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The Culture Café: 17/07/2012

17/07/2012

BBC Radio Scotland - The Culture Café, 17/07/2012

Photojournalist Jeremy Hunter explains why he's been documenting global festivals.

As symbolist art takes centre stage in a blockbuster exhibition at the National Gallery of Scotland, Edi Stark asks: who were the Symbolists?

A change of arena for the much celebrated film "Chariots of Fire" - adapted for the stage it's now enjoying a "run" at the Gielgud theatre in London's West End where there's an indoor running track and a lot of racing going on. Edi's joined by Scottish actors, James McArdle and Jack Lowden who play Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell to discuss what happens when performers are pushed to the limit. 

As symbolist art takes centre stage in a blockbuster exhibition at the National Gallery of Scotland - we ask, who were the Symbolists?

Dancing Voices brings a vintage slant to contemporary dance. 150 dancers in their mid -fifties to their mid- eighties and a 40 strong choir will come together in a huge one-off performance. Dancing Voices choreographer, Natasha Gilmore joins Edi to discuss how dance can help challenge stereotypes about ageing. 

An explosion of colour and culture comes to Perth. "Let's Celebrate 365" - a unique photographic exhibition of global festivals and celebrations has just opened in the city. Award winning photojournalist Jeremy Hunter tells us why he's spent 35 years documenting the world's most remote regions and its' disappearing cultures.

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