What's On Scotland 27 Nov-4 Dec: Deep Time: I See Red & more

Fruitmarket’s annual festival of new and experimental music Deep Time returns for its third edition, running in the gallery space from 27-29 November. This year’s programme is curated by Diné (Navajo) composer, performer and artist Raven Chacon and titled I See Red, evoking the current urgencies of ecological, civil and political unrest through the liberation of loud noises.

Various sound artists, including Charmaine Lee, Li-Chin Li and Mazen Kerbaj will explore these emergencies, responding with voice, sound and noise. Check out the full list of performers and programme here.

Oklou
QMU, Glasgow. 1 Dec, 7pm
We're absolutely obsessed her with French electronica whisperer Oklou's debut album Choke Enough. Made in collaboration with Canadian musician Casey MQ, it's an alternately ethereal and jagged series of soundscapes that bring to life strange pop-infused dreamworlds. Image: Grace Pickering.

Scottish Ballet: The Snow Queen
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh. 27 Nov-7 Dec, various times
A lavish production of the winter classic with music from Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, this Scottish Ballet classic takes on the fairy tale that forms the basis for Disney's Frozen – there's fewer belters but there's stunning choreography by Christopher Hampson and design by Lez Brotherston. Image: Andy Ross.

Our Shared World
Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh. 28 Nov-15 Mar
Edinburgh Printmakers' fifth annual members' show opens this week, featuring work by 124 artists across the breadth of printmaking, from screenprinting and etching to lithography and textile work, responding to the theme and title Our Shared World. Image: Sue Shields.

A Slice of Ham
Stagg's, Edinburgh. 30 Nov, 4pm
Partying to raise money for social causes, A Slice of Ham is a new night started by EHFM DJ Jonathan Hamilton, AKA DJ Ham. There'll be DJ sets from DJ Ham himself, Ravelston, Al Gu and more, a raffle, and – appropriately – sandwiches and pints. Image: Daisy Mason.

ADVERTISEMENT | Scottish Ensemble: Concerts by Candlelight
Various venues, Scotland. 2-11 Dec, 7:30pm

Banish the winter chill with an evening of breathtaking music radiating through Scotland's most awe-inspiring cathedrals and kirks. Scottish Ensemble, the country’s leading string orchestra, presents a magical candlelit journey through music from the past and present. Featuring music by JS Bach, Philip Glass, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Caroline Shaw, and the UK premiere of a brand-new piece by Valentin Silvestrov, Concerts by Candlelight is the perfect way to bring warmth to your winter nights.

Tickets: £25 / £13 concessions, and free for under 16s.

↪ Soundhouse Winter Festival
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. 27 Nov-1 Dec
Soundhouse Winter Festival kicks off this week with a packed programme of cosy jazz, trad and folk. There's harp from Dara Dubh, saxophone from Rachel Duns (pictured), and even a screening of Fritz Lang's Metropolis with live score by Graeme Stephen.

→ SOUND: Nikki Kent, James Hometown, IZIT, T-O-D
The Art School, Glasgow. 28 Nov, 11pm
There's a lot of Really Good Sounds over at The Art School this Friday, with Hometown Sound System collaborating with Edinburgh star DJ and sound artist Nikki Kent, izit? and T-O-D for a night of bass, club, disco and more.

→ Fair Saturday
Various venues, Scotland, 29 Nov
A much needed antidote to Black Friday, Fair Saturday is a global movement centring culture instead of consumerism. The Scottish programme includes open studios, a flea market at Out of the Blue and the Leith Creative Trail.