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A fantastic programme of literary and cross-arts events, brought to you by University of Aberdeen. Find out what's on today!
Together with a dedicated group of students and young people, the WORD Centre for Creative Writing has devised an exciting line-up of poets, novelists, artists and other creatives for readings, performances, workshops and discussion panels.
Scripting Dance 1: Balkan
10 am, 26/9 | King's Pavilion
Come along for some feet-on experience of Balkan Dancing and an insight into how these dances are constructed and can be written down to help you remember them. Easy dances from Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Romania and more.
All welcome. No previous experience needed.
Scripting Dance 2: Going Off-Script: Argentine Tango - a conversation without words
10 am, 26/9 | MR614, Dance Studio
Argentine tango is a total improvised dance and, as such, relies on communication within the dance partnership and a shared understanding of the building blocks and structure (or grammar) of the dance. John and Fiona Newton lead a Tango Workshop suitable for all levels.
Scripting Dance 3: Scottish Country
10 am, 26/9 | King's Studio
Come along for some feet-on experience of Scottish Country Dancing, and an insight into how dances are improvised, constructed and can be written down to help you remember them.
All welcome. No previous experience needed.
Gaelic Picnic: Gàidhlig Srùbag – Song and Sandwiches
12 noon, 26/9 | King's Studio
Song and Sandwiches - Bring along your lunch and learn a puirt a beul (Gaelic mouth music).
Òran is Ceapairean - Thoir leat do lòn agus ionnsaich puirt a beul.
With Carola MacCallum.
Found in Translation: Celebrating Modern Languages
1pm, 26/9 | King's Pavilion
Celebrating modern languages and their contribution to cross-cultural understanding and literary enjoyment, Maria Sanchez-Otiz (Spanish & Latin American Studies) chairs this panel with Lesley Crerar (BSL), Taylor Strickland (Gaelic) and Zhu Zhu (Chinese). What is lost and gained in translation, and why is this important?
Striking Impressions | Exhibition Talk
2.15pm, 26/9 | Sir Duncan Rice Library Exhibition Space
Join a bite-sized (15 minute) tour of the exhibition ‘Striking Impressions’. Meet at the Gallery, opposite the Welcome Desk. Student-guides will be waiting to welcome you.
Round Table Discussion: Music & Migration
3.30pm, 26/9 | King's Pavilion
What happens to music and musicians when they migrate to other places? How is their creative musical practice involved in their integration and how is their distinctive identity preserved? Amin Hashemi, Nicolas Le Bigre, Amir Tahghigh and Matthew Machin-Autenrieth discuss the ways Iranian, Polish and other communities have brought with them music and much more.
Aleksandra Hnatiuk & Jen Stout: Women on War
5pm, 26/9 | King's Pavilion
Journalist Jen Stout’s Night Train to Odesa charts her time in war-torn Ukraine while Aleksandra Hnatiuk has written on Ukrainian women’s courage in World War II and Ukraine’s struggles for independence and identity. Come along to hear them discuss women in war zones, cultural identity, unearthing truths and battling falsifications of history.
Don Quixote Rides Again
6.30pm, 26/9 | King's Pavilion
A spellbinding storytelling experience as Spanish Storyteller Inés Álvarez Villa brings the iconic adventures of Don Quixote to life, transporting us to the heart of Spanish culture, accompanied on stage by flamenco musician Javier Dominguez. This is a comical yet poignant show, directed by Jelena Bašić, which explores our right to be human, challenging prejudice, and encouraging us to embrace our true selves.