Lightnight Programme 2010 by Horsecross Arts

LightNight 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 28 November 2010

WELCOME!

Welcome to Horsecross Arts’ Lightnight. This weekend of extraordinary events marks the finale of our year long Home and Away project.

2010 marked the 800th year of the Royal Burgh of Perth. To help Perth celebrate, Horsecross Arts has brought together international artists and residents from across Perth & Kinross to celebrate Scotland’s links with other nations through creation and performance. It has been an inspiring and exciting experience on a huge scale. We began the year with Samaagam, our adventure in Indian music and dance, then in September thousands joined us both on the streets and in our venues as we hosted Perth’s largest Carnival drawing on traditions of Brazil, Nigeria and Scotland. Now, for our final Home and Away project we present Lightnight, a musical and visual spectacular featuring artists from China and Scotland. This programme details the events of the weekend and acknowledges all those who have helped to make it possible – thank you too for coming along and taking part. We hope you enjoy it! Jennifer Minchin Project Manager – Horsecross Arts

lightNight wEEkENd Friday 26 NovEmbEr ONly Boys AllowEd: TakE 2 Perth Concert Hall

2-2.15pm

10.50pm: Glenalmond College Pipe Band Some traditional tunes from Glenalmond’s pipe band.

1000 primary 4 boys re-enact the Battle of the Clans through song and dance. (see pages 2-3 for more info)

All wEEkENd

Fireworks

HivE lightiNg iNstallatioN

River Tay

Perth Concert Hall Plaza

9–9.25pm

6pm – late

A river based fireworks display to mark the finale of Perth 800.

An exciting outdoor lighting extravaganza – interact with the lights on the ground as they twist and turn with your every move.

Saturday 27 NovEmbEr

PErth 800 TapEstriEs

Throughout the evening around Perth Concert Hall you can enjoy rickshaw rides, Lightnight cocktails and have your name turned into beautiful Chinese calligraphy.

St ANdrEw’s Day Big SiNg Perth Concert Hall

6pm – midnight

See page 6 for full timetable.

PErth CoNcErt Hall FoyEr

Perth Concert Hall Foyer

Tapestries created by primary schools from throughout Perthshire are displayed on the windows of the Concert Hall.

Schools St ANdrew’s Day LightiNg iNstallatioN Perth Concert Hall foyer

An illuminated display fills the Concert Hall foyer with light.

5 – 9pm: Scottish Storytelling

Oh YEs I CaN

Exciting stories of Scotland with Paraig MacNeill

An exhibition reliving 75 years of Panto at Perth Theatre.

7.10pm: Thriller Zombie Walk and performance

Worm Holes exhibitioN by WaNg YuyaNg

Our newly created zombies re-enact the legendary Michael Jackson “Thriller” video in a promenade performance from the Concert Hall to Perth Theatre (Mill St).

8.35pm: Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Perth and Perthshire Branch

A traditional dance performance including their new Perth 800 dance.

9.20pm: Cast of Aladdin The cast of Aladdin give a taste of the panto.

10.10pm: Trio Stage Academy

Young Highland Dancers wow as they jump and burl their way around the foyer.

Perth Theatre

Threshold Artspace, Perth Concert Hall

The first solo exhibition in the UK by this exciting and acclaimed Chinese artist.

AladdiN’s CavE Perth Theatre

Perth Theatre’s foyer is transformed into an Aladdin’s cave of treasures.

Artificial MooN Perth Concert Hall

A dazzling, beautiful sculpture by Wang YuYang lights up the Concert Hall.

Only Boys Allowed: Take 2 Battle of the Clans Music and words by Norrie MacIver, Na Seòid Choreography by Andy Howitt, YDance In 2009, Horsecross Arts ran the largest boys singing day in Scotland. Led by Christopher Bell from National Youth Choir of Scotland, 1000 Primary 6 and 7 boys from schools all over Perth & Kinross came along to sing for a day and had a fantastic time. The event was so successful we decided to run this again, this time getting the boys dancing as well as singing and targeting a younger age group. On Friday 26 November 2010 we have nearly 1000 boys aged 7 – 9 years singing and dancing in the Concert Hall under the light of the Artificial Moon by Wang YuYang (see p16). The boys all took part in one giant workshop to learn the dance and music before this event.

