Guide Official Your Programme Guide 2014 Culture glasgow2014.com/culture @culture2014 Glasgow 2014 XX Commonwealth Games The Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme is a Please check individual project websites for Contents partnership between the Glasgow 2014 dates, venues, and ticketing, and for further Organising Committee, Glasgow Life, and access information. Access options include touch 4 Welcome by Fiona Hyslop MSP Creative Scotland. There are two strands: tours, viewing ramps for outdoor performances, 5 Introduction partner organisations a Scotland wide programme called Culture 2014; large print and Braille publications, and relaxed Chief Executives and a Games Time celebration in Glasgow performances. running alongside the sporting action called 6 The Journey So Far Festival 2014. To receive this Programme Guide in 9 GENERATION alternative formats, email: Activity ranges from the intimate to the epic, 10 Get Scotland Dancing including three groundbreaking projects with a [email protected] 11 Big Big Sing truly national reach: Big Big Sing; Get Scotland or call 0845 603 6000. Dancing; and GENERATION. (Mon – Fri, 10.00 – 12.00 & 14.00 –16.00 13 The Journey to the Games voicemail outwith these hours) 27 During the Games – Festival 2014 This Programme Guide is your introduction to events and exhibitions taking place across 41 The Journey Beyond the Games Scotland, capturing the excitement and scale 46 Appendix / Credits of what’s on offer. It tells you about the projects and shows you where to go for more details of dates, times and venues. Projects that have also been supported through National Lottery Celebrate funding, Homecoming 2014 funding, or Scottish Government Expo funding are highlighted within this Guide. Accessible performances, exhibitions, and events, are available throughout Culture 2014. The following symbols are used in this Programme Guide for access information: Audio described performance BSL / sign language interpretation Captioned performance / film Wheelchair accessible / mobility options 3 All information correct at time of Full listings available at glasgow2014.com/culture at available listings Full Design by Tangent Graphic going to print. Welcome. Fàilte Introduction This is a great year to be in Scotland. Bliadhna The following pages will help guide you The partnership between the Glasgow 2014 The range of opportunities are not only for air leth a bhith an Alba. through a programme containing more than Organising Committee, Glasgow Life, and the people who attended performances and 200 projects and exhibitions and more than Creative Scotland, as well as hundreds of artists, visited events or galleries, but also for the people It gives me great pleasure to introduce this 1,000 events. In this incredible year for Scotland, cultural organisations and communities across who created and produced the work. Along the guide to the wonderful Culture 2014 – the most don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime cultural Scotland and beyond is something authentic and way unique relationships and networks are being ambitious national cultural celebration that has celebration – share in epic outdoor events, hear very unique. developed which will bring a lasting legacy for ever taken place in Scotland. personal stories, dance, sing, tell your own stories Scotland’s cultural sector and for audiences – and however you choose to join in – please be The aim of the partnership – to develop a looking to engage with exciting creative work. This is the year when Scotland takes centre inspired, enjoy yourself and remember these very programme of accessible and inspirational stage; as well as celebrating the second year of special moments and this very special year. cultural activity that frames and celebrates the We will all have had the chance to be part of Homecoming and hosting the Ryder Cup, we will Games – has also been supported by something very special; Culture 2014 will resonate welcome visitors from across the Commonwealth There is much to enjoy. organisations including BBC Scotland, British throughout Scotland and the Commonwealth and wider world to celebrate great sporting Còrdaidh gu leòr ruibh. Council, Channel 4, EventScotland, Festivals and will live on – not only in our individual and achievement through the XX Commonwealth Edinburgh, and Scottish Government. collective memories and stories – but also Games. As well as celebrating sport and the Fiona Hyslop MSP, through the ways in which we all work together. gathering of many nations, this is a time for Cabinet Secretary for Culture and The summer of 2014 offers a once in a lifetime Scotland and the Commonwealth to reach out External Affairs opportunity for hundreds of thousands of people David Grevemberg, and share our great cultural traditions