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A Work for the North Atlantic // Singing for the Sea - Opening

23 Lùnastal 2016, 18:30


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on the 28th of August 2017 we held the opening of Singing for the Sea at the Skye Sailing Club.

There was a very special performance by Portree and Strath Gaelic choirs at St. Columba Episcopal Church, Portree, from 6.30pm. Followed by a drinks reception, a sea-themed buffet by Relish and the chance to preview the film at the Skye Sailing Club, Scorrybreac Boathouse.

Singing for the Sea is a film installation by internationally acclaimed artist, Bethan Huws, which documents a group of eight female Bulgarian singers performing traditional songs on Sugar Sands, Northumberland, on the coast of the North Sea. The film was co-commissioned by Artangel in 1993. Artangel has now collaborated with ATLAS to bring the work to Skye as part of a broader project, entitled: A Work for the North Atlantic.

Lùnastal 2016 — Lùnastal 2017

A Work for the North Atlantic is a year-long programme which encompasses; an installation of Bethan Huws’ film Singing for the Sea at the Skye Sailing Club in partnership with London-based art organisation, Artangel, a new artwork commission by visual artist, composer and musician, Richard Skelton, and schools’ workshops in collaboration with Aldeburgh Music’s international singing project, Friday Afternoons.

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