Story

The Battle of the Clans (also known as the Battle of the North Inch) was a staged battle between Clan Chattan and Clan Kay in September 1396. 30 men were selected to represent each side in front of spectators that included King Robert III of Scotland and his court, on land that is now Perth’s North Inch park. The Chattans killed all but one of their opponents at a cost of 19 deaths on their own side, and were awarded the victory. The most vivid account was written by Sir Walter Scott in The Fair Maid of Perth: The trumpets of the King sounded a charge, the bagpipes blew up their screaming and maddening notes, and the combatants, starting forward in regular order, and increasing their pace, till they came to a smart run, met together in the centre of the

ground, as a furious land torrent encounters an advancing tide. Blood flowed fast, and the groans of those who fell began to mingle with the cries of those who fought. The wild notes of the pipes were still heard above the tumult and stimulated to further exertion the fury of the combatants. At once, however, as if by mutual agreement, the instruments sounded a retreat. The two parties disengaged themselves from each other to take breath for a few minutes. About twenty of both sides lay on the field, dead or dying; arms and legs lopped off, heads cleft to the chin, slashes deep through the shoulder to the breast, showed at once the fury of the combat, the ghastly character of the weapons used, and the fatal strength of the arms which wielded them.

ONLY BOYS ALLOWED: TAKE 2 ANDY HOWITT - CHOREOGRAPHER

Andy was born in Fife, and danced with Fife Youth Dance Company before going to the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance in London. In 1999 Andy became Artistic Director of YDance and in recent years has created a number of dance productions especially for young people - Story of the Blues, Olga the Brolga and Corryvreckan - as well as choreographing works with the St Magnus Festival, MacRobert and the Company of Angels.

NORRIE MACIVER - COMPOSER

Norrie “Tago” MacIver is 21 years old and comes from Carloway in the Isle of Lewis. He left Lewis at the age of fifteen to attend the National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music, where he studied accordion with the renowned Blair Douglas, guitar with Jack Evans and singing with Wilma Kennedy. He is a member of the band Bodega, who won a BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award and tour extensively in Europe and America. Norrie is also a member of the all male singing group Na Seòid (see p10) who perform at the St Andrews Day Big Sing on Saturday 27 November. Norrie has played at festivals all over the country and recorded albums with Bodega and Na Seòid and has appeared as a guest musician on the latest Skipinnish and Julie Fowlis albums.

With thaNks To...

Dance workshop leaders Steven and Alex from YDance and Katy McKeown; music workshop leaders from Perth & Kinross Council.

St Andrew’s Day Big Sing RUNNING ORDER In October 2009 we asked for choirs to come forward to participate in a Choir Big Sing. Twelve Perth & Kinross based choirs applied to take part and from them we selected six – a mix of young and old and from across the region. The choirs were paired with renowned UK or Chinese based musician/s to collaborate with – for some this meant learning Mandarin! For anyone who wanted to take part but wasn’t in a choir, we put together an adult group and a young person’s group – Horsecross Voices and Horsecross Glee. Horsecross Voices then set about the task of learning Gaelic! Alongside the choir project we ran songwriting classes. Each artist visited at least one school and worked with Higher music and language pupils (Mandarin and Gaelic) to create a song. These songs will be performed by the choirs during the St Andrew’s Day Big Sing.

6 – 6.20PM: MELODY MOVERS WITH BLACK VOICES Lady GaGa / Use Somebody Medley Be Yourself written by pupils of Perth Academy Shackles Siyabonga

6.45 – 7.05PM: HORSECROSS VOICES WITH MARY ANN KENNEDY AND NA SEòID

Mise Fhuair (The Apple Song) A Pheigi a Ghraidh (Peggy My Love) Suil na Speireig (Sparrow’s Eye View) written by pupils from Goodlyburn Primary School Gaelic Medium Unit

7.30 – 7.50PM: ENCORE WITH GRACE, HEWAT, POLWART TRIO

Father Adieu Caw the yowes to the nowes Before the Winter Moon written by pupils of Crieff High School Anthem from Chess

8.15 – 8.35PM: HORSECROSS GLEE AND HORSECROSS GLEE-XTRA

Proud Mary Viva La Vida Horsecross Glee-Xtra Medley featuring True Colours, Seasons of Love and Unpretty