as well across the country to celebrate Scotland’s hosting Chief Executive Glasgow 2014 as our contemporary creativity. of the XX Commonwealth Games through a programme of extraordinary new work by world Dr Bridget McConnell, Through dance, song, theatre, literature, leading and emerging Scottish and international Chief Executive Glasgow Life music, visual art, comedy and so much more... artists and cultural organisations. in well loved venues, on riverbanks, in community Janet Archer, centres and parks, and art galleries… even in Culture 2014 weaves together vibrant stories Chief Executive Creative Scotland squash courts and an ice cream van… there is an of people and places; it presents spectacular amazing range of activity to choose from – with performances and intimate portraits, puts a genuine treat around every corner of our communities at the heart of the work, through an wonderful country! unprecedented range of ways to take part. In the pages of this Guide you’ll discover a Where the speed, strength, power, agility programme of activity that is exciting, diverse and and focus of the athletes defines the sporting for us all. Culture 2014 provides a fantastic range programme; the words, movement, song, dance, of ways in which everyone can get involved music, theatre, designs, films, ideas and art of because everyone’s invited. Culture 2014 has Culture 2014 tell a genuine and authentic story begun its journey and it’s beating a rhythm that of our past, our present, our potential and our will resonate through the summer, with hundreds 4 place in the world. 5 of events along the route of the Queen’s Baton Relay when it arrives back in Scotland on 14 June, Culture 2014 is an exhilarating journey. reaching a crescendo during the third week of We hope you will join us on it! July when the eyes of the world turn to Glasgow and the sporting extravaganza begins. Hundreds more cultural events then animate Glasgow during Games Time as part of Festival 2014. After the closing ceremony of the Games, Culture 2014 picks up its journey, taking in Edinburgh’s world famous summer festivals, and concluding at the end of August. Full listings available at glasgow2014.com/culture at available listings Full Full listings available at glasgow2014.com/culture at available listings Full The Journey So Far Activity that has taken place on the Journey So Far Most Culture 2014 activity will take place during Tens of thousands of people of all ages the summer months, but the journey has already are taking part – singing through Big Big Sing begun, and there have been some fantastic workshops, dancing through Get Scotland Project title Lead Organisation / Artist performances and events. Here’s just a taste… Dancing free taster classes and the Big Dance A Breath of Fresh Air Forestry Commission Scotland Pledge, and enjoying storytelling in schools, with A Child Like You (Part of New Music Biennial) Andy Scott and Lemn Sissay commissioned by Foden’s Brass Band The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer Imaginate Audiences have been thrilled and moved leading Scottish, UK and Commonwealth authors African Children’s Choir – Scottish Tour African Children’s Choir by brilliant work including choreographer and illustrators broadcast online across the All Sided Games Collective Authors Live Scottish Book Trust Janice Parker’s ‘Glory’ which celebrated Commonwealth through Authors Live events. Aye Write! Glasgow’s Book Festival 2014 Glasgow Life performers, bodies, and the pursuit of excellence BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend BBC in movement; and the National Theatre of There is animation through ‘McLaren 2014’ BBC SSO India BBC BBC Young Musician of the Year BBC Scotland’s re-staging of ‘Glasgow Girls’ the which celebrates the life and work of the The Bell That Never Rang (Part of New Music Biennial) Lau commissioned by Celtic Connections real life story of the political campaign started pioneering, Scottish-born animator and filmmaker, Below Another Sky Scottish Print Network Big Big Sing Glasgow UNESCO City of Music by a group of teenage girls from Drumchapel. Norman McLaren. And the touring project Where Big Dance Pledge Get Scotland Dancing Commissions through the first ever New Music You’re Meant To Be’ sees acclaimed songwriter Blue Block Studio Starcatchers Biennial led by PRS for Music Foundation have and raconteur Aidan Moffat and award winning Boomerang Active Events Bronze and Iron (Part of New Music Biennial) David Sawer commissioned by Onyx Brass seen people enjoy fantastic new work including filmmaker Paul Fegan celebrating the art of Ceilidh Comhla Glasgow Life that by contemporary folk band Lau, and Matheu storytelling and its unique place in Scotland’s Celtic Connections 2014 Glasgow Life The Commonwealth: Gifts to The