The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
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Arbroath
Arbroathaccordion & Fiddle Club Monthlymeeting Arbroath Golf Club, DD11 2PT, 01241 875326, Sun February 2, 7.30pm, £5 (£4.50).
Monthly meeting for fans of the accordion and the fiddle, with local and visiting musicians playing traditional and sometimes not-so-traditional music. Tonight’s meeting features a performance from the Crynoch Ceilidh Band. www.boxandfiddle.com/ arbroath
Birnam
Scottish Opera: Highlights Tour
Birnam Arts and Conference Centre, Station Road, PH8 0DS, 01350 727674, Thu February 6, 7.30pm, £15 (under 26s £5). Scottish Opera takes its slimmed-down highlights show on tour, with four singers and a pianist performing works by Delibes, Vaughan Williams, Mozart and Léhar. www.birnamarts.com
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Danjones& Friends Strathearn Artspace, Comrie Street, PH7 4AX, 07889 145899, Fri January 31, 7.30– 10.30pm, £10.
Evening of guitar music from musician, teacher and composer Dan Jones, who shares the stage with the Ardvreck School guitar ensemble. www.strathearnartspace.co.uk Dundee Among the Polar Ice
The Mcmanus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum, Albert Square, Meadowside, DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, until Sun March 8. Mon-sat 10am–5pm; Sun 12.30– 4.30pm, free. Exhibition of contemporary and historic artworks that explore the landscapes of the Arctic and Antarctic regions, highlighting the fragility of these ecosystems in the face of climate change. www.mcmanus.co.uk Aswe See It: Twentieth Century Scottish Art
The Mcmanus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum, Albert Square, Meadowside, DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, until Sun March 8. Mon-sat 10am–5pm; Sun 12.30– 4.30pm, free.
Work by Scottish artists who investigated new means of making art during the 20th Century, including John Houston, William Johnstone, Joan Eardley, Wilhelmina Barns-graham, James Morrison and Will Maclean. www.mcmanus.co.uk The Creativity Code
V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, DD1 4EZ, 01382 411611, Thu February 6, 6–7pm, £12 (£10). Marcus du Sautoy, a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, explores how robots may one day become creative, and whether this development may impel humankind to become more imaginative as well. www.vam.ac.uk/dundee Girls Night Oot! The Musical
Dundee Rep Theatre, Tay Square, DD1 1PB, 01382 223530, Thu February 6, 7.30– 9.30pm, £15 (£9–£13). A group of friends head out on a hen night to remember, featuring a soundtrack which spans the 1960s up to more contemporary hits. www.dundeerep.co.uk Hello, Robot. Design Between Human andmachine
V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, DD1 4EZ, 01382 411611, until Sun February 9. Daily 10am–5pm, £9 (£7; children £5). Exhibition diving into the theme of how popular culture has influenced our understanding of robots, artificial intelligence and the increasingly blurring frontier between human and machine. www.vam.ac.uk/dundee Introduction to Adobe Photoshop
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 432444, Thu February 6, 6.30–9pm, £95 (£75). Get started with this nifty piece of software that you can use to create images, enhance or correct your photos and design graphic artwork. This is a four-week course that takes place every Thursday evening beginning 6 February. www.dca.org.uk Linkswith the Past
The Mcmanus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum, Albert Square, Meadowside, DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, until Sun March 15. Daily 10am–5pm, free.
Display about a Pictish man who was buried with great respect in the Lundin Links more than 1,500 years ago, which reveals aspects of his life and death. A partnership project between the Mcmanus and the University of Edinburgh’s Unit for Forensic Anthropology Research. www.mcmanus.co.uk Medieval Mechanics
Dundee Science Centre, Greenmarket, DD1 4QB, 01382 228800, until Fri January 31. Daily 10am–5pm, included in centre admission. Interactive family show about technological advancements and scientific developments in the Middle Ages. www.dundeesciencecentre.org.uk Print Studio Tour
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 432444, until Thu April 30. Sat 12–12.15pm; Thu 5.30– 5.45pm, free.
Take a tour of the DCA’S print studio and view their state-of-theart equipment for both traditional printing and creating digital artworks. www.dca.org.uk RSNO: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Caird Hall, City Square, DD1 3BB, 01382 434940, Thu February 6, 7.30pm, prices vary.
An exploration of the Russian composer’s many musical facets, from the emotional drama of the Fourth Symphony to the melodic Violin Concerto, performed by Rachel Barton Pine. Tonight’s concert will also feature the world premiere of Allen X Chen’s work Semblance. www.cairdhall.co.uk Seized by the Left Hand
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 432444, until Sun March 22. Mon-wed, Fri-sun 10am–6pm; Thu 10am–8pm, free. An international exhibition curated by Eoin Dara and Kim Mcaleese, featuring work exploring ideas around gender, sexuality, the environment and empire from Ursula K Leguin’s novel The Left Hand of Darkness. www.dca.org.uk Storage for Future Sunsets
V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, DD1 4EZ, 01382 411611, Thu February 6, until Fri February 7. 10am–5pm, free.
