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SEPT – DEC Rnam BI ARTS 2015 2 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM SEPT – DEC rnam BI ARTS 2015 2 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM • Performances Pages 3 – 17 • Opera Page 18 • Exhibitions Page 19 • Ongoing Workshops Pages 20/21 Station Road | BiRnam | dunkeld | PH8 0dS • Weekend Workshops Pages 22/23 01350 727 674 • Potter’s Junction Gift Shop Page 24 www.birnamarts.com • Beatrix Potter Exhibition Page 24 General enquiries [email protected] • Venue Hire Page 25 arts ProGramminG • Friends of Birnam Arts Page 26 [email protected] General opening hours: • Open Studio / Film Club Page 26 9am – 5pm / 7 days • Adverts Page 27-31 • What’s On Page 32 D u WHERE TO FIND US Birnam North☞ to 20 minutes from Perth Pitlochry 20 minutes from Pitlochry 30 minutes from Aberfeldy 1 hour from Edinburgh South to 40 minutes from Dundee Perth ☞ ...and when you get here why not treat yourself... THE FOYER CAFÉ Recommended by opening hours 10am - 4.30pm seven days a week FREE CAFÉ EXHIBITIONS If you are an amateur artist and would like to exhibt in our caf é area please enquire at reception The café exhibition space gives amateur artists a much needed platform for their work. 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM 3 £12 • £10 CONC • £5 U16 In Concert with JAZZ SUNDAY Tina May & Nikki Isles SEPT 13TH 7:30 PM INA MAy is one of the UK’s finest Tjazz singers – recognised as a superb musician as much as she is a naturally outstanding interpreter of lyrics, she is completely in command of her material in whatever setting she finds herself, be it with a big band, a trio or a string quartet. Her relationship with pianist NIkkI IlES is particularly special, however, and has created an understanding that is much more than that of singer and accompanist: they are a team who respond to each spontaneously and create a true magic, engaging their audiences from start to finish. Add to their musicianship a natural and completely engaging onstage personality and Tina’s knowledgeable and witty in-between song chat, you have an evening of jazz that’s Any new album by the great Tina May superbly satisfying and thoroughly ✪✪✪✪ entertaining. is to be welcomed, but this latest release This is not just for lovers of jazz – this will be a captivating concert that will (Divas) is something very special indeed...For transport the listener with music any aspiring jazz singer, this should be that’s luscious, warm and inviting… in the words of one reviewer to her compulsory listening. latest album Divas - sweet and sassy, classy and cool, soulful and sultry… Jazzwise £10 • £8 CONC • £5 U16 The Vision with Pete Cairns AUDIO VISUAL TALK THURSDAY 020VISION is the most ambitious conservation photography project ever SEPT 17TH 2staged in the UK: 20 of the country’s top nature photographers spent two 7:30 PM years bringing together a library of spell-binding imagery that reminds everyone why wild nature matters. THE VISION , tonight’s talk on 2020VISION, is hosted by photographer Peter Cairns and provides an evening of inspirational imagery, music and personal anecdotes, as well as an insight into the ethos behind 2020VISION. Based in the heart of the Cairngorms, Peter Cairns is a nature photographer with fifteen years professional experience under his belt. Author of regular features and five books, he was co-founder of the widely acclaimed Tooth & Claw predator project, along with Wild Wonders of Europe. He is a founding director of The Wild Media Foundation, the social enterprise behind the 2020VISION multimedia project and the body behind the Scottish Nature Photography Festival. Peter is a Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers and his latest venture, SCOTLAND: The Big Picture , is a pioneering exploration of Scotland’s potential for rewilding, and is due for publication in 2016. 4 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM FREE ADMISSION READINGS FRIDAY SEPT 18TH Echoes from Gallipoli: 8:00 PM Gallipoli – Dunkeld 1915-2015, The Scottish Horse Yeomanry: A WW1 Commemoration ADAPTED by bOb DAVIDSON, IN ASSOCIATION wITH THE DuNkElD ArCHIVE AND bIrNAM ArTS CHOES frOM GAllIPOlI is a community event Eand reflects the experiences of local people who were left at home during the 1915 Gallipoli campaign, and those soldiers who were on the front. A joint presentation between The Dunkeld Archive and birnam Arts , with readings by members of local amateur theatre group, BIPS, local writer Bob Davidson has adapted first-hand accounts and documentation from both local and national press archives. These accounts recall the history and experiences of soldiers who served with The Scottish Horse Yeomanry, which was based in and around Dunkeld. This will be a fascinating and insightful evening of local history and anecdotes, with a Q&A session at the end with David Arbuthnot, Dunkeld Archive historian. For those interested in the Gallipoli campaign, the Archive will be running a foyer exhibition at Birnam Arts during September. Tickets are free for tonight’s event, but please call Birnam Arts on 01350 727674 to reserve seats, as we expect this to be very popular. 