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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.

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£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. On each tour, IGN founder brian Gore invites a new cast of guitar luminaries to join him for special evenings of solos, duets and quartets that highlight the virtuosity and diversity within the world of acoustic guitar.

For this 2015 tour, six string steel guitar master Brian will be joined by three of Europe's leading acoustic guitarists: Gypsy Jazz legend and great nephew of the Django Reinhardt, lulo reinhardt , contemporary fingerstyle innovator Mike Dawes and multi-genre showman Andre krengel , known affectionately in Germany as ‘the guitar wizard with magic hands’… truly, a stellar line-up of musicians.

The show will feature solos, duets, trios and ensemble piece in a night of exceptional music-making.

£10 • BOOK EARLY - LIMITED PLACES IGN MASTERCLASS THURSDAY OCT 8TH 3:00 PM

MAGNIFICENT OPPORTUNITY for guitarists with either light or advanced Aexperience to learn about the virtuosos’ creative processes, enjoy special selections and join in conversation with the artists. The Masterclass will provide a close-up background on the cultural influences and approach to composition and arrangement between each player, with an overview of some basic and advanced techniques in guitar playing which can be employed hands on. 90 MINS APPrOxIMATEly 8 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM

**22 AADDUuLlTS // 22 kKIIDDS S £14 (NO CONCESSIONS ) COMEDY GALA FRIDAY Comedy Gala OCT 9TH 7:30 PM RECOMMENDED 14+

ROM THE PEOPLE who brought you russell kane , FChris ramsey and The Ginge, The Geordie and The Geek . A comedy gala, brimming with wit and innovative comedy... the format is deliciously simple: three of the hottest up-and-coming comedians and one brilliant host in a night of pure comedy genius! Line-up to be announced early September, see the Birnam Arts website for further details: www.birnamarts.com

????? PUPPET THEATRE SUNDAY Albert’s Amazing Acrobatic Flea Circus OCT 18TH Sokobauno PuppetTheatre 2:00 PM

AGES 4+

ROM THE COMPANY that brought Birnam Arts the stunning Little FFawn Caravan . Witness bizzare feats of strength, death defying stunts, brilliant balancing and jovial jumping, effortlessly performed before your very eyes. A dark cloud descends across the circus tent as the flea troupe prepare for their biggest ever night – Fifi and Finbar, the star attractions, have disappeared – and just moments before they are due to perform for the queen of the Flea Circus, Petit Polly! But the show must go on and it does - with the help of the audience and a very special magnifying glass! Performed indoors using a purpose built chapiteau, with inspiring music, amazing puppetry and ingenious slight of hand, prepare to be enthralled and dumbfounded! APPrOxIMATEly 50 MINuTES lONG 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM 9

£12 • £10 CONC • £5 U16 THEATRE DRAMA fAulTlINE ArTS PrESENTS THURSDAY A PrODuCTION OCT 22ND The Box 7:30 PM With Alice Mary Cooper

YOU WHO READ THIS , I wonder if the “Millennium has really come in your day, if happiness and peace has at least come to the ravished nations of the world, or whether you, too, are straining tired eyes to the future and saying, what next?” In the wake of the First World War, postal Cooper’s beguiling workers in Dundee made a time capsule, a lead-lined oak casket tightly packed with an ability - tells her extraordinary collection of letters, photos and story beautifully documents, their intention being that it should be opened on the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of The Scotsman on Alice Mary the war – the quotation above is taken directly from one of the documents contained within the capsule. Cooper’s Waves Ninety years later, one woman’s research into her family tree in 2013 revealed the location of this unique treasure, almost forgotten on a shelf in a sorting office – the box was finally opened on August 4th, 2014 to an invited audience drawing this comment from the BBC News: ‘it contained the most remarkable contents – there were gasps in the room’ 10 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM

£10 • £5 U16 COUNTRY ROCK THURSDAY OCT 29TH ?:?? PM The Gutenbergs

NE OF PERTHSHIRE’S BEST KEPT SECRETS , THE OGuTENbErGS – all from in and around Dunkeld – have come up with a distinctive sound, combining narrative lyrics and strong melody lines. Ali Mathieson’s beautiful, detailed songs all begin from unique short stories, from the likes of William Faulkner and F. Scott Fitzgerald to Iain Crichton Smith, creating an aesthetic quality within their music. But the real sensation is the strength of the music The Gutenbergs make – a Dunkeld supergroup of varying instrumentalists with members of The New Madrids, Tunna and St Christopher Medal, along with author and ace piano player Jamie Jauncey and others. During the show there will also be readings from the stories, along with multimedia elements – all in all, this will be an unforgettable evening, with one or two surprise special guests… come along and join The Gutenbergs!

