AN ARTS programme aimed at giving creatives a platform to showcase new material in the pandemic is drawing to a close.
The final events of Shetland Artsâ Refresh Now programme will take place next week.
Before that though Islesburgh Drama Group’s play
A Life of Wir Choosin will be broadcast online at 7pm tonight (Friday), while a live performance from noise-laden music outfit Grimlok will be shown at 9pm on Saturday.
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Vivian Ross-Smith will head to St Ninianâs Isle between 11am and 12.30pm on Saturday for the final performance of the free-roaming
The Islands is the Gallery, which sees her wear artwork in three locations around Shetland and encourage people to find new ways to engage with art.
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FIVE local contemporary bands have been commissioned to produce a short live performance film and accompanying EP which will be released online as part of Shetland Artsâ Refresh Now programme.
The five acts cover a wide range of genres, with noisetastic grindcore duo Grimlok perhaps at the most extreme side of the spectrum.
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They feature bassist/vocalist Matthew Robertson and drummer Rory Dalziel, and the duo revel in short, sharp blasts of furious speed – with some groove infused breakdowns chucked in for good measure.
Also representing the heavier side of Shetlandâs music scene are metal stalwarts Ten Tonne Dozer, who regularly tour in the UK and Europe.
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FOUR productions have been selected to perform at the Garrison Theatre in April as part of Shetland Artsâ Refresh Now programme.
The performances will be staged according to Covid restrictions in place at the time, but at the moment they are planned to be filmed and screened online.
You Made Me is written by Stephenie Pagulayan, directed by Morag Mouat and presented by Islesburgh Drama Group.
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The original one act play will explore the topic of misogyny, its definition and origins inspired by witnessing perceived misogynistic behaviour in the community.
Jacqui Birnie and Kathy Hubbardâs