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM 5 £12 • £10 CONC • £5 U16 CROSS GENRE SATURDAY The Rainbow Girls SEPT 26TH 7:30 PM Just occasionally one comes across a band for the first time who truly move, excite and lift one so totally as to get absolutely caught up in the moment and the music… They play with soul, spirit and energy, have beautiful voices and write stunning and catchy songs. orn in an underground open mic night in Northern California, THE BrAINbOw GIrlS began as an acoustic act, writing and performing original material, with roots in stomp folk, rock n' roll, americana, funk /soul /gypsy, then hit the streets of Europe for a summer of couch surfing, busking, and travelling by the skin of their teeth and returned as an electric stomp-folk band complete with drums, bass, and a slew of original music. These inspirational ladies switch backwards and forwards between a multitude of instruments, including acoustic and electric guitar, accordion, harmonica, banjolele, mandolin, bass, cello, keys, ukelele, kazoo, djembe, and drum kit… add to that soaring harmonies and you have a sound that’s both electrifying and exhilarating. Back for their fourth trip to the UK shores, this lot don't flag or take it easy… the girls have been holed up in their new home north of San Francisco recording their newest album, Perceptronium, due out June this year. The Rainbows list the things they like, apart from playing in the band as whisky, skinny dipping, and stomping large boots £10 • £8 CONC • £5 U16 MASSED FIDDLERS The Melbourne Scottish Fiddlers THURSDAY with special guests The Simon Bradley Trio OCT 1ST 7:30 PM HE MElbOurNE SCOTTISH fIDDlErS are passionate Tabout their Scottish connection with music. The club is open to all ages and skill levels and has served as a unique community group to introduce musicians from other backgrounds to the richness of traditional music, as well as being a valuable link to the Scottish diaspora. The fiddlers have a large fan base at home and have recorded 5 CDs, two of which have won notable fiddle awards. After 20 years of leading Scottish fiddle music in Australia, it is fitting for the group to make this musical ‘homecoming’ to Scotland, collaborating with musicians in Inverness, Shetland, Aberdeen and Dunkeld. The Simon Bradley trio, representing Dunkeld - Matheu Watson, guitar, Anna-Wendy Stevenson and Simon Bradley, fiddles, present material drawn from Scottish, Irish and Asturian inspiration and are delighted to collaborate with the mighty Melbourne Fiddle Orchestra, who they met while on tour in Australia, in what will be a special and unique evening. There are several wind-farms’ worth of energy in the playing … the quality is just what you’d expect from such a talented threesome … The Living Tradition on The Simon Bradley Trio 6 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM £5 DANCE PERFORMANCE + WORKSHOP SUNDAY OCT 4TH 2:00 PM Sprawl All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre ✪✪✪✪ …the creative team have infused the movement on and off the ground with emotive meaning… Her six performers are astounding: fearless, yet feelingly human … An impressive achievement all round . The Herald SPACE, TWO PEOPLE AND LOTS OF BLOCKS. A falling woman and a tall man. ASPrAwl is a dynamic dance theatre duet featuring sibling rivalry and acrobatic partnering… it creeps and explodes, yet has moments of calm within the chaos. Join All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre as they explore themes of expansion, creating an experience of live movement exciting to all ages with classical and contemporary dance movement and acrobatic skills. All or Nothing are Scotland's leading aerial dance company which merges aerial skills, including silks, harnesses and rope, with dance theatre and contemporary circus to create exciting, challenging, spectacular performances. Based in Edinburgh, the company’s creative work has seen them take on everything from large-scale outdoor spectacle to grand interiors, small to midscale theatre touring, festivals and one-off events. They were partners in the 2014 Commonwealth Games dancing in two aerial events and danced down the roof of the Glasgow Science Centre in August 2014 in a stunning show of combined dance/circus acrobatics. A free workshop follows the performance during which there will be a chance for a limited number of audience members to take part – for the rest of the audience, you are cordially invited to stay and watch. 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM 7 £14 • £12 CONC • £5 U16 INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT THURSDAY OCT 8TH 7:30 PM Acoustic Guitar Festival Lulo Reinhardt • Mike Dawes • Andre Krengel • Brian Gore ORTH AMERICA’S PREMIER TOURING GUITAR FESTIVAL , THE NINTErNATIONAl GuITAr NIGHT (IGN), brings together the world’s foremost acoustic guitarists to perform their latest original compositions and exchange musical ideas in a public concert setting.
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