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MUSIC SONICA
Cryptic are now on their fifth instalment of Sonica, featuring another programme of top-notch visual sonic arts which plays out across Glasgow over 11 days. This is a truly international festival, too, with nations such as Argentina, Japan, Slovenia, Canada and Mexico all represented. Among the highlights are Turner Prize nominee Luke Fowler, Oslo collective Verdensteatret and sound artist Yuri Suzuki (pictured), plus modern composers such as Ela Orleans, Nicolás Varchausky and Klara Lewis. See feature, page 34. Various venues, Glasgow, Thu 31 Oct–Sun 10 Nov.
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FILM SQIFF
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DANCE DANCE INTERNATIONAL GLASGOW
The leading Scottish film festival for the LGBTQIA+ community has a series of intriguing shorts, plus movies featuring religion, the Navajo Nation, and lesbian sexploitation. See feature, page 31. CCA, Glasgow, Wed 2–Sun 6 Oct. This is the third ever DIG, with a programme of groundbreaking commissions mixing rising and established stars of dance including Colette Sadler, Trajal Harrell, Scottish Dance Theatre (pictured), Deborah Hay and James Batchelor. See preview, page 89. Various venues, Glasgow, Fri 4–Sat 26 Oct.
8 THE LIST 1 Sep–31 Oct 2019