9.45 – 10.05PM: ABERFELDY GAELIC CHOIR WITH MARY ANN KENNEDY AND NA SEÒID Griogal Cridhe (The Glen Lyon Lament) Màili Dhonn (Brown Mary) Sios Dhan an Abhainn (Down to the River) Tha Solas aig a’Chrìdh (Light is at the Heart) written by pupils of Breadalbane Academy

10.30 – 10.50PM: EARN SINGERS WITH BLACK VOICES

Journeys written by pupils of Blairgowrie High School Jonah Spiritual Total Praise (Psalm 121)

11.15 – 11.35PM: CRAIGIE COMMUNITY CHOIR WITH HAO YUN

The City She Moves through the Fair traditional song Bohemian Rhapsody My Home written by pupils of Perth High and Perth Grammar schools

11.45PM – MIDNIGHT: FINALE - ALL CHOIRS AND ARTISTS PERFORM TOGETHER

All You Need is Love Auld Lang Syne (in Gaelic, English and Mandarin)

9 – 9.20PM: GLENALMOND CHAMBER CHOIR WITH HARMONY ENSEMBLE

No More Fear written by pupils of Kinross High School In The Open written by pupils of Kinross High School Mountain Stream written by pupils of Kinross High School

ST ANDREW’S DAY BIG SING Tonight, each of our choirs will perform a song written and composed by pupils studying Higher Music, Gaelic and Intermediate Mandarin from local secondary schools. We sent our musicians to work alongside the pupils in these composition workshops to prepare new music for the choirs to sing.

BREADALBANE ACADEMY

Mary Ann Kennedy (for Na Seòid) Kirsty Fisher, Liam Cassidy, Jack Stewart, Grace MacDonald

GOODLYBURN PRIMARY SCHOOL GAELIC Medium Unit Mary Ann Kennedy (for Na Seòid) Lily-Anne Conroy, Finlay Crichton, Ruaraidh Crichton, Catherine Kaye, Caitlin Lamont, Ciaran MacLaren, Craig Stewart

BLAIRGOWRIE HIGH SCHOOL

Lisa Rigby (for Black Voices) Jack Helyer, Elin Rutherford, Caroline Barr, Josh Anderson, Kerry McKiddie, Hannah Wilkin

PERTH ACADEMY

Lisa Rigby (for Black Voices) Erin Carr, Michael Chakraverty, Rosie Taylor, Matthew Hill, Danielle Mutch, Megan King, Bethany Wilson, Richard Michalski, Robbie Matthews, Laura Oswald, Ailsa Foley

PERTH HIGH SCHOOL

Hao Yun S5 Intermediate 2 and Higher music pupils

PERTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Hao Yun Hannah McDonald, Adam Blackhall, Ben Castel, Rory Pennycook, Sean Sinclair, Ryan Addley, Ellie Jamieson, James MacInally, Max Mills, Robert Young, Ryan Cowrie, Stewart Ingram, Holly Clow, Mhairi Mackenzie, Abbie McGregor, Cara Sangster, Amy Fenton, Cathryn Bodie, Beth Marshall, Ryan Berwick

CRIEFF HIGH SCHOOL

Corrina Hewat and Karine Polwart Lucy MacDonald, Eilidh McCallum, Struan Carson, Laura Caldwell, Amelia Bayler, Bryony Goodwin, Cara Tavendale, Emma Harvey, Arran Quinn, Gerry Rodan

KINROSS HIGH SCHOOL

Eddie McGuire and Fong Lui (for Harmony Ensemble) Danny McAtear, Sandy Raeburn, Stewart Brown, Andrew Hynds, Scott Andrew, Matthew Williams, Fiona Gillespie, George Mearing, Nathaniel Haas, Ben Watt

HARMONY ENSEMBLE Harmony Ensemble play music from the rich traditions of China but also draw on Chinese, Western Classical and Scottish folk elements to create improvisations, new songs and compositions. Musicians come from East and West: Fong Liu presents a wide range of singing styles (‘mountain’ voice, folk, opera, even jazz style) and collaborates with Scottish composer Eddie McGuire (bamboo flute) to compose new songs. Zheng, and a fascinating array of Chinese percussion, are played by Hooi Ling Eng. Other musicians often include Willem Mathlener (violin), Kimho Ip (yang qin), Cheng-Ying Chuang (liuqin, ruan and counter-tenor voice) and Xuan Shan (accordion). Harmony Ensemble has performed in major festivals and events like Children’s Classic Concerts, BBCTV Silk Screens, and the Beijing Olympics ‘handover’ in Glasgow. Harmony gets involved in unusual events, too: playing in Manchester Piccadilly railway station for a Festival Fringe sponsor; in underground stations celebrating ‘Glasgow UNESCO City of Music’; and in the streets for Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

