ARTISTS from Argentina, Catalonia, Mexico, Japan, Quebec and futher afield will be part of Glasgow's Sonica festival this autumn.
Cryptic's festival, of visual and sonic arts, runs from 31 October to 10 November.
The international artists will work alongside more than 30 UK artists, presenting more than 180 events and performances across the city.
There will be four world premieres, 13 UK Premieres and seven Scottish premieres over 11 days.
Musician, scientist and producer Max Cooper, in collaboration with design collective Architecture Social Club, will open Sonica with Aether –a one-off event illuminating Tramway with thousands of pulsing, moving points of light which respond to Cooper’s electronic soundtrack to create a "surreal vortex swirling overhead."
The premiere of Primordial Waters, a Cryptic Commission from Scotland-based Cryptic Artists Heather Lander and Alex Smoke, will "envelope audiences with ethereal sounds, mists and projection, using wind, water and reflection to evoke thoughts of the beginnings of life and the pull and push of the tides."
Klara Lewis – the Swede named by Mary Anne Hobbs as her 'Emerging Artist of the Year' – makes her Glasgow debut with Métropolis 2.
www.sonic-a.co.uk
THE EDINBURGH International Book Festival and the Bradford Literature Festival have announced a new collaboration called Northern Lights.
It is designed to "unite publishers from Scotland and the North of England."
The collaboration hopes to create "a centre of gravity for the industry as a counterweight to London and New York."
Nick Barley, director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, said “The Book Festival’s impact on the publishing industry at home and abroad has grown year on year, and in 2018 we held three special Publishing Salon events for industry guests – including one hosted at the First Minister’s residence in Bute House. "Attendees from Scotland, the UK and further afield took part in debates and enjoyed insight from some of the world’s top publishers and literary agents.
"We aim to build on this work through the Northern Lights project and it is hoped that by working in collaboration with Bradford Literature Festival, Edinburgh can help boost creativity and inspire collaboration amongst Northern and Scottish publishers.”
Syima Aslam, director of Bradford Literature Festival said “Northern Lights will enable us to develop the cross-border ties between publishers, agents and authors, and inspire not only new projects, but perhaps entirely new models for the industry in the North.”
Northern Lights will have two days of events at Bradford Literature Festival on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 June in Bradford.
The Edinburgh International Book Festival events will take place on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 August at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre and will be announced in July.
www.edbookfest.co.uk.
THE Proclaimers are to play a major concert in the Borders.
The band will play at Melrose Rugby Club on 15 June, supported by several bands and musicians.
These include Magpie Blue, Zoe Graham, Be Charlotte, and Fatherson.
Craig and Charlie Reid said: “We are really looking forward to our first major show in the Borders for several years.
Mark Mackie of Regular Music said: “With such a great line up of acts and a wide selection of food and drinks at the artisan food village and licensed bars, it is sure to be a fantastic full day out, starting with gates opening at 3.00pm, so we recommend that you come early.”
A final limited number of tickets have just been released.
They are are available from:
www.ticketmaster.co.uk
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