Glow Scotland

April 17th, 2012

Schools and the Traverse Theatre

Jennifer McDougall

Comments: Comments Off Tags: Tags: drama, Traverse Theatre
 : Categories Creativity Portal, Curriculum for Excellence, Events, Expressive Arts, Glow Meet

Building relationships for the future - A Discussion Event for Teachers.
Glow TV is delighted to be returning to the Traverse Theatre once again on Monday 23rd April at 4.30pm.

Join Artistic Director (and former Drama Teacher) Orla O’Loughlin and Head of Traverse Learning Noëlle O’Donoghue, as they highlight how the Traverse Theatre can support schools to deliver the new curriculum and how we hope to engage with you and your pupils during our 50th anniversary in 2013.

The session will feature an informal Q & A so come armed with your questions!

Sign up and join us in Glow TV!

January 19th, 2012

Vox Motus Theatre Company Event

Jennifer McDougall

Comments: Comments Off Tags: Tags: edinburgh, Lyceum, Vox Motus
 : Categories Creativity Portal, Curriculum for Excellence, Events, Expressive Arts, Glow, Glow Meet

This exciting event will be hosted by the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh on Thursday 26th January at 6pm.

Join us for an exclusive Glow Meet with Candice Edmunds and Jamie Harrison, the Artistic Directors of Glasgow-based theatre company Vox Motus, who are behind the Lyceum’s show The Infamous Brothers Davenport.

Hear about the show and their directing process. The Meet will also be recorded so you can watch with your class, or encourage them to do so on their own, at a later date!

Sign up and join us live in Glow TV on the night though if you can!

October 12th, 2011

Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off!!

Jennifer McDougall

Comments: Comments Off Tags: Tags: Dundee Rep, Liz Lochhead, Lyceum
 : Categories Co-Create, Creativity Portal, Curriculum for Excellence, Dundee City, Events, Expressive Arts

Live from Dundee Rep Theatre, join us on Tuesday 25th October from 4.15pm for an exclusive Glow Meet with the acclaimed playwright Liz Lochhead.

This is a rare opportunity to hear the current national poet talk about her writing and in particular the modern Scottish classic, ‘Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off.’ Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off is a co-production between the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh and Dundee Rep Theatre. You can view further information and videos of the production on the Lyceum website.

Join the Glow Meet for language and drama activities, design resources and activities, as well as video interviews with the director, actors and designer.

Sign up and join us in Glow TV for this exciting opportunity.

September 19th, 2011

Glowing Thursdays - Behind the Scenes at the Citizen’s Theatre

Jennifer McDougall

Comments: Comments Off Tags: Tags: Citizens Theatre, Men Should Weep, National Theatre of Scotland
 : Categories Co-Create, Creativity Portal, Curriculum for Excellence, Events, Expressive Arts, Glasgow City, Glow, Glow Meet

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a National Theatre, who does what and how is the whole production put together?

Why not join us for a sneak preview behind the scenes of National Theatre of Scotland’s seminal production of “Men Should Weep.”

Join the directors, cast and crew members of the Men Should Weep company live from the citizens theatre. A tour of the set led by assistant director Phil McCormack will be followed by discussion with the director and some of the main cast who will reveal their approaches and the many processes adopted to make the show.

You will also have the opportunity to ask your own questions and find out what really goes on behind the scenes.

Register for Glow TV and then sign up and join us on Thursday 22nd from 2-3pm for this exciting event.

June 6th, 2011

Surreal Encounters in Glowing Thursdays

Jennifer McDougall

Comments: Comments Off Tags: Tags: National Galleries, surrealism
 : Categories Co-Create, Creativity Portal, Curriculum for Excellence, Expressive Arts, Glow, Glow Meet, Pupils

This week Glowing Thursday is aimed at encouraging pupils and teachers to explore the interesting and rather unreal world of Surrealism.

Join us for a peek into the weird and wonderful world of Surrealism…. .what it is and who did it.
We’ll be challenging you to take part in some quick fire tasks, in the hope of learning just what made the Surrealists tick. To take part in this fun glow meet you will need to organize a few things beforehand which you can find when you sign up. During the event you will be able to work along with the artists or watch and try it out later.