GLENALMOND COLLEGE CHAMBER CHOIR Glenalmond Chapel Choir (numbering some 20% of the College roll) sings throughout Scotland and has an impressive catalogue of recordings to its credit including specially commissioned music. Singers are involved in wider organisations including the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and the National Youth Choir of Scotland. The Chamber Choir draws the best singers from the ranks of the Chapel Choir to tackle more demanding repertoire. The choir is touring to Italy in July 2011, performing concerts in the Italian Lakes area as well as in Verona and Venice.

Musical Director: Tim Ridley Choir members:

Soprano 1 Tamsin Birch, Charlotte Solms, Catriona Houston, Emma Acton, Beatrics Brinkhorst Soprano 2 Emily Harrison, Lisa Robertson, Iona Gaskell, Patricia Walker, Hannah Hunter Alto Heather Campbell, Sarah Jane Dent, Tasha Wainwright, Flora Robertson, Ellie Moran, Megan McLauchlan Tenors Lewis Holliday, Sandy McCleery, Simon Boendermaker, Josh Gibson Bass Tom Francis, Lewis Fyfe, Tom Bentley, Luke Doyle

HAO YUN Hao Yun is a composer, singer and producer living in Beijing. His first album, which he wrote and produced in his own studio, captures both the sound of Beijing and the feelings of its people as they watch their city undergo its rapid transformation. His e-single Just Married (released December 2009) attracted more than a million hits online in one month and he released his second album in August this year to rave reviews. The songs are about dreams and memories of the past and ideas of the future. For his live performance, Hao Yun works with a six piece band of drums, bass, two guitars, keyboards, harmonica and san xian - a three-string old Beijing instrument. With his easy charm and witty, incisive lyrics, Hao Yun’s music connects with not only local people but those who are drawn to China and its modern heartbeat. Hao Yun’s recent activities include a Hunan TV show, and Xi’an Qujiang Music Festival in July. He also performed with his band in many major music festivals across the country, including Zhangbei Grassland InMusic Festival, Summer Pilot Music Festival and Xi’an Qujiang Music Festival. In May 2010, Hao Yun and his band were invited to play in 2010 Shanghai EXPO Beijing Week Show as the only singing artist.

CRAIGIE COMMUNITY CHOIR For a choir that began life in 2004 with an ethos for fun and non-performing, Craigie Community Choir now takes part in many performing events. They won the Choir Section of Perform in Perth in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and at Inverness Festival in 2009 and attended the 2009 Bangor International Choral Festival. They reached the last 28 of the BBC’s Last Choir Standing, sang for the Perth Christmas Light switch on in 2008 and, earlier this year, sang backing vocals for Runrig at Scone Palace.

MUSICAL DIRECTOR: DEBRA SALEM CHOIR MEMBERS:

Cath Livingston, Diane Murdoch, Fin McKinnell, Freda Erskine, Jane McDonagh, Katrina Hutton, Karen Campbell, Karen Downs, Karen Rodger, Lenny Whittet, Linda Duncan, Linda Thurogood, Liz Jeffrey, Lorna Bruce, Maggie Edwards, Margaret Leaver, Mary Paton, Mo Paton, Morag Murray, Rob Jarvis, Sue Everett, Tim Thurogood, Wilma Mackinnon

HORSECROSS GLEE Taking inspiration from the TV programme Glee, Horsecross Arts runs Horsecross Glee for 12-18 year olds. Members work with singing and dancing coaches to rehearse and perform arrangements of popular songs. The group is open to all abilities and is not auditioned

MUSICAL DIRECTORS: JENNIFER MINCHIN AND DEBRA SALEM CHOIR MEMBERS:

Alison Kendrick, Briony Sneddon, Bryony Wardle, Caroline Tocher, Claire Davidson, Erin McKinnie, Euan McLaren, Fiona Gillespie, Georgia Merchant, Holly Andreu, Kirsty Harris, Lynzie Aitken, Mhairi O’Donnell, Mollie Smout, Naomi Connelly, Nicole Cameron, Oscar Short, Sophie Hutcheson, Matilda Jarvis, Sophie Cumming, Rebekah Salem-Dalgety, Jamie Salem-Dalgety

HORSECROSS GLEE-XTRA Similar to Horsecross Glee, Glee-Xtra is for more experienced singers aged 12-18. It offers members the chance to perform solos and work on complex harmonies, performing unaccompanied.