????? PUPPET THEATRE SUNDAY OCT 18TH Bassoon Voyager 2:00 PM Laurence Perkins OIN lAurENCE PErkINS in this varied and highly entertaining one-hour concert Bear-Faced Bassoonery Jprogramme, on a musical journey of bassoon repertoire from medieval times to the 21st century, to a backdrop of inspiring images, video and interactive audio. Laurence Bassoon Workshop has been principal bassoonist with The Manchester Camerata since 1974, with whom he has performed in concerts throughout the UK (including the BBC Proms) and on frIDAy 30TH OCT 2PM | frEE overseas tours including France, Germany, Portugal, Norway, the Azores Islands, Hong Kong, Macau, Australia and Japan. He is heavily involved in the promotion of There’s a shortage of Bassoon the Bassoon instrument... see below! players nationwide! A wonderful opportunity to Programme: participate in a free and informal • A brand new work by reto Stadelmann, inspired by Swiss Alpine folk music Bassoon workshop, part of a • Ariel (inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest) by Alan ridout nationwide project to encourage • An interactive duet with whale song, by british composer Alexis kirke people in all walks of life to take up • A journey through renaissance England (based on the Playford Collection) the bassoon, in which you’ll hear • funk loops with virtual bassoon ensemble, by bCA-nominated Scottish some of the current repertoire for composer Cameron Sinclair bassoon, you’ll get to try the • Twilight by robin walker, with projected photos of the lake District, courtesy instrument for yourself and there of Mike bell will be a Woodwind retailer with 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM 11

£12 • £10 CONC • £5 U16 THEATRE DRAMA WEDNESDAY NOV 4TH Hector 7:30 PM

A tragic thriller full of contemporary resonances... a brilliant HECTOr: MIlITAry MASTErMIND. SCOTTISH HErO. VICTOrIAN IDOl. MEDIA MArTyr polemic against our cruel desire to prejudge sexual ASED ON THE TRUE STORY of a crofter’s son who, from Bhumble beginnings rose through the ranks of the British scandals; some bright Army to become a Knight of the Realm, hero of the Battle of Omdurman and Queen Victoria’s favourite general, this young button at the BBC touching drama shines new light on the Scottish legend, Sir should snap up this script. Hector MacDonald, the fallen hero. MacDonald, or ‘Fighting Mac’, as he was known, fell from The Spectator grace over allegations of liaisons with young boys. He was a national hero but fell foul of the elitist English Class system in Sri Lanka where he was latterly based, who abused their power to manipulate the global press of the day with devastating consequences for Hector. Rather than face a court martial, he shot himself in a Paris hotel… but was he guilty, or was he the victim of a plot fabricated by an English Establishment to remove a Gaelic-speaking upstart who got above himself? 12 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM

£15 CONTEMPORARY FOLK MUSIC FRIDAY NOV 6TH 2:00 PM The Mae Trio

HE MAE TrIO appear at Birnam Arts as part Tof the Perthshire Amber Music festival . With their roots firmly planted in the folk tradition, this Australian award-winning band are a breath of fresh air on the contemporary folk scene. Incorporating stellar three-part harmonies, complex arrangements and lyrical sophistication, the band features the multi- talented, multi-instrumentalists Maggie Rigby (banjo, ukuleles, guitar, marimba and vocals), Elsie Rigby (violin, ukulele and vocals) and Anita Hillman (cello, bass and vocals). Their debut album Housewarming was produced by Luke Plumb of Shooglenifty and features percussionist extraordinaire James Mackintosh, also of Shooglenifty fame. Recipients of the Folk Alliance Australia Youth Award, the prestigious Maton Class Act Award and the NFSA Folk Recording of the Year for their debut album, The Mae Trio were invited to play internationally, from Celtic Connections to Folk Alliance International ...spine-tingling harmonies in Kansas City and MIDEM Festival in Cannes, The Scotsman not to mention a string of shows at Australia’s leading festival,s from Port Fairy Folk Festival to Blue Mountains Music Festival. www.themaetrio.com

£12 • £10 CONC • £5 U16 PROGRESSIVE BLUEGRASS THURSDAY NOV 12TH ?:?? PM Front Country

HEN BOB HARRIS played tracks from frONT COuNTry ’s memorable Wdebut album, Sake of The Sound on BBC Radio 2, he told listeners they were “currently the biggest band on the bluegrass scene in America”. The album went straight from nowhere to the Number 11 position on the influential Euro Americana Chart – one reviewer commented on its “pop sensibility of Fleetwood Mac while retaining a woody, organic feel” . Coming out of the California Bay area’s red-hot roots music scene, the band first made serious waves with rarely accomplished double Best Act competition wins at both the Telluride and Rockygrass music festivals – possibly the most prestigious get-togethers for this genre in the USA. But, this is more than a Grade A category bluegrass band: they’ve been praised for their ability to choose songs to cover (and arrange) that suit them perfectly; they’ve been praised for their sensational individual instrumental Front Country is the performances, for the top quality of their vocal harmonies and the high biggest new bluegrass standard of the self-penned material. Right at the core are the stunning pairing of Melody Walker and Jacob band in America Groopman, with the equally accomplished Adam Roszkiewicz (mandolin), Leif Karlstrom (violin) and Zach Sharp (bass). Bob Harris 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM 13

