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Pomegranates Day 1: Workshops


Festival of International Traditional Dance (Part of Edinburgh Tradfest)

(Fri 28 Apr: 8am-5pm)

All workshops held at St. Leonard's Land Dance Studio, The University of Edinburgh, St Leonard’s Land, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh EH8 8AQ.

Pomegranates 2023 kicks off with an intensive day of twelve 30-minute professional development world dance workshops led by trad dance artists and choreographers, including Pia Walker (Scotland), Yefing Zhu (China), Karlis Cantis (Latvia), Oksana Banshikova (India) and Lara Russo (Italy).

The workshops will be accompanied by festival artists-in-residence, including Jon Bews (fiddle) and Gabriel Schmitz (charcoal on paper), whose first solo exhibition in Scotland entitled Duets will be hosted at the Scottish Storytelling Centre as part of Pomegranates 2023.

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We welcome the return of Pomegranates, the annual springtime festival sowing the seeds of international traditional dance. Initiated and curated by the Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland, Pomegranates will once again mark UNESCO’s International Dance Day (29 Apr) across Edinburgh.

Pomegranates 2023 Festival at a glance.

Day 1 (Fri 28 Apr): Workshops (St. Leonard's Dance Studio) & Live show/Exhibition (SSC)

Day 2 (Sat 29 Apr): Live show, Film & Ceilidh (SSC)

Day 3 (Sun 30 Apr): Live Show & DJ Dance Night (SSC)

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All press and queries, please contact Iliyana Nedkova, Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland Curator at info@tdfs.org

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Pomegranates 2023 would like to acknowledge the support of TRACS and British Council, alongside the continued partnership of Edinburgh Tradfest, Scottish Storytelling Centre, Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh and Goethe-Institut, Glasgow.


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These workshops are held at St. Leonard's Dance Studio (University of Edinburgh), Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ. If you would like to attend online please book for the ONLINE ONLY performance below. You will receive a joining link via email.


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