Festivals
Step into a vibrant celebration of culture with The Skinny festival guide. We bring you the latest UK and international festival news; you'll find festival information, previews, reviews, features, and interviews.
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Uk FestivalsLive At Leeds announces first bands for 2016
Live at Leeds have announced the first wave of acts for next year's festival, which will feature a digital programme for the first time. Next year's Live at... Read more »| 16 Nov 2015 -
ArtLiverpool Biennial 2016: Artists announced
Liverpool Biennial have announced details of 37 artists from around the globe who will take part in next year's festival. Read more »| 16 Nov 2015 -
International Festivals
Angel Olsen, Stewart Lee, Tortoise for ATP Iceland
Blanck Mass, Sleep, Tortoise and Angel Olsen have all joined the line-up for ATP Iceland 2016. Read more »| 13 Nov 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Akram Khan's Giselle to premiere in Manchester
English National Ballet has announced that its new production of Giselle by Akram Khan will open at Manchester's Palace Theatre – with a score by Ben Frost Read more »| 11 Nov 2015 -
Uk FestivalsPaul Mason at Manchester Literature Festival
Journalist and author of PostCapitalism: A Guide to Our Future, Paul Mason advocates the emergence of a new, sharing economy at an event as part of Manchester Literature Festival Read more »| 09 Nov 2015 -
Edinburgh FestivalsMogwai set for Edinburgh International Festival 2016
Mogwai will perform their score for Mark Cousins' documentary Atomic, Living in Dread and Promise at next year's Edinburgh International Festival, ... Read more »| 04 Nov 2015
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Uk FestivalsFrench Film Festival 2015: Preview
The annual French Film Festival returns for its 23rd edition, with another diverting, varied programme – we select some highlights Read more »| 04 Nov 2015 -
Uk Festivals
LFF 2015 Highlights: The Discoveries
We've already shared our Best of LFF featuring the established filmmakers, now is the turn of the six less-celebrated filmmakers who screened kickass films this year Read more »| 03 Nov 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Manchester Literature Festival: An Ape’s Progress
A Rake’s Progress is a series of eight paintings by 18th-century artist William Hogarth. Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Scot:Lands Hogmanay line-up announced
Miaoux Miaoux, Idlewild's Roddy Woomble and C Duncan will all feature at the Scot:Lands pop-up festival at Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations. Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Uk Festivals
¡Viva! Presents New Spanish Cinema: Preview
Some highlights of HOME's final ¡Viva! weekender, with New Spanish Cinema on the menu Read more »| 30 Oct 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Liverpool Homotopia 2015: Preview
AIDS contraction is on the rise, more than half of the Commonwealth criminalises homosexuality and transphobia is as present as ever. Gary Everett, artistic director of Homotopia, explains how theatre and the arts can help. Read more »| 30 Oct 2015 -
Uk Festivals
LFF 2015 Highlights: The Auteurs
Six films from some of our favourite filmmakers who knocked it out of the park with their latest work at this year's London Film Festival Read more »| 30 Oct 2015 -
Art
Hidden Door calls for 2016 proposals
Edinburgh’s Hidden Door arts festival will return in 2016, with organisers launching an open call for work for next year's festival. Read more »| 29 Oct 2015 -
Travel
Edinburgh Fireworks - Where to watch them
Time to crane your necks skywards and gawp at colours and loud noises – here’s The Skinny’s guide to the best places to see fireworks in Edinburgh this Bonfire Night Read more »| 28 Oct 2015