£14 • £12 CONC • £5 U16 CLASSICAL CHAMBER ENSMEBLE perky and pristine (Haydn) gutsy and SATURDAY attitudinal (Prokofiev)… richly considered, NOV 14TH rigorously balanced and, ultimately, a 7:30 PM musical treat The Scotsman The Edinburgh Quartet Featuring: Tristan Gurney – Violin • Gordon Bragg – Violin • Fiona Winning – Viola • Mark Bailey – Cello Bailey

HE EDINburGH QuArTET has long been celebrated as one of Britain’s Programme: Tforemost chamber ensembles, having appeared regularly at prestigious venues • INTIMATE VOICES across the UK and having toured extensively across Europe, the Far and Middle • SCHubErT STrING East, and North and South America. QuArTET NO 10 IN E flAT In addition to a busy concert schedule, the Edinburgh Quartet is frequently • SHOSTAkOVICH STrING featured in radio broadcasts for the BBC and other stations. QuArTET NO 7 The Quartet is committed to nurturing talent and is resident at the University of INTERVAL Aberdeen and the University of Stirling, whilst maintaining strong associations • SIbElIuS STrING with the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Napier University QuArTET “VOCES INTIMAE” They’ve worked with many important and prolific composers, including James MacMillan, Michael Tippett and Howard Blake, and have an extensive discography available on various labels such as Delphian, Linn, Meridian and RCA. Their new James MacMillan disc received 5 stars in The Scotsman, it was described in The Herald as “absolutely essential listening” and was praised by Gramophone Magazine, whilst their recent release “Postcard from Nalchik” featuring Haydn, Prokofiev and Shostakovich received a 4 star review in The Scotsman.

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U16 FREE WITH ADULT £12 • £10 CONC • £5 U26 EXTREME SPORTS TALK WEDNESDAY NOV 25TH 7:30 PM Andy Kirkpatrick Cold Mountain Presented By Speakers From The Edge

NDy kIrkPATrICk makes a Avery welcome return to Birnam Arts with more tales of his daring-do... A unique story teller and comedian - described as the Ranulph Fiennes of British Climbing by the Today programme – Andy climbs in some of the most inhospitable places on earth, from Greenland to Alaska, Patagonia to Antarctica. In this latest tour, Cold Mountain, he takes up where his last finished, arriving in Antarctica dreaming of climbing the 'hardest mountain in the world’, before further cold adventures in Alaska, Norway and Patagonia. As with all of Andy’s shows, Cold Mountain is a mash up of thoughts and experiences, good times and bad, laughter and maybe tears, but certainly out of this world.

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£8 COMEDY THEATRE FRIDAY/SATURDAY DEC 4TH/5TH ?:?? PM

rACkED IS SET in a lowland Scottish coastal community. The ftreasurer of the local golf club has run off with ‘exotic’ dancer Lola and the club funds, mortgaging the club in the process. The bank sells the club to a conglomerate who intend to frack beneath the golf course. Dougal, a local who wants to join the club, but can’t afford to, becomes the club’s unlikely saviour. In the interim there are twists and turns and sub plots a plenty, including a marine biologist researching the anti- ageing properties of shellfish, who turns out to be the long-lost love of the oil magnate who has bought the club.... and so on and so on! Pot shots and liberties galore are taken at bankers, banking, subsidised 'green' industries, golf, government interference, local politics, dietary fads and the concerns of ageing, but in good comedy tradition – it all ends on a happy note!

£5 PUPPET THEATRE SATURDAY

DEC 12TH AGES 11:00 AM 3+

ClyDEbuIlT PuPPET THEATrE PrESENTS The Elves and the Shoemaker

BEAUTIFUL STORY OF KINDNESS , Atold with puppets and original music on Dunkeld and Birnam’s Santa Day. One good turn deserves another... a poor shoemaker has only one pair of shoes left and doesn’t have enough money left to pay his rent or buy food. With the help of two mischievous elves, he makes some unusual shoes and sells them at a good profit and manages to pay his rent. The shoemaker is so pleased that he rewards the elves. This fun adaption of Grimm’s fairy tale is retold with the help of beautifully made puppets, props and, of course, lots of lovely shoes!

Facilitator: Iain Halket Funny, enjoyable, entertaining, clever, Music: Margaret Smith and Simon van der walt excellent, wonderful, fantastic and innovative… See more about Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre thank you so much for a wonderful show! at http://vimeo.com/84771371 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM 17

£5 DANCE SUN DEC 13TH 4:00 PM TUES DEC 15TH 5:30 PM

The Wizard of Oz

PrESENTED by Birnam Arts Ballet

OIN TUTOR Emma Gray and the children and adults of birnam Arts Jballet for their annual Christmas show, an event which everyone looks forward to throughout the year. This Christmas, the ballet school presents their version of the magical wIzArD Of Oz ... the children are hugely excited about this production! Emma has specially adapted The Wizard of Oz to suit the wide age range and capabilities of every single ballet student – from 4yrs old to adult – to create a thrilling extravaganza. Please come and enjoy this wonderful tale with Emma’s young protégés!

