s birthday party the honour of playing the first notes was given to a native of that well-known […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Kilmarnock Edition, on the site Northings

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:06:13 +0000

Celtic Connections, Glasgow Art Club, 23 January 2013
FIRST on stage in the vaulted hall at the Glasgow Art Club was folk singer Ian Smith, originally from Kilmarnock but now resident in Donegal.

One […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Faces and Figures from the Permanent Collection , on the site Northings

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:57:10 +0000

Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, until 9 February 2013
THIS LATEST exhibition in the IMAG main gallery space presents the opportunity to view some magnificent works from the Scottish figurative tradition, drawn […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Dreich House, on the site Northings

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:38:59 +0000

Strathpeffer Pavilion, 14 January 2013
ASKED to produce a touring family show – but not a panto – on a limited budget, Wildbird’s Chris Lee has come up with an interesting production which is part film, part […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Scottish Ensemble: Goldberg Variations, on the site Northings

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:26:25 +0000

Inverness Cathedral, 8 December 2012
THE SCOTTISH Ensemble made a welcome return to Inverness Cathedral as a venue for their annual candlelit concert with a programme exploring the deceptively simple concept of […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Kilmorack Gallery Christmas Exhibition, on the site Northings

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:07:49 +0000

Kilmorack Gallery, until 22 December 2012
CHRISTMAS 2012 at Kilomorack Gallery combines the work of established and emerging new artists.

EXHIBITING artists include Gerald Laing, Eugenia Vronskaya, Helen […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Cromarty Film Festival 2012, on the site Northings

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:50:20 +0000

The Stables and other venues, Cromarty, 30 November – 2 December 2012
THE FIRST weekend in December starts with mulled wine in a boat store and ends with curry and malt whisky in Resolis.

IN BETWEEN there are […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Tore Gallery Christmas Exhibition, on the site Northings

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:27:06 +0000

Tore Gallery, Tore, until 23 December 2012
TORE Gallery’s latest exhibition marks both an ending and a beginning.

FOLLOWING this Christmas exhibition the gallery will close its doors after nine years, allowing […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Karine Polwart, on the site Northings

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:36:42 +0000

OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 25 November 2012
NO ROOM for a wren in the OneTouch tonight – every seat is full of people who have travelled from far and near to listen to this unassuming woman on […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, 10th Inverness Film Festival, on the site Northings

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:24:49 +0000

Eden Court Cinemas, Inverness, 7-11 November 2012
2012 marks a significant milestone in the history of Inverness Film Festival which has emerged in recent years as a leading cultural event.

THE co-direction of […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Freedom, on the site Northings

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:28:23 +0000

Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 30 October 2012
FIREFLIES in the rainforest, water flowing, birdsong, and a girl (Julia Robert Pares) sleeping on the leaf-strewn floor; the Jasmin Vardimon Company’s […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, LaNua, on the site Northings

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:14:43 +0000

Ardross Community Hall, 19 October 2012
A LENGTH of white material scattered with pebbles and more fabric scrunched into the shape of a torc form the performance site for the four dancers of Edinburgh-based […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Scottish Ensemble Inverness Residency, on the site Northings

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:45:14 +0000

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, 25-28 October 2012
THIS YEAR for the first time the Scottish Ensemble initiated four residencies as part of their 2012/13 season in Dundee, Inverness, Aberdeen and Perth; […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Mortal Remains, on the site Northings

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:27:59 +0000

An Lanntair, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, until 17 November 2012
IN THE world of Contemporary Art Steve Dilworth is a rarity, an artist that defies classification in being uniquely himself.

WORKING since the late […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Blazin' in Beauly Midweek Concert, on the site Northings

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:10:55 +0000

Phipps Hall, Beauly, 17 October 2012
AS THE capacity audience files in, an excited buzz of conversation grows louder and louder; it sounds like the start of a rather good party.

THIS IS not entirely […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Highland Crafts, on the site Northings

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:36:55 +0000

Celebrating the Personal Touch
GEORGINA COBURN checks out the work on show at the 3D2D Craft & Design Fair in Inverness, and suggests that original craftwork may make the perfect Christmas gift
AS EVENTS […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Visual Arts Report, on the site Northings

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:07:22 +0000

Making Visual Arts Visible
GEORGINA COBURN has been out and about the meeting visual artists and organisations throughout the Highlands and Islands to prepare a report for HI~Arts. Georgina airs some of the […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Five Challenges Visual Arts Report, on the site Northings

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:59:10 +0000

Laying Down the Challenge
A new study commissioned by HI~Arts, the arts development agency for the Highlands and Islands, sets Five Challenges for the continuing development of the Visual Arts in the Highlands […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Scottish Ballet Autumn Season 2012, on the site Northings

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:52:15 +0000

Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 4 October 2012, and touring
ALTHOUGH the first work of the evening has already been seen as part of the Cultural Olympiad Dance GB programme in June, this is the first full programme put […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Speakout: INcoherence, on the site Northings

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:40:28 +0000

What Kind of Culture?
GEORGINA COBURN takes a critical look at the nurturing of creative opportunities in the Highlands & Islands.
An article on BBC’s news website in November featuring local artist Sarah Barnes […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Paul Bloomer, on the site Northings

