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The Dressing Room:
Photographs of Actors by Simon
Annand.
Simon Annad
The ‘The Dressing Room’, winner of the 2006
Museum and Heritage award for a project on a
limited budget, features black and white photographs
taken over 20 years by Simon Annand. His images
allow us a rare glimpse of the more private face of
famous actors, photographed as they spent time in
their West End dressing rooms, preparing to go on
stage during ‘The Half’ - the last half-hour before the
start of a play. These photos are unique in that they
do not portray the actors from a glamorous point of
view, but rather, highlight their dedication. The
Exhibition will be show in the foyer of Glasgow
Royal Concert Hall.
FOOTLIGHTS: Capturing the
Essence of Performance.
Footlights which will examine how artists have
captured the fleeting nature of theatrical
performances over the centuries. Included will be
works by Toulouse Lautrec, designs for the Russian
theatre by Natalya Goncharova, and images of Berlin
cabaret by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.
On show will be designs for fantastic costume and
set designs, as well as prints and drawings made by
celebrated artists capturing a wide variety of
spectator orientated events. Even the audience is put
under the spotlight! Footlights has been specially
organised to coincide with the SIBMAS International
Conference, which will be held at the Royal Scottish
Academy of Music and Drama in August. 9 Aug – 16
Toulouse Lautrec
Nov. 2008 NATIONAL GALLERY COMPLEX, The
Mound, Edinburgh
Keynote Lecture
by The National Theatre of
Scotland (NTS).
The National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) will present an
illustrated lecture on the NTS and its hit production
the Black Watch. Black Watch took the 2006
Edinburgh Festival by storm, playing too sold out
crowds and garnering unanimous critical acclaim.
Courtesy of NTS
Based on recent interviews with former soldiers who
served in Iraq, this taut and uncompromising piece of
theatre tells the story of Scotland's legendary 300
year-old Black Watch Regiment, whose disbandment
was announced in 2004 just before its 800-man
battalion replaced some 4,000 U.S. Marines in one of
the bloodiest areas of Iraq. Venue the lecture room
National Museum of Scotland
Matthew Bourne's Dorian Gray.
The opportunity to see a major new ballet by leading
choreographer Matthew Bourn. Sadlers Wells and
the Edinburgh International Festival present
Matthew Bourne's Dorian Gray freely adapted
from Oscar Wilde's masterpiece.
This gothic fable becomes a darkly seductive dance
theatre event from master storyteller, Matthew
Bourne. Set in the image obsessed world of
contemporary art and politics, this ‘black fairy tale'
tells the story of an exceptionally alluring young man
who makes a pact with the devil. The Kings
Theatre Edinburgh, EIF. (tickets extra)
Courtesy of EIF
A Evening of Musical Theatre
Selection of scenes from contemporary musical
theatre shows.
Fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe the musical
theatre course will perform a highly successful
selection of scenes from three modern musicals
including Whiskey Kisses, Zanna- Don't, The
Jonah Boy. This event has kindly been supported
by Cameron Mackintosh RSAMD Theatre
Ken Dundas
Gala Celihd Dance, Reception
and Dinner.
The end of the conference will be celebrated
with a Ceilidh (traditional Scottish Country
dancing) Don’t worry if you have never
danced like this before, there will be a caller
to help everyone out. Glasgow City
Chambers.
Courtesy
of Glasgow conference office
Academy Exhibition
An in-house exhibition of costumes, model
boxes, photographs and designs from
RSAMD Technical and Production
department of RSAMD. RSAMD café bar.
Christine Murphy