£12 CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHT SATURDAY DEC 19TH DOORS 8:00 PM

HRISTMAS WOULDN’T BE THE SAME WITHOUT ClATESHIfT ! Get the tinsel and baubles out, best party gear on and join Dave Amos, Pete Caban and the rest of the band for a Christmas knees-up to end them all. Bop your heart out to all the greatest hits from the 70s and 80s... Christmas starts tonight! Get your tickets early to avoid disappointment – they fly out of the door. 18 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM WINTER 2015 | OPERAS

NEW! Opera House SuGGESTED DONATION £4 Calling all opera buffs, or if you’re a newbie to opera and you fancy dipping your toes into it , come along and enjoy these superb, landmark films on Birnam Arts’ big screen… inspiring and exciting opera movies in a relaxed atmosphere.

David McVicar's acclaimed Glyndebourne production of Giulio Cesare Giulio Cesare manages to combine serious insight with HANDEl entertainment, bringing Handel's masterpiece to life. The outstanding singing of the all-star cast, led by Sarah Connolly and Danielle de Niese, with Christophe Dumaux rElEASED 2005 and Christopher Maltman and the vivid playing of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under the baton of SuNDAy William Christie reveal the colour and dramatic character of Handel's music. The production was reproduced at The 20TH SEPTEMbEr Met in 2013 to rave reviews. 7PM

Don Giovanni, a libertine, a rake with a devil-may-care Don Giovanni attitude, is portrayed magnificently by Teddy Tahu Rhodes MOzArT in this Opera Australia production. With spotless ensembles, the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra impresses with its energy and accuracy under the baton of rElEASED 2012 Mark Wigglesworth. Rachael Durkin (Donna Anna), Jacqueline Dark (Donna Elvira), Taryn Fiebig (Zerlina), frIDAy Henry Choo (Don Ottavio) and Andrew Jones (Masetto) all deliver superlative singing whilst Teddy Tahu Rhodes is 15TH OCTObEr described by Robert Levine as a “dynamo: sexy, 7PM dangerous and cruelly teasing.”

An intimate and fascinating documentary that invites you Becoming Traviata to go behind the curtains of one of the world s greatest VErDI operas, Verdi’s masterpiece, La Traviata. French theatre/opera director Jean-François Sivadier and celebrated Met Opera soprano Natalie Dessay work side rElEASED 2013 by side, alongside the other cast members, to tirelessly craft and mould with perfect precision Verdi s heroine, SuNDAy Violetta: Dessay s metamorphosis is truly mesmerising. This riveting film got a 5 star rating in The Financial Times. 15TH NOVEMbEr 7PM

Giacomo Puccini's immortal, tragic opera is brought to life La Boheme in a specially filmed, big budget feature-film version PuCCINI directed by Academy Award nominee Robert Dornhelm, and starring two of opera’s biggest stars, the dream team of soprano Anna Netrebko and tenor Rolando Villazon, rElEASED 2010 who have played their roles together to live audiences world-wide, garnering plaudits wherever they’ve sung. It SuNDAy originally opened in London’s Barbican Centre, and is a beautifully filmed, handsome production, with meticulous 27TH DECEMbEr effort to detail. 7PM 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM 19 WINTER 2015 | EXHIBITIONS

Wednesday 2nd September to Wednesday 30th September Daily 10am-5pm • Free Entry

opening Sunday 6th September • 2pm-4pm STONESCAPES: MALIZE MCBRIDE

TONESCAPES showcases recent work by Scottish landscape painter and Sprintmaker MAlIzE MCbrIDE . Malize’s work is informed by her fascination for rocks; she is particularly interested in geological process and its influence on the topography of her subject matter. Making graphite rubbings of the local rock, and physically making contact with the landscape, is integral to Malize’s work; the rubbings have an intrinsic beauty and are often the starting point for a work. She works mainly in watercolour and mono print and, sometimes, collage. Mcbride has an MFA from the Edinburgh College of Art and exhibits in both solo and group shows in the UK and internationally. A member of Perthshire Open Studios exhibitions Malize is working towards a

Saturday 3rd October to Sunday 8th November Daily 10am-5pm • Free Entry

opening Saturday 3rd October • 2pm-4pm 10+: PERTHSHIRE VISUAL ARTS FORUM

HE PErTHSHIrE VISuAl ArTS fOruM is an artists’ led charity which brings Ttogether professional and career oriented artists from across Perth & Kinross, as well as from further afield, for networking, inspiration, and support opportunities. The forum also offers artists the opportunity to gain recognition world-wide. This year PVAF is celebrating its 10th anniversary through an inclusive exhibition for all members, with the theme of ‘10+’ The exhibition will encompass a wide range of styles, approaches, techniques and mediums, with the dimensions for each artwork not exceeding 10”x10” and - if they’re 3D - 10"x 10" x 10”, making for a visually exciting exhibition. The PVAF is a voluntary-led organization and welcomes new members – if you are interested in joining, or you would like more information,