MUSICAL DIRECTORS: JENNIFER MINCHIN AND DEBRA SALEM CHOIR MEMBERS:

Alison Kendrick, Bryony Wardle, Caroline Tocher, Erin McKinnie, Fiona Gillespie, Jamie Salem-Dalgety, Matilda Jarvis, Nicole Cameron, Oscar Short, Rebekah Salem-Dalgety, Mhairi O’Donnell, Sophie Cumming

Mary ANN KeNNedy aNd Na Seòid Born and brought up in Glasgow in a Gaelic-speaking household, Mary Ann Kennedy hails from a family of singers and pipers. She trained as a classical musician studying piano at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and is undertaking postgraduate research and training at the Royal Northern College of Music. She was the first harpist in the college’s history to be awarded its highest performance diploma. Her thesis was a study of Gaelic puirt a beul, or mouth music, a speciality of her mother’s family. Mary Ann is a record producer, award winning radio presenter and also runs a residential recording and creative facility, Watercolour Music Studios, with her husband Nick Turner. Mary Ann will also be our compere throughout the evening. Na Seòid are seven formidable young male voices of great depth, maturity and variety, wonderfully wrapped around the single female voice of Mary Ann Kennedy. A captivating, vocal tour-de-force augmented by sympathetic, multi-instrumental support. Prepare yourselves for a veritable melting pot of stunning voices, harmonies, songs and arrangements as they take Gaelic music to places where it’s rarely ventured before.

HORSECROSS VOICES Horsecross Voices is an informal singing group which usually operates on a drop-in basis. Lightnight was the first time we offered a continuous choir based project - and we offered it in Gaelic! Twelve brave souls (all non-Gaelic speaking) attended rehearsals and, after only four sessions, learned three new songs in Gaelic.

MUSICAL DIRECTORS: MARY ANN KENNEDY AND WILMA KENNEDY CHOIR MEMBERS:

Christine Aston, Morag Murray, Colin Gordon, Shona McKay, Vicky Glennie, Pat Pennington, Anne Jones, Alan Jones, Aileen Ogilvie, Joan MacLean, Joan Roberston

ABERFELDY GAELIC CHOIR Aberfeldy & District Gaelic Choir performs annually at both national and provincial Mod level and have won many trophies over the years including the coveted Lovat and Tullibardine trophy, the ultimate accolade in Gaelic choral performance and a huge triumph for a choir from a small town. It remains the only Gaelic choir in Perthshire and, despite having only one native speaker, has many willing learners and dedicated tutors. Presently, there is a welcome influx of new members, many of whom are stepping into unknown waters with great success and enjoyment. The choir performed at the opening of the Concert Hall in September 2005 and have kindly said that it is a pleasure and privilege to be part of these Lightnight celebrations.

MUSICAL DIRECTOR: JUNE RIDDELL CHOIR MEMBERS:

Sarah Brown, Catherine Burnett, Myra Christie, Rosie Hooper, Margaret Kennedy, Grace MacDonald, Gilliain Macdonald, Harriet MacDonald, Evelyn Matthew, Eve-Marie Shore, Mary Stewart, Ros Timperley, Susan Young, Stephanie Blaauw, Charlotte Flower, Margaret Gosling, Mairi Penman, June Riddell, Yvonne Smith, Alan Brown, Ian Johnstone, Peter MacIntosh, David Morton, Tom Murphy, Brian Owen, Robin Watson, Roger White

EARN SINGERS Founded in Bridge of Earn in 1996 the choir gives several concerts each year including a charity concert in Dunbarney Church on the last Friday in March. Concerts are also given by ESCaPades, the Earn Singers Concert Party who will turn out anywhere at any time (well almost!) Made up of some of the choir and their friends, the programmes usually include Scots songs, madrigals, spirituals and a medley from a musical.

