Community. Written by Stella Kon. the play was highly praised at the ; Singapore Drama Festival. and won the 1983 National Playwriting Award. See panel in Souvenir ; Guide. E O Destiny 7.30pm. See 2(1July.
O The Island llipm. See 2(1Ju1y.
o Travelling Light 10.30pm. See 18 Julv.
VENUE 3
o The Music from Three Islands 7.3(1pmfl‘ickets: See Note 1. 'l‘raditional Kandy dancing and masked folk dancing from Sri Lanka. 'l‘raditional music and dance from l’apua New Guinea and the Paphos l-‘olklore Association from Cyprus.
0 Catelli Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra 12.45pm. See l8July.
0 Children‘s Hour l().3(1—11.3()am MargaretMcLean A magic »
e
entertainer. ,
VENUE5 P
O The Bothy 8pm. (Associated Event) Sec 17July.
VENUE 6 s 0 Commonwealth Writers’ Conference (Associated Event).
Film Show: The Year of Living Dangerously 2pm. Tickets: Normal l-‘ilmhouse Prices.
VENUE7
0 Blood, Sweat and Tears (Associated livcnt l lixtra dates: 22. 23. 24 July. 3.311 and 7.3(1pm. £4 £3. The highly successful llull Truck Theatre Company in .lohn (iodber‘s play about an ordinary young girl who becomes a judo champion — inspired by the story of Karen Briggs. World
.ludo('hampion. See panel on priority page.
TUESDAY 22 VENUE 2
o Waves Take Wing lllam—12 noon Workshop for adults. 2—4pm Workshop for children ( ltl—lo). 6—8pm Workshop for adults. Admission Free. See 21 July.
0 Masked Dancers, Sri Lanka 4pm. See 21 July.
0 Emily of Emerald Hill 7pm. See 21 July.
0 Destiny 7.3(1pm.Sce 20 July.
0 The Island ltlpm. See 2(1July.
0 Pan Project Extra dates: 23. 24 July. l().3(1pm. Tickets: See Note 2. Pan Project. an innovative performance art group from London. in their much acclaimed production Dreams (if/Hanna. which brings together the different cultures of the many ethnic minorities in Britain to tell the ancient Sumerian myth of the goddess lnanna and King Gilgamesh.
VENUE3
o The Gambian National Troupe 12.45pm. Tickets: See Note 1.The i Gambia has a very fine professional I musical tradition. They will be
playing koras. a specific West
African and very melodius string i instrument. See Souvenir Guide.
te't'he List 11— 24July
'
l l i 0 Caribbean Dne 7.30pm. Caribbean I l l
{ Stevenson (Associated Event) . Admission Free. Talk byJenni Calder.
5 Workshop for adults. See 21 July.
children — and adults too — written by
: Davis‘s play tells how a white forest ranger‘s latent racism is gradually 5 overcome when his daughter takes
; o Masked Dancers, Sri Lanka 4pm.
; See 21 July.
; 0 Time Betore, Time Now 4pm. See 18 f July.
0 Emily ol Emerald Hill 7pm. See 21
: July.
O Destiny 7.30pm. See 2() July.
t o The Island 10pm. See 20 July.
. 0 Pan Project 10.30pm. See 22 July.
VENUE3
= 0 Caribbean Two 12.45pm. Tickets: ' See Note 1. See 22 July. 0 India and The Gambia 7.30pm.
and from a very prestigious musical
.VENUE5
O The Bothy 8pm. See 17July. ‘ VENUE 7
7.30pm. See 21 July.
é THURSDAY 24
FEWIYAL
NWEALTH ARTS FESTIVAL
0 Children’s Hour 10.30—1 1.30am. Waldo Punch and Judy and magic.
music includes calypso and soca (soul + electric calypso). combining more popular music with traditional.
VENUES
0 The Bothy (Associated Event) 8pm. See 17 July.
VENUES
: O Oueimada (Associated Event) 6 . and 8. 15pm. Tickets: Normal Filmhouse Prices.
.VENUE7
f 0 Blood, Sweat and Tears (Associated Event)3.3()and7.3()pm. See2l July. ,
' VENUE8
o HLS 86—The Lite or Robert Louis
BIAle
o Bagamoyo College of Arts 24July. 4pm. See also Venue 3. 0 Emily of Emerald Hill 7pm. See 21
Julv.