Wednesday 12th November to Thursday 31st December Daily 10am-5pm • Free Entry

no official opening CHRISTMAS CRAFT MARKET

N ExCITING AND EClECTIC COllECTION of works for sale by Scottish Aartists and craftmakers, particularly aimed at the Christmas market – from small pieces of jewellery, very reasonably priced, to larger, substantial pieces of art and craft works, housed on the mezzanine level… unique and memorable Christmas presents.Whilst you’re here, you’ll find more inspiration in Potters’ Junction Gift Shopwhy not take the opportunity to relax afterwards in the Birnam Arts café - try some of our sumptuous baking and wonderful coffee, or even a seasonal mince pie, or two. Or you’d maybe like to come shopping with a friend and have a hearty, warming lunch. If you are an artist or craft worker and would like to sell in our Christmas market, 20 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM WINTER 2015 | ONGOING WORKSHOPS

birnam arts ballet school 4 - adult

TuESDAyS / wEDNESDAyS / THurSDAyS • ENQuIrE fOr TErM DATES VArIOuS ClASSES – PlEASE ENQuIrE fOr AGE GrOuP kIDS £3.50 / ADulTS £5 DrOP-IN or £3.50 IN ADVANCE: fEES PAyAblE by THE TErM Graded tuition from 4 years old upwards, studying the Royal Academy of Dance graded syllabus, with Emma Gray (Royal School of Ballet graduate). There is a class for adults providing gentle exercise and promoting good poise – beginners very welcome. The highlight of the ballet year is an annual Christmas show featuring the whole school – every child/adult gets the chance to perform! Contact Emma on 01796 482 401 .

birnam institute players adult

MONDAyS • 7.30 PM – 9.30 PM BIPS meet between the months of September and May and work on two to three productions a year, entering one of these plays into the SCDA One Act Play Festival held every February. BIPS welcomes anyone interested in joining their ranks, whatever their age or ability. For more information, please get in touch with BIPS’ contact, karen yellowlees , on 01350 727 982 , or by email: [email protected] .

book binding techniques adult

wEDNESDAyS • 10.00 AM – 12.30 PM • ENQuIrE fOr TErM DATES £8 PEr SESSION • MATErIAlS INCluDED This very popular and relaxed drop-in workshop continues on a weekly basis with everyone’s favourite book-binding tutor, ron Stuart . If you’d like to learn the art of book-binding without pressure, then come along to this gentle, informal workshop in which you’ll build up your skills with Ron’s expert tuition. Please bring with you a favourite book you wish to re-bind. For more information phone Ron on 01350 727 025 or email [email protected]

box fit classes adult

THurSDAyS • 7.00 PM – 8.30 PM • wEEkly DrOP-IN £5 PEr SESSION Punch your way to fitness with Boxercise instructor, Stuart Flatley. A circuit based class which will give your body a full work-out – brilliant exercise for building up your cardio endurance and upper body, shoulders and hip strength. Using exercises straight from a boxing gym, you’ll do pad work and general circuit training. A robust class to get you fighting fit. Wear loose clothes and a pair of trainers. More information: call Stuart on 07704 184966

ceramic classes adult

ENQuIrE fOr TErM DATES DAyTIME: TuESDAyS / THurSDAyS • 10 AM – 1 PM • £140 • 8 wEEk blOCk EVENINGS: TuESDAyS / THurSDAyS • 7 PM – 9.30 PM • £120 • 8 wEEk blOCk Covering a wide variety of techniques in a relaxed and inspiring environment, these classes are for both beginners and the more experienced. You can use many different clays and glazes. Materials and firings are included. Contact Shona leitch : 01738 710 827 / 07850 713 783 / [email protected] 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM 21

crocheting classes adult

wEDNESDAyS • 4 wEEkS • 7PM – 9PM • £40 • ENQuIrE fOr SESSION DATES PlACES ArE lIMITED AND MuST bE bOOkED AND PAID fOr IN ADVANCE Beginning at a basic crochet skill level, you’ll be able to progress in a small and supportive group environment to advanced levels. If you haven’t tried crocheting before, and you fancy giving it a go, now’s your chance, but you might like to try the weekend workshop first at the end of January with expert crocheter, Dawn Seager… book quickly as there’s always a waiting list for one-off workshops. Materials provided, but please being along a no 5 crochet hook with you.

guitar for beginners aGes 8+

MONDAyS • 4.15PM – 5.15PM • £40 PEr TErM (8 wEEkS) For the budding young guitarist, a class for complete beginners. Right from the basics of learning how to tune your guitar, you’ll be taught the building blocks of guitar playing in a friendly group atmosphere. First of all you’ll learn how to play simple chords and melodies and music notation, leading on to tunes you’ll recognize and enjoy. Please bring your own acoustic guitar with you. Juice and biscuits will be provided in the middle of the lesson to give your hands a short break!