MUSICAL DIRECTOR: ALEX CANT CHOIR MEMBERS:

Soprano 1 Kathryn Burden, Avril Fulton, Margaret Graham, Anne Hollingsworth, Christian MacDonald, Jean Mutch, Gill Nicoll, Monica Reid, Anne Rodgie, Sheila West Soprano 2 Ann Alexander, Margaret Dougal, Ada Ferguson, Sheila Fullarton, June Henderson, Moira McGill, Mairi Milne, Pat Paterson, Sue Pattison, Florence Reid Alto Diane Balnaves, Liz Callegari, Jane Crighton, Maggie Gibson, Julie Illingworth, Julie Larsen, Rene Mackie, Fiona McGinness, Bridget Spurgin, Janice Webster Tenors Bill Belford, Allistair Hollingsworth, Ruary MacLeod, Tim Smith Bass Bob Mackay, David Morrison, Bill Paterson, David Williams Accompanist: Ian Young

MELODY MOVERS Melody Movers is a brand new Perth vocal group for young people, created initially for this special Lightnight event. They work with modern music putting their own twist on it, for example, adding harmonies, changing tempos and performing a cappella. Victoria Rice, a freelance Drama and Vocal teacher, is the musical director of melody movers. Victoria and Melody Movers are very excited to be taking part in The Big Sing and are looking forward to holding their own performances in the near future.

MUSICAL DIRECTOR: VICTORIA RICE CHOIR MEMBERS:

Darren Forbes-Kindlen, Euan McLaren, Calum Buist, Andrew Davies, Kael McMahon, Danielle Mutch, Marnie Yule, Erin Carr Megan McCole, Demi Morran, Taylor Mair, Erin McKinnie, Rhianna Coorey, Daisy Warren, Hannah Walker, Gemma Thomson Hannah Ward, Charlotte Bywalec, Heather Lamb, Amy MacDonald, Cara Johnstone, Morgan Sinclair, Thomas Henson Laura MaDonald, Alex Huskinson, Rebecca Graham, Milani Zapirain

Black Voices Since 1987, Carol Pemberton and Bob Ramdhanie have steered Black Voices into one of the most solid performance and teaching companies, sharing a cappella, primarily from Africa but also throughout the Diaspora. The company, inspired by acts such Sweet Honey in the Rock, Mahalia Jackson and Take Six, has forged its own dynamic way of distilling and re-presenting black music from a Caribbean, black British perspective. From gospel to spirituals, Caribbean to African, jazz and blues, Black Voices is firmly rooted in music that energises and uplifts, challenges and educates. The company hosted and presented its own a cappella series with BBC Radio 2, has performed for radio and television in numerous countries around the world, has produced nine CDs, and has researched, produced, directed and performed in several international collaborations.

LISA RIGBY, SONGWRITER

Lisa was born in England in 1974 and moved to Perth when she was 8 years old. With family roots that are Afro-Caribbean-Celtic she describes herself as â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Scot of the world!â&#x20AC;? Lisa is currently part of Edinburgh band Townhouse and was selected to join the prestigious Burnsong song-writing project earlier this year.

GRACE HEWAT POLWART On a black and blustery January night, three of the most distinctive female voices on the contemporary Scottish folk-roots scene got together round a Borders kitchen table with a bottle of rioja, some baked tatties and The Collected Songs of Robert Burns. What began as a brief set for a show at Celtic Connections 2006 has evolved into something Annie Grace, Corrina Hewat and Karine Polwart are running with a wee bit further... because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re having so much fun with it!

ENCORE CHOIR Scone based choir Encore is made up of people from all over Perth and Perthshire. About 52 people come each week to sing a variety of songs both sacred and secular. The choir has been in existence for more than 10 years and although they usually sing in English they have tackled pieces in Latin, German and French.

