Lots of scots.Kilts are not required--but certainly appropriate--for the 10th annual Glasgay arts festival An arts festival or art fair is a festival that focuses on the visual arts, but which may also focus on other arts. Arts festivals in the visual arts are exhibitions. (November 1-15) in Glasgow, Scotland. Highlights in the Highlands include appearances by Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is an all-male drag ballet corps parodying the clichés of romantic and classical ballet. It was founded by choreographer Peter Anastos in the United States in 1974 as a group producing small shows for friends, performing late-late shows in , performance poet Rachel Jury, singer Barb Jungr, the world-premiere stage production of Louisa Walsh's best-selling gay novel The Cutting Room (set in Glasgow), and the annual Gay Ceildh dance, which is billed as a gay/lesbian twist on the traditional Scottish country dance Scottish country dancing ("SCD" for short) or "reeling" is a form of social dance involving groups of mixed couples of dancers tracing progressive patterns according to a predetermined choreography. . The Out Traveler editor in chief, David Masello, spoke to David Leddy, the festival's producer, to find out why the event has become more popular than sightings
Sightings was a paranormal-themed television program that was first broadcast as an hour special entitled "UFO Report: Sightings" in October 1991. of the Loch Ness monster Loch Ness monster “Nessie”; sea serpent said to inhabit Loch Ness. [Scot. Folklore: Wallechinsky, 443] See : Monsters Loch Ness monster supposed sea serpent dwelling in lake. [Scot. Hist. : What distinguishes Glasgay from other gay-specific arts events? "Glasgay shows work across all artforms and encompasses highbrow high·brow adj. also high·browed Of, relating to, or being highly cultured or intellectual: They only attend highbrow events such as the ballet or the opera. n. art through to really accessible comedy and club nights." Who attends? "There are equal numbers of men and women, so lesbians obviously don't feel excluded in the way they often do in gay clubs. Our audience figures, by the way, doubled in 2002 from the year before. This year promises to be even bigger." Why is Glasgow such a hot gay destination? "The gay scene in Glasgow is really active and the gay venues themselves are fantastic. Glasgow is famous for its friendliness. A recent survey revealed that if you smile at people in the street in Glasgow, 80% of people will smile back. Edinburgh scored just 25% and London only 10%!" For information on events and tickets go to www.outtraveler.net or consult www.glasgay.co.uk or call 44-141-334-7126 (outside the U.K.); 0141-334-7126 (inside the U.K.). |
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