just singin’ all aGes

wEDNESDAyS • 7.30PM – 9.30PM A joyous weekly, group-singing session, led by various guest tutors! You absolutely do not need any experience for this, there are no auditions, there’s no music, it’s all done by ear. If you love to sing – or you just fancy having a go – it doesn't matter whether you're good, bad or indifferent – you’ll be welcomed with open arms... come along and try it – it’s a great, happy atmosphere and, what’s more, singing is good for you! For more information, contact lyn on 01796 482 408 .

silversmithing adult

MONDAyS • 10 AM – 12 MID-DAy • £90 ENQuIrE fOr TErM DATES • MATErIAlS ExTrA Our Silver-Smithing class teaches a range of techniques used in jewellery design, including texture, form and design. Tutor, Arie Vardi , also teaches Precious Metal Clay techniques for those interested in this discipline. All previous participants on this course have created unique, wearable pieces of jewellery. Suitable for all levels of abilities.

yoga adult

ASHTANGA yOGA • TuESDAyS • 6.30 PM – 7.45 PM thletic, flowing, focused – for those with yoga experience and fit Abeginners. GENErAl HATHA yOGA • TuESDAyS • 7.45 PM – 9 PM All levels, including complete beginners. £8 PEr ClASS • £35 fOr 5 ClASS CArD • £45 x 8 wEEk TErM • £5 CONCESSIONS Enquiries: June Mitchell 01350 728 773 / email: [email protected] 22 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM WINTER 2015 | WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

blow and blast workshops adult

SuN 27TH SEPT or SuN 8TH NOV or SuN 22ND NOV or SuN 6TH DEC IMPrOVErS wOODwIND • 10AM – 12NOON • £15 PlAyAlONG bAND • 12:30 – 2PM • £10 INTErMEDIATE wOODwIND • 2:30 – 4:30PM • £15

SuN 20TH SEPT or SuN 18TH OCT or SuN 15TH NOV or SuN 13TH DEC QuAVErS bEGINNEr bAND (SAxOPHONES/wOODwIND) • 12NOON – 1:30PM • £10 EASy/INTErMEDIATE SAxOPHONES/brASS • 2PM – 4PM • £15

THurS 17TH SEPT Or THurS 29TH OCT Or THurS 26TH NOV INTErMEDIATE wOODwIND • 11AM – 1PM • £15 A range of friendly, fun ensembles designed for adult learners and returners. More info/bookings: visit www.blowandblast.co.uk or tel 01764 652052

all at C mini-orchestra adult

THurS 17TH SEPT or THurS 29TH OCT or THurS 26TH NOV 1:30PM – 3PM * £10 Light-hearted playalong aimed primarily at novice C instrument players: flute, oboe, bassoon. All at C also welcomes recorders and bowed strings. More info/bookings: visit www.blowandblast.co.uk or tel 01764 652052

magic feet and fancy mitts felt workshop adult

SuNDAy 13TH SEPTEMbEr • 10AM – 4PM • £40 With winter just around the corner, now’s the perfect time to get yourself some uniquely homemade foot gear to keep the frostbite at bay and wonderful mitts to keep your wee fingers warm and cosy! The irrepressible Master Felter, Ewa kunizack will be your tutor for the day, keeping you right with techniques, tips and loads of encouragement. All materials provided. A Soup & Sandwich lunch is included in the price.

portrait heads sculpting adult

frIDAy 23rD – SuNDAy 25TH OCTObEr • 10AM – 4PM • £135 If you’ve never tried your hand at working with clay before, try this workshop and enjoy learning a new skill with friendly and supportive Birnam Arts ceramics tutor, Shona leitch – no experience necessary. You’ll work with a live model – don’t worry if you’re new to this, Shona will teach you the techniques you need and will be with you every step of the way. To book, contact Shona Leitch on 01738 710827 or 07850 713783 or email [email protected]

exploring portrait painting adult

SAT 31ST OCTObEr • 10AM-4PM • £40 Looking at painters like Auerbach, Bacon, Jawlensky and others, artist Michael Mulready will uncover the fundamental structure of a face, and explore its movement, colour and soul moods. Finding your own relationship to colour and form and developing the confidence to be receptive to instant inspiration, this is suitable for both the complete beginner and the more advanced. All materials provided. A Soup & Sandwich lunch is included in the price. 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM 23

ghosts and ghouls drama for kids! aGes 7+

SuNDAy 8TH NOVEMbEr • 10AM – 12 MIDDAy • £5 It’s past Halloween, but the spirit lives on!… come and have a terrifying time creating scary drama with lovely Michelle rodley ... she’ll help you bring your ideas together to create the perfect piece of the most terrifying theatre for children – you’ll even frighten your mums and dads when they come to see it in the last 10 minutes of the workshop! wear loose clothing and bring a drink and a wee snack with you.

