Abair Samhradh trang! It's been an incredibly busy Summer, with Community Participative Street Theatre & Spectacle, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig's Family Week & Gaelic Graffiti Art for the EU International Minority Language Festival, our Kelpies at Belladrum & Gaelic Rap! Thèid agaibh blasad a fhaighinn dheth gu h-ìosal - here's a quick taste of all the action below:
Chan ann ar n-Eich-Uisge amhàin a bha air an dòigh glan a bhith aig fear de na fèisean Samhraidh as motha anns a' Ghàidhealtachd! Our Kelpies weren't the only ones in high spirits to be at Belladrum this year!
Abair pròiseact mòr! This ended up being a rather more monumental project than anticipated, with our Sma' Shot Superheroes piece involving some 600+ separate cut pieces! Bha e na thlachd mòr dhuinn an chiad chothroman mar chleasaichean pàighte proifeiseanta air trostanan a thoirt do dhithis chleasaichean òga cuideachd - It was a huge pleasure to also be able to offer their very first...
Mar Cho-Steidheadair Sgoil Shamhraidh Gàidhlig Astràilia, tha ùidh shònraichte aig Ariel ann an suidheachadh nam Brains - as Co-Founder of the Australian Gaelic Summer School, Ariel has been supporting the Brain Family and their son, Lachlann, who is in Gaelic-Medium Education, in their battle to stay in Scotland.
Tha am pàipear The National air a bhith a' toirt tòrr taic...
Tha an cola-deug mu dheireadh air a bhith craicte fhèin trang - the last fortnight has been incredibly busy and today's Wee Wednesday @ Glasgow's Kelvingrove Bandstand and Amphitheatre! Ri linn atharrachaidhean air aoisean a' luchd-amhairc - due to changes in expected audience ages, bithidh am Fìor Sgeulachd mun Nigheann Bàn ann Diciadain - Sìne will bring The Real Goldilocks Story...
Gala Shràid Gibson a-rithist! 2016 brought another lovely but ultimately very wet Gibson Street Gala, but Ariel's Forest Nymph brought cheery grins to soggy festival-goers nonetheless!
Tòrr a' Tachairt as t-Samhradh! Stàit Neo-Eisimeileach Sonais / Independent State of Happiness has lots of ways of having fun with Gaelic over this coming Summer!
Nach Tig Sibh airson Ar Faicinn? Come along & join the fun!
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The National newspaper has been covering the case of the Australian Brain family for some months now, and their son, who is in Gaelic-Medium Education. The National has kindly printed my views on the matter, and also the contribution my work has made over the last three years to the Scottish economy and employment. I am deeply grateful to The National and its journalist, Greg Russell, who...
Mid-year already! So I'm knee-deep, literally, at the moment in work for a large Street Theatre & Spectacle project in early July and looking forward to taking our Pop Up Gaelic Café to four festivals in the West of Scotland...
In over 15 years of my work featuring in various media in Ireland, Northern Ireland & now Scotland, this article here on my Stiltwalking Training in The National by Paula McGuire is one of the loveliest articles I've ever had the privilege of being involved...
A wee snippet on BBC Alba about my Contemporary Gaelic Arts workshops in Graffiti, Circus Skills & Rap for the lovely kids of Fèis Inbhir Narainn recently.... you can watch the piece, also featuring comments in English by one of the event organisers, here.
Tha mi fada, fada an comain nan tidsearan, pàrantan is na cloinne uile a bhitheas a' togail ùine airson am beachdan a thoirt seachad as dèidh nam buthan-obrach agam -So grateful to the many teachers, parents & children who take the time after workshops to share their thoughts & feedback – Mòran...
Na h-Eich-Uisge @ An Helix - nach iad a bha air bhoil coinneachadh ri Eich cho mòr is ainmeil! Our Gaelic & Scots-speaking Kelpies were very excited to meet their super-famous heroes at the Helix this week! Ged a thuirt fear aca gum bitheadh na h-eich sin aig a sheanmhair airson a breacaist... dìreach mar a bha a sheanair! One of them wasn't too impressed though quipping 'My...
Well March got off to a flying start with Biastagan Mòra na Gàidhlig / Big Gaelic Beasties at Aye Write's Families Day, Wee Write, and Dàna-Thursan ri Aibidil nan Craobhan / Adventures with the Gaelic Tree Alphabet is coming up this Saturday at Ionad Sgeulachdan na h-Alba / the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh, before I head off on tour of island schools and nurseries for four...
The New Year's off to a fine start with Storytelling & Drama workshops at two of Scotland's finest festivals and venues! From the 53-workshop tour of Inverness Schools for last year's Blas Festival, and a series of workshops around Fife and Perth over the next two months, I'm delighted to be performing Aye Write's WeeWrite Festival and back for the 2nd time at the Scottish Storytelling...
Timing is definitely a funny thing. I just finished my Rap Showreel last week, before an interview with Ceòl 's Craic on Celtic Radio last Thursday, originally postponed from last November. You can listen to it by clicking here or listen to it from 6-7pm on...
Lots of discussions and meetings planning exciting projects & performances next year, but before we take a well-needed break over the holiday season, some wonderful parental feedback from the 3 Storytelling, Drama & Circus Skills workshops in the East of Scotland recently...
"I've never seen my daughter take part in anything, ever - that was amazing!"
...Is is that time already?! November went like the wind, but not without finalising a brief video of all the amazing work, performers and participants in our second year of Bilingual Gaelic Street Theatre & Spectacle of work for Paisley's Halloween Festival - a direct legacy project for us from Paisley's Royal National Mòd 2013. From a mere 7 performers and two groups of children and...
Well while we're waiting for high quality images and videos which we can share here of the groundbreaking bilingual Gaelic Street Theatre & Spectacle work for Paisley's Halloween Festival, it's off to the National Theatre of Scotland for Ariel for their two-week Gaelic Directors' and Actors' Training Retreat, and Calum starts intense work for over two months of serious Panto action!
Want to find out more about the characters in tonight's parade from 6pm, Thomas Coats Memorial Church, High Street, Paisley? Here's a handy guide!
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WIN PRIZES! We're looking for the best photos and videos that capture the spirit of the bilingual Gaelic sections of our parade – with a free