Two new Edinburgh festival specials from BBC Scotland arts strand The Culture Scene head to the BBC Scotland Channel and online.
The Culture Scene includes a weekly podcast presented by Nicola Meighan and a series of short films highlighting the work and life experiences of contemporary artists with the pieces showcased as audio on Radio Scotland’s The Afternoon Show/BBC Sounds and visually on BBC iPlayer.
Three new pieces inspired by artists appearing in Edinburgh have been produced, with the first Never Too Old to Dance already available to view on BBC iPlayer. A further two pieces are due to be showcased in late August.
Puppets challenge the stigma of drug addiction in Scotland features Concerned Others, a live puppet performance that challenges the stigma of drug addiction in Scotland. Using the recorded interviews of those with lived experience of addiction across Scotland, Concerned Others looks at the many facets of addiction.
Celebrating Black Sisterhood Through Art features work from Christian Noelle Charles. In her Edinburgh Art Festival exhibition, What a Feeling!, New York- born, Glasgow- based artist Christian transforms the gallery space into a beauty salon of screenprints, the first part of an exploration project discussing racial identity, inequality, care and love through the Black Feminine Lens.
Already available to view on BBC iPlayer, alongside other Culture Scene films, is Never Too Old to Dance, which tells the story of Dance Base’s resident elder dance company, PRIME, as they create their new fringe show, The Infinite Life Journey. From anger to acceptance, four dancers aged 64-60 map their own, emotional life experiences exploring the five stages of grief through the medium of expressive dance.
Both films will be available to view on BBC iPlayer from August 23 and shown on the BBC Scotland channel this evening (August 26.)