0 Folk from Three Continents Tickets: See Note 1. From America. Australasia and Europe — Barkin‘ Kettle. The Larrikins and the Boys
' ofthe Lough. See panel in Souvenir i. Guide.
0 Destiny 7.30pm. See 2() July. 0 The Island llipm. See 2(1July. 0 Pan Project 10.30pm. See 22 July.
ivenuea
o Bagamoyo College oi Arts, Tanzania 12.45pm. Tickets: See Note 1. See also Venue 2. Another group of excellent musicians. definitely worth a visit. with xylophones. thumb
. pianos and the clamour of many
ankle bells accompanying the dancers and singers. It's a wild.
: exciting event with lots of costume
; changes and plenty rhythm.
WEDNESDAY 23 , VENUE 2
0 Waves Take Wing l tam—4pm.
O Honeyspot Extra date: 24 July. 1pm. Tickets: See Note 2. A play for
Aboriginal playwright Jack Davis.
part in a concert with her Aboriginal friends. and it incorporates
} traditional Aboriginal dance and
music.
Tickets: See Note 1. The Rajasthan performers from India are likely to be one of the musical highlights of the Festival. unanimously acclaimed
tradition. See the Souvenir Guide and 22July.
0 Blood, Sweat and Tears 3.30 and
VENUE 2
0 Honeyspot lprn. See 23 July.
0 The Grecian 2000 (BC) Games 2—4pm. Admission free but book in advance. Phone Liz Kemp or Kate Craik.()31225 3614. A Theatre Workshop ‘Fun Factory" for 5—9 year-olds to join in.
o Masked Dancers, Sri Lanka 4pm. See 21 July.
0 Children’s Hour 1(l.3()—11.3(1am. MargaretMcLean Magic show.
VENUES
0 The Bothy (Associated Event) 8pm. See 17July.
9 VENUE7
0 Blood, Sweat and Tears (Associated Event)3.3() and 7.30pm. See 21 July.
VENUE 8
o RLS 86—Zen and Stevenson (Associated Event) 12 noon. Admission Free. Talk by Alan Spence.
, COMMUNITY EVENTS
FRIDAY 3
i o The Games People Play St Bride's
Centre. ()rwell Terrace. Gorgie. 346 1405. 7pm. £1 Adult 5(lp Child. The culmination of a residency by Scottish ballet in the area. a multi-media performance by eighty-six young people on the theme of the ‘Games People Play'.
SATURDAY 19
o The Games People Play St Bride‘s
l l
Centre. Orwell Terrace. 7pm. £1 Adult. 50p Child. See Fri 18.
o Catelli Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra Silverknows Primary School. Muirhouse Gardens. Muirhouse (tel: Martin Ayres 336 3934). 1.30—3.3(lpm. Free. Caribbean steel music from the forty-piece band. as part of the Muirhouse Caribbean Festival. which also involves a gala procession. acrobatics and juggling. See also Commonwealth Arts Festival Diary Fri 18. 9 o Catelli Trinidad All Stars Steel j Orchestra Jack Kane Community
3 Wing. 33 Niddrie Marischal Road
(tel: John'Masson 6615877).7pm.
: from the forty-piece band. See also i CAF Diary Fri 18.
Free. T he sounds of the Caribbean j
TUESDAY 22
0 Ghana National Dance Ensemble Craigmount Youth Wing. Graigmount Secondary School. Craigs road. Corstorphine (tel: Ilse Shaw 33‘) 8278). 1(1am—l2noon. Free. Traditional Ghanaian music and dance from an ensemble of30 performers.
0 Ghana National Dance Ensemble Wester Hailes Education Centre. 5 Murrayburn Drive. Wester Hailes (tel: Marcel O‘Connor 442 3063) 2.30—4.3(1pm. Free. See above.
THURSDAY 24
o Skittle Bunch M.E.D.I.(i.A. Langlaw Primary School. Langlaw 5 Road. Mayfield. Dalkeith (tel: ' Agnes Walker 6605821). 1(1am—12noon. Free. All the way
from Trinidad. calypso music from a group of 18 musicians. Dancing mandatory!
- Pollok Community Circus Princes Street Gardens. All day. Free. Run away and join the circus. . . Pollok Community Circus will be entertaining all day in the gardens
and welcoming volunteers who want
to try their hand at some of the acts involved.