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FILM Blue is the Warmest Colour
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DANCE Scottish Ballet’s Hansel & Gretel
Abdellatif Kechiche’s intense lesbian love story was a massive success at Cannes, but hasn’t come to the screen without its share of controversy (not least from the film’s stars, Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos). See review, page 59. General release from Fri 22 Nov. This 1950s-set reimagining of the Grimm fairytale is the first official production to be helmed by recently appointed artistic director Christopher Hampson. See preview, page 98. Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Tue 10–Sat 28 Dec; Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Wed 8–Sat 11 Jan.
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MUSIC Shellac
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BOOKS Wee Small Hours
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VISUAL ART Lucy Skaer
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FILM Leviathan
The fiercely independent Steve Albini and co return to showcase some sounds from forthcoming album Dude Incredible, the band’s first in over six years. See preview, page 70. Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Fri 22 Nov; SWG3, Glasgow, Sat 23 Nov. Settle in for a literary sleepover with artists, musicians and writers in the midst of the Fruitmarket’s current Louise Bourgeois exhibition. Part of Book Week Scotland – see preview, page 43. Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Fri 29 Nov.
This sculpture exhibition from the Turner Prize nominee engages with notions of history, utilising precious stones, Belizean mahogany and the steps from the artist’s childhood home. See feature, page 24. Tramway, Glasgow, until Sun 15 Dec. A deeply immersive documentary exploring the working life of a deep sea freighter, Leviathan impressed us greatly when it screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival this year. See review, page 59. Limited release from Fri 29 Nov.
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CHOSEN BY CRAIG BAYNE OF ART COLLECTIVE 85A Bring Your Own Beamer
Since 2010, Bring Your Own Beamer has spawned a nigh-endless worldwide chain of one-night exhibitions – from Berlin to Tokyo, Caracas to Copenhagen, New York to Glasgow – making a mad mélange of sound and visuals that really deserves to be seen. The concept is pretty simple: an array of artists each lug in a projector and speakers, mount them wherever they can, and the resultant concoction of noise and light explodes onto every inch of wall space, at different heights and different scales, creating an immersive, surreal environment of intense colour and din. What’s not to like? Following on from last year’s hugely successful event at the Glue Factory, the Whisky Bond are staging another Bring Your Own Beamer in their cavernous, rawly industrial exhibition space, featuring a host of local and international artists. 85A say: do it! We’ll be going, and so should you. Bring Your Own Beamer, The Whisky Bond, Glasgow, Fri 15 Nov. 85A’s Spit & Grind club night takes place at Nice’n’Sleazy, Glasgow, on Sat 23 Nov; a screening of their film, Chernozem, will take place at Summerhall, Edinburgh on Fri 6 Dec. 85a.org.uk
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