| Date and venue | Title | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2012 Argyle Works | Mittwoch aus Licht by Birmingham Opera: An achievement on an Olympian scale | Dorothy Wilson |
 Birmingham Opera Company’s production of Mittwoch aus Licht, Karlheinz Stockhausen’s six-hour sonic exploration of light, love, and the boundlessness of the human imagination, was a triumph from start to finish, and an unforgettable experience. Graham Vick’s spectacular production fostered a sense of child-like wonder that continued unabated throughout the night.
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| 5-Jul-2012 Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich | Britain's Three National Dance Companies: New Material in Greenwich | Hanna Weibye |
 Dance GB is a collaboration between the UK's three national dance companies, Scottish Ballet, National Dance Company Wales, and English National Ballet. A new piece was commissioned for each company, and they are being performed together in a triple bill that opened in Glasgow in June then toured to Cardiff, before finishing in London as part of Big Dance 2012, four days of dance in the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, on 5-8 July.Read full review... | ||
| 21-Jun-2012 Old Schools Site | El Sistema demonstrated in Stirling | David Smythe |
 Can a concert have ever been so eagerly anticipated?
In 2006 Richard Holloway, then chair of the Scottish Arts Council, went on a fact-finding visit to Venezuela to look at El Sistema, where intensive classical music tuition in schools and the formation of orchestras has developed a successful track record of transforming attitudes in desperately poor and violent communities. The El Sistema model now helps thousands of children round the world. Returning to Edinburgh, convinced that Scotland must be involved, he was the key to setting up the Sistema Scotland charity in the Raploch housing estate in Stirling. Raploch was chosen not only because it was an area which would benefit, but also because it has a clear identity, an enthusiastic community and new facilities in a Community Campus allowing access for all the children.
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