Contemporary dance performance installation by dancers from Scottish Dance Theatre and choreographer Janine Harrington, which explores how we store our experiences and expertise in our memories. www.vam.ac.uk/dundee Some Guys Have all the Luck: The Rod Stewart Story
Caird Hall, City Square, DD1 3BB, 01382 434940, Fri January 31, 7.30pm, £23.
The story of the legendary mullet-headed rocker, whose scratchy pipes lent a welcome note of sandpaper to such hits as Maggie May, I Don’t Want to Talk About It and Baby Jane, but who also wrote such enduring classics as You Wear it Well and Every Picture Tells a Story. www.someguyshavealltheluck.com Studio Nicholas Daley
V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, DD1 4EZ, 01382 411611, Fri January 31–Sun February 2, 10am–5pm, free.
An exhibition exploring the creative practice of menswear fashion designer Nicholas Daley, which highlights his collaboration with Scottish heritage brands, as well as the influence of his Jamaican-scottish identity and music upon his approach to fashion. www.vam.ac.uk/dundee WASTELAND
Dundee Rep Theatre, Tay Square, DD1 1PB, 01382 223530, Fri January 31, 7.30– 8.55pm, £18 (£16; children £9).
Gary Clarke’s sequel to his award-winning piece of dance theatre COAL, which explores what happened when the Grimethorpe Colliery was destroyed in 1994, alongside the community that grew up around it. www.dundeerep.co.uk Winter Exhibition
Eduardo Alessandro Studios, 30 Gray Street, Broughty Ferry, DD5 2BJ, 01382 737011, Fri January 31 and Sat February 1, 9.30am–5pm, free. Exhibition of artistic talent from the North East of Scotland, featuring an array of paintings, ceramics, wood, jewellery and applied arts by both emerging and established names in the art world. www.eastudios.com Awoman’s Perspective
The Mcmanus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum, Albert Square, Meadowside, DD1 1DA, 01382 307200, until Sun February 2. Mon-fri 10am; Sun 12.30pm, free.
Exhibition celebrating the work of female artists, their diverse stories and contributions to the visual culture of their time. www.mcmanus.co.uk Andywarhol Class
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 432444, Sat February 1, 10am–6pm, £65 (£45).
A one-day intensive class on how to make prints using the same process as Warhol’s iconic pop art. Why not immortalise a famous person or friend in multicoloured panels? Take along some photos to work from. www.dca.org.uk Walt Disco
Beat Generator Live, 70 North Lindsay Street, DD1 1PS, 01382 229226, Sat February 1, 8pm, £8.
The Glaswegian fivepiece band play a special show to celebrate their inclusion in the South by Southwest line-up next year, as part of Independent Venues Week. With support from Dundee band Magnum Haus. www.beatgenerator. co.uk Gin Flight Night
Forbes of Kingennie Country Resort, Forbes of Kingennie Drive, Broughty Ferry, DD5 3RD, 01382 350777, Sat February 1, 7pm–12am, £25 per person (luxury accommodation pack £60).
Sample local gins and try them out with a variety of mixers and garnishes. www.forbesofkingennie. com Balletwest: Swan Lake
Gardyne Theatre, Gardyne Road, DD5 1NY, 01382 434940, Sun February 2, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £18. Ballet West’s production of the classic ballet Swan Lake, featuring a cast of more than 100 young dancers and led by Principal Dancer, Natasha Watson. www.gardynetheatre. org.uk
Craft Sunday: Upcycle Yesterday’s News with DCA Learning Team Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 432444, Sun February 2, 12pm, £20.
Eco-friendly upcycling workshop wherein participants can make unique paper bags out of newspaper, then decorate them using screen and lino printing. www.dca.org.uk Introduction to Digital Cutting
Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 432444, Sun February 2, 11am–6pm, £65 (£45).
Fraser Gray leads this workshop in making graphics for plastering on walls or windows, painting stencils or heat transfers for textiles. Take images or text to be made into a digital file. www.dca.org.uk W2
Clarks on Lindsay Street, 80 North Lindsay Street, DD1 1PS, 01382 224925, Sun February 2, 3–8pm, £7.