handmade linocut xmas cards adult

SATurDAy 14TH NOVEMbEr • 10AM-4PM • £40 This workshop is one of our most popular and always sells out quickly, so book early to avoid disappointment. A thoroughly relaxed and enjoyable workshop, creating Xmas cards out of lino-cuts that are both aesthetic, imaginative and truly unique. Come along and learn a new skill/ improve your techniques. All materials provided. A Soup and sandwich lunch is included in the price.

festive willow weaving adult

SuNDAy 29TH NOVEMbEr • 10AM – 4PM • £40 A fascinating and unusual Christmas craft workshop with willow sculptor, Georgia Crook . Georgia will show you all the techniques you’ll need to create striking festive works using willow and organic materials. You don’t need any previous experience as Georgia will guide you in a gentle and reassuring way. Materials provided. A Soup & Sandwich lunch is included in the price.

xmas crafts for angels and elves aGes 6+

SATurDAy 5TH DECEMbEr • 11AM – 1PM • £5 A fun workshop with the birnam Arts team , using lots of glitter, glue, sticks, and sparkly bits and bobs, creating fabulous and unusual Christmas decorations and gifty things. As it’s for angels and elves, kids are encourage to come dressed up if they want to, but please give them an old shirt or something to cover them – it could get messy! All materials, plus juice and biscuits provided.

chocolate heaven adult

SuNDAy 13TH DECEMbEr • 10AM – 5PM • £40 Look no further than this workshop if you want to learn the art of flawless chocolate making and perhaps create a luscious, handmade Christmas gift. Award-winning chocolatier Charlotte flowers will show you how to make the most perfect, exquisite chocolates, beautifully crafted and decorated, finished off with a handsome presentation box. You’ll learn how to temper chocolate before rolling, hand dipping and finishing… once learnt, it’s a skill you’ll want to repeat and build on. Materials are included in the price. 24 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM WINTER 2015 | SHOP / BEATRIX POTTER EXHIBITION

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Interactive Exhibition & Garden

The bEATrIx POTTEr ExHIbITION is suitable for both adults and children alike, housing a history section and a Victorian play area. The play area is ae snafe and secure environment where there’s a relaoxinPg cor0nPemr for the wee - 4.3 ones once they’ve finished play0iangm to siyt comfortably 1 dail and watch a Beatrix Potter DVD. ys If you’re a regular visitor to the ex7h ibditaion with children, consider taking out a Family membership of birnam Arts friends for free entry into the exhibition! See page 26 .

• EXHIBITION CHARGES: £3.00 PEr PErSON • JOINT/FAMILY MEMBERS OF BIRNAM ARTS FRIENDS: frEE ENTry • SCHOOl VISITS wElCOME • FOR INFORMATION CALL 01350 727 674 OR VISIT www.bIrNAMArTS.COM 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM 25 WINTER 2015 | THE IDEAL VENUE HIRE

CONFERENCES • MEETINGS • FUNCTIONS • COMMUNITY • WEDDINGS • PARTIES

We have the ideal space for your conference, wedding, venue hire meeting, community event, party, dance or private function – talk to us... & we’ll tailor it to your requirements

John Kinnaird Hall seats 140 theatre style (or 170 inc. balcony), or 30 boardroom style Dance & Drama Room seats up to 35 in a variety of styles Meeting Room seats up to 40 theatre style, or 30 boardroom style

For more information on spaces, catering etc., visit birnamarts.com

To book or discuss tailor-made packages, phone or email on 01350 727 674 / [email protected] 26 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM

Get more out of your visit to Birnam Arts with a Friends’ membership – you can make some great savings!

10% off all Birnam Arts Events 10% off in the Foyer Café and Gift Shop Free entry at all times into the Beatrix Potter Exhibition with a Joint or Family Membership

Pick up an application form at reception, or ask us to mail you one.

Individual: £20 Joint (2 Persons): £30 Family (2 adults/4 kids): £40

birnam & dunkeld film society Keep an eye out in Birnam Arts Foyer for the society’s flyers, or contact the Secretary, Tom barnard , directly on 01350 727 740

open studio time friday 9am - 4.30pm Open Studio Time in our Visual Arts Workshop is available for artists of all mediums to use. THIS IS A frEE SErVICE 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM 27 WINTER 2015 | ADVERTISING 28 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM WINTER 2015 | ADVERTISING 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM 29

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BOOKING ADVISABLE For more information contact Neil or Janet 01350 727 322 | reservations @royaldunkeld.co.uk | www.royaldunkeld.co.uk 30 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM WINTER 2015 | ADVERTISING 01350 727674 • BIRNAMARTS.COM 31 WINTER 2015 | WHAT’S ON

