Friday 14 – Sunday 16 May | Various venues, times & prices The University of Aberdeen’s Word Festival celebrates its 10th edition this year. Having grown from somewhat humble beginnings into one of the most important literary events in the country, there’s a wide range of events taking place as usual, check out the...
Read more →At time of writing, there are still places available to see Alex Cox (director of Repo Man and Sid & Nancy, former presenter of the BBC’s Moviedrome series etc.) in conversation with Janice Forsyth as part of the University of Aberdeen’s Director’s Cut programme this Monday 29 March at 6pm. More details and booking...
Read more →Tuesday 16 March (7pm) & Wednesday 17 March (2pm) |Arts Lecture Theatre, University of Aberdeen | £5 We’ve not featured many German plays on The Kiosque (we’ve not featured any to be honest), so now’s as good a time as any to start. Presented by the University’s German Drama Group, it’s a modern interpretation...
Read more →Thursday 5 November | The Suttie Centre, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill (map) | 8pm | Free (Donations) Tonight! German composer/percussionist Burkhard Beins (wikipedia bio) and Aberdeen-based experimental electronica bod Bill Thompson play a selection of weird and wonderful instruments in the unusual but promising surroundings of The Suttie Centre in Foresterhill. Part of the Sound...
Read more →Actor Simon Callow and composer Craig Armstrong are the first two names announced for season three of the University of Aberdeen’s Director’s Cut discussion series. More details here
Read more →Friday 16 October | Room NK1, New Kings, Kings College, University of Aberdeen | 7pm | Free Part of the Cruel Weather Film Festival, Ayreen Anastas and Rene Gabri’s film What Everybody Knows documents their travels through Israel and Palestine. Read a preview written ahead of a New York screening last year here.
Read more →From Friday 2 October | Various Venues Showcasing recent film and video from the Middle East, the Cruel Weather Festival promises to be a fascinating and thought-provoking event…
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