MUSICAL DIRECTOR: DAVINA LINDSAY CHOIR MEMBERS:

Irene Dye, John Andrews, Liz Angus, Yvonne Barr, Cona Beatson, Jessie Brown, Lynne Carpenter-Jacobs, Rupert Carpenter-Jacobs, Audrey Cooper, Ron Nicolson, Freda Cummings, Jim Currie, Janeen Davidson, Sheila Downie, Carol Galletly, Mary Garden, Margaret Grant, Vera Harris, Archie Donaldson, Raymond King, Moira Laing, Anne Lamond, Laura Lamond, Sarah Lawson, Lorna Livingstone, Robyn Mackie, Rachel Jamieson, Anne Martin, Nettie Mathers, Ian Mackinnon, Ken McFarlane, Susan McGeorge, Lynne McKenzie, Gillian Munro, Lynda Pyper, Nan Murie, Heather Neil, Gordon Neil, Ron Ramage, Lynn Rankin, Ena Robertson-Black, Jack Rough, Fiona Scotland, Martin Scott, Susan Scott, Pat Smeaton, Roger Snowdon, Alison Swanney, Jim Walker, Lorna Wallace, Eileen Williamson Accompanist: Barbara Murray

KMA KMA

KMA is a collaboration between UK media artists Kit Monkman and Tom Wexler. KMA’s work creates large, immersive ‘digital playgrounds’ which illuminate, encourage and develop interactions between people in public spaces using projected light. They choose to illuminate people rather than buildings and edifices, celebrating the dynamics of human movement rather than the facets of historic buildings. These massive engagements in social play generate diverse audiences, free from social barriers. The participants take ownership of the work and the environment in which it is staged, creating a sense of event that in itself informs and illuminates the public space. Kit and Tom have collaborated with other prominent artists on a wide range of projects in theatre, TV, film and academia. They have dramatically transformed famous iconic spaces, such as London’s Trafalgar Square, and more intimate environments like the Rennaissance Courtyard of the Palazzo Spada in Terni, Umbria.

THE HIVE

KMA’s interactive light installation The Hive premiered in Grand Canal Square, Dublin in 2008 to celebrate the opening of Dublin’s new Science Gallery. The Hive is a public shared experience consisting entirely of projected light and sound through which the audience can come and go. By entering the work the audience take control of one part of an interactive opera which is driven by their movements and the changing rhythms and timbres of the music.

WANG YUYANG Born in 1979 in Haerbin, Heilongjiang Province, China, YuYang now lives and works in Beijing. He graduated with a Masters Degree from the Central Academy of Fine Arts where he currently teaches in the Experimental Arts Department. He has exhibited widely across China as well as internationally, including at the World Exchange at Olympic Winter Games 2010, Vancouver, China China China!!! at Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich and Cine Cine Cine!!! Chinese Contemporary Art Beyond the Global Market at Strozzina, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence. His work is in the collection of White Rabbit and APT, China. Artificial Moon, which is on display at Lightnight as part of Wormholes, won YuYang the Global Artist Award nomination at Transmediale 2010, Berlin.

WORMHOLES by Wang YuYang 28 Nov 2010 - 20 Feb 2011 Threshold artspace, Perth Concert Hall

Since the1950s scientists have been speculating about the existence of wormholes - imaginary bridges and shortcuts through time and space that support the possibility of time travel. This idea of wormholes resonates with the artist’s work. For Wormholes, six recent works by YuYang have been recreated for the artspace and added to Horsecross Arts’ collection of contemporary art: Artificial Moon, Dust is Dust, The Moon Landing Programme, Electricity, Statement and Tonight I Will Consider That Which I Am. Five of these works are showing in the UK for the first time. Wormholes is YuYang’s first solo exhibition in the UK. Curated by Iliyana Nedkova

ARTIFICIAL MOON (2007) | LIGHT ART INSTALLATION

A giant Chinese lantern or a festive bauble with a contemporary poetic twist? A celebration of the green technology of the energy-saving light or a reminder that the visibility of the real Moon is often lost in a brightly illuminated urban sky? Whatever you decide, Artificial Moon is a beautiful and striking piece of art. We have used its picture to represent our Lightnight celebrations, summing up the whole weekend in one striking, glowing image. Gaze in and be dazzled. Lose sight of everything for a moment. Produced by the artist, curator and Horsecross Arts for Threshold artspace in partnership with 55degrees, Glasgow and Shanghai E-arts, China. Supported by Creative Scotland Inspiring Communities Fund and Visiting Arts. With thanks to Aya Chen.

LIGHTNIGHT supporters Huge thanks to our funders and sponsors for their generous donations towards this project â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we could not have made this happen without them.

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