MAY 2nd ZUGUNRHUE (opening on 9th, 2pm-4pm) Exhibition 10am-5pm Free 4th THE FUEL HUNTERS Generation Science Workshops 11am £6 8th QUIZ EVENING BA Fundraiser Quiz Night 7.30pm £4 9th THE UNREMARKABLE DEATH OF MARILYN MONROE Theatre 8pm £12/£10/£5 10th WILLOW FORMING Workshop 10am-4pm £40 10th BELLE Birnam & Dunkeld Film Society Film Club Cinema 7.30pm Donation 14th THE SCOTTISH WATERSHED Chris Townsend Audio visual Talk 8pm £5 19th WORLD BEYOND MAN Centric Theatre 8pm £12/£10/£5 20th SETH LAKEMAN Beyond Acoustic Folk 8pm £20 23rd BRUCE MOLSKY Folk Music 8pm £14/£12/£5 29th/30th IT’S IN THE BAG Bips Theatre comedy 8pm £8 31st UNDERSTANDING COLOUR Workshop 10am-4pm £40 31st EASY WOODWIND/ PLAYALONG BAND/INTERM. WOODWIND Workshop see pg 22 £15/£10/£15

JUNE 2nd ELANTA Perth College UHI (opening 4th 6pm-8pm) Exhibition 10am-5pm Free 5th DES CLARKE Comedy 8pm £14/£12 6th CHALK PAINT WORKSHOP Workshop 1pm-5pm £40 6th RAPID DEPARTURE Right Lines Productions Theatre Comedy 8pm £10/£5 7th QUAVERS BEGINNERS’ BAND & EASY/INTERM. SAX/BRASS Workshop see pg 22 £10/£15 10th CLOTHES SWAP PARTY BA Fundraiser Clothes Swap 6pm-8pm £6 11th A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM New School Butterstone School Drama 7pm £5 13th ON YER BIKE FOR ADULTS Workshop 10am-12 noon £10 14th LINO CUTTING Birds and Botanics Workshop 10am-4pm £40 15th-28th T&T FESTIVAL Perthshire Landscapes Exhibition 10am-5pm Free 17th NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN TRADITIONAL MUSIC Trad Celtic Music 7.30pm £8/£4 U16s 19th JOHN MUIR RHAPSODY IN GREEN Mike Maran Theatre 8pm £12/£10/£5 20th THE NEW MADRIDS Roots/Soul 8pm £14/£12/£5 21st THE EDIBLES Grinagog Theatre Kids’ Theatre 2pm £6/£20 Family 21st TUMMEL & TAY FOOD FAYRE Food Fayre 11am-3pm Free 25th INTERMEDIATE WOODWIND/ALL AT C MINI ORCHESTRA Workshop see pg 22 £15/£10 27th RAGS TO RICHES Kids ’Workshop 10am-12 noon £6

JULY 2nd WEATHERED EROSION & REFLECTION Liz Green Exhibition 10am-5pm Free 5th EASY WOODWIND/ PLAYALONG BAND/INTERM. WOODWIND Workshop see pg 22 £15/£10/£15 8th PEAKS, PENGUINS & POLAR BEARS Polly Murray Adventure Talk 7.30pm £10/£5 11th CHALK PAINT WORKSHOP Workshop 1pm-5pm £40 11th PRESTON REED Guitar Maestro 8pm £12/£10/£5 15th RING OF BRIGHT WATER UNBOUND Judith Bullivant Illustrated Talk 8pm £8/£5 16th INTERMEDIATE WOODWIND/ALL AT C MINI ORCHESTRA Workshop see pg 22 £15/£10 18th THE ART OF CROCHET – TASTER SESSION Workshop 10am – 12 noon £10 26th GET TECHNICAL WITH COLOUR Workshop 10am-4pm £40 31st SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA WIND & BRASS Classical Music 8pm £15/£13/£5

AUGUST 1st THE SCOTTISH COUNTRYSIDE IN BATIK (opening 1st Aug) Exhibition 10am-5pm daily Free 2nd QUAVERS BEGINNERS’ BAND & EASY/INTERM. SAX/BRASS Workshop see pg 22 £10/£15 8th CHORUS NORTH SHORE Choir 8pm £10/£5 15th LINDSAY LOU & THE FLAT BELLIES Americana 8pm £12/£10/£5 27th INTERMEDIATE WOODWIND/ALL AT C MINI ORCHESTRA Workshop see pg 22 £15/£10 29th WIRE AND WOOL Bluegrass/Celtic 8pm £10/£5 30th STONES IN HIS POCKETS Mull Theatre Theatre 8pm £12/£10/£5

TICKET BOOKING INFORMATION Aberfeldy, blAirgowrie, dunkeld, Pitlochry birnamarts.com 01350 727 674 Visitscotland: And Perth tourist informAtion centres c Birnam Arts is a Scottish Guarantee Company (Company No. SC402171) Birnam Arts 2015. All rights reserved Registered as a Scottish Charity under Scottish Charity No. SC024975 Programme design by Mike Garden Registered Office: Birnam Arts, Station Road, Birnam, Dunkeld, Perthshire PH8 0DS