Sign up and join us on Thursday 9th June from 11-12pm in the Glowing Thursdays meeting room.

June 1st, 2011

Taking the Drama out of Drama Delivery

Jennifer McDougall

Comments: Comments Off Tags: Tags: drama, Lyceum
 : Categories Co-Create, Creativity Portal, Curriculum for Excellence, Expressive Arts, Glow Meet, Uncategorized

Join Lyceum Drama Artist Christie O’Carroll and Youth Theatre Producer John Glancy to learn how to lead your class in easy-to-use and effective drama exercises including warm-up and cool-down exercises, as well as more in-depth drama activities

All exercises and activities can be adapted for different age-groups and we will show you how to adapt some of the activities to support topics or themes that you are working on in class.

Instructions on leading the exercises will be able to download following the Glow Meet.

Why not sign up and join us for this exciting and motivating event on Thursday 2nd June from 4.15 - 5pm in Glowing Thursdays.

April 12th, 2011

Co-Create: Sharing the Learning, Perth Concert Hall, Wednesday 20 April

Julia Fenby

Comments: Comments Off Tags:  : Categories Co-Create, Creativity Portal, Curriculum for Excellence, Expressive Arts, Glow Meet

March 30th, 2011

Have You Signed Up Yet?!

Jennifer McDougall

Comments: Comments Off Tags: Tags: impressionism, National Gallery of Scotland
 : Categories Co-Create, Creativity Portal, Curriculum for Excellence, Events, Expressive Arts, Glow, Glow Meet

Tomorrow (31st March) on Glowing Thursdays we will be hosting a very different and very exciting Glow Meet with the National Gallery of Scotland.

Using some of the most recognised Impressionist paintings in the National Gallery’s collection as inspiration; this will be a fun, hands-on practical session. Teachers will work with an artist experimenting with various techniques and approaches to mark making, drawing and painting in an impressionistic style. You will be actively encouraged to experiment and problem solve using whatever materials they have available in their classroom.

So why not join in and experiment as part of your CPD?!

If you haven’t signed up for this interactive event please do so now - you are running out of time!!
Sign up and join us at 4pm on the Glowing Thursdays page.

March 28th, 2011

Watch Sir Ken Robinson on Glow and the Creativity Portal

Lesley Sneddon

Comments: Comments Off Tags:  : Categories Creativity Portal, Glow

Internationally-recognised leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources, Sir Ken Robinson, spoke at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, as part of his world tour and transmitted this via live stream on Glow.

The talk is available to watch online through Glow and the Creativity Portal now and for another month.

Sir Ken Robinson has been an advisor to governments in Europe, Asia and the USA, worked with international agencies, Fortune 500 companies and some of the world’s leading cultural organisations. In 1998, he led a national commission on creativity, education and the economy for the UK Government and was a central figure in developing a strategy for creative and economic development as part of the Northern Ireland peace process. Sir Ken was one of four international advisors to the Singapore Government for its strategy to become the creative hub of South East Asia and has received a number of honorary degrees and awards.

Creative Scotland, The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD), The University of Glasgow and Glasgow School of Art collaborated to bring Sir Ken Robinson to Glasgow

March 7th, 2011

Scottish Ballet - Behind the Scenes

Jennifer McDougall

Comments: Comments Off Tags: Tags: Scottish Ballet
 : Categories Career Opportunities and Pathways, Co-Create, Creativity Portal, Curriculum for Excellence, Expressive Arts, Glow, Glow Meet

We are excited to announce that Scottish Ballet will be streaming live from the dancers’ morning class in their award winning studios in Glasgow for the first time, offering a previously unseen perspective on the world of Scottish Ballet’s dancers.

Starting with an introduction from Ballet Mistress Hope Muir, you will see the dancers training and developing their technique through a sequence of exercises. Hope will lead us through the class, describing the processes behind the movements and how they benefit the dancers’ bodies.

This will be followed by a question and answer session in which you will have the opportunity to put your questions to one of Scottish Ballet’s dancers.

Sign up and join us on Thursday 10th March from 10.40 - 11.40am in Glowing Thursdays.