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:30:50 +0000

From the Black Country to Shetland
GEORGINA COBURN examines the work of Shetland-based visual artist Paul Bloomer
IN AN art world driven by celebrity and the shock of the thirty second fix, the work of Paul […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Scota-Land, on the site Northings

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:23:00 +0000

Glengarry Memorial Hall, 12 September 2012, and touring
YOU’LL be a long time looking for the mythical island of Mickle on a map, yet it embodies in its long history, and particularly in the famous “Scota-Land” […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Menage a Trois, on the site Northings

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:13:18 +0000

One Touch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 11 September 2012
IF THE summer of 2012 is remembered for anything other than its dreadful weather, it will be the very un-British outpouring of emotion triggered by the […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Blas Festival: ‘A’ Bhanais Ghaidhealach/The Highland Wedding, on the site Northings

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:14:17 +0000

Magnus House, Aigas Field Centre, 7 September 2012
THIS year’s Blas Festival commission was handed to Lewis-born, Nairn-based Gaelic singer, Margaret Stewart.

FOR the last few years, she has been closely […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Aidan O'Rourke Quintet - TAT-1, on the site Northings

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 08:23:37 +0000

Corran Halls, Oban, 1 September 2012
THE Corran Halls stand a mere pebble’s throw from the storm-tossed waters of the harbour, making them a perfectly appropriate venue for fiddler Aidan O’Rourke’s latest […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Del Whitticase, on the site Northings

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:26:12 +0000

The Other Side of Air
GEORGINA COBURN speaks to DEL WHITTICASE, the first artist in residence as part of The Other Side of Air – Arts & Spirituality project, about his work in the Merkinch community and the […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Allotment, on the site Northings

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:54:12 +0000

Gardens, Universal Hall, Findhorn, 2nd September 2012
JULES Horne’s play about two sisters who share a home and an allotment has had its second run this year at the Edinburgh Fringe, having won a Fringe First on […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Journeys: Gwen Black, Mark Lomax, Janet Soutar, on the site Northings

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:53:19 +0000

Inchmore Gallery, Inverness, until 15 September 2012
THIS latest exhibition upstairs at the Inchmore Gallery features recent work from the First Line creative partnership of artists: Gwen Black, Mark Lomax and […]

Bogbain Farm and Eleanor Carlingford are now friends

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:27:44 +0000

Loch Ness Film Festival and Eleanor Carlingford are now friends

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:27:42 +0000

Bogbain Farm and Alice Strange are now friends

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:53:30 +0000

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Steve Dilworth, on the site Northings

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:22:20 +0000

Beyond Sculpture
GEORGINA COBURN examines the work of the Harris-based artist Steve Dilworth
THE LANDSCAPE of eastern Harris is both rugged and beautiful in the extreme, with exposed rock three thousand million […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Murdo Macdonald, on the site Northings

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:30:35 +0000

Unboarding Sorley’s Window
GEORGINA COBURN puts the pertinent questions to MURDO MACDONALD, Professor of History of Scottish Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and leader of the Window to the West […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Lotte Glob’s Sculpture Croft, on the site Northings

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:08:50 +0000

A Furnace Of Mysterious Creation
GEORGINA COBURN finds an artistic vision in tune with its natural surroundings in artist Lotte Glob’s remarkable creation in Sutherland
DESTINED TO become a major landmark in the […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Project Y 2012, on the site Northings

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:18:12 +0000

Empire Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 12 August 2012
THIS was the first time Inverness had seen Scotland’s youth dance company since Anna Kenrick took over from Andy Howitt last year and on one showing, they […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Randy Klinger, on the site Northings

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:22:56 +0000

Standing Up for Beauty
RANDY KLINGER’S personal philosophy of Art prompted both heated debate and appreciative applause from the audience at the recent HI~Arts Visual Arts Gathering. Here we explore some of the […]

Jennie Macfie commented on the post, Inner Sound, on the site Northings

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:31:58 +0000

I thought you were making one, very subtly :D)

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Inner Sound, on the site Northings

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:12:18 +0000

OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court, Inverness, 21 July 2012
SKYE-BASED Inner Sound Operatic Society represents a labour of love by retired voice teacher Ann Lampard and her collaborators.

SINGERS of all ages spend […]

Jennie Macfie commented on the post, Inner Sound, on the site Northings

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:09:41 +0000

So sorry – I mislaid my programme before writing the review – but it’s good to be able to congratulate you directly, Elizabeth, on some very fine playing.

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Bodysurf Scotland: “We Think Not", on the site Northings

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:56:51 +0000

Universal Hall, Findhorn, 29 July, 2012
THE TITLE of this show seems on the surface very simple but on closer examination it’s a bit of a deep philosophical statement.

DOES it mean a refusal to do something? […]

Georgina Coburn wrote a new post, Annie Cattrell, on the site Northings

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:49:34 +0000

Timespan Museum and Arts Centre, Helmsdale, until 12 August 2012
ANNIE Cattrell’s current exhibition at Timespan presents a fascinating collaboration between disciplines of Art and Science.

INSPIRED by natural […]

Jennie Macfie wrote a new post, Black Isle Fiddle Weekend, on the site Northings

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:08:29 +0000

Cromarty East Church, 7 July 2012
THE well-preserved but very much alive former county town of Cromarty often feels like the village that time forgot, with its picturesque streets unmarred by the breezeblock […]