What is the most stylish and sustainable way to celebrate our 10th anniversary? We started with Ten out of Ten – a series of events with traditional dance roots across Edinburgh in autumn 2024 highlighting the diversity and breadth of activities by our 200+ members. Then we were invited to be the national charity of … Continued

TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) is seeking to appoint a new Director to take forward and lead on the work of the Traditional Music Forum (TMF), one of its key member organisations. The TMF Director will represent the TMF membership publicly and advocate on behalf of the traditional music sector in Scotland.  Supported by … Continued

TRACS (Traditional Arts & Culture Scotland) is looking for an experienced Treasurer to join its Board of Trustees. TRACS is a co-operative network which champions our shared traditions of music, song, storytelling, dance, crafts, customs and local languages.  Find out more from our website www.tracscotland.org. The Treasurer is responsible for having a clear and detailed … Continued

Interview by Inesa Vėlavičiūtė   New to the International Festival Fringe’s scene, Yucca Dance presents In the Round – a captivating dance theatre piece that explores the universal symbolism of circles and perpetual cycles. Drawing inspiration from nature, spiritual beliefs, and modern life, the performance weaves together diverse cultural interpretations of these timeless motifs. I … Continued

Review by Alena Shmakova After the double bill of The Flock and Moving Cloud by Scottish Dance Theatre concluded, my neighbour exhaled, ‘Well, that was strange!’ Cramped seats in the Fringe venue, Zoo Southside, made it easy to overhear conversations, though he was reading my mind. So why was it strange for me?  The Flock, … Continued

Review by Yanmei Bowie One trained at the Beijing Dance Academy, the other at Falmouth University, Yuxi Jiang and Lucca Vaccari – together Yucca Dance – set off to explore the perpetual cycles that bind our existence, creating the dance theatre piece In the Round, as recipients of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Keep it Fringe … Continued

In spring 2024, the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland – the only charitable organisation of its kind in Scotland, advocating, supporting and safeguarding all Scottish and world traditional dance forms practised across the country – was one of the contenders in the Scottish Charity Awards Partnership of the Year. However, this award-worthy partnership dates back … Continued

  Review by Vassia Bouchagiar-Walker Everyone loves a show that leaves you exhilarated and on a high. Roser López Espinosa, The Flock, and Sofia Nappi, Moving Cloud, are two choreographers with very different and unique movement styles which, surprisingly, are successfully combined and complement each other in this double bill performance by the Scottish Dance … Continued

Review by Inesa Vėlavičiūtė With an original take on a 600-year-old folk song Arirang, the award-winning musical ARI: The Spirit of Korea brings a sensory feast to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024, as part of the 8th Korean Season. Directed by Junghwan Yoon and Hanchang Lim, the show celebrates South Korea’s culture and heritage through … Continued

Review by Iliyana Nedkova Here we go ‘round the young oak tree on a cold and sprightly morning at Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden. This resilient seven-year-old Portuguese oak, the centrepiece of our al fresco traditional dance, music and art session, is likely to outlive us and the biodiversity crisis, just like the fabled mulberry bush … Continued