Arcadia Scotland

Art and Culture

Film: Nosferatu Live: 6 February, Byre Theatre, 7:30pm
F. W. Murnau’s landmark vampire film Nosferatu is a 1922 adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The striking imagery gives an innate sense of the sinister which is tireless. The classical composer/pianist, Dmytro Morykit, has now added an additional layer of drama and depth with his haunting new score: a multi-layered classic to reflect the complexity of this enduring story. When played live alongside the film, it provides a sensational evening of image and sound.

Arty Saturdays: Saturdays, Gateway Galleries, 1pm
Draw, make a collage or build a Scottish city in this session inspired by the Recording Scotland display.

Building with Words: Byre Theatre, Throughout February
Using a distinctive and unique combination of materials including collage, print making, drawing and hot wax, Lucy Jones constructs works with relevant texts and images, creating unique ‘building portraits’ which have a literary as well as a visual story. As StAnza’s Artist in Residence for 2015 she has produced a series of portraits of the buildings of St Andrews, StAnza festival venues and city landmarks, utilising collage materials collected during her visit to the 2015 festival. Her exhibition connects the town's architectural heritage with its continuing passion for words.

Music, Comedy and Dance

Edinburgh Quartet: 11 February, Younger Hall, 7:30pm
Scotland's premier string quartet was founded in 1960 and maintains close relationships with composers all over the UK, as well as playing dozens of concerts a year in venues all over the world.

Cat Loud & Finn Anderson: 16 February, Byre Theatre, 8pm
Double bill with cabaret performer Cat Loud and musician Finn Anderson.

American Classics: 27 February, Byre Theatre, 3:30pm
A performance of three of the classics of American Minilaism. Following this morning’s workshop by Iain Sandilands, the concert will open with a community performance of Terry Riley’s In C. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland guitar student Lewis Dunsmore performs Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint dedicated to legendary guitarist Pat Metheny and a group of string players from the Univerrsity perform John Adams’ Shaker Loops.

The Bingham Quartet: Different Trains: 27 February, Byre Theatre, 7:30pm
Enjoying an admirable reputation throughout the UK and beyond for their fresh approach to new music, the Bingham Quartet presents Steve Reich’s deeply moving, Grammy award winning composition for string quartet and tape alongside music by Janacek, Mozart and Philip Glass.

Lectures, Sports and Local Festivals

Fife Jazz Festival: 11-14 February, Various sites and times
Jazz performances in St Andrews and across Fife.