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DANCE HaVing been awarded an OBE in 2006. Page had much to live up to. As artistic director, he'd already reinvented Scottish Ballet. and taken it back to the Edinburgh International Festival and London stage after a substantial absence. Could he improve on that in 2007? The answer was yes — the dancers kept getting better. the work more eXCiting, and this year's Christmas show. Sleeping Beauty. is bigger than ever. (KA)
Sutherland Hussey ARCHITECTURE The architecture practice started by Mackintosh School of Architecture graduates Charlies Sutherland and
Hussey went from strength to strength in 2007, picking up commissions in Bosnia and Ireland as well as working on the proposals for the redevelopment of the Haymarket site in Edinburgh. Sutherland Hussey also prOVided an insight into their working practice this year in a fascinating exhibition of their sketches and models at Glasgow's Lighthouse. entitled Microstructures. (AR)
Hannah McGill
FILM McGiIl hit the ground running for her first year as artistic director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. with a programme that combined indie
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Vicky Featherstone
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Featherstone's contribution to Scottish theatre as artistic director of the National Theatre of Scotland this year has been substantial. The revival of such pieces as The Wonderli 1/ World of DiSSOC/a and Molly Sweeney shows Featherstone's saw»; as a
programmer. and her awareness of the
needs of Scottish audiences. Beyond this. for the master stroke of ner commi88ioning of Dominic Hill's Pee' Gynt. as well as the international Tinks she continues to forge With the OngOing toms of Black Watch and Aa/st she warrants acclaim (SC,
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