Tribute to the legendary Irish band U2. www.clarksonlindsaystreet.com Dundee Arts Café: Dealingwith Human Rights Abuses in Conflict
The Mcmanus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum, Albert Square, Meadowside, DD1 1DA, 01382 386669, Tue February 4, 6–7pm, free. Professor Kurt Mills of the University of Dundee discusses the many laws that the international community have put in place to protect people in war zones and conflicts, also how these legal apparatuses frequently fail to live up to expectations. www.mcmanus.co.uk The Ghosting of Rabbie Burns
Dundee Rep Theatre, Tay Square, DD1 1PB, 01382 223530, Tue February 4, 7.30– 9.05pm, £15 (£12–£13; children £9). Hilarious comedy about a heartbroken author who is visited by the ghost of the notorious lothario Rabbie Burns, who offers up some dating advice. www.dundeerep.co.uk Non-human Kith and Kin: A Zoological Tour Dundee Contemporary Arts, 152 Nethergate, DD1 4DY, 01382 432444, Wed February 5, 6–7pm, free.
The curator of the D’arcy Thompson Zoology Museum, Matthew Jarron, leads this tour of the artefacts displayed in the exhibition Seized by the Left Hand, which resist normative categorizations of gender, bonding and kinship. www.dca.org.uk The Unwanted
Dundee Rep Theatre, Tay Square, DD1 1PB, 01382 223530, Wed February 5, 7.30– 8.30pm, £14 (£11–£12; children £9).
Comedy, dance and theatre show about rejection by Shaper/caper. The narrator, Thomas, reads from letters of rejection and brings them to life, including plenty of audience dancing and karaoke. www.dundeerep.co.uk Dunfermline Ben Fogle: Tales fromthe Wilderness Alhambra Theatre, 35 Canmore Street, KY12 7NX, 01383 740384, Fri January 31, 7pm, £26.50.
TV adventurer Ben Fogle tours with his latest evening of storytelling. www.alhambradunfermline.com Davidmach: Odyssey
Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, Abbot Street, KY12 7NL, 01383 602365, Fri January 31–Sun February 2, Fri-sat 10am; Sun 12pm, free. Exhibition of artwork centred around the function and aesthetic of sea containers. www.onfife.com ON Fife Comedy Cafe
Carnegie Hall, East Port, KY12 7JA, 01383 602302, Sat February 1, 7.30pm, £10. Comedy evening featuring talent from local and international circuits. Tonight features stand-up from Tom Little, Derek Mcluckie and Allan Lindsay, and will be hosted by Patrick Rolink. www.onfife.com Shark in the Park Carnegie Hall, East Port, KY12 7JA, 01383 602302, Sun February 2, 2pm, £10 (£8).
Theatrical adaptation of Nick Sharratt’s Shark in the Park series. www.onfife.com Glenrothes ON Fife Comedy Cafe
Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121, Sat February 1, 7.30pm, £10.
Evening of stand-up comedy, featuring Allan Lindsay, Bryan Ghosh and Tom Little, and hosted by Ross Leslie. www.onfife.com Groove On
Rothes Halls, Kingdom Centre, KY7 5NX, 01592 612121, Tue February 4, 1.30pm, free.
Family-friendly disco for those living with dementia and their carers. www.onfife.com Kinross Martin Barre
The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, KY13 8AS, 01577 863467, Thu February 6, 8pm, £35.
The former lead guitarist of Jethro Tull performs alongside his four-piece Electric Band. www.green-hotel.com Kirkcaldy 70%+
Kirkcaldy Galleries,
War Memorial Gardens, KY1 1YG, 01592 583206, until Sun March 15. MonWed & Fri 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–7pm; Sun 12–4pm, free. Exhibition of works by Kyra Clegg and Marysia Lachowicz which examine the mysterious depths of the sea. www.onfife.com ON Fife Comedy Cafe
Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, KY1 1ET, 01592 583302, Fri January 31, 7.30pm, £10.
Comedy night featuring Allan Lindsay, Jamie Kirk, Tom Little and MC Patrick Rolink. www.onfife.com Lochgelly Jennie Lee: From Lochgelly to The Lords
Lochgelly Centre, Bank Street, KY5 9RD, 01592 583303, until Fri March 6. Mon-fri 9am–9pm; Sat 9am–2pm, free.
An exhibition exploring the life of MP Jennie Lee, born into a mining family in Lochgelly, and who would go on to become the UK’S firstever Minister of Arts and one of the founders of the Open University. www.onfife.com Montrose Mama’s Broke Links Hotel, Mid Links, DD10 8RL, 01674 830658, Thu February 6, 8–11pm, £9.50.
The Nova Scotian duo who won Ensemble of the Year in 2018 at the Canadian Folk Music Awards perform original compositions which blend blues, Quebecois, punk, Celtic, Balkan and doom metal traditions. www.linkshotel.com Perth Conservation in Action: Saving the Perthmummy
Perth Museum and Art Gallery, 78 George Street, PH1 5LB, 01738 632488, until Sun April 19. Daily 10am–5pm, free.
Find out how the Perth Museum and Art Gallery preserve fragile objects in their collections for future generations, with the chance to see conservationists in action. www.culturepk.org.uk Discovering Ancient Egypt
Perth Museum and Art Gallery, 78 George Street, PH1 5LB, 01738 632488, until Thu April 30. Daily 10am–5pm, free.
An exhibition which brings together artefacts from the Perth Museum and the National Museum of Scotland, examining Scotland’s enduring fascination with ancient Egypt through the stories of an artist, archaeologist and astronomer. www.culturepk.org.uk Fergusson
Perth Museum and Art Gallery, 78 George Street, PH1 5LB, 01738 632488, until Sat February 29. Tue-sat 10am–5pm, free.
A comprehensive exhibition featuring the works of the iconic artist John Duncan Fergusson, who was part of the group known as the Scottish Colourists. www.culturepk.org.uk ICONS II: John Bellany
Perth Museum and Art Gallery, 78 George Street, PH1 5LB, 01738 632488, until Sun May 31. Daily 10am–5pm, free. Celebration of the career of Scottish artist John Bellany, best known for his paintings depicting the fishing communities of Scotland’s east coast. The exhibition is centred upon one of his bestknown works, The Boat Builders, which has rarely been seen in public. www.culturepk.org.uk A Taste of the Past
Perth Museum and Art Gallery, 78 George Street, PH1 5LB, 01738 632488, until Sat March 21. Daily 10am–5pm, free. An exhibition of photographs taken in and around Perth’s tea shops from 1876 to 1948, exploring the people who ran these businesses and how they’ve helped shape the food scene in Perth. www.culturepk.org.uk John Bellany and Port Setonwith Alexander Moffat
Perth Museum and Art Gallery, 78 George Street, PH1 5LB, 01738 632488, Thu February 6, 1.30– 2.30pm, £2 Alexander Moffat discusses the painter John Bellany’s formative years in Port Seton and Eyemouth, and his struggles with ‘Coastal Calvinism’. www.culturepk.org.uk
Not Just Flanders: Scotland During the Firstworldwar
AK Bell Library, 2–4 York Place, PH2 8EP, 01738 444949, Fri January 31, 6.30– 7.30pm, free.
Allan Kilpatrick, the Data and Recording Projects Officer at Historic Environment Scotland, discusses the impact of the First World War on Scotland and its landscape, and the archaeological techniques used to excavate this history from the ground. www.culturepk.org.uk Boss Cheer and Dance Open Championship
Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Sat February 1 and Sun February 2, 9am–5pm, £15 (£7).
Boss Cheer and Dance host this day of familyfriendly competition between cheerleading and dance programmes across the UK. www.horsecross.co.uk Scottish Ensemble: Chamber Notes
Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, PH1 5HZ, 01738 621031, Mon February 3, 1–3pm, £11. The Scottish Ensemble performs contrasting octets by Mendelssohn and Enescu, under the baton of guest conductor Marianne Thorsen. www.scottishensemble. co.uk St Andrews The Other Guys Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, Thu February 6, 7.30pm, £10 (£9).
All-male student a cappella ensemble from the University of St Andrews. www.byretheatre.com Plastik (Kunst)
Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, until Sun February 23. Daily 10am–10pm, free.
Mixed media exhibition by Astrid Jaekel in response to ocean-themed poems by Arne Rautenberg and George Mackay Brown. www.byretheatre.com SCO: Big Ears, Little Ears
Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, Thu February 6, 10.30am & 11.45am, £7.
Musicians from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform live music in a relaxed, child-friendly environment. www.byretheatre.com Crafting your Herbarium
Cambo House & Estate, Kingsbarns, KY16 8QD, 01333 450054, Thu February 6, 4–6pm, £10.
A flower pressing and printing workshop. www.cambogardens.org. uk Croft and Pearce: Double Take Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, Sat February 1, 7pm, £14 (£12).
Narrative sketch show from the acclaimed double-act and stars of BBC Radio 4’s The Croft and Pearce Show. www.byretheatre.com Chaplain’s Conversations: Professor Sarah Broadie Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, Mon February 3, 5.30pm, free.
Donald Macewan, the Chaplain to the University of St Andrews, in conversation with Professor Sarah Broadie from the School of Philosophical, Anthropological & Film Studies. www.byretheatre.com Lunchtime Concert 20: Pianists from St Mary’s Music School Byre Theatre, Abbey Street, KY16 9LA, 01334 475000, Wed February 5, 1.10pm, £3 (members free).
First-study pianists from Edinburgh’s St Mary’s Music School perform a varied repertoire of music for multiple